According to Avery

Lately, Avery has been talking up a storm and creating great sentences and conversations. She's so funny at this age (28 months), because she is now understanding how things work, logic, and putting things together. I'm reminded regularly of Art Linkletter and his old show "Kids Say the Darnest Things". Every day, I'm retelling a story to Michael of what Avery said that was so cute or funny (to me at least). I figured I'd share them and start calling these posts "According to Avery".... because I have a feeling there will be lots of material to share! So here it goes...

((NOTE: She calls herself A-E, or A-BEY))

Shouting in the backseat of the car, "A-E ONLY PRINCESS AT THE LAKE!! TAKE PICTUUUURREE!!"
"I'm a princeesssss" (putting the inflection on 'ceesssss') ... while shaking her booty side to side and twisting her hands back and forth.

When asked what she wanted to name a little sister, she said, "Nanna". Her little brother will be called, "Daddy Boy".

"Daddy tickle A-E's peaches".... when referring to her booty cheeks.
This girl could live off chocolate milk alone. Lately when I fix her milk, she'll do a taste test and say, "Uh-oh, not working"... and give it back to me to put MORE chocolate in it.

"PPppppppppfffffppppp" with her lips...then, "Peeewwww weeeee!"

Anytime she smells something...no matter what it is...we'll ask her what it smells like and she says, "Like poo-poo".
She says to me, "You my Mommy". I say to her, "You're my daughter". Then she responds..."No, you my dawww-ter". Throughout the day she looks at me and says, "Hey my dawww-ter".

At bedtime after our prayers, she says, "Goodnight my mommy, goodnight my Paige, goodnight my Mi-hole (Michael), goodnight my dawww-ter".

"A-bey so tii-yerrd. Take nap."

"Uh-oh, bug bite me backside" (backyard/outside)

Avery does #2 in the potty now, and she was doing her business in the bathroom. I was waiting for her to come and get me when she was done, and as she ran into the living room, I expected her to say "All done." Instead, she is holding up a number 1 with her pointer finger and said, "That stinks. Stinks." I asked her what stinks and she said, "Finger stinks. In booty". OOOH LAAWWWDD!!

Family Day at INK

Today was a very special day. It wasn't anyone's birthday, or holiday, or special occasion...but Michael DID take off from work this morning just to hang with his girls. This is an act of GOD and has NEVER happened before. I felt like a school girl this morning getting ready for a field trip. I was very excited:) We took Avery to INK, (Interactive Neighborhood for Kids) in Gainesville. It was really neat, with different rooms like a bank, post office, grocery store, court, dentist...etc. It really had everything you would imagine for the kids to discover and play. I think Michael and I had as much fun, or more, than Avery did. Not because the place was fun for adults...we just created our own fun;)


The first stop...the beauty shop. Avery was unsure of her stylist and wondered why she had a bald spot on top of her head.
Polka-dotted airplane.
She learned how to milk a cow.
And I learned that a cow's behind doesn't smell good.
Nice view, Michael.
Avery was just being sweet. She looked so cute in all her purple...every bit of it that Mimi bought!
Driving the antique fire truck.
Avery took her turn as court reporter.
Then as the judge.
Last stop was in the juror's seat.
Practicing her smirk at the prosecutor.
She visited the dentist. However, I don't recall my dentist giving me a raspberry on my belly.
She tended to the sick patients.
I showed her how to be an excellent teacher.
I couldn't find Michael for a little while. And there he was...creeping in the corner and stalking the little children.
"I'm king of the worrrrllllddd!!!"
Time to check out at the grocery store with cashier Michael.
HAHAHAHAHA! I couldn't stop laughing at this bc we don't even know who this other little boy is, but Michael was making this ridiculous face the whole time. Too funny!
We had a great morning and Michael said he wants to do this every other Friday. Yaaay!!!

Paiges of Life...Volume 2

Like many authors, I have gotten over my creative block (or in better words, laziness!!!) and decided to rejoin the world of blogging. So here it is...my blog...VOLUME 2 :) It's short and sweet....but a start. I've missed documenting about 8 months of Avery's life, so I will try and post some pictures from the past few months periodically. If you follow me on Facebook, you have seen how much she's grown. But not all of you use Facebook that often...so this is for y'all.

Below are a few pictures of our 'baby'..I mean toddler..at St. Simons from this summer. Enjoy the sweet pics.

Christmas at our house

WARNING....LOTS OF PICTURES!!!

I'll keep the writing just like my little girl....short and sweet. We had Christmas with Michael's parents a few days before because my family was coming to stay at my house for Christmas Eve. They gave Avery her very own kitchen set with about 200 different pieces of dishes, silverware, food, etc. She loves it!

On Christmas Eve, my crazy family came up and after a dinner of gumbo, we had an impromptu dance party in the living room. This is my dad...breaking it down!
Avery had to show off her moves, too!
She was worn out from all the dancing, so she cuddled up close with Grandma.
And also loved on her Papa.
She had to check out the chimney to see if Santa would fit through.
I read to her and the rest of the family, "The Night Before Christmas". I hope to keep it going every year until my kids think I'm not cool anymore.
My sister Jessica and I took Avery outside to throw reindeer food, a tradition we've done since elementary school.
We throw the food, make a wish, and spin around three times. After that, we must run inside and jump straight to bed.
Santa definitely came to visit Avery that night while she was asleep.
She didn't know what was going on!!
But once she saw all her toys, she had to check out everything.
Sweet little feet reaching for her presents.
Fisher Price's "Little People"...Noah's Ark.
She ate her breakfast on the run because she didn't want to miss any of the presents being opened.
She tore into those gifts and handed each thing she opened to her Grandma and Papa.
Looking all cute in her new Christmas outfit.
The dogs enjoyed their gifts, too...although they wanted to play with same frisbee.
After breakfast we did a little more dancing.
Group shot (just missing my brother Jake). My parents, 'Bama'...my dad's mother, and all our dogs. It was a great Christmas!!!!