Family Visits

Whitney and Cord came to visit to meet Tyson and we had so much fun hanging out with them. I also got some new shots of Avery.
New things I have learned about Ave...she almost always looks surprised and she almost always has her mouth open. I love it!


Cadence was mad cause I told her that she had to wait to go swimming and this was the look she was sporting for about 15 minutes....


More of darling Avery...


After Whitney and Cord left Cadence was refusing to take a nap. She needed one badly...I know this because she was throwing fits left and right about things she normally doesn't have issues with. So she had to go to time out (put her nose on the wall). When her 2 minutes were up she went and found her Eeyore and just about every baby doll she could find and climbed up in a chair and told me that she didn't like me. I left her a lone for a bit since I was on the phone with Dr.'s office and by the time I finished (we are talking like 5 minutes) I looked over and found this...
This was at 4:45pm...much to late to be taking a nap. I only let her sleep for 40 minutes and then woke her up. She was still up till about 10pm that night. It was insane. But the picture was priceless.

Cecily's Babyshower and Cadence and Avery

So much has happened in the last little while!  To start off, on the 10th we had my sister Cecily's baby shower!  I know some of you didn't know she was having a baby.  She is due to have a little boy (the very first boy in our immediate family!) around June 9th.  Her shower was AWESOME!  So many people showed up and she and the baby made out like bandits!  I can't wait to meet her son and see what a great mom she will be.  

Whitney and Avery flew out a couple of days before the shower and we had a great time hanging out.  I don't think Cadence left Avery's side unless one of them was sleeping!  She was such a big help and still asks when Avery is coming back to our house!  We took some pictures while they were here.  Much thanks to Whitney, Mom, Cecily, Cadence and Avery for going with me out to the JW Marriott to scout some places to take photos for my shoot on the 10th!  We had such a great time!

We also got to go up to Cedar City this past weekend.  Brady, Whitney,Cord, and Cord's brother's and sisters (some in-laws) all went paint balling!  They had a great time.  Cadence and I had a great time baby sitting Avery!  Cadence was once again a huge help.  Avery is teething and was a bit grumpy from time to time (who wouldn't be...I remember my wisdom teeth...not fun!).  I need to pick up some food stuffs at Walmart while everyone was gone, so I packed up both kids and went.  Both kids were being so very good.  Cadence was sitting in the basket with Avery in the seat.  We were getting a goodly amount of attention though...I think most people were trying to figure out how old Avery was and just how far along in my pregnancy I was.  Only one person actually asked me about it.  We managed to get everything we needed before Avery had a complete meltdown...lol...poor girl was hungry and tired.  We made it out of the store alive and I am happy to say that I think I will survive having two little girls out in public.  The weekend was great fun, but I am happy to be home.

Other than that things are going as usual for us.  We are waiting to hear more on our house.  I will drive over this week and get some pictures of the lot.  I hope to do that every week so we can keep track of the progress!  

I hope that everyone is having a happy May and that all you moms out there had a great Mother's Day!

Avery's Blessing

Last Sunday Cadence and I had the opportunity to visit my sister Whitney and her husband Cord. They also blessed their little girl that Sunday and it was wonderful to be able to attend that Sunday Service.

We drove up Friday and made it in really late and spent Saturday morning just sleeping in and catching up with Cord and Avery since Whitney had to work. Then we met up with Jeremy and Tiffani for the afternoon and we had a total blast catching up and meeting their adorable little boy Aiden! Jeremy, Tiffani, and Aiden also joined us for dinner at The California Pizza Kitchen (where my sister works). The food was fantastic and the company was even better! Thanks again Jeremy and Tiff for letting us take over your day! We had some much fun and we can't wait to do it again!

The next day we got ready for church and Cadence got to wear the second of her Christmas Dresses. She wouldn't look at the camera, but she looked super cute!

She actually posed with me in a picture too!

We made it to church on time and Cord did such a wonderful job with the Blessing! It is truly a wonderful thing to hear a blessing from father to child! I felt so honored to be there and share in that moment. Avery didn't even cry! :o) Cadence made it all the way through the passing of the Sacrament and then had a melt down. Once we were out in the hall she promptly fell asleep on me (something she hasn't done at church in a VERY long time). We had such an awesome weekend and I can't wait to visit again! Thanks to Whitney and Cord for letting us crash at your place again. :o) You guys are the best!

Visiting Avery

Well it only took me two weeks, but I have worked though all the pictures of Avery! We had such a good time hanging out with Whitney and Cord and watching them learn to be the wonderful parents we knew they would be!

To start off, Avery was so tiny! She was 6lbs 1 oz when she was born and a bit smaller when they went home. But she was 20 inches long! She has this perfectly round head and the cutest little chin! Anyway to get a feel for how small she is here is a few pictures! The first one is of Cadence kissing her.

Despite her face in the above picture Cadence really did want to hold the baby. It was all she wanted to do the whole weekend. And she was so gentle! I was very impressed!

This one is one of my favorites! Avery was so fun to shoot! There are a bunch more pictures on my photo blog along with some of my other niece Saylor! Check them out and let me know what you think!

Welcome to the world baby Wiltbank

Whitney's little girl made her debut in to the world on Monday evening, weighing in at 6lbs 1oz and a tall 20 inches. The few pictures I have seen are darling and I can't wait to go and visit and take some of my own. Mom and baby came home from the hospital after only 24 hours and all was fine with one small exception...Baby Wiltbank didn't have a name yet! I am happy to announce that after much deliberation between mom and dad, Baby Wiltbank is now Avery Wiltbank! We are so happy you decided to join the family Avery! And we hope that you will let your parents sleep sometime in the near future.

Whitney is having her baby!

My sister called to let us know that she is officially going to the hospital to have her daughter today! I am so excited to meet her! She wasn't due until Nov. 4th so she is a little early, but Whitney has been contracting for the last two weeks off and on and she was dilated to a 5 at her last appointment! Today she was every five minutes and it was totally time! So good luck Whitney! Hope it goes fast and that everyone is perfectly healthy at the end!

Football Weekend!

Brady and I got a weekend away! We flew out to Arizona to see my sister, Whitney, and her husband Cord. We also saw two football games while we were up there. ASU v Washington and a Pro football game, the Cardinals v the Carolina Panthers. ASU won which made Cord very happy (he is an ASU fan) along with the Panthers. Brady and I were cheering for the Panthers in the second game, mostly because a guy who Brady played football with in High School now plays for Carolina. The stadium was awesome and we had a blast, despite my getting pretty sick the first day! Both games were packed and there were lots of crazy fans all around us!
Also my sister is due any day now (literally, since she has been having contractions daily for the last week or so and is dialated to a 4/5) and I got to take some photos of her! Here is one of my favorites! I will post the rest on my photo blog so check them out and tell me what you think. (Whit I will get you a CD of everything very soon!)