Making Memories with the Garvins

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

It (was) Fall Y'all!

Every Fall I take Avery out for a photo shoot. This was my favorite shoot we've had. She was so in to it! Picking where she wanted to sit, picked her shoes (adorable with her dress I might add) and she was so playful and cooperative. I got so many great shots that it was hard to choose my favorites. Here are just a few....

Cuteness warning...

I mean, seriously? Does it get any sweeter?

Of course, Ivan had to get in on the shoot as well :)

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Halloween 2011

Deja vu? Nope. Avery insisted that she wanted to be a horse ("Stormy") for Halloween again this year....who was I to argue? The costume was purchased last year (on sale, I might add) and it still fit this year. Uh, save myself the hunt for the perfect costume? Yes please! And not spending more money for her to wear it once? Double yes! (Well I did take her down the costume aisle at Target just to make sure she did infact want to be Stormy again tis year, and she had no interest in anything but being Stormy). Easy peasy!

She picked out Ivan's costume this year. Typically he is Count Hound-u-lah, but this year she said he was a bad dog and needed to wear the prisoner dogstume :-)

She was really into Trick or Treating this year and totally got it. She wasn't even that much into the candy, but more the act of Trick or Treating....thank the Lord! We only gave her a few peices of candy and dumped her bucket back into our stash to hand out. Once we got back to the house she thoroughly enjoyed handing out candy to everyone that came to our house. All four of us sat at the front door and handed out candy! Truly a fun year!!!

*You can click on the individual pictures to enlarge them

Ivan and Avery waiting to go Trick or Treating

The Ivan and Stormy stare down

Stormy kisses!

Avery and her friend Sophia

Happy Halloween!

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Pumpkin Pickin' with the Little Pumpkin.....2011

Today we picked the perfect pumpkin with our little pumpkin. And when I say 'today', I really mean in 2011 :-)

Avery picked several large pumpkins at first. We told her she had to be able to carry the pumpkin herself and she did try very hard to convince us she could carry several this size and larger. She actually did get this one about an inch off the ground.

*Notice the hand on the hip helps with the hunt for the perfect pumpkin

She said the pumpkin, although smaller, was getting too heavy to carry alone and needed Daddy to help her carry it to the car. So, they carried it together :-) Love the look on her face in this shot!