I’ve mentioned before how much Avery loves going to the beauty shop (or “booty shop,” as she says). It didn’t take too many visits before she started playing beauty shop at home. While at the beauty shop with Mommaw Clark
Booty shop
Fun with a microphone
As you saw in a recent post, Grandma and Grandpa Hromada gave Avery an electronic microphone. We mistakenly thought that it would stay at their house, but Grandpa quickly rushed it out the door and put it in our car. It’s
Happy Halloween!
Halloween was a lot of fun this year, even though we won’t go trick-or-treating tonight. Instead Avery and Mommaw Clark are going to pass out candy to the trick-or-treaters. As you can see, Avery dressed up as Dorothy from The
Halloween costume preview
Here is a part of Avery’s Halloween costume. I’m sure this isn’t very challenging, but can you guess which character she will be this year?
Carving out some Halloween fun
On Monday, Avery, my parents and I braved the chilly autumn morning to visit the same pumpkin patch we went to last year. I guess Avery loves sticking her head in these funny cut-out pictures! The petting zoo was much
Tennis anyone?
It shouldn’t be any surprise for you to learn that Chris already is helping Avery “play” sports. The amazing thing is that she’s picking it up very quickly. Maybe she has some athletic talent in that little body! Avery and
Global Babies
One of the many reasons we love Avery’s pediatrician is because he gives his patients an age-appropriate book at each well-child visit. He advocates for reading at each and every visit. At one of Avery’s appointments during her first year,
Celebrating 60
When some of Chris’ family realized that his aunt and uncle were coming up on their 60th wedding anniversary, much of the family decided to head to their house to celebrate this milestone occasion. Not many families see this milestone!
Experiencing the farm
Last week was Mommaw Clark’s birthday. To celebrate, she requested a visit to Kelsay Farms. We were happy to oblige! We’d never been to this farm before but had heard good things about it. After our visit, we highly recommend
Reading for an audience
Avery usually goes to the library twice a week: once on Tuesday with Grandma and Grandpa Hromada and once on Thursday with Mommaw Clark. These visits have helped contribute to Avery’s love of reading. They also show her how to