A Day in the Life of the Edwards

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

When the Smith Family Visits

My younger brother and his family and my older sister came to visit this past week.  Dusty was here for over a week from Indiana and Shannon came up for five days from California.  It was fun to have all of my siblings together. 

Friday night everyone came to our house for dinner.  I was a little concerned as to how I was going to feed 20 people at my house, but we managed.

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After dinner we played the ‘Minute to  Win It’ Oreo game that I was introduced to in Indiana.  Jennie proved to be the queen of the game, managing to get the Oreo into her mouth both times, under a minute!  Everyone had lots of fun trying though!

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After the game we attempted to take a family picture… well, there was pinching and other shenanigans, but we tried our very best.

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Saturday we went to Jumping Jacks and the kids and Dusty ran around crazy and had tons of fun.  I went down the big slide once, just to prove I could do it (sorry, no picture).

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Elle wasn’t feeling so well, so she stayed close to her mom and dad and ate grapes.

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After Jumping Jacks we went to my parents’ for a family dinner and Family Home Evening.  We also celebrated Lauren, Stephanie, Kate and Avery’s birthdays!

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We loved having family in town and Dylan and Avery especially loved playing with their cousins.  We also went rabbit hunting on Thursday and bowling on Friday, but I am waiting to get those pictures from my sister.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Avery’s Birthday Activities

With Avery’s birthday on the Saturday of General Conference, it made for a very busy day.  In between sessions, we went to Red Robin for her birthday lunch. 

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Then we had to wait until after the Priesthood session for cake and presents.  She loved her Rosetta (one of the fairies from Tinker Bell) cake and all of her gifts.  She had a wonderful birthday!

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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Avery Margaret Edwards is 3

Avery was scheduled to be a c-section on April 3.  Instead, the morning of April 2 my water broke so we went to the hospital and Avery was born at 12:09 p.m., weighing in at 8 lbs. 7 oz. 20” long.  I still had a c-section, which I am convinced is the greatest thing ever (if scheduled and not an emergency).  Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to name one of my daughters Avery, which is my mom’s maiden name.  My maternal great-grandmother is named Margaret Avery and Nathan’s paternal grandmother’s name is Margaret, thus Avery’s middle name.

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This beautiful girl always keeps you on your toes.  She has the most vibrant personality.  Avery currently has the habit of falling asleep just about anywhere.  Her favorite things are horses, playing with Dylan, eating (especially treats, major sweet tooth) and giving loves.  She loves being the center of attention and I’m sure will be on a stage one day performing!  I’m excited for warm weather as I believe she is part fish because of how much Avery loves the water.  Happy Birthday, Avery!  I love you!

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