The day after Thanksgiving, we went up to Amanda's parents' property and cut down a Christmas tree. We couldn't wait to put it up the next day! We had to do a little rearranging, but we think it looks fabulous!
Avery hasn't got to meet all of his cousins, but he did get to see his cousin Boyce (on the Turpin side) and his two Downs cousins, Aiden (the two-year old) and Kyler (just 5 days older).
We carved pumpkins (again) the night before Halloween. This time they were a little more simple, but we still had fun nonetheless. Amanda's mom gave Avery a little pumpkin outfit for Halloween, and so we thought the cutest of all the pumpkins was Avery.
Lily's new adventure: climbing on top of the bathroom counter and the table...
05-04-2012:
After a b-day party at a firestation:
Ave: "Mom can you become a fireman dad?"
Mom: "No, I can only be a mom."
Ave: "Can you be a fireman mom? & Daddy can be a fireman dad!"
03-17-2012:
So we took Avery skiing for the 2nd time and the snow was melting pretty fast. It was really slushy and watery in some spots, but Ave looked on the bright side: "Hey I'm water skiing!"
03-2012: Lily's favorite thing to do lately is wave/say goodbye. Especially whenever someone is in a vehicle. She waves to everyone on our walks whether we know them or not.
01-2012:
The other day Avery asked me (mom), "Can I have a baby brother?"(no we are not pregnant). I told him someday perhaps. A little while later however he changed his mind, "I don't want a baby brother, I want a brother kid." (meaning he wants a brother who is his age.
11-14-2011:
Avery has really gotten into the whole "pretend play." Today he told me (mom) that he was "Woody," Lily was "Buzz" and I was "Scratchy." If we want to talk to him, we have to refer to him as "Woody."
11-07-2011:
We have another child- Elmo. Avery has decided that Elmo is real and carries his life-size Elmo around the house. We clothe him, feed him, and take him in the car. It really is like having a 3rd kid.