I am an ARTIST

What do you think of this first piece of art in my new collection? I call it 'THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DADDY FALLS ASLEEP WHILE WATCHING ME.'

Kids - a little advice if you plan to replicate this at home...

You will need:
-a very sleepy Daddy
-a sharpie marker (any color will do but choose one that represents your sense of style and creative vision)
-a CD (CD selection seems to be key - choose one that will make your Mommy pretty perturbed at your Daddy)
-a quiet place to work (although if your Daddy sleeps like a rock like mine does... any place will do. A great way to check if your Daddy is really 'out of it' before you begin is to dress him up while he is sleeping. If he doesn't wake up within the first few seconds... the coast is probably clear. Please see the photo below as an example of a Daddy who is clearly 'out of it'.)

Good luck with this artistic endeavor and if all else fails... run and hide!

Just a Swingin'

It's the simplest things in life that bring the most joy.

Avrey's Favorite Book

The 'A' Team

I just received a gift in the mail from one of my mom's dear college friends. Her name is Amy and she has a super cute baby girl named Dylanne (she is turning 1 soon). They live in Bozeman, Montana. Maybe we will go visit some day and I will be able to play with Dylanne (she looks like a lot of fun).

Pictured below you will see me proudly wearing and attempting to point at my new tee (that is the cool way to say t-shirt) with the letter 'A' on it. By the way, this t-shirt is extra special to me because the letter 'A' begins my name Avrey (I just learned that). I also received pink shorts to go with my t-shirt.
Amy and Dylanne sent me some wooden blocks with the letters that make up my name printed on them too. I can't wait to learn how to spell my name!

Thank you Amy and Dylanne for the wonderful gifts!
After all that hard work... opening up the package, trying to spell my name, and learning new letters - I needed to relax. I decided to try out Pop Pop's massage chair (see above); it's tough being a kid you know!

How did this happen?

One year ago I looked like this...
Now I look like this...

I have upgraded to a bigger chair but I have the same great smile!

Everybody says that I am getting so BIG so quickly!!! I guess they're right.

I think Mama wishes she could slow down time but she tells me it doesn't matter how big I get because I will always be her baby.

Playground Playfulness

I love to go to the park with Mommy and Daddy! We try to go often throughout the summer and since it has been sunny out lately we have been frequenting the playground on a daily basis.
I especially love to swing and slide. My personal record for the "longest continuous period of time spent swinging" at the park is just under two hours. Yep - I am one serious swinger!

However on this particular day I was really working hard on improving my sliding skills. Daddy and mommy are always catching me at the bottom of the slide so I decided to return the favor (see below).

Now I cannot lie - this was one scary endeavor. My fear was largely due to the fact that 16o pounds of pure muscle (mama told me to say that) was torpedoing toward me. It took a lot of courage to catch my dad instead of retreat. Thank goodness daddy listened when mama said "put on the breaks".
Mama and I like to slide down together at times but sometimes I like to go by myself and I have even learned to go down head-first. I will give you one guess to figure out who taught me this fabulous trick; let's just say it wasn't my mother. However, as you can tell I REALLY LOVE IT...


... so Mama plays along and catches me at the bottom.

Playing at the park is better than (hmmm - let's see) ice cream. Although it would be great if Uncle Nathan would come and visit us again because then I would get to play at the park and go for ice cream right after! Miss you Uncle Nathan and Auntie Leith.