Memorial weekend

I've been enjoying a few days off with my sweet little girl and Nathan's family has been in town for the last several days. We had a house full! Nathan's parents, Pam & Calvin, his sister and her husband and his daughter, Mary Helen, Stefan and Katlyn were all here visiting. We had a wonderful time and it was nice to know that you CAN fit 8 people in a 2000 sq ft house and all get along!
Avery just keeps growing! She will be 8 months on Saturday! Where does the time go? She is the best mannered little baby and she loves to smile and laugh all the time!
Summer is here! We have had lots of warm weather and sunshine. We blew up Avery's little kiddie pool and we've spent some time out there soaking up the rays. Avery LOVES the water and she can even kick herself around the pool a little bit. On Memorial Day, Avery, Pam and I went to a cookout/birthday party at my aunt and uncle's house. They have a big inground pool and we swam for a good hour. I think we could have been in there even longer! The best part... it tuckers Avery out which means some good sleepin'!
Avery enjoyed the time with her Pops and Gram. They made her a recordable storybook so she will always be able to hear their voices, even though they are far away. They are going to come up and help babysit Avery the first week of August while I do some PRN work.
We've been spending as much time outdoors as possible. Our yard and flowers have been amazing this year. We have worked hard at trying to make it all look nice and now it is SO nice that it is hard to keep up with it! Avery and I like to sit outside sometimes while Nathan works in the yard.
Although you can't tell it in this picture, Avery is getting two more teeth. That puts her total up to 4 teeth in the last 6 weeks. The top two are coming in and it makes her little face look so different. She just gets cuter all the time to me though!
She still isn't crawling quite yet, but she does know how to do it backwards. This picture reflects her frustration with that because she can't figure out how to get herself going forwards to get the stuff she wants. It is so funny!
Finally, I think she is starting to look a little more like me! I found a picture when I was about her age and she looks A LOT like I did. I felt so relieved because when she was born she looked nothing like me!
She likes to dress up in pretty dresses for church. She has started going into the baby bible class and has done awesome! She hasn't fussed at all and likes learning with the other babies. Plus, mom and dad get a break and can pay attention in our class!
We had a baby and grown-up play date with my cousin, Rebecca and her husband and little boy, Robb and Ethan a few weeks ago. The last time I posted a picture of these two together, I think Ethan was beating up on Avery, but now she can give him a run for his money! They are so hilarious together, always trying to out-do each other. Once the little ones were down for bed, the grown-ups played Wii Resort!
This last picture is after Avery's super good nap. As you can tell, she likes to lay on her hands. We've always called her ostrich baby because she likes to bury her head in whatever. Sometimes she will be face flat on the bed and it really used to scare me, but I just check in on her and she does just fine. Makes for a funny picture though!

My new jobs finally seem to be settling down some. It's been two months now and I am finally starting to figure it all out. We are looking forward to our beach vacation soon! I will try to post again soon. God bless.