Cousin Time

A few weekends ago we drove to Austin to visit Ben's brother, Bert, and his family. Bert and Lara (his wife) just had a baby boy, Sean (two days before Avery's birthday and one day after mine!) We had a great time and Avery enjoyed playing with her oldest cousin Olivia who is 2 1/2. She tried playing with Sean, but was a little too active for a 1 month old! Here are several pictures of Avery with her family! We love them so much!

The Greene Girls eating breakfast~do you see any resemblances?



Bathtime with daddy~



Crazy cousins!



Beauty Shop-yes that is Ben playing beauty shop with the girls!



Avery and Olivia are giving night night hugs-they were so sweet to each other!



Gigi (Ben's mom) came to Austin to spend time with us! We love our Gigi! She is very special and fun!

The Champs

By now, most of you have probably heard that Ben and his partner, Tyler, did come in first at the Lubbock Stampede! Yeah!!! What surprised me the most, is how much fun I had watching them play-it was so amazing and very intense at times!! Of course I did have company with Ben's Aunt Judy and Dad. I might have felt a tad awkward out there all by myself!! It was also nice because Ben's dad narrated the entire round for me! I learned a great deal about golf in one afternoon...not that I will ever play myself, but I will definitely continue to cheer when I can find a sitter for Avery (thanks Nana and Papa)!

This is a picture from todays paper of Ben making a putt on the second hole-




I have many more pictures to post...so stay tuned!

We love you Benny!

The Stampede (AKA: Daddy's Golf Tourney)

Ben has been playing in the Lakeridge Stampede this weekend and is currently in first place! :) He still has to play this afternoon, so I am actually going to go and watch him (I only go when I know he's winning!) Just kidding, Benny! Avery really wants to go too, but we're afraid she might let out a squeal at a very inappropriate time! She has been known to do that! Avery and I are so proud of Ben...he is such a dedicated daddy and husband. He is also such a Godly example out on the golf course. Without even knowing it, he has been a strong witness for Christ. We can't wait to see how he does today! As Ben has said before, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Go Daddy--we're rooting for you!!

Summertime

This week Avery went to swim at her Nana and Papa's pool! Apparently her swimming lessons have really paid off because I caught her practicing a few of the moves that Mr. Jeff, her swimming teacher, taught us...splashing, kicking her legs...you know the basics! Way to go Avery!!

4th of July Fun!

This 4th of July was Avery's first second holiday....that means no more first holidays..very bittersweet!

Avery rode in her wagon to the parade...



She waited patiently for the parade to start...(no that is not her Diet Coke..it is momma's), she's more of a Dr. Pepper girl!



She watched most of the parade on her daddy's shoulders...



Then she decided it was time for a little snack!



Much later on that day, our entire family went to Mackenzie Park to watch the fireworks! We sat down at the park around 8:45 p.m. and waited, and waited, and waited...No fireworks. We had never gone to this park on the 4th before, so we weren't sure what to expect. Apparently, the people shooting the fireworks didn't know that children (and adults) have bedtimes! Ha, Ha! Anyway, we waited there until around 10:40 p.m. and then decided that they just weren't going to have fireworks this year. Then, on the way back to our cars, we saw the firework show beginning at 10:45 p.m. Just our luck! By this time, however, we were all so tired that we didn't even care anymore...we just got in our cars and watched the show on our drive home! No worries though...we had a great time bonding with our family members!!

Here we are waiting for the show to begin!



It's way past my bedtime!!!



Cousin Haley, I need some sugar!



I love Haley..she shared her push pop with me!



Happy 4th of July!

Avery's First Haircut

Well, shortly after Avery's first birthday came her first haircut! I was pleasantly surprised at how well she did...I was really worried that there would be a lot of screaming and squirming, but fortunatly I was proved wrong! She was very interested in the sharp, pointy things coming towards her face! Monica, who was referred to us by our dear friend, Rachel, was fabulous! She held Avery, loved on her, and even gave her a "First Time Haircut" certificate when it was all over! Next on the agenda-manicures and pedicures!!

Before Haircut:


During Haircut:





Unfortunatly, I did not get an after haircut picture...Avery's patience was fading. However, you can see the 4th of July pictures to get the idea! The big cut was just a few days before!

Yeah!!! Way to go Avery! I was so proud of you!

More Swimming Pictures

I know that the people in these pictures look like little dots, but if you squint really hard, you will see that they are of Avery and her friends (momma included) at swim class!

Mommy & Me Time

Okay..so I'm going to go back in time to re-create Avery's last day of swimming lessons for you! We had a blast together! Avery loved her class and her teacher, Mr. Jeff! She loved being in the water and even went under a couple of times...everytime I brought her back up she would look at me like, what were you thinking? She was a little confused, but then would push me away to try on her own. Yes...Miss Independent already...a little scary in the water!

Already Behind!

Okay...I've been really busy! We've had family in town for a week, so I've kinda slacked on the blogging...I haven't even checked my e-mail in a week! It's amazing how many fun things have happened in this past week...Avery finished up her swimming lessons, she enjoyed her second(and more memorable)4th of July, and we all bonded with lots of fantastic family members! I have so many pictures that I will post soon! I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th as much as we did!