Pioneer Woman comes to Nashville!

For the past couple of years Jeannie and I have followed a blog called, Pioneer Woman. The blogger, Ree is a regular woman whose blog has exploded to thousands of readers. She is the wife of an Oklahoma rancher, homeschooling mom, great cook and incredible photographer and now she is on the NY Times best sellers list. She is a total crack up and we've always enjoyed her blog. We've read it so long, it started to feel like we knew her personally. Well, as of Tuesday night, we can say we do! Okay, okay. We met her. I guess we still don't know her, but we are one step closer! She just released a new cookbook and she did a signing at Davis Kidd Booksellers in Nashville. Jeremiah, Jeannie and I all went. It was a fun night of chatting with other readers, fans and "friends" of Ree, the Pioneer Woman. She was very sweet and chatted with each person as they got their books signed and pictures taken. She got a smile out of Jeremiah even though it was WELL past his bedtime. He was a trooper and was great the entire time. I promised him that when he's a teenager and really wants to go to some movie opening at midnight, or meet a band, I would take him. We arrived at the mall about 5pm and connected with our friends who got us line tickets and then shopped at bit. About 6 we strolled into the book store to begin our wait. Ree arrived about 7pm and the signing began. Our ticketed number group got in line about, oh... who knows when. All I know is we strolled up to the table and met the real Pioneer Woman about 10:20. We were headed home by 10:45. :) My little sweet pea was in bed very late, but treated us both by sleeping in very late the next morning. It was a fun night, one we won't soon forget. Not just because we met Ree, but because we had so much fun waiting.

Jeremiah is 4 months old!

I can't believe that I haven't posted since Jeremiah turned 3 months! Let's just say, its been busy around here!

At 4 months Jeremiah:
rolls over from back to belly and belly to back
tries to sit up when you lay him on his back
sits up when supported
LOVES to jump in his monkey seat
reaches for toys and things he wants
drools constantly
sleeps through the night (most nights!)
loves to go out and about
is getting better about riding in the car at night (yeay!)
loves to play with other babies, but especially enjoys watching Aubrey play
goes to the nursery on Sundays
stands when supported and loves to jump
makes his mommy and daddy laugh all the time
brings joy to everyone he smiles at (which is about anyone who will look at him)

3 months

Jeremiah is 3 months old and more fun each day!

At 3 months Jeremiah:
laughs out loud all the time
smiles at everyone in sight
loves to be sitting up looking around
hates the car seat at night (still!)
thinks dancing with Momma is so funny, but listening to Daddy sing is even funnier
has rolled over from his belly to his back
talks all the time by fluctuating his voice up and down making a funny groaning noise
is the joy of our household. I don't know what we looked at before he came along!
loves going to UTurn and seeing all the kids, but the Word Group girls are his favorite

Pumpkin Fest

First of all... Thank you, Melinda for the lesson on posting pictures!

Every year Franklin has Pumpkin Fest in downtown Franklin. It is so much fun to see all the kids in their costumes and this year we got to take our little guy! We saw lots of friends out enjoying the beautiful Fall weather.

Jeremiah dressed as his daddy, Al the Averitt Associate!




Aubrey was a beautiful princess and loved posing for the pictures with her buddy, Little Al the driver


Taking a break from the stroller!

A quick post!

Can you believe he is big enough for his Bumbo chair?!


My brother Matt (17) aka, Jeremiah's favorite toy
Jeremiah, Bella, Gideon and Jack (Reynolds cousins)
Jeremiah meeting his great-grandma! (Al's grandma)

I have internet access and a sleeping baby at the same time! That rarely happens so here is a quick update on our lives! And I do mean quick... :) 

We are doing fantastic, I am loving the mommy life. I am still in awe at times that I am in this position finally.

Jeremiah and I enjoyed a trip to Tulsa this month. He did great on the flights and loved all the people he got to see on each flight. He thought they were all there for him. It was a funny experience to step onto a plane and have everyone looked away fast, you could almost hear their thoughts, "Please don't let the lady with the baby sit by me..." but our boy did great! He didn't cry a bit. We had a great time in Tulsa making the rounds to see everyone. We were both tired by the end of the trip, but I am so thankful we got to go. Becky just bought a house so I was so excited to see it in it's "before" stage. She has lots of work to do, but it is an adorable house about 6 blocks from my parents. 

