Avery 16 months

I thought I would keep the blog up a lot better than I have. We have had many great adventures in the last few months. Avery is getting her molars. She has been pretty good about them. The biggest way we tell is she has her fingers in her mouth all the time. She is also starting to run. And as a result, she has had some great bumps and bruises. Slow down kid!

The three of us have been down to Disney a few times. Avery is now at the age where she can really enjoy it. We spend a good amount of time at Magic Kingdom and she loves the rides. We haven't gone to see characters yet, so that one will be interesting.

Avery is getting much more independent. She wants to put her clothes on and feed herself. She goes on food strike if we try to help. She pretty well understands all the commands we say "bring me your shoes please", "please shut the drawer", "bring me your ball", "please hold my hand", etc. It has been really fun to see the quick change to her being able to understand us. She is starting to use a few more words.

She is a really happy kid, yes she does have her great tantrums at times too. Thankfully they don't last long and are not very regular. Watching her explore all the new things around her is a lot of fun!

At Buzz Light Year (not a great picture)

Bath time, too cute not to share!

Avery loves to sit in the cat beds

Family picture from 4th of July

Loving yogurt!

 

A Year Old

I have been really bad about updating our blog. The biggest news is Avery turned one! We had a great celebration, Mary came from New York and all the grandparents celebrated with us. She really wasn't too sure of the cake to start with, but then decided she loved it. Takes after her mom!

We also had fun at Easter. Avery actually took her basket around and collected eggs. It was fun.

We went to Disney for a few days and she experienced a pool for the first time. She loves the water!

Avery is now a pro at walking, in fact she has started to pick up the pace and tries running, sometimes trips. She is saying about 4 words rather regularly. She babbles up a storm and tells us stories all the time. She is also really good at imitating things we do.

Enjoying birthday cake!

All dressed up for her birthday