Mother's Day! (Better late than never)

So, Brooke and I got some new cameras for Mother's Day! We were so happy to try them out! My family came over to my house where we enjoyed some yummy chopped beef sandwiches, fattening sides, and a delicious lemon cake my aunt made. Honestly, I don't even like lemon cake, but it's like if my aunt or mom make a baked good, it still tastes heavenly. I only had 1 (3) piece though.

Here is Brooke, waving her hand incredibly fast to see how fast the camera took the pic. Sorry, Brooke, I thought your face looked funny here.

Eating some delicious lunch...

Hi Dabe! (that's what Avery says every time he comes into the room)

Avery's big thing lately is crawling into chairs.

Success!

Man, when Leslie is around, Avery gets constant attention. (OK, she constant attention anyway, but when Leslie is around, it's undivided!)

Avery would run down the hall then run back and Leslie would chase her...

Then Avery would knock Leslie over and then come back over and kiss her to "wake her up."

Yay! She's awake! My hero!

Then me and Avery played dress up. Bella participated. I don't think she was amused.

I love the face Avery is giving me here.

Avery, I love you so much. Thank you for making me a mommy and thank you for giving me a chance to love someone else on this earth more than I will ever love myself! You are the light of my life!

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