Busy, busy little girl.......

We continue to get "settled in" (even though we haven't moved or anything) but I will admit that adjusting to life as parents after living as just a married couple for over 16 years is different!! Way different!! We are making good strides with the sleep issues and of course we are spoiling Avery tremendously!! We will freely admit that not only us but both our families and our friends are all wrapped her tiny little, beautiful fingers!!! We have had a very busy week here with visitors, appointments, visits to both my and Paul's workplace, and meals with friends! So much is happening in our little social circle right now that sometimes we have a hard time keeping up! Next weekend is Avery's "Welcome Home" party so the final plannings of it are going on as well.

I continue to get comments from those who followed the blog during our travels and I am extremely humbled that so many people enjoyed it. Please keep checking back as we settle into family life but also please don't be disappointed if I only post a couple of times a week. For some reason my days seemed to filled right now. Can't imagine why???

Before we get to the reason you really check-in (the pictures) let me give a couple of "shout-outs" to those we are close to that have major happenings going on....

Valerie and Gary leave next Monday to travel to China to bring Aubriana home!!!! We had dinner with them this week to give them some pointers and let them pick our brains. We are so excited that they will be traveling so soon after us and coincidentally Avery's Gotcha Day and Aubriana's Gotcha Day will be exactly 1 month apart!!!!

Christie and Anton have their court date for Quint tomorrow!!!! If everything goes as planned he will officially become their son and they will travel in May to Ethiopia to bring him home!! They joined us for dinner last night to give some lovin' to Avery and quiz us about the ups and downs of new parenthood!!

Kelley is turning in to such an entrepreneur as she branches out in several different areas. Her latest is digital scrap kits! She recently created a kit dedicated to our family called "Worth the Wait" and it is fabulous! We are so appreciative and I can't wait to scrap some of my China pics using that kit. You can check it out here!! She also has a ton of freebies so go download them now!!

Erin still patiently waits for Meisey's referral but she is not letting any grass grow under her feet while she waits. She has her own very exciting (non-adoption related) news coming very soon but I won't spill the beans. I will wait until she tells you herself!!

and last but certainly not least, our friend Jamie gave birth to twin boys yesterday! Both mother and babies are doing great and they are the most precious little boys!! We will be saying alot of prayers for her as she begins her life as a mother of 3!!

Now onto this weeks pics:

Friday we went to Oklahoma to introduce Avery to Grammy and Daddy Sonny, her great grandparents!! She was just as entertained by them as they were her:
At last they meet!!!

It seems as if Avery is telling everyone in the room "Hey, have you met my Daddy Sonny?"

Another 4 generation picture: Sandra, Paul, Avery, and Grammy

I call this her "deep thinker" look!!

It is usually quickly followed by this beautiful smile!

Today was Avery's first church service. We wanted to go last week but unfortunately jet-lag and sleepless nights were obstacles we couldn't overcome. We made it today however, and Avery did great during the service. We did have one little snafu, in one of the quieter parts of the service she decided to make some very unlady-like noises that could be heard by the people all around us. We must find out what causes her to have "gas issues" and avoid that on Sunday mornings! Makes for a great memory though!!!

Here she is ready to go!! After church we went to lunch with Erin & family and Kelley & family and had a great time! Erin took some great pictures of the 4 girls that I will post very soon!

This afternoon Avery spent some "quality time" watching tv with daddy!!

She has found a new favorite snack!! Our friend V turned us on to this little treat: Mum Mum's! Avery practically inhales them!

And I couldn't post without this one last picture. My mom returned to work this week and her co-workers were so kind to throw her a diaper shower for her newest grandbaby! They literally outdid themselves with all the diapers and wipes. We are so appreciative!! You gals are great!!!
This only represents a portion of the diapers received!! They will definitely be put to good use!!!

Once again, thanks for checking in! There's no telling what this week holds in store for us!!!!!