it was a happy easter afterall.

We had a great time on Easter (note: the Easter Bunny was NOT there!)

The morning started with Avery going through her Easter basket filled with play-doh accessories, bubbles, and books.




After church (and a nap), we headed to Mimi and Papa's house for an Easter egg hunt and dinner with the whole family. It took some prompting to understand what an Easter egg hunt was all about....

"Look, here's an Easter egg. Pick it up."


"Here's your Easter basket. Put the Easter egg in the basket."


... but after a few prompts, Avery got the hang of it and spotted an egg by herself.


Slam dunk!


Hope you had a happy Easter, too!

spring has sprung.

Along with the blooming flowers, newly planted veggie gardens and Easter decorations, here are some other things that are happening around here to show spring is in the air...

... "watering" Stanley's water dish with her new watering can



... and LOTS of backyard time of...

... giggling and squealing nudie cuties running through the sprinklers


... and lunch and reading books in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard...


... and walking on the path with Daddy in Mimi and Papa's backyard.



Happy Spring!

{a not so} happy Easter.

a fun few days.

Visiting daddy. The start of each visit goes something like this. We pull up to the station gate and Avery, in her lingo that only a mommy can understand, says, "Daddy station." We pull in and park. Mommy gets Avery unbuckled and out of the car. She runs at him full speed saying, "Daddy" and lands right into his open arms. It gets me every time! Avery is becoming really interested in the fire engines. She loves touching daddy's patch on his uniform and always grabs for his pens and pager. Although Avery would rather have daddy at home, visiting him at the station is always a highlight in her day.



It was such a hot Friday that we cut our park date short and went to Target for some fun water toys. At first Avery was a little skeptical, but in no time she wanted her shirt and shorts off and she was in heaven!




Mommy's BFF, Heather (aka "Ha-Ha") was in town for a visit and we had so much fun together. Avery particularly liked HaHa's iphone and a cat app that repeated whatever you said in a high pitched voice and purred when you rubbed its stomach.



A spontaneous trip to Zoomar's petting zoo with Robyn and Julia.



It was a fun few days.

It's been a busy week of...

practicing somersaults.


feeding babies.


playing at the park.


visiting the dentist.


and... drumroll, please... sittin' on the pot.


Yes, Avery asked to sit on the toilet. Her face lit up with a huge smile. After a few minutes, mommy tried to lift her off. Well, she made it very clear that she wasn't ready to get down. That's when I got the camera.

So there you have it- Avery's week at a glance.

a bright future.

Mimi, Papa, Mommy and Avery went to our favorite Mongolian BBQ restaurant for dinner tonight (Daddy was working). Avery loved her dinner AND the fortune cookie. It was her first fortune cookie.





I'm loving the 19 month old stage! She wore these most of the day- on our walk, in the car, around the house, into the bank....

{not} just another day in the park.

Avery and Daddy got to spend the day with some very special people.

Uncle Chris


and Cousin Conor




and Grandpa




and Cousin Kaeleen




and Sara, Grandma, Auntie Jill, Cousin Tierney


It was a perfect way to spend the day!