Queen of the outdoors

Avery has always liked being outdoors. So when the weather turned so nice lately, she wanted to be outside even more. She tells us to take her outside by standing at the front door and pointing and grunting. And we’re usually happy to comply. We want her to like playing outside. It’s one reason we live on a quiet, tree-lined court!

One of the downsides to playing outside: getting our clothes dirty.

Thank goodness our house’s previous owners had such green thumbs. They planted some wonderful perennial plants that now we get to enjoy each spring and summer.

Avery loves touching the flowers.

At first, Avery was rather timid about walking on the driveway and sidewalk. But she’s getting better. The grass is another story. She doesn’t like walking in the grass yet. But she’ll sit in the grass and play.

Daddy had some fun tossing Avery in the air.

I think Avery liked it, too!

One of the things we do outside is play with balls. Daddy will shoot baskets, and Avery will laugh and clap for him. Or Avery will play “catch” with Daddy by passing a basketball, tennis ball or soccer ball back and forth. She even knows where we keep the balls in the garage and walks straight to them when she’s ready to play. I guess we have another sports fanatic in the making!