Avery's Alley

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Diaper Dash

So we were at Babies R Us buying a shower gift and one of the employees came up to us to ask if we wanted to enter our baby in a Diaper Dash contest they were having. Basically it was a contest in which the babies had to crawl to the finish line. There were 4 rounds and whomever won each round won a $10 gift card to the store and then all of the winners competed to win 3 months of free diapers! We thought it would be fun (and who couldn't use free diapers?) so we signed Avery up. She was up against an 11 month old boy for the first race. We thought for sure he would win, considering he could walk and the fact that Avery has only been crawling for a few weeks. The girl said "GO!" and Avery took off towards me without hesitation and the boy just sat there! Johnny was so proud that she beat a boy! She lost in the final race, there was actually another Avery there and she kept looking at her family instead of me. I think she was confused as to why these strangers knew her name! It was all in good fun and it worked out for us winning the gift card because we also bought her big girl car seats while we were there. Her Uncle George says she's a natural athlete! Ha Ha! I wish I had my camera with me! Our girl made us proud!

Monday, January 31, 2011

Splish Splash! I was....

...taking a bath and mommy said she just had to take a picture of me. She and daddy thought that I looked so cute they had to put it on the blog right away. I love my baths (if you couldn't tell) and mommy and daddy said they are going to get me some new bath toys to make bath time even more fun.

8 Months Old!

I am 8 months old! What am I up to? ALOT! First off, I am mobile! I started crawling two weeks ago and now I am everywhere! I weigh over 17 lbs. and am roughly 27 inches tall. I can pull myself up on to everything such as the coffee table, the TV stand, shelving...you know all the dangerous stuff! Mommy and Daddy are baby proofing everything! I love to greet Mommy and Daddy in the morning by standing up in my crib and hanging on to the rails (or peeking through them, I think this game is so fun!) I have four teeth and two more are getting ready to break through. I am eating all kinds of foods. New things I have tried recently are broccoli, mac and cheese, bread, crackers and pasta. I am so interested in what Mommy and Daddy are eating. Even if I have just eaten I think I need some of theirs too! I could care less about my toys right now I'd rather take things (everything) out of any kind of basket or drawer. I get mad and will let you know if you take something away from me that I'm not supposed to have. I LOVE Mommy's cell phone and the (Daddy's)remote control! I love to play peek a boo. I have such a cute personality, I laugh all the time and will give you a look with my big eyes and long lashes...you'll melt! I am becoming quite vocal too. I can say "Mama" and "Dada" and do lots of babbling. I have even started giving you a devilish grin when I am about to do something you told me "no no" to. Stay tuned to see what I am up to next month when I am a big 9 month old!

Daddy dressed her for her picture (we're getting ready for the storm of the century!)

Our little eskimo!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Breakfast Date

This morning Avery and I met up with my good friend Jen and her little boy Jake for a breakfast date. I couldn't get a good picture with both of the kids looking at me, so this is the best that I got. The little ones ate while us mommy's got to catch up.

A Girl and Her Shoes!

So the other day I was putting away clothes in Avery's room and she was playing on the floor. She loves to get out this basket that holds some of her shoes. I quickly grabbed my camera because I thought it was so cute...her sitting there trying to decide what shoes she wanted to wear! :)

...or chew on I should say!

Happy Birthday Uncle Lukey!

Last Saturday was my brother's birthday! We wish you a Happy Birthday little bro! We love you very much! Sorry this is late! Also, congrats on your new job we are proud of you!

clearly she wasn't interested in posing for a picture!

Connor's 1st Birthday!

Two weekend's ago we went to Connor's (aka Avery's boyfriend's) 1st birthday party! Connor has lots of cousins and Avery had fun playing or trying to play with the big kids. The party was lots of fun and the birthday boy couldn't be any cuter! Happy Birthday Connor! We love you little man!