So did you notice the time has expired on our "where to move" poll? A decision has been made! Stay tuned- I'll post the results in the next week or so, once we've made some phone calls. =)
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Tailgate Time
The first football game of the year was yesterday! Dave organized a great tailgate. Avery and I were tailgaters but didn't go to the game with Dave... we had lots of fun despite the heat. Good thing we brought the popper, Avery pushed it around that field forever, and also loved following Dominick (pictured below) while he pushed it too. Go Blue!
So did you notice the time has expired on our "where to move" poll? A decision has been made! Stay tuned- I'll post the results in the next week or so, once we've made some phone calls. =)
So did you notice the time has expired on our "where to move" poll? A decision has been made! Stay tuned- I'll post the results in the next week or so, once we've made some phone calls. =)
Beach Birthday
Sorry I haven't been updating you recently- we've been at the beach! We flew down to Destin last Saturday (despite Hurricane Faye heading straight for the pan handle) and actually got quite lucky with the weather. It was a beautiful sunny day on Sunday, when the hurricane was supposed to be the worst, and we only had a bit of rain the whole time we were there. Whew! I hope the Gulf Coast is as lucky this week. Mom, Dad, Katie, Dave's Dad, and Dave's Stepmom were all there to greet us, and we had a great time hanging out on the beach, swimming, eating yummy food, and letting Avery be the center of attention. Here are several pictures that pretty much sum up our trip:
Family pic
Granddad's bonding
Ahh... naptime in the shade with Mimi
She had an adorable beach chair just her size... but a little trouble getting into it on her own. Here she got in- and was quite proud of herself- but she was backwards =)
Fun swimming!
Avery and Taz became big buddies
Another day on the beach... lots of playing and digging, without eating one bit of sand. Then we were all sitting and watching Avery when all of a sudden, she looks up mischievously, grabs a huge handful of sand, and LIGHTENING FAST shoved it in her mouth. It was pretty hilarious after we got over the shock. Here we are trying to clean it out/wash it down. HA 
Chasing birds was Avery's favorite activity
Avery's beach fan club 
Avery loved walking and digging in the sand
Aunt Katie was super fun to dig with
Family pic
Granddad's bonding
Ahh... naptime in the shade with Mimi
She had an adorable beach chair just her size... but a little trouble getting into it on her own. Here she got in- and was quite proud of herself- but she was backwards =)
Fun swimming!
Avery and Taz became big buddies
Another day on the beach... lots of playing and digging, without eating one bit of sand. Then we were all sitting and watching Avery when all of a sudden, she looks up mischievously, grabs a huge handful of sand, and LIGHTENING FAST shoved it in her mouth. It was pretty hilarious after we got over the shock. Here we are trying to clean it out/wash it down. HA 
Chasing birds was Avery's favorite activity
Avery's beach fan club 
last birthday pics
Here are a few final birthday pics. Scott and Carla sent a cookie bouquet... Avery decided to take a huge bite from Mickey's ear. YUM
Birthday girl in a birthday suit!
Birthday girl in a birthday suit!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Birthday Video
Here is a (sort of long) video of Avery's birthday events... first playing with Nana and the balloons... then her cake, opening presents at the party... then playing before school when she got wrapped up in the balloon... then opening presents with Daddy on Tuesday. Enjoy!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Birthday Party #1
We had Avery's 1st Birthday party yesterday! So fun! About 20 people came over on this beautiful Saturday afternoon for cake and ice cream. Avery was adorable in her dress and party hat and behaved like a one year old should. She loved her cake, loved her presents, and loved being outside with lots of friends. Here are some pictures!
It was mostly other urology residents and their kids of various ages, plus Bob and Katie, Dave's Mom and Jim, and Susie and the twins =)
lots of water table action
Kitty cat cake!
Happy Birthday to Avery, she was relatively confused.
Yummy cupcake!!
Really great presents too- she is obsessed with her new popper!
The monkey hat is perfect for the zoo
Super fun toy and she can even hide her blankie inside
Belle of the Ball
Mom and Avery
It was mostly other urology residents and their kids of various ages, plus Bob and Katie, Dave's Mom and Jim, and Susie and the twins =)
lots of water table action
Kitty cat cake!
Happy Birthday to Avery, she was relatively confused.
Yummy cupcake!!
Really great presents too- she is obsessed with her new popper!
