Wrappin' up April!

Holy moly! Where did April go?! I better get crackin' on some April blog posts then!

Well, I was inspired to write a blog post after a boring evening found me paging thru the old blog posts from the last 11 months. Avery is 11 months old in a few days and its amazing how fast the year has gone. She's sick right now with a cold and getting a couple new teeth, so she's been wanting to be held a lot. The other night at 3am, she woke up crying and I went in and rocked with her. She laid her head down and snuggled right in. It brought me right back to when she was an infant, wanting constant touch from me. I never thought I would EVER get her to detach herself from my boobs, our bed, my arms, the sleepy wrap. The dark first months of her life are lonnnng gone now, but sitting with her at 3am made me remember it all. She's come so far since then. I've missed snuggling with her, so I didn't mind. I think 8 months ago, I never would have forseen that I would MISS having her want me so much of the time. She is still needy now, but in a different way. Now its more of a "I want your attention on me at all times b/c I'm the princess" kind of neediness. And she has that down pat. She still has her "high needs" moments, but its just a part of what makes her Avery. She's fiesty and knows what she likes and doesnt like. She lets her brother know when she's mad at him and often bites him when he invades her personal space for too long. She loves to chase down the cat and give her a good whack or two. She already throws temper tantrums when she doesnt get her way or get to do what she wants. I found her half way up the stairs recently (oops!) and when I took her down, she started to scream, shake from head to toe, turned tomato red and shook her fists in anger. She recently started walking, but its funny - in true Avery fashion - its like she CHOOSES to NOT walk. She CAN, we've seen her - but for now, she mostly still crawls. When I make her walk, she will do it for a little while and then she just gets mad and sits down. This might be because she's not feeling well tho, we'll see. She really is a funny little thing. She has the brightest smile, the cutest little laugh and a personality that we've truly grown to love! We love our Avey baby! : )

I'd post pics, but I'm feeling lazy. Perhaps tomorrow. Then I'll have my May post done! Sweet!

Wrappin' up March!

TWO blogs in March?! Am I feeling okay? Sure, yes, I'm fine. Just annoyed with Facebook for not letting me upload pics right now. Anyway, as usual, they uploaded backwards.

We took several timer photos today. Dylan was having fun running in and out of the frame. Finally "caught" him here.

More with the timer. He loves taking pictures especially if the timer is on.

Getting SO big!

Bein' silly.

Showing off her 2 new teeth. Um, those will get BIGGER and look closer together, right Dad?


Well, thats it. Blogger is way too slow to upload more. For those cool enough for Facebook, check there for more photos later on.

This is at the sea turtle rescue center. Dylan enjoyed the turtles so much that we had to go back and visit them a second time. He absorbed a lot of information on this trip. He keeps talking about going back to "his condo" and doing this and that. The turtles and dolphins were probably the highlights for him.

Here we are on the dolphin watch boat. Avery was napping at the time and its a good thing she didn't come b/c it was COLD! The dolphin's were neat to see though. And Dylan enjoyed seeing all the fish that they dragged up with a net. He got to touch several of them too.

And here is our family picture the night before we had to leave to come back home.

Darn bulldozers ruined our photo op here! (tracks)

Well, thats it. There are more pics on Facebook, but if you don't have FB - thats your problem!

Again, here is Dylan at the beach. Here he was constructing a castle.

I do a fantastic job of supervising.

Avery finally found the time to come down and see the ocean too. Her pesky naps just kept getting in the way of all her fun!

First bikini and sunglasses!

South Padre Island vacation

We went on vacation at the end of February. Our first vacation as a family. Actually, our first vacation for any of us! Eric told the kids they should be happy to get to see the ocean at such a young age. He had to wait until he was 30 to do so. Here is Dylan checking out the ocean for the first time:

He LOVED the beach. He would run and run and run. He also liked playing in the surf, throwing sand and practicing writing his letters in the sand.

Here we are on our daily beach walk. Dylan often went more than once.

Here is Miss Avery in her first swimsuit. She loves the water, so it was a given that she would enjoy swimming in a pool.

More pics in another post. Picasa is lame-o and only lets me upload 4 pics at a time.