A little bit of everything

Back on May 31, Kevin turned the big three-oh!  I had all kinds of grand plans for his birthday (a surprise party, lots of expensive presents, a hot date) but I failed miserably.  I did manage however to pull out a few surprises.  I stayed up super late the night before taping pictures on the wall in the shape of a 30.  It turned out awesome!  We also have a NYC trip planned for just the 2 of us which I am beyond excited for.    

Totally nothing to do with Kevin turning 30 (but I just couldn't resist), here are some pics of baby girl.  She is just getting cuter and cuter!

More random thoughts... The first week of July we were in Seattle for Kevin's family reunion.  It was a ton of fun which may be why we didn't take any pictures.  Lame.  Kevin has an enormous extended family and it was wonderful meeting and getting to know them.  Joshua was in heaven with all the kids and fun things to do at Grandma and Grandpa Downing's!  Aunt Diane sent me these phone pics of Avonlea with her great-grandparents which are adorable!

 

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This is Josh's Sexy Pose!

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Family Reunion: Avonlea and Little Kenny holding hands

Our brother-in-law happened to take this really cute picture of Avonlea and her cousin little Kenny.
I love how Avonlea has such a hugh smile as she holds Kenny's hand.

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@ Ivar's in SeaTown

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We're Off

If you don't already know, we are moving back home!  Well, to my home that is.  We are leaving Indiana after a year and going to Maryland for a year.  Kevin asked for a transfer to Baltimore and was granted it so he will finish up his last year of TFA in Maryland.  To say I'm excited is an understatement... I haven't exactly loved our time in the midwest.  It's been a hard year mainly because I can't seem to find a lot of young people with kids to socialize with during the day.  Being alone all day, everyday leads to a sad little me.  I LOVE being around people and having kids for Joshua to play with.  But, just to make things clear, Indiana could be a blast!  The children's museum is amazing, there are some fun parks around us, and lots of yummy restaurants.  So, I'm not blaming Indy, just the lack of fun moms in the city.  If we could've lived in Columbus, an hour south, where our family and friends are, I would love the place!

Anyways, we're off to Maryland on Saturday and then to vacation in Seattle for the 4th.  We'd love to have DC visitors for the year we're there!       

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Avonlea Pearl: Blessed

On Sunday, May 22, our sweet baby girl Avonlea was given a wonderful blessing by Kevin.  We were fortunate to have Kevin's dad and my parents travel in for the occasion.  Kevin's good friend Graham and some friends in our ward were also able to be a part of the blessing.  Avonlea wore my blessing dress and looked like a doll in it.  It was such a wonderful day!

The luncheon.  

The decorations, which were a headache.  I was originally going to use the fabric balls I want to put in Avonlea's room but realized that was going to be pushing my time limit.  So, I decided to make some tissue balls.  I ordered the tissue online and when it came the day before, it was the wrong color.  So, I went scrambling around town trying to find some sort of substitute.  It ended up working out but I was definitely a bit stressed! 

Joshua was not excited to interrupt his playing time to take a picture.  He usually loves his picture but he had way to many friends to entertain him!  

Beautiful girlie!  Seriously, she looks like a doll here.  

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The ceiling in our stairway just came crashing down!

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