Congrats Aunt Jess and Uncle Joe!

Yea!! In addition to celebrating Christmas this year, we also got to celebrate Jess and Joe's wedding!  Avery first Christmas and first wedding!!  It was a beautiful day and Avery was too cute in her dress, not to mention how darn cute Conner was in his tux!  I was so worried about feeding, leaking, etc. I didn't get enough pictures! :)  My parents came up to help out with Avery and we couldn't have done it without them.  It was so much fun!  Here are a few pics from the big day.

Ha..the best we could do.  She did NOT like her headband!

Snuggling with daddy before the ceremony

With grandma Evie

Snuggling with Grandpa at dinner

Christmas Christmas!!!

Christmas morning we woke up and opened a few presents at our house, and then went over to Nana and Grandpa's house to have Christmas morning with them and Uncle Jeff.  It was a pefect day, and Avery was once again spoiled with too many presents.   The day after Christmas we went up to Chisago and had Christmas with the Bahns before we all switched into wedding mode.  Avery and Conner chilled in their swings/gliders and we opened their presents for them!  It will be so much fun next year when they are tearing into their presents themselves!  We are so lucky to have such amazing families.  

Snuggling with Daddy at the Bahns Christmas

Avery and Conner at Christmas

Christmas morning with Nana and Grandpa

Lots of presents!

Merry Christmas!

We have spent the last few days around here finishing up our last minute Christmas shopping, and getting ready for Aunt Jess and Uncle Joe's big day!!  We are heading up to Chisago the day after Christmas for the wedding and to celebrate Christmas with the Bahns!!  In between, we have been sure to squeeze in some extra special Christmas snuggles and enjoying these moments together.  We can't wait for our first Christmas morning together as a family tomorrow and the excitement of the days to come!

Lots of Christmas snuggles with mama and daddy

Sleeping with her blankie

First Kauz Christmas

Today we had our first Christmas!!  It was our Kauz family Christmas at my mom and dad's house.  SO much to celebrate this year.  We are so happy that Cullen is now home on Christmas break too and now has lots of time to spend with us!!  Cousins Auden, Jess, Jay, Patience, Kade, Noah and Ans were all there, along with Avery's uncles and aunts and of course Nana and Grandpa.  She got spoiled with way too man presents, but mostly the day was just perfect to spend with family.  We are so blessed.

Dancing with cousins

The kids and grandkids

Just the grandkids

Kisses from cousins Audie..who LOVES baby A-dree!

With Nana and Grandpa

First Trip to the Mall!

Today Avery and I took our first trip to the mall together to do some Christmas shopping!  She once again proved to be a wonderful little shopper!  She just hung out in her stroller and was just perfect.  We of course stopped to eat.  I'm so thankful to the malls around that have special rooms for nursing mothers.  Thank you!  It makes it so easy!  We picked out treasures for Daddy, all of our Grandparents, and some cousins and got lots checked off the list!  We had some tummy time tonight when we got home and played a little, and then fell fast asleep after our big shopping day!

Tummy time - she just likes to eat her hands and fingers!

Play time

Family Time

Avery First Baby-sitters

Last night Cullen and I went to a Christmas party at our friends' house, and this was our first night away.  Nana and Grandpa came over, and of course we couldn't have asked for any better baby-sitters.  It was a night of mixed emotions for sure though.  It was so great to have a night out with Cullen and friends, but it was so hard to leave her.  I think we were probably only gone for about 4 hours or so, and I'm sure I only called home 2 or 3 times!  That is good right?!  No, it really went just great, and I think my mom and dad loved having some alone time with her too.  I'm pretty sure her little booty didn't get set down all night, which is just fine by us!  

Our family picture before our first night out!

Good friends, good times!

Last night we had some friends over to hang out and meet Avery, since some of them haven't had a chance to yet.  It was a great time and it was so nice to hang out with some friends, since we don't get out a whole lot these days!  We had great food, great drinks and great times!  Avery was a wonderful host and looked super adorable in her fuzzy outfit from Aunt Jess.  She looks so old when she wears big girl clothes and not just sleepers!  Tonight we are headed out to a Christmas party and Avery is going to hang out with her babysitters (a.k.a Nana and Grandpa).  Thanks for coming over guys!

Ready for friends to come over

Snuggling with Jessie!

Getting big

Her and her soothie..love how she puts her little finger in there!

Avery and Mama

I was heading out to get my hair done tonight (the first time since Avery was born..yea!) and realized that since I pretty much do all of the picture taking around here, I don't really have any pics of just us, so we took a few tonight.  I never love the way I look in pics, but these just might be by favorite pics ever, just because of who is in there with me! :)  I just love this little girl more and more EVERY day.  Who ever knew you could love someone so much.  Aww..she melts my heart.

Avery's First Road Trip!

This weekend Avery had her first road trip!  We ventured up to Chisago to visit Grammy and Grandpa Bahn and meet some new cousins.   She did great in the car, and slept pretty much the entire way.  We learned our lesson though and were so worried about keeping the poor girl warm, she was all bundled up and we had the heat on and she was just sweating when we got there, but happy nonetheless!  Live and learn right?!  It was our first road trip!  Uncle Kirk came over to hang out on Friday night and Avery enjoyed some snuggle time with him too.  We had fun up in Chisago.  It is so fun to see Avery and Conner together.

Grammy and Grandpa with the grandkids

Aww cousins..Avery and Conner. 

Meeting cousins Katie and Jacob

Snoozing in her cozy bear sleeper from aunt Kristin

Snuggles with Uncle Kirk

Just a relaxing week

Just a few pics from this week.  We haven't been up to too much.  Cullen is back in the swing of things at work and Avery and I are enjoying our days together.  I can already imagine how hard it is going to be to go back to work in March.  It is going to come WAY too fast!  It is so nice to have Cullen home in the evenings though, and we are sure enjoying that time together as a family.  Avery still isn't too sure about baths, but she does pretty good for the most part!  She still loves to eat, snuggle, swing and sleep!  Here are a few pics of our week.

Another bath

All that playing just wore the poor girl out!

Avery and daddy enjoying evening naps

More snoozing

More playing

Love the cross-eyed swinging :)

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN SANTA!

Yup, she loves us more than Santa!  I had to try out this Santa hat on the little one.  Chalk up one more pic to add to the Christmas card I guess.  It was too cute not to share!

Avery's Day Out!

We had a BIG day today!!!  Avery took her first shopping trip!  (The first of many that I'm sure are in her future!)  We needed a few things, so we bundled up and headed out Babies R' Us.  She did a great job!  They have a nice family room that we could change her and nurse her.  It couldn't have gone better.  I think it is safe to say the girl will be a shopper!  When we came home, she relaxed with a little nap with Daddy, and a swing in her new swing.  Plus we had to take a few more pictures in her pretty yellow sleeper.  This is one of our favorites!  It was a great day!!

All bundled up and ready to go shopping!

The MN cold isn't getting this little sweetie!

My new fave picture!

Chilling in her new swing!  She looks SO tiny!