Sunshine + swings = FUN!

There is no doubt that Avery is a happy little girl. She LOVES being outside, as we hear every day at daycare when they go on Buggy rides. Apparently when they bring the buggy into the room to load the kids up she starts screaming with glee! We both can envision this, she gets super excited, sticks her arms straight out in front of her, tenses them up, smiles a pursed lip flat smile and starts making noises in anticipation of what is next. Going to the park this Memorial Day weekend was no exception. Avery just loves the swings - good thing since she can't really use the other toys yes - and has just so much fun!

This is what happens after you have been pushing for so long and even though it is well past time to have a bottle, there is no notice of this for our swinging little girl, the only notice is of simply how much fun swings, sunshine and the wind in our hair can be!

Hoover Hater!

So, it's not really a Hoover, but this is what happens when we even bring the vacuum out of the closet. When we turn it on things get even worse, I guess Avery did not inherit her Nana's cleaning genes :)

Sickie

Poor little thing has been sick, sick, sick, with a stomach bug. We are totally on the mend now and this is mid-weekend after loads of Pedialyte and apple juice. I guess if being sick looks this good it might not be so bad.
Being on the mend is far better though as it has been the hottest day in a while, so hot that we had to bring out the air conditioner! Hope everyone is enjoying the start to summer!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there I know. It is hard not to be a smiling happy, proud, fortunate mama when this is the face that you know loves you back so much!

Avery, you are a joy, you remind us of patience, you help us see the world differently, appreciate the small things in life and be grateful for the most important things. Thank you for being you! Love, mama

A rare mama and Avery pic, from our time out at Alki today after dinner!

There is a first time for everything!

And today was it...Avery pooped in the bath, YUCK! How in the heck does she expect me to clean the toys that were floating around in there and the bathtub, ugh. I knew this was bound to happen at some point, but still YUCK! Aside from that, here are some pictures of her from about two weeks ago when we had to switch her from the infant bath to the big tub, as she just LOVES bathtime!

I start out playing and laughing because I LOVE bathtime!Then I look at you because I KNOW I should not be climbing out of the tub to play.But, then I start to stand up!

I start out playing and laughing because I LOVE bathtime!Then I look at you because I KNOW I should not be climbing out of the tub to play.But, then I start to stand up!Now, I'm in the big tub playing with toys!And, I'm trying to figure out how to grab the water from the facet.But, I can't quite figure it out, but it sure is fun to try!

There, we did it!

We've been getting hounded for a while on a blog...so, without further ado, here it is. Just getting started, but hopefully this will be the place to go for updates and funny stories about Miss Avery. Hopefully, we'll be able to backdate some progress and pics soon so you see the (almost) year she has had!