Just 108 days after her birthday, Avery had her annual doctor’s appointment today. She is in the 50th percentile for weight and the 8th percentile for height. The bad news is that she may be done growing, but the good
16-year doctor’s appointment



Just 108 days after her birthday, Avery had her annual doctor’s appointment today. She is in the 50th percentile for weight and the 8th percentile for height. The bad news is that she may be done growing, but the good

This post is just a formality because we’ve already announced that Karen has won our family bracket. Congratulations to our new champion! Now Damon is the only one who hasn’t won the trophy. He’s out for blood next year! Avery

Until last night, Avery was so sure that she would be a back-to-back champion in our family pool. But then Duke disappointed her and lost its Final Four game. That loss means that Karen wins the family trophy outright. Whatever

Karen has maintained her slim lead in our family pool, but Avery has the best odds of winning the trophy. And she’s thrilled about it! Avery has a 41 percent chance of winning while Karen has a 34 percent chance.

The girls are dominating our family bracket! Karen took the lead from Avery after a perfect showing in the Sweet Sixteen. Avery is right on Karen’s heels, still defending the trophy. In the time between the two days of games

Avery is on cloud nine as she continues to lead the family pool. But Karen is close behind in second place. Maybe this is the year that Karen adds her name to the trophy! I’m glad that the Big Ten

Don’t look now, but Avery and Chris are tied for first place! They both are 28-4 after the first round. Avery is 15-1 on the right side of the bracket while Chris is 15-1 on the left side of the

It’s bracket time! Avery has enjoyed displaying the championship trophy in her room for the past 12 months, so she is reluctant to lose bragging rights in the family. Maybe she will be a back-to-back winner! Chris and Damon were

Gone are the days of ABC’s TGIF TV shows, so sometimes it’s difficult for us to find wholesome and entertaining shows that we can watch together as a family. We usually turn to cooking competition shows on Food Network. One

My first baby turns 16 on Friday. Yes, I’m in denial that my firstborn is quickly growing wings to fly from our nest. And then Chris pointed out that we have only two more years of these 20 questions. Cue