Avrey's Adventures!: 05/04/08

Avrey's First Easter

The day before Easter Sunday we went to Bell's Nursery to get Avrey's picture taken with the Easter bunny. She was the center of everyone's attention - she stole the show!

We celebrated Easter by attending Crosspoint Church as a family and then going to Granny Campbell's for Easter dinner. Once again, the entire Campbell Crew was there and the meal was delicious. This time Avrey was able to partake in the festivities a little - I believe she tasted the mashed potatoes and the dinner rolls. After dinner she was off to find her well-hidden Easter basket with the help of Daddy!

I dressed Avrey in this super cute Easter outfit and she was in a great mood all day - as a result of her giggling, dancing, and sheer cuteness, I am pretty sure that she attracted more eyes from the church congregation than the Pastor did!

Avrey's First Maui Vacation

For Spring Break we went to Maui and we had an unforgettable island experience! We went with Grammy, Pop-Pop, Uncle Kevin, and Uncle Danny Campbell.

Avrey loved dipping her feet in the ocean and swimming in the pool!

Mommy's favorite time of day was sunset...

What a cute keiki (Hawaiian word for child)!

We cannot wait to go back to Maui again some day.

Avrey's First Valentine's Day

Interestingly enough, Avrey spent her First Valentine's Day at home with Mommy, Daddy, and the Cable Guy. Mommy felt sorry for the cable guy because he had to work on Valentine's Day so she generously gave him a box of chocolates because she always gets too many to eat from her First Grade students!

What did Avrey want for Valentine's Day? Chocolate? Candy? A teddy bear? Nope - just to play with the helium balloon off of a flower arrangement that Mommy received from another student in her class. It's true what they say... it is the little things in life that count.

Avrey's First Christmas

Avrey the Red-nosed Reindeer? Oh... the things your parents dress you up in when you are defenseless and unable to stop them.

I just loved everything about this holiday season. It was so much fun to dress Avrey up in her red Christmas dresses...

Watch her destroy the Christmas tree one ornament at a time...

and even don her own set of angel wings!!!

My favorite part of this Christmas season was being able to spend time with both Daddy's family and then fly home and be with my family too. I think it is important to be with the ones that you love most during the holiday season.

Avrey's First Thanksgiving

We celebrated Avrey's First Thanksgiving over at Granny Campbell's house. All of the Campbell Clan was there. For this very special occasion she wore her little jean dress with the red cherries on it and her red shoes to match. She was all smiles that day even though she didn't get to participate in the feast!

Avrey's First Halloween

In preparation for Avrey's First Halloween I just had to buy her this super cute 'BOO!' onsie. Upon reflection, with such an adorable smile, she could have been totally naked and no one would have minded!

The weekend before Halloween, we went to Bell's Nursery and had Avrey's picture taken in the pumpkin patch! Aaaww - what a cute little pumpkin!

On Halloween night we trick or treated over at Granny and Grammy Campbell's house and then we helped pass out candy with the Stevens family. Teddy Stevens is in my first grade class at Kincaid Elementary school. He just loves Avrey!

Avrey's First Canadian Vacation

Not long after Avrey hit the one moth old mark, she and I flew home to Kitscoty, Alberta, Canada so that she could make her first Canadian debut. She met the whole family...

She loved her cousins Maggie, Jena, and Keeleigh (shown below and listed oldest to youngest - in picture Maggie (middle), Jena (left), and Keeleigh (right)).

It looks like they were happy to meet her too!

Here is Avrey with Uncle Nathan (my brother - two years younger than me - shown above) and Auntie Leith.

Here is Avrey with Uncle Ben (my brother - three years younger than me - shown above) and Auntie Jenn.

Here is Avrey with Grandma and Grandpa Matthews (shown above).

It seems as if Avrey's Auntie Rebekah (my sister - two years older than me) and Uncle Stewart somehow eluded the camera during this trip. Don't worry - we'll be sure to snap a shot this summer!

Blossoming!

Before we knew it Avrey was already one month old! Daddy waited in line at the new Dairy Queen that had just opened up in Anchorage to get his baby girl an ice cream cake. Only the best for our Avrey. Although the ice cream cake was mostly for Mommy and Daddy - Yum!

Proud Grandparents!

Grandma Matthews came all the way from Canada to stay with daddy and I. She helped out for a couple of weeks before we went to the hospital, for the five days we stayed in the hospital, and then for a couple more weeks when we brought baby home. Grandma Matthews was a life saver. She was a huge help to us and we were very lucky to have her around. Grandpa Matthews couldn't make the trip but he was very excited for when baby and I would fly home to Canada so that he could finally meet her.

Grammy and Pop-Pop Campbell were very supportive to us too. They helped out at the hospital and brought us normal food every now and then so that we didn't have to endure the hospital food our entire stay.