growing so big!

11 months (taken by amanda)

12 months

18 months

i can't believe how much avery has changed in the last 6 months. i wish i had been better about his monthly chair pictures. he is so big now! this is the best i could get from him this month. he kept getting off the chair and wouldn't really smile for me. his most frequently used words are mom, ball, and more. he can also say dad and bird, occasionally we can get him to say porfavor. he has said once or twice bird, water, hat, and hi. he still has just barely 8 teeth (two of the 8 are only half way in). his favorite thing to do besides play with balls, bats, and dad is putting on shoes and skipping around the house. he loves to try to wear chads shoes, he even has a favorite pair he always picks. he is a funny little guy.
pretty sure i just bored everyone but grandmas.

yes, please!

i have been shopping around online for fabric to make a quilt for davis and ideas for the playroom. i ordered this fabric already.

and will do something like this with it. *from here

and today, i stumbled across this:

i love it! it is on etsy in the shop lovemaestore. they are fabric wall decals. apparently they are washable and reusable, amazing! i want them, davis needs them, we will be ordering soon. and for all of avery's future lady friends, of course there are really cute ones for girls too.

blue bath

so this is what hides in our second bathroom (supposed to be guest bathroom). a blue bath, a missing toilet, no sink, cabinet, or mirror, and protruding wires where the vanity fixture should be. so if you have been to my house and used the bathroom in my bedroom that is why (we thought you might prefer a toilet to a hole in the ground). of all of things we got rid of in there, we are keeping the blue bath. thats right, we are going to just embrace it's hideousness and try to rock it. obviously a remodel is needed. first on the list is a new spout, shower head, and plug. the knob to turn off the water, we tore that off, we like using pliers instead? and to get it to hold water i believe we are using a sandwich bag or the kitchen sink plug? as for decor though, i am at a loss? i haven't actually looked around too much. i do know i don't really want it to be a "kids bathroom" since guests will use it too. so if you see anything or have any ideas for me, help is welcomed.