ABQ Aquarium

Avery definitely enjoyed her first visit to the ABQ Aquarium!

'FISH'

'FISH'

'FISH'

STINGRAY = 'FISH'

Uuumm...'FISH' is about to eat me!

Whoa, that was close!

And yep, you guessed it - 'FISH'

Travis and I couldn't get enough of her calling everything fish.

Avery at the Aquarium was an amazing experience.  I'm pretty sure this means we'll be getting an annual pass so that we can enjoy this special adventure much more often = )

Future Volleyball Player!

'Avery's Thinking Spot'

You know what Mom...I think I want to learn how to play volleyball.

Lets get started!

Step One - kisses for the volleyball

Step Two - find someone to play against

Repeat Step Two - one day Remi will be interested in Avery other than just at dinner time...

Travis brought Avery to my sand volleyball tournament this past weekend!  Don't worry, I won't force the sport on her...just hoping that maybe watching it all the time will get her interested, haha!  Very very subtle!

Terrible Teething

I haven't posted much lately b/c our little subject of the blog has been having some serious teething pains.  She has 12 teeth now and it is quite obvious that there are more on the way.  I even thought she was coming down with something the last couple of days but its definitely those mean little teeth.  Don't worry, she's still been hard at work around the house.  Above she is multitasking - mowing the tile in our kitchen (thanks Bri!) while carrying her diaper bag that she uses as a purse = )  

Tuning up the play mower!

Today we tested out Avery's version of the Justin Bieber hair style = )

I think she can pull it off...although her hair was too long to go straight forward so we had to go a bit more to the side.

Daddy's Chair...

Hhhmm, it appears Daddy's chair is currently unoccupied...

Oh no, busted!

Well since I'm already here, might as well try to figure out this thing...

Silly Mom...you tell me no but then you go get the camera = )

A girl could get used to this nice spacious chair!

The Missing Camera!

I finally found our missing Sony camera = )  Always fun to see what pictures have been hiding in there for months...

Do I have something on my face?  I really feel like I have something on my face...

Avery at her 1 year checkup!

Emptying out Mommy's purse

Crazy Hair Pizza Face

Do you ever wonder what Avery's hair looks like after a day of pigtails?

Have you ever wondered how much pizza can end up on Avery's face after a delicious dinner of Dions?

If you answered yes to any of these questions...

These pictures are for you = )

Who's Been Sitting In My Chair!

Baby Bear has been sitting in my chair!

You definitely have this story backwards...I'm supposed to be sleeping in YOUR bed = )

Happy Valentines Day!

What's this you say...its Valentine's Day?

I want to spend it with my best buddy Remi!

Check out how cute I am even when I'm walking away = )

I think its the new hair style that Mommy loves and Daddy is sooo embarrassed by!

Remi, I'm not giving up!  We will play catch!

Hope everyone had a fabulous Cupid Day = )  I love any holiday based on a naked baby flying around and shooting arrows!  Who am I kidding...I just love naked baby time ; )

Best. Afternoon. Swing. Ever.

Daddy misses out on our afternoon swing on weekdays...

But on the weekend he gets ALL the giggles!

Seriously, this is so much fun that I'm drooling!

Child Labor - Don't Turn Us In

We have discovered another love of Avery's...she loves cleaning the house!

She dusts the tables, she dusts the floors...she even tried to dust Remi but he ran away too fast to capture a good picture.

She certainly didn't inherit this interest from her Mommy...

She even stole the vacuum cleaner from Daddy b/c she couldn't pass up such a fantastic cleaning tool!

Learning how to turn it on...

And she's off!

House cleaner for the next 18 years - check!

Miss Independent

Somebody keeps getting better and better at feeding herself!

She definitely loves family time around the dinner table = )

Did I Forget To Mention...

I'm in California for the week so no new pictures of Miss Avery until the weekend...so sorry!  I did get to skype with the little princess today, but it only made it harder to be away from her = ( 

Pretty In Green!

It may be crazy cold outside, but Avery just thinks it another excuse to wear her awesome new froggie hoodie from her favorite La Mesa Steeles!

Its not too cold to go for a swing is it?

Listen up Ladies!

I would greatly appreciate a little air time on my personal swing if you would be so kind...

Super Bowl Saturday at Gymboree

We had a special Gymboree class today - football themed for babies and their daddies!

I have to admit, Avery doesn't actually own any NFL football gear but she can certainly rock an Adidas track suit!  Travis caught a few pics with his cell phone...

Checking out the view from the Gymboree bridge

Taking on the football themed obstacle course

And of course parachute time!