The bread of life.

      Saturday evening Avery's cousin, Samantha, received her first holy communion.  Our big family was there to support her and of course celebrate.  This is a very special time in her life as well as her family.  Samantha is growing into sweet a sweet young lady and we are glad that we could be there with her on this special occasion.

 She looked so pretty!

 

 

 Samantha and Avery

 Bonello girls and Zadell boys

 All Pepaw's girls

The King's with Samantha.

We all headed to the Zadell's house after church to celebrate Smantha and Caden.  We enjoyed some delicious food and Avery had a blast with the big kids (more to come in the next post).

Congrats Samantha!!!

Mr and Mrs Wuf

Avery attended the Wolfpack Caravan in Raleigh with Pepaw and Grammy this past week.  She had fun and enjoyed hanging out with all the fun people in the Wolfpack Club.  It was a late night, but she did great per her grandparents.  We know she enjoyed the food, but she also got to meet 2 special individuals....

 Avery loved Mr. Wuf

 However......

 She was not excited about Mrs. Wuf. 

I bet she will be seeing them more this fall at the football games. 

What are the chances she will be running up to them?

Boo Boo

        When I picked Avery up on Thrusday from Grammy and Pepaw's house I noticed something strange.  As I got closer to my sweet baby, who was snacking on some crackers and water in the wagon.....She had her first shiner.  We knew the time was coming for her to get a big boo boo, as she's become quite the dare devil.  Avery loves to pull up and stand on everything.  While standing at the coffee table, she lost her balance and hit her face on the knob while falling.  No worries, she took it like a champ and it barely phased her.  I am sure she got a lot of loving from her grandparents.  By the time I picked her up after teaching that day, she was fine and back to climbing and crawling over everything.  Here are a few snapshots to remember Avery's first shiner.

Mr. and Mrs. Brothers

Warning:  This post contains a lot of pictures, but I could not narrow it down.  It was a beautiful weekend surrounded by people whom we hold near and dear to our hearts.  We had a blast the entire week at the beach, especially celebrating with Taylor and Andrew as they start the next chapter of their life together.  The weather was great, the company was amazing and we had a fabulous time.  We kicked off the wedding weekend with a luncheon to celebrate Taylor, her bridesmaids and all the wonderful women in her life.

Mommy and Avery (who was such a good girl all weekend)

Jenny, Casey and Aunt Tay Tay

Pretty girl

New pretty earrings to wear at the wedding.

Mommy and Avery got Aunt Tay Tay a pearl bracelet made with a beautiful clasp that once belonged to her Nana.  We never knew Nana but we know she watches over us everyday.  I bet she was smiling so big the entire weekend.

 I can't get enough of that face and her beautiful brown eyes!

Avery enjoying time with the bride and her Gigi.

Friday evening we prepared for the big day with a rehearsal at the church.  We got a sneak peak at how awesome the wedding was going to be on Saturday.

After the rehearsal, we hopped on a bus to head to the rehearsal dinner.  It was at the Boat House in Beaufort, and the waterfront views were magnificent.  Avery had fun on the bus and enjoyed sitting forward in her car seat.  I bet she wishes she could ride like that in mommy and daddy's cars. 

Luke and Camilla had fun dancing at the rehearsal dinner.

Rollins and Stillings families.

Mawmaw and Taylor

McCall family

Soon to be Mr and Mrs Brothers

McCall siblings (Ann, Cathy and Gray)

Saturday was the big day.  Mommy had fun getting ready with Aunt Tay Tay and other bridesmaids. Daddy enjoyed some time with the groomsmen and Uncle Andrew.  Big thanks to those who helped with Avery, especially Aunt Robyn and Uncle Ian.  They came down Friday night so we could stay for the entire rehearsal party.  We cannot express how blessed we are and how much we appreciate all the wonderful people in our life.

Our family of 3 at the church before the wedding.

Mommy and Avery at the reception.

Cousins

Avery was excited to see Mommy's friends, Robin and Allison.

She loves to give kisses!

Avery and Pepaw

Aunt Robyn and Uncle Ian

College Friends and the best kind around.  We missed Grace, who was enjoying her new baby boy, Marshall.

Be sure to check out the awesome Terra Bailey's pictures of The Brothers-King Wedding.

Beach Baby

       We enjoyed a week at the beach, and a certain little girl love it.  Avery's Aunt Taylor got married Saturday and now Avery has an Uncle Andrew (more of that to come in another post).  We are so happy to have him as part of our family.  We were also glad to enjoy some time at the beach with family and friends.  This wasn't Avery's first time at the beach, but it was the first time she could enjoy the sand and water.  It was nice to get some relaxation and fun times in addition to the wedding festivities.  Avery and mommy arrived at the beach early Monday.  We met up with Gigi, Papa and Mawmaw.  Daddy came down later in the week to join in on the good times. 

Avery loved the beach and was so glad to enjoy it with her grandparents.

This little pool pops up and will be very useful in future beach trips when the water is warmer.

Aside from some sand, Avery enjoyed yummy snacks on the beach!

This was not her first time in a pool, but she was finally big enough to utilize and enjoy her floaty.  She had so much fun in the pool.  We are pumped for warmer weather and the pool to open in the next month. 

         Avery was so excited that Aunt Taylor was off work on Tuesday and could join us at the beach and pool.  She had a blast playing with her toys.  Avery loved the water of both the ocean and the pool.  She even tried to eat some seashells for a snack.  

Avery and Aunt Tay Tay on the water after lunch.

  The beach toys she got from Grammy and Pepaw for Easter were a huge hit. 

 "Aunt Tay Tay get off the phone and play with me"

 This could be a favorite photo and will probably end up in a frame.  We love instagram!

 Wednesday morning, Avery took her morning nap in the stroller.  We got lots of exercise and enjoyed the beautiful ocean and fresh air.  It was nice to have some time to just relax and enjoy the week.

Wednesday evening, the McCall side of the family got into town.  Avery had fun with Camilla.  They were so cute pushing the toy together.  This was just the beginning of Avery looking up to her older cousin. 

Camilla recently became a big sister to Rex, and we were so glad that they were able to make the trip to the beach.  It was wonderful meeting him and spending time together will the Stillings.

Thursday was chilly.  We weren't able to don our swimsuits but that didn't keep us from having fun on the beach. 

       After a beautiful bridal shower on Friday morning, we were able to squeeze in some fun at the beach and pool before heading to Aunt Taylor's rehearsal and dinner party.  Daddy had fun playing with Avery in the ocean and pool.  It was also nice to have another set of hands.  I was very blessed that Gigi and Papa were with me earlier in the week.  They had a blast playing with Avery, and was able to help Aunt Taylor with some wedding things and have some time to relax.

It was a great trip and we look forward to more beach trips in 2012