Meanwhile, while the parents were busy...

...Abram and Avery had a nice time enjoying the surroundings of the hospital, (see post below for the happy reason why they were there.)

Here they are sharing a dance....playing on the furniture, (and with cell phones).
...taking a nice ride in the hospital's version of a Radio Flyer.
...either A) Enjoying the ride immensely, or B) Really wanting the ride to end.
...and finally, Avery found some alone time.

Newest Member of the Family

We're happy to share that Avery has a new cousin. Congrats to Tonya and Jason on the newest member of their clan, Ethan Cornelius Dickens, born the morning of December 31st, 2007. Happy New Year to the proud parents!

Avery Likes to Eat!

The one new year's resolution I hope to keep is this:

I promise at least 1 post per week in 2008. We were terrible towards the end of last year, but this year will be different!! I can't promise perfect chronological order of what we post (not that we've been on point with that anyway,) but I can promise video and pictures.

Here is the 1st of at least 52, barring a relapse. Watching Avery eat usually results in something funny happening, but when she attacked this chicken, I was very happy to catch it on film. Christmas in ATL and NYE pics and video to follow:

Hats!

Avery loves modeling her new hats!

Feeding the Ducks

On our way back to Houston, we stopped by the LSU lakes to feed the ducks some bread. All Avery could do was stare...she's used to her yellow rubber ducky, not the real thing. We tried giving her some bread to throw to the ducks, but she wanted it for herself. Maybe in the spring we'll try again.

Birthday Pics!

Grooving

"So, you're not gonna go to law school. What do you wanna do then?"
"I wanna dance!"

(it's never to early to quote Dazed and Confused.)

Field Sobriety Test

Sorry about the unacceptable time between posts. It has been a busy time on many fronts. Avery just turned 1, and just recently she has shown her first signs of really wanting to try to walk. This clips shows you what we're seeing these days.

Avery Turns 1!!!

This is just a quick picture taken with the camcorder during her birthday party. More pictures to come...

No Babysitter, No Problem

When you can't find a babysitter, there are always other options.














Avery was not too sure about this method of parenting...














...but she understands that it's for the best.














This box looks a little more fun, but it's not a trustworthy babysitter



















No need to google it, I've added the links here for your convenience:

Here you go and Here's another good one

Hanging out with my cousin Abram

This past weekend some family from Baton Rouge came to Houston. We spent Saturday afternoon enjoying all the goodies that the Greek Festival had to offer. Avery was in heaven with her piece of bread, while Abram refused his adoring fans.