Lil Kickers Season Begins

Avery's second season of Lil Kickers Started this weekend!  She was so excited to wear hear new soccer clothes and go to something every week with her friends Jackson and Mason!  The last time she did Lil Kickers was the summer of 2009 when she was two, that was an outdoor class and I think all the parents agreed, way too distracting at that age!  So we are hoping this will provide a bit more focus and she has fun!

Avery starts out happy and excited!

Avery started to warm up after a bit and participated in class most of the second half.  We are hoping that next week she is a bit more used to things and has a wonderful time running around with all the other kids and that soccer ball! 

She finally warmed up and started to participate when there was more activity going on!

Team cheer at the end!

Three musketeers, Jackson, Mason and Avery.  We're missing Tyler today and can't wait until he comes to play next week too!

Time for Preschool!

It was not "officially" Avery's first day of Preschool, but we decided that we should document this time anyway.  With Labor Day behind us and a lot of friends starting preschool, we wanted to document her age and what she has accomplished so far (and mama wanted to start this picture tradition for for all the years following!)

Avery started in her Preschool class in April, there was some space in the class and with a lot of younger children moving into her current room it was time for Avery to move on up!  She LOVES it, she knows most of letters, her numbers, singing is one of her favorite things and she also loves art projects as this is a special time for her to focus and create.  She has also definitely started being a "girly girl" and is BFF's with Aliyah and Audrey Grays!  (There used to be two Audrey's in class so she always refers to her friend with her last name.)  They are inseparable, they take naps and chit chat all day long, hold hands out to the playground and console each other if someone is upset.  She's also started to say silly things about boys at time, "They are yucky," or "They are batman and I don't like batman."

All in all, Avery is a very happy girl, full of smiles.  She loves school and has a happy disposition.  She is empathetic, gets more concerned then some kids and doesn't like scary things - at all!  She likes being active, running, jumping and playing and we could not be more proud of the darling little girl she is!

Football Season is upon us!

Check out what the next three months of Sundays will look like in our house! Steve, Avery and Chris. Thankfully Avery loves having "uncle" Steve over and picks up about one piece of football info a season. No surprise as you can see she was started early in her Seahawks knowledge, love and cheerleading!Avery at three months old, September 2007.

What do you do when you go to the Fair?

This is a summary of all the video we took during our day at the fair.  Avery was a bit timid at first, but ended up really enjoy herself, the rides, the fair food and the animals.  It was a lovely family day!

Avery finally decided to get on a ride.  This is her first one and is the train.

What is a fair without Fisher fair scones?

Riding the pink bear with mommy, "No spinning" allowed though - per Avery!

She chose the zebra, and was first in line when it was her turn, so we raced to get it!

Mama and Avery time!

See this girl?  She is tall enough to go on some of the kiddie rides herself!

Probably the favorite, the bumpy cars. 

Going on the high swing, and making a friend on the ride.  We thought she might freak out on this ride, and there were a couple of moments of fear, but she did great!

We played one "fishing" game and she won enough points for this pink stuffed animal.  (It is some cartoon, but we have no idea what).

A vision of the Fair, so much fun and we can't wait to do it gain next year!

Crescent Bar getaway!

We planned a quick little getaway to Crescent Bar in Eastern Washington. Doesn't that picture above look relaxing and so great? This place seriously has so many days of sun per year - except when we are there. We headed over and Avery could not have been more excited to go on a little mini-vacation. The day we got there was good...clouds and some sunbreaks, but warm enough for us to all be in the pool all day after we checked in - perfect and exactly what we signed up for!

The next day was not exactly what we were hoping for. See those clouds behind Avery? They were there all morning and eventually turned to rain - in Eastern Washington. We didn't let it damper our spirits, but we did leave a day early. When you are somewhere with a three year old and don't bring any toys because you think you'll be outside in the pool all day, the TV and being inside is not any sort of vacation! It definitely was not enough to dampen her spirits either.

We all rallied in the morning, when I think it was about 60 degrees to get into the pool, followed by the hot tub before getting ready and heading out. The rest of our staycation has been wonderful, we've had great weather and we are loving this special family time!

Run the Bases

It is no surprise that Avery loves baseball, and Mariners baseball at that.   We are a baseball watching, Mariner's cheering, game attending family.  At our last game of the season we happened to be at Safeco Field on a Sunday and the kiddos got to run the bases!  It was a highlight of Avery's for sure!

Simple Color & Fun

Sometimes it is the simple wonderful things that are so much fun! We made a spontaneous visit up to Mill Creek Town Center Saturday morning for a Caspar Babypants show! This is by our favorite kids music and Avery just loves them (she had them at her 3rd birthday with Jackson.)

We were fortunate that the Mariks' were around for a little gathering too since they live so close. We enjoyed some adult chit-chat, sat outside Starbucks, had a Jamba Juice and of course Avery and her sprinkled Top Pot donut! A wonderful, relaxing, and not too busy weekend!