Pro Pic Sneak Preview

Here's a little sneak preview of Avery's one year pics:

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Avery's latest trick

Parenting Lesson #37

If you don't put your kid to bed with pants on, they may figure out how to remove their diaper.

An Update

Things have been pretty mellow here in the Rulis household. Nate and I are on week 5 of our working out/eating healthy plan. So far it's been going really well! Nate's down 12 lbs and I'm down 14. We still have a ways to go, but the progress is encouraging! 

Avery's eyebrow is healing nicely and we should be able to take the bandage off tonight. She is supposed to get her 1 year pictures on Sunday, so hopefully the weather up alright. She woke up this morning with a new tooth! So far she has the two middle ones on the bottom and the two "fangs" on the top. I guess the top middle are usually the second set to come in, but leave it to Avery to be different! 

Priscilla was in town for the last few days and it was really nice to be able to spend some time with her. I think we all wish she was around more often. 

The most exciting upcoming event will be the Bug's birthday party. She has a lot of fans coming in for the occasion. Including her Nana and Grandpa, Uncle Kyle and Aunt Jill, Joel and Erin (her God-Parents) and John and Lauren. It'll be so nice to see everyone. I can't wait!!

That's about all we've got for now. We hope everyone is well! 

Happy Valentine's Day

On the menu:

French onion soup

Braised lamb

Ginger carrots

Chocolate lava cakes

but mom, you should have seen the other guy!

So today, Avery re-opened her cut so back to the doctor we went. Needless to say, it was not a good day. Since it's been three days, they can't suture or re-glue it. Instead, they put some butterfly bandages on it and a sterile pad on top of that. Now our main goal in life for the next 7-10 days is to keep her hands off of it. Nate's brilliant mind came up with having her sleep with mittens on, and so far it's working. We'll keep you posted.

A Fantastic Weekend and a Horrible Night

This past weekend we went up to Park City with my mom, sister, aunt and cousin. The goal was to ski and relax and we were successful at both. Unfortunately, they didn't have boots and skis small enough for Avery, so she was limited to just playing in the snow. Nate and I enjoyed two days on the slopes, which was great. We can't wait until Avery's big enough to go with us next year. After a long drive home we were excited to have a relaxing night before the Monday craziness. Well, Avery had different plans. Not 20 minutes after we got home, Avery was walking around and fell against the couch. She split her eyebrow open and we spend the rest of the night in the ER. Luckily, she didn't need stitches, they just glued it closed. The doctor said it should heal great, and hopefully won't have much of a scar. Needless to say, I was a wreck and nearly passed out, while Nate was the calm, sensible one. Thank goodness I wasn't here alone. I'm now even more of a basket-case. I'm so paranoid about her falling again, or even just bumping into things. I mean, she's a pretty good walker, but most of the time looks like a drunken sailor. It's the worst feeling in the world that no matter what you do, you can't protect her from everything. Anyway, here's are some of the better pictures of the weekend: