The first two weeks

I am definitely blessed. Avery is an angel, and has made my recovery from the birth quite nice. And Drake and Graham love her to pieces... so far. So these first two weeks as parents of three haven't been too bad. Shad's mom, Judy, spent the first week with us, and my mom, Diana, was here for this second week. Come Monday I'll actually have to wrestle three kids on my own! It'll be fun! On Avery's birthday, our friend Joan took the boys to church with her. Well, in Primary, the kids that were supposed to do the talk and the prayer that day weren't there. So they asked Drake to give the opening prayer. They were going to help him, but he told them he didn't need any help. So, he said his usual prayer, and then thanked Heavenly Father for his little sister. Drake is really sweet with her, and is always asking to hold her. Graham still likes to point at "baby", and is always wanting to touch her. I think Avery's lucky to have the two older brothers that she does.


Judy, a.k.a. Nana, holding sweet Avery.



Graham, Shad and Avery.



Drake and Graham picked out a toy for their sister before she was born and helped wrap it for her. They made a card to go with it, and one of the things Drake wanted it to say was, "We love you because you're almost here."

Avery also picked out (with mom's help) something for Drake and Graham. They thought that was pretty cool.



The boys admiring their gift from Avery.



Graham has had a harder time sleeping at nights the last few weeks, so we decided to move him out of the crib and into the toddler bed. He climbed in before I'd even finished making it. He's done pretty good with it since, and hasn't woken up as much at night.



Our local fire station has an Open House each year at the beginning of June, so Shad took the boys to that. Last year, it was on Drake's birthday, and it's the one thing he remembers most about his 3rd birthday, so we knew he'd like it again this year.



My boys.

Shad's parents have been instrumental in helping us get our basement finished (I'll post before and after pics when we're all done). This week, Shad's sister Amber came down one day with Shad's dad Brett. She helped watch the kids while Brett was working in the basement. Amber lives in Las Vegas, but was in town for a little while, so we're glad we got to see her.



Diana, a.k.a. Grammie, holding Avery.



Avery showing off her chubby cheeks.



More pictures to come ....