Happy 3 month birthday to our TURDUCKIN!!!

Miss Avery is 3 months old today!! I cannot believe how fast the last 3 months has flown by! Here she is sporting her new hat that Susan Palmer made her. These pictures were taken last night. Thanks to Momma Pea for the hat, and HAPPY 3 MONTH BIRTHDAY TURDUCKIN!! We love you!

A blog for you to follow....

I wanted to post a link to our friends blog. I am supposed to write about the 6 things that make me happy through being tagged by Tania, but I am not sure when I would have time to do it :( So I waned to make sure to give Tania a shout out. Here is the link to her blog, and I also posted it on the right hand side of my blog.

http://journeytotogether.blogspot.com/

Tania is married to Drew, who is one of Erik's best friends from Rockford, IL. This picture (taken off her blog ;) was from their wedding last October.

Enjoy!

A quick update on the rest of the family...

I just wanted to post a quick update on Avery, Erik & I since you now have an update on Addison.

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Erik is doing well, and still working for Scott Contracting, INC. He has been really busy which is a good thing given the state of the construction market these days. He plays on a Basketball league on Wednesday nights in Highlands Ranch. Two of his good friends; Jay & James are coming out in a couple weeks and I know Erik is looking forward to hanging out with them! His Mom, Dana is also coming out to spend time with us and see her grand kids :)

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Avery will be 3 months old on Tuesday!! I cannot believe it! She is still having some issues with her reflux disease, but the medications she is on make a WORLD of difference. She smiles all the time and is a very happy, easy going baby. Luckily it was pretty easy to get her on a schedule and she has been sleeping through the night since she was about 6 weeks old. She loves to watch Addison -I think mainly because its a moving target that doesn't slow down :) I honestly thank God daily for her. She is such a wonderful little girl.

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My maternity leave FLEW by and I am now back at work full time at Arrow Electronics. Last week was a little tough, but I know it will just take some time to get into a routine. Avery and I are flying to Savannah, GA in a month to spend a weekend with my Dad's family. My Pop-Pop is very sick and still battling cancer and so we are flying out there to see him. I am very happy that he will get to meet Avery. I also haven't been to Savannah in a long time - I miss it! I just wish Addison & Erik could join us, but it is a very short trip & the cost to fly from Denver to Savannah is pretty high. Hopefully we will have a Martell family reunion next year and the whole family can come.

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I hope this update finds everyone happy & healthy!! Have a great week!

Congrats to Erin & Brad!

Congratulations to my BFF Erin & her boyfriend Brad on their engagement! Brad asked Erin to marry him last week at the Garden of the Gods. They just bought a house in Parker & Brad has a seven year old daughter Kendal. We are beyond happy & excited for them!! Let the wedding planning begin!!!!

Addison's 2 year check up

Addison had her 2 year check up on July 15 and her stats were as follows:

Weight - 26.4lbs (45%)

Height - 34" (75%)

Addy is currently learning her colors (at the moment EVERYTHING is pink to her) and working on learning her ABC's. She can count to 20 with a little help from Erik and I, and knows all of her animals & animal sounds. Addison has turned out to be quite the singer and some of her favorites are "Mr. Sun" & "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". She is really a funny kid, and keeps Erik and I busy - that is for sure. I never knew so much energy could come out of one child! Addison is also a great big sister and always wants to help take care of her.

The new big "craze" in Miss Addy Shea's life is the Disney Princesses. I have no idea where she saw them, or how she started liking them - but she talks about the princesses all the time. It is amazing how fast she is growing up!

Addy's Birthday BBQ

We had a BBQ for Miss Addison on July 11 - to celebrate with our friends and have a little get together. Thanks to everyone who came!! Addison pretty much had an entire week of parties and celebrations - which has now lead to her asking for a "surprise" on a daily basis. Her BBQ was also a Dora & Diego theme - complete with a cupcake-cake.. which was delicious :)

Addison pretty much just wanted to lick the icing off -and put the cake part back :)

Aunt Erin, Uncle Brad & Kendal gave her dress up shoes & some jewelry to play with. It was a big hit!

Present time - she was MUCH more into opening presents this year.

We invited Ms. Kim & her family over for the BBQ as well. Ms. Kim watches the girls while I am at work. That is her 3 year old son Harrison - Addison adores him and refers to him as her Harrison :) Addy loves going to Kim's and I am thankful that she is so happy & well adjusted there.
Erik set up his bags and everyone was playing outside when Addison decided to run in the middle of the game :) Our friend Gabe scooped her up off the court :) I think he pretty much had to do this multiple times because Addison thought it was so funny to keep running back on the bag court.

My BIG 2 year old!! Where did the last 2 years go?!?!?

A new video of my girls :)