Averi's first christmas

First I just want to say Christmas went by far to quickly!!! It was a great time of celebration we enjoyed visiting with family and watching Averi get SPOILED!!!! We started our celebration by going to the Christmas eve service at church Then we had Meemom, PopPop, Uncle Jon, Miss Lauren, and Miss Sarah over for lasagna, treats and "A Muppets Christmas Carol" We started out our Christmas morning by waking up around eight (Av's usual wake up time)... Kevin made us french toast... ...yummy!!!
Then my sweet husband read Averi the christmas story

Next she opened her presents from Mommy and Daddy... and our sweet neighbor debbie came by to say hi!



We then headed up to Meemom and PopPops tp celebrate and ate a big lunch with them!




After we went to Meemoms and PopPops we headed back to our house and Nana and Papa Yates came from Tenessee to see us! They came bearing an unbeleivable amounts of gifts... I will post the pictures I got from the rest of our fun weekend with the grandparents later!


Christmas was a blast! We enjoyed celebrating this sweet day with our families and specifically our little girl! God has been so good to us! Praise him for sending his son as a human infant to die on the cross for our sins!

She can dance...

A note to the birthday boy... BIG DADDY!

CORBIN,

Two years ago today we were all at the hospital anxiously awaiting your arrival handsome boy! Your mama had carried you to 41 weeks and was most certainly ready to have you on the outside! Your mommies labor was induced, she had made you such a nice home in her belly you did not want to come out.

While Mommy labored your heart rate kept dropping so they rushed Mommy off to a csection and thank God they did because your cord was wrapped around your neck. It did not take long for the nurse and Daddy to bring you by to meet the rest of your family who were all waiting in the waiting room! Your daddy was so proud and anxious to show you off!

You were the best Christmas present that year... we all loved you at one glance!



We have watched you grow from a little baby...


... to a handsome little boy



Happy birthday Corbin James Wayne Murphy...Aunt Rachel's BIG DADDY BOY... you are a blessing and a joy we pray you come to know the Lord at a young age and your life is filled with adventure, love and happiness! We know you will continue to bring joy to others with those blue eyes and sweet grin! HAPPY BIRTHDAY we miss you!

Av is eight months old!

Can you believe it our baby girl is EIGHT MONTHS OLD! This month she has truly mastered getting around but has yet to really crawl (sad times!) she rolls across the room, scoots backwards and scoots in a circle... I guess she will crawl in her own time!
Her eating has changed a lot, she only nurses 4-6 times daily- and those are often a battle to keep her focus. She eats three meals of solids- her favorite being bananas... and she LOVES Ritz crackers- she can down one in a matter of seconds!
Her personality is bright and bubbly- her laughter brings a lot of laughter and joy to our home! She has become a Mama's girl more and more though... she has begun to fuss when I leave the room and even reaches to me and fusses if I am close and some one else is holding her; just this morning she let out a little whimper when I sat her down in nursery- I hate to see her upset but I must admit it makes me a little happy to know my baby girl wants me!!!!
We are cherishing our days with her because we realize they go by so quickly! We are anxious to celebrate her first Christmas. How we love you sweet Av bug you mean so much and truly are a blessed gift from our Heavenly father!!!


Mommy and Daddy love their sweet girl!

Av is eight months and LOVES having no clothes on!

Happy birthday to the best PopPop and Papa EVER!!!!

In our home December is not only for celebrating Christmas but also for celebrating two great men's birthday!!!!
So happy birthday Papa Yates...we love you!

And Happy birthday Pop Pop Buchwald... we love you!

vanity

our daughter may be 7 1/2 months but she has already started kissing herself in the mirror... I cant blame her though she is pretty irresistible

Christmas tree

Our tree is up which means that Christmas is officially around the corner! I love the holidays, I love the lights on houses, the trees, the crowded stores and especially the music!
Kevin and I are so thrilled to celebrate this christmas with Averi and begin our own traditions! We hope to show her, even at seven months, that the focus of Christmas is Christs birth and explain his love to us!