Spring Fever!

We are loving the outdoors! It is all I can do to get Avery to come in for meals, nap, or even to stay out of the rain. My normally neat and clean girly girl is a filthy mess digging in the dirt and picking plums from the tree in our front yard. Last Monday she spent the afternoon rolling down the hill. The next morning she had a horrible rash all over her cheek. It is getting better, but still there.
She is talking much clearer now and saying lots of cute things. I always say "Hi baby girl!". Apparently she is catching on because Saturday on our way to soccer she looked up at me and said "Hi Mommy girl!". She is so silly.
Birthday party plans are coming right along. I am so excited and a little sad that my baby is going to be 2 years old. I am trying to not go overboard, but I think that may be impossible.
Soccer is going well. She was the soccer playre of the month for her age group last month, because she was a good listener. What? Avery? She is getting much better at listening and following direction.
She learned to walk backwards and loves practicing up and down the sidewalk. She is starting to identify colors and is curently fixated on yellow.

Avery's First Easter

The day started out pretty hectic. Avery was hyped up on chocolate - I let her eat 1/2 of a little bunny. She emptied the entire contents of her diaper bag on the living room floor, Cheerios, wipes, and hand sanitizer everywhere.
I finally got her dressed and made myself somewhat presentable and we all headed out to church. She got to play in te nursery, which she loves and she had her little friend Charlie and cousing Hannah to make the time fly by.
After church she caught a few winks in the car on the way to Grandma's. Let me tell you what. I had said she was afraid of swings, well, not anymore! She was in hog heaven. She loved running around outside barefoot. Egg hunting went pretty well, she caught on after maybe 5 minutes of just running free.
We got home and she had a few more pieces of candy and dinner... yes, in that order. The rules went out the window on Sunday. She was out by 7:15. It was a long day, but so much fun.

Six Months Already

It's hard to believe, that Avery has been with us for 6 months. She has really blossomed and I can't imagine what we ever did without her.
We went to the mall a couple weeks ago and there was a display for Sesame Street Live - Avery FREAKED! She started screaming "Ello, Ello!!!!!" Needless to say we are headed to see the show Thursday evening. That's going to be interesting.
The crazy weather has brought on some illness, so we've been homebound much of the last few weeks. Talk about stir crazy! Avery had an ear infection, then got the flu. Poor thing has never been so sick. She is definately back to her wild, crazy self.
She is getting sassy these days. Her new little thing is to put her hands on her hips, when you do something she doesn't like or want and say in an indignant tone "Heeyyyy!" Wonder where she gets that?
We went to the IAC for our 6 month follow-up this week. IT went really well, but Avery's TB test was positive, so she has to do a LONG antibiotic protocol. That should be fun.
Next week starts soccer season. I can't wait - I'm a soccer mom. Can you imagine a bunch of toddlers running around kicking the ball for an hour. I think when soccer is over we'll give gymnastics a shot, since she loved watching her cousins. Talk about glued to their every action.
It's finally been warm enough to hit the park. We had a great day, but she wore me out! My little dare-devil took off down the BIG tunnel slide without her momma. I never went down a slide so fast trying to catch her. she's not a big fan of the swings though - more of a climber for sure. Surprise! Surprise!