Alexxa Riley's 1st Birthday

Alexxa Riley had her 1st Birthday Party on Saturday, July 28th, 2012!  Her family was there to celebrate with her.  Thank you all for making her 1st Birthday so special!  

First, she started out with the presents.  Thanks for all of the wonderful presents!  She loves them all!

Then, Alexxa dug into her cake!  Thank you for making her cake Aunt Sarina...it was yummy:)

What a mess!

Last, she got to spend time with her family and blow some bubbles!

I cannot believe Alexxa is 1 already!  

Time really does fly.  

Alexxa's One Year Pictures

Yesterday Daddy, Averi, & Aunt Lindsay took Alexxa to get her 1 year old pictures.  I cannot believe she is a year old already!  Here are a few sample pictures:)

Alexxa Riley Amstutz

Averi on the Turf

Averi got to go to football lifting this morning with Daddy.  She had so much fun...her favorite part was playing soccer and football on the big field.  

Hanging out at Home

We have hung out at home a lot this summer...

due to mommy being pregnant..

but we are still learning and having fun!

Averi loves reading the pictures of books and Alexxa enjoys hearing the stories.

Alexxa decided to lay back and relax as sissy reads to her.

We found a new "Letter Tracing" app that Averi loves:)

Tracing Letters with Grandpa Dan.



Alexxa loves standing at her play table.

In the following pictures you might wonder why Averi has no clothes on...Let me just say...we had ravioli for lunch:)

Our little lefty is doing well with learning to use scissors.

We are working on counting...she can count to 13...then we skip to 18 for some reason:)  In this activity she had to count the flower petals and then place the correct number on the flower!

Averi loves gluing!

We have perfected the letter H.



Almost done with formula and the bottle.



A Little Laptop Time

The girls were doing a little "work" on their laptops the other day.  It is impossible to get them both to take a second to smile for a picture at the same time:)  They love their 'media' as Averi calls it, like their daddy...HaHa!



When Alexxa Riley gets tired of working on her laptop she decides to be a little mischievous....at her sister expense:)  Watch out Averi Lynn!  To tell you the truth Alexxa is probably just getting her back for all the times
Averi pushes her over or whacks her in the head... 

Gathering With Our Family From Texas!

Aunt Jesse, Uncle Raymond, & their good friend Michelle came to visit  us in Indiana.  It was wonderful having them here and the time went way too fast!  We all had a chance to get together, hang out, and catch up.  Thanks to our family photographer :) Aunt Linny, we have some great pictures!  Here they are...

Grandma Sally & Averi

Aunt Jessie, Alexxa, Michelle, & Lindsay

Aunt Jessie & Uncle Raymond

Heather, Aunt Jessie, & Michelle

Alexxa & Mommy

The Amstutz Gang

(Adam and the girls)  Michelle, Adam, & Aunt Jessie

Shay & Grandma Sally

Max and his grandsons...Austin, Reid, & Luke

We will miss you guys and we will definately have to get down to Texas soon!