The monkey hat is perfect for the zoo
Super fun toy and she can even hide her blankie inside
Belle of the Ball
Mom and Avery
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Fun filled week
So, I've realized that Avery would rather be out on an adventure than sitting at home, so we've had a week full of activities! On Wednesday, we checked out the children's museum here in Ann Arbor, the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. It was nice! She's obviously too little to get a lot of education out of it, but their preschool area had a huge water table and a super fun baby playground, so she had a blast.
Then on Friday, we had a play date with Susie, Grant, and Hunter, and Jess and Kaitlyn. Why didn't I take any pictures?! GRR. We went to Urban Toddler, which is a great play area/store with lots of cool stuff to play with. I had so much fun catching up with the girls, and the kids ran us ragged going from the "market" to the "fire station" to the "theater" to the "art room" to the infant play area. I know that place will be a lifesaver in the winter when we're stuck inside.
Then on Saturday, Dave and I were totally spontaneous and unlike our normal selves by taking Avery to the zoo on a Saturday in the summer like at 1pm. Usually we avoid places like that at their most crowded times, but we thought, "what the heck". The weather was beautiful (like 75 and sunny) and we've been wanting to check out the Toledo Zoo. It was really fun! Toledo is about 45 minutes south of Ann Arbor and we'd heard great things about their zoo. Again, Avery is kind of young to get THAT much out of it, but she seemed to get a big kick out all the animals that moved. I mean, I rhinocerous that is 20 yards away sleeping beside a big rock just looks kind of like a big rock itself, but the lions, giraffes, polar bears, lions, meerkats, seals, monkeys, fish, and birds got a big smile and lots of pointing. And of course she was most fascinated by all of the other kids there =)
This is looking at the lions- big kitties- you know she liked those!
Birds are cool.
Here's a shot with the alpacas for Aunt Katie's benefit. If Aunt Katie ever comes up here to visit, we know where we'll be going!
The polar bears were AWESOME, at least to Dave and me. They were playing like kids! We went underneath to see them jump in the water, and they were chasing a ball and slamming into the glass where everyone was watching them. It was exciting! Avery was a teensy bit freaked out by that =)
Nice giraffes
Getting sleepy
Group shot
We'll definitely be heading back to all of the fun adventure spots we explored this week. Maybe with Nana and Daddy Jim when they come to visit on Wednesday!
Then on Friday, we had a play date with Susie, Grant, and Hunter, and Jess and Kaitlyn. Why didn't I take any pictures?! GRR. We went to Urban Toddler, which is a great play area/store with lots of cool stuff to play with. I had so much fun catching up with the girls, and the kids ran us ragged going from the "market" to the "fire station" to the "theater" to the "art room" to the infant play area. I know that place will be a lifesaver in the winter when we're stuck inside.
Then on Saturday, Dave and I were totally spontaneous and unlike our normal selves by taking Avery to the zoo on a Saturday in the summer like at 1pm. Usually we avoid places like that at their most crowded times, but we thought, "what the heck". The weather was beautiful (like 75 and sunny) and we've been wanting to check out the Toledo Zoo. It was really fun! Toledo is about 45 minutes south of Ann Arbor and we'd heard great things about their zoo. Again, Avery is kind of young to get THAT much out of it, but she seemed to get a big kick out all the animals that moved. I mean, I rhinocerous that is 20 yards away sleeping beside a big rock just looks kind of like a big rock itself, but the lions, giraffes, polar bears, lions, meerkats, seals, monkeys, fish, and birds got a big smile and lots of pointing. And of course she was most fascinated by all of the other kids there =)
This is looking at the lions- big kitties- you know she liked those!
Birds are cool.
Here's a shot with the alpacas for Aunt Katie's benefit. If Aunt Katie ever comes up here to visit, we know where we'll be going!
The polar bears were AWESOME, at least to Dave and me. They were playing like kids! We went underneath to see them jump in the water, and they were chasing a ball and slamming into the glass where everyone was watching them. It was exciting! Avery was a teensy bit freaked out by that =)
Nice giraffes
Getting sleepy
Group shot
We'll definitely be heading back to all of the fun adventure spots we explored this week. Maybe with Nana and Daddy Jim when they come to visit on Wednesday!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Chatting with the cat
I couldn't resist posting this video of Avery chatting with Dawkins. I didn't even get the best part- when she was crouched down face to face with him blabbering away. She's too funny with her stuffed kitty that she carried over to play with him. You can also hear her versions of "kitty" and "this"- the two words she can say besides mama and dada. She was obsessed with getting behind the camera and watching Dawkins through the viewfinder- a budding videographer I guess! Anyway, I think she's a genius and wanted to share =)
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