Thanks to the skills she’s picking up at preschool, Avery is quickly learning the letter sounds. Not only that, she’s also learning how to put the sounds together to create words. Maybe she’ll be reading sooner than we expected!
Hooked on phonics
Throwback Thursday: Whatcha lookin’ at?
Avery April 2009
Halloween sneak peek
Here is an accessory to Avery’s Halloween costume. Can you guess what she’ll be this year?
The family jokster
Avery loves telling jokes. Too bad she makes up most of them on her own. Don’t ask me to translate because I don’t understand them either! I don’t think she has a future in stand-up comedy.
A super duper awesome bedroom
We finally have the house back in order. Avery’s new purple bedroom is done! The night before the carpet was going to be installed, Chris and I cleared out Avery’s new room. That meant we had even more furniture sitting
Throwback Thursday: Laughing Avery…then and now
Daddy and Avery October 2009 Mommy and Avery June 2013 She still kind of sounds the same, huh?
Sidewalk chalk artists
One recent afternoon, Chris and Avery spent a long time decorating our sidewalk. Avery dictated several words, and Chris wrote them. They both drew pictures. And here’s my favorite part, courtesy of Chris!
Disaster area
If you would like to visit us at home over the next few weeks, we request that you politely call us in advance. We’re not in visitor-mode right now because our house is a disaster area. Avery’s playroom is scattered throughout
Throwback Thursday: Playing catch
Daddy and Avery November 2009
Christmas in August
A few weeks ago, the three of us joined Chris’ parents for a trip to Holiday World, the country’s greatest amusement park and water park combined. (We aren’t the only ones who think this, according to this and this.) Chris