look who decided to walk

avery had taken his first steps a while ago and we thought oh he will be walking any day. nope, he didn't want to. then lately he has liked to hold our finger and take laps walking around the house. he would get mad if you let go, refused to do it on his own. a couple of weeks ago grandma shellee called me on my way to pick him up and said they had to stop him from walking because they didn't want me to miss it. and still weeks went by and avery could still care less to walk. then last sunday he decided he would give it a try on his own. he enjoyed it. and hasn't really walked much since. he was walking a little this morning though and even picking up his ball to throw. i think we need to get him a helmet for at our house, i am nervous for him and his not so sturdy/confident walking and our little steps. wish him luck.

easter is coming

go to the easter pageant in mesa. i have gone almost every year since forever and it is amazing. it is a big awesome production they spend a couple of months just constructing the stage. we will be going this week with the youth from church. (avoid a wednesday that is when most youth groups go and will probably be insanely busy). but still worth it. you can sit on the lawn towards the back you can bring food or snacks and there are also chairs set up. if you are not familiar with the easter pageant there is some good information here. so go and have fun.

one two switcharoo!

so much better. i finally found something to switch with the dresser in the salon. i was afraid the dresser would get ruined in the salon and knew it would be perfect in my room. so now in the salon sits this beautiful metal desk with a very nice veneer top (can't do too much damage to that). i questioned it at first, everything looks hideous sitting in a goodwill with other junk piled on top of it. it doesn't look as nice as the dresser did but, i think it is pretty cute. it fits my hair stuff nicely in it's drawers. and huge bonus i already liked the color and scratches that came with it.

afric (a fric)

what is afric? it apparently is a name. why would i know this? i was looking on babycenter for name ideas for middle names. why would i need a middle name or be stalking babycenter? because baby numero dos is on the way. i am 10 or 11 weeks, i have yet to go to the dr. i have been told by my friends since the day chad and i were engaged that our children would be red headed fricks. so if i do have a baby with crazy red hair i could name it afric. then it would really be a red headed fric. but i am almost positive that we have the good kind of red hair genes. i have a niece with flamming red hair and she is dang cute, and two of chad's sisters have red hair and they too are exceptionally attractive. so i think the curse my best friends gave me (how nice of them) will not be happening.
please note: those baby pictures are not of any of chad's sisters or my niece. and the boy is not chad in his youth.

best spot in the house

who knew when i bought this bench for the kitchen it would be loved so much? this is avery's favorite spot. we sit here to eat his breakfast, he plays with his toys on the bench, he can climb up and down, sit and dangle his little legs, or his favorite just standing there looking out the window. except one day he attempted eating a dead fly that was in the widow sill, luckily i got it out of his mouth. so gross! he has also taken a liking to rocks, dirt, and grass. oh and grandma shellee avery told me he misses you.

avery goes to the zoo

happy presidents day! we thought it would be a great day to take avery to the zoo. it was perfect weather so that was wonderful. but it was much busier than we expected. kinda insane. we weren't sure avery would be that into the zoo but he totally enjoyed it. it was funny he would get just as excited if not more about the little brown birds on the sidewalk as he would for any of the animals. we took our bikes and it was so fun to cruise around seeing all the animals. people were jealous they had to walk. they were also staring at avery, which we are used to because he is just that cute but, it was pitty stares he was getting. we are not used to those kinda stares. he took a fall recently and his face got jacked. so sad. but he is happy as ever don't worry.

crazy beautiful comes home

voila! it is done. the salon is finished minus a few minor details (decor on the walls, a trash can, and my drier chair). today was the first day of working at home. i loved it, so much more relaxed. hopefully it feels that way for my clients as well. they do have to venture through my house and a short pass through the garage to get in the salon-which i hope is not awkward or weird.

chad is amazing and spent a lot of time working to get it done for me. he pretty much did it all: the floors, the walls, the moulding, the painting, and then helping my dad replace our water heater that broke. what a man, what a man, what a mighty good man.

this is my sweet shampoo bowl, it is great. the bowl tilts to the clients comfort and looks really classy. i get giddy when i use it. i think it is pretty comfy.

this is what i used for the frame of my mirror. i really had to convince chad to let me get rid of the painting. the artist really captured the ugliness of the desert. lets be honest it was sick, no frame deserves to display something so ugly.