MJ - ABC, 123, You & Me...

Hello Everyone!! We are back from NYC and though I have so much to tell about our trip because Tim and I had such a great time...it will have to wait for another post.

Avery and I were hanging out this afternoon after nap when we turned the radio on to the all Michael Jackson station and I got her dancing. One thing I must preface is the power tools...I was fixing my towel rack in the bathroom and Avery just had to "play" with my screwdriver and mini drill after I was done. Just know she was always under adult supervision while handling these tools :)

Enjoy!!

Father's Day

Nothing but the best for these special Dad's! No one could ask for a better Father...Avery and I are so lucky to have both of them in our lives. We love you!!

Drink up boys!

5K

Heather and I ran our 1st 5K in June:

I'd been sort of running for the past couple months and she had started to run recently too. We thought it would be a good idea to sign up for a 5K so that we would have to keep running because we had now spent money on the run - for a great cause, and it would get us back into shape :)

Our goal was to run it in 33-36 minutes and to keep running the whole time. I can honestly say that if it weren't for Heather's positive reinforcement and energy right next to me, I would have walked some of the way during the race. That being said, we did run the whole time through the blasting Texas heat at 8:00 in the morning and we finished the race in 34:28 sprinting to the finish line to find our family's waiting for us. It's definitely a start to our "running careers" seeing as Tim is a marathoner, there's a long way to go :) I'm just happy to have accomplished the 1st race of 3.2 miles!!

Last turn of the race...the sprint is on!

It's over!! We DID IT!

Avery, Tim & I

The Lairsen's, Penrod's and Finkelstein's...all our supporters :)

Lazy Bums

Family Fun

I've been uploading pics from my camera and I have a bunch from the past couple weeks so I compiled them into one post. Let's get started!

Silly Daddy!!
We had dinner at Nana and Papa's this week and Papa was going through some of his stuff so Tim and Papa had a fashion show.

Avery kept on saying, Silly Daddy! Silly Daddy!


Then, Papa threw on his bandana and braided his hair. What a pair!

Pool Time!

Poppy and Darmi heated up the spa for us so we could come over and Avery could show off her new swimming skills. We couldn't keep her out of the water. She brought in all the balls and rings and was having a blast. We are so happy summer is here!! And, we are so happy that the Dr gave us the go ahead to swim again :)

I'm working on my tan, but where are my sunglasses??

Dinner with Kristen & Kevin

We had dinner with Kristen and Kevin last weekend after they go back from their trip to Spain. It was great to hang out with them since we have been trying to do this for the past couple months and finally got the chance.

Here's the boys both wearing their pearl-snap shirts...must be Brothers!

Here's the 4 of us at Grimaldi's having a drink outside after a fun meal at Blue Fish. Thanks Kev and Kristen to paving the way for Tim and I at the restaurant and for dinner! We can't wait to go again!!

This Little Cutie is 2!

Here's Nana and Avery with the shirt that Nana made for Avery's 2nd birthday: This Little Cutie is 2. We couldn't get Avery to do a real smile without squinting her eyes so we may have to try again!

My Driver!

Clean Car!

Avery and I headed to the car wash this week to get our car cleaned in what seems like forever. Thanks to my office, I got a free car wash for my birthday. Avery had so much fun watching the cars go by and I was just happy to have a clean car for at least until we got home. The outside still looks fine, but the inside is a mess again. Kids really know how to make a mess, huh?

Girl's Morning

This morning, Avery and I met Keaton and Kelli at the Nasher Sculpture Center downtown. They have all sorts of stuff going on this summer with their Summer at the Nasher program. Today was Target First Saturdays Free so we decided to join Kelli & Keaton there. It's another little oasis in the city. Very quiet, pretty and relaxing.

I think Avery thought this "man" was about to give her the hammer :)


I know she is thinking about how can she get in the water?? Not this time sweetheart :)


I always bring the stroller, but it seems that Avery spends more time pushing it then actually riding in it. Just a few weeks ago she couldn't actually hold it and push it herself so well...they just keep getting bigger!!


Here's the 2 munchkins holding hands as we try to get them to ham it up for the camera. It still amazes me that Keaton is so big that she can sit up by herself now...I remember meeting her the 1st day she was born in September and time has flown since she was born. Our sweet girls!



Avery agrees with me..."Keaton, you used to be this small!"

You Tube Friday

So, I've been slacking this week on video of Avery, so instead I'd like to share a new band that Tim has been having me listen to. I'll tell you, Tim and I definitely have different taste in music concerning certain genres of music, but I am really enjoying listening to the songs of this band...Vampire Weekend. It's actually a great meld of styles for Tim and I and if you get a chance you should check out their whole album. I rarely like a whole album of songs and this one is definitely a keeper.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!! We plan on it :)