New Toy......Naked Phantom

So as I was spying on Avery Reese at school this past week, I saw her standing up, walking and pushing a toy across the floor.....this got me thinking, maybe it was time for a "learn to walk" toy. I found a cute one that she can use now to walk/push and later to ride, perfect! I brought it home and she helped Brad and I put it together....well she was more interested in the box; I started to get worried about my purchase. But once it was put together and she realized that it was a toy for her, she was elated. She pushed and pushed and crashed into several things, but overall she LOVED it!! I was so excited. Avery Reese actually cried when I took it away at bedtime. So tonight we played with it again until bath time. After her bath was finished she was sitting in her bathtub and looked past me and saw her new toy gleaming at her. She didn't even wait for me to dry her off....she bolted from the bathroom (naked) and began pushing her toy. I was barely able to put her towel on her head before she got down the hall. This is a video of her pushing her new toy, naked......viewer discretion advised.

As she is "driving" her toy, if you listen closely you can hear her make the car sounds (raspberry). Which makes me (mother and speech therapist) very proud! She makes us smile everyday.

Enjoy. Brad and I sure did!

Whoooo Pig Sooie!

This weekend was Avery Reese's first Razorback game. We began the weekend with the pep rally by the river. Avery Reese is NOT a fan of Tusk the acutal Razorback, she screamed when we got up close. The pep rally was fun and had a great turn-out on the north side of the river. The Hogs proved victorious over Missouri State in Little Rock. We watched the game on PPV, we just didn't think Avery Reese would sit through a game quite yet. We did visit the stadium and the fellow tailgaters before the game. She enjoyed watching the people and all the commotion. It was hotter than expected, so we didn't stay out there too long. She wore an adorable pink plaid razorback dress to school Friday to show her support and of course she wore her offical cheerleading uniform on game day! We look forward to many more games with her. GO HOGS!!




People watching rather than looking at the camera

Razorback dress for school

Ready to tailgate

Her bow only lasted a moment.....long enough to snap a photo

First Day of Preschool

Avery Reese began preschool today. I can't say whose day was harder....mine or hers. She shed a few tears when Brad and I left, but other than that she had a good day. She took 2 naps, ate well and even broke in the teachers in with 3 poopy diapers! Throughout the day I was trying to spy on her without her knowledge, just to see what she was doing and to make sure she was happy. If we get kicked out of preschool it will be because of me and not Avery Reese. Her teacher said she was going to have to get a curtain to cover the window on the door, if I didn't stop spying. I am just a concerned mother. There are 8 babies total in her class, 4 boys and 4 girls. She was already making friends with the babies and the staff. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day..........for me.


Her locker at school

First day family photo

An Apple a Day

So yesterday afternoon I was trying to have a healthy snack; an apple, when Avery Reese decided that although she is not very fond of applesauce or apple juice, she would like to try the real thing. She just leaned right over and attempted a bite. She seemed to enjoy chewing on it, even though it was non-productive. We are trying the organic thing with her.....I guess this is as organic as she can get!

And We're Mobile.....

This has been a fantastic weekend. We spent some great time with Brad's family, the weather was nice, and Avery Reese began crawling and sitting up on her own. So she has reached a couple new milestones all in one weekend. Avery Reese has been attempting to crawl for a couple of weeks now, she could get on all fours and either rock or push herself backwards, but nothing particularly productive. She was just not happy sitting and knew she was supposed to be able to move, independently.

Well, we took her to a new sitter on Friday and when I picked Avery Reese up, the sitter said "Your husband said she wasn't crawling yet, but I have news for you.....she crawled into my kitchen today!" I was slightly shocked to say the least and then a little upset that being a working mom, I missed her first crawl. I really hate missing those wonderful moments with her. So I took her home, quit my job (okay, just kidding) and we practiced crawling. BIG MISTAKE! So now Avery Reese is not happy playing in the living room with her toys, she wants to chase the cat, the dog, or Brad. We are worn out!! But very excited our baby girl is growing up, she is much happier now that she can crawl.

We also had to lower her mattress as she is sitting up on her own and peering over the edge of her crib and playing with her mobile. What a mess.......adorable mess!


This is how we found Avery Reese after her morning nap Saturday.......busted!

Really nothing to do with being mobile, but I couldn't pass up this cute face

Look at me Mom, I can crawl

And she's off

Still trying to work out some kinks

First Trip to the Zoo

The weather was finally decent, so a friend of mine, Cassie and her daughter Kennedi headed to the zoo this morning. This was the girl's first trip. We packed the car, rubbed them down with sunscreen, and grabbed our camera's. Unfortunately several of the animals decided to stay inside. We did catch a glimpse of a few animals....elephant, giraffe, zebra, anteater, and flamingos. The girls seemed to really enjoy the flamingos, it was the only animal they were able to get really close to. Both Avery Reese and Kennedi did really well despite the lack of animals. We hope the take the girls back for several more trips.



Kennedi and Avery Reese at the zoo

Watch out for the giraffe's!

What a cute cowgirl.....giddy-up

Splish, Splash!

Alas, summer is here and we are tyring to spend as much time as we can splashing in the water. Avery Reese has recently gotten a baby pool and she LOVES it! We "swim" every other evening and the evenings we are not swimming, she is splashing in her new bathtub. I thought the 'quacking' noise was scary myself, but she loves it. In fact we had trouble getting her out of the tub Sunday evening. I won't comment on her bikini, I will let the photos speak for themselves. Enjoy this heat wave!

Avery Reese's new pink inflatable duck bathtub, that she simply adores!!

Avery Reese's conservative one-piece swimsuit

The reason we had to purchase the one-piece swimsuit......crack stinks!!

Splashing in her state of the art pool

Enjoying the water table at The Wonder Place