I am almost 30!!! Two weeks from today I will be 30! I know it is two weeks because today is my lifelong friend, Sarah B's birthday. She is 29 today and we are the same age for 2 weeks every year. That was a big deal when we were little. Happy Golden Birthday, Sarah! To mark this milestone, I have a gray hair. One curly thing poking up from the crown of my head. I am not one to shy away from birthdays though. I love each age and I am proud to be where I am, so bring on the thirties and the gray hairs! (I just a box of dye anyway ;))

Last week we lost power and about the same time heard a helicopter. We looked outside and there was a helicopter flying low pulling new power lines to new towers that were just built. It was amazing to watch. The chopper would fly so low and steady. And then to add to our excitement a guy climbed the tower to attach the lines. It was worth the temporary loss of power. :) That is what the random picture is. (can someone tell me why I can't move pictures on this thing!? So annoying) 

Ok, nap time is coming to an end in our house so I will hurry up and get some pictures added to this post and say goodbye for now! 

2 months old!

He's sad, OU keeps loosing. Even with the cutest fan!
2 months! He's getting so big!
I love Tulsa! 

Our buddy boy is 2 months old! Last week at his 2 month check up he was 11lbs 11oz and 23 1/4 inches long. For weight he is in the 50th percentile and for his length he is in the 75th. 

Jeremiah, at 2 months you: 

*love to sit on Daddy's raised knees and talk to him. 

*have laughed out loud several times, but only for Daddy. He must be funnier than me. 

*love to play on your ocean mat and watch the lights and listen to the music. 

*LOVE Praise Baby worship DVD's. You will sit in your bouncy chair and smile and talk to the TV while the worship songs play. 

*sleep great at night, but don't take very long naps during the day unless I lay down with you. 

*do not care for long car rides. (If you could change that before Christmas, that would be great!) Anything over 20 minutes and you are all done. If it is dark out, you cry most of the trip. 

*light up when Daddy talks to you and you seem to like all the silly nicknames he has for you.

*love Mommy time when you get sleepy and except for Daddy no one else can console you when you want Mommy. 

*discovered your hands and think they are tasty!

*love to kick and kick and kick!

This last month has included lots of fun. Jeremiah met his Uncle Josh for the first time while Josh was in town for a conference. We celebrated Olivia's birthday with some bowling. Jeremiah didn't even need the bumpers up, he's a natural. Our days are busy with bible studies, errands lots of fun. I am so thankful that I am staying at home. It has been such a blessing for both Al and myself. We have lots of fun! 

We are so excited to now be a part of the Spring Hill congregation of New Song. It is exciting to be a part of what God is doing in our city. It is different being in a smaller congregation, but the spirit is the same and the word bring brought is always good and challenging. Jeremiah is loved everywhere we go, but seems to have a special place in the hearts of the people there. As a family, we are so excited that God has called us there in this season. 

As always we are busy with youth. Many have asked, but we determined to continue doing UTurn with Jeremiah in tow. We have started covering his ears, because it gets loud in there and we have had to leave early a time or two, but for the most part he just goes with the flow. The kids all love him and it is fun to watch them interact with him. 

I am leading a Walking Out the Word group for some of our youth girls as well as a group of mom's here in Spring Hill. I love the challenge and I love getting into the word a bit more deeply than I would normally. When you have teenagers asking you questions, it keeps you on your toes. And gathering with the moms and hearing from them has really stretched me. I have also started a Beth Moore bible study, I always love her studies. So, to say we are bored would be a lie! I love being available to serve our friends as well. Today and tomorrow we get some Aubrey time and later this week I am keeping 3 other kids. OK, that is all the rambling I will do for today. Right now we don't have internet at home so I don't post often. I promise even if I don't post, we are still taking pictures!

Trying this again...

For some reason I have had some blog trouble and I couldn't post any pictures. Since I am typing with a sleeping baby on my lap I will let the pictures speak for themselves. Jeremiah weighs 11lbs 4oz!