A few more from the GA weekend

Here are some pics from the (1st) birthday party. The theme of presents ranged from pretty tu-tu skirts and necklaces to a "little doctors kit" and lab coat. And she blended them effortlessly.

A little late but...Happy Halloween!!!

So if you can believe it, we flew all the way to Decatur, GA for Halloween this year. The wheels for this trip were put in motion a year ago when Sharon casually mentioned how much fun their neighborhood is during Halloween. Well, we were able to find out for ourselves and it was. And since Avery's birthday was just around the corner we had a small, family birthday party. Between the attention from her "Beauty" costume and the all the Halloween business and the fuss about her 3rd birthday, this was one happy little girly. It was a tad bit chilly and rainy, so we had to make some modifications to the overall look of "Belle". But it all worked out!

Getting ready for the big night.

What girl doesn't like to dress like a princess now and then?

Everybody, meet Belle, (or as Avery refers to herself while in character) Beauty

Warming up the lips for all the "trick or treat's"

...a trial run

Trip to Galveston

So here are some pictures that are up to date...they were taken only last month! That's progress. We took a day trip down to Galveston one weekend in August when the Radford clan was in town. We had lunch at Gaido's and then we walked right across the street to the beach. Avery had a blast sitting in the sand and letting the waves hit her. Of course I envisioned her being content with just her cute little feet in the water. I'm sure she envisioned much more, a simple yet strategic plan (that would progress just as the beach pictures below show) taking full advantage of her toddler powers.

This was the first few minutes. She was content with drinking her water out of the "big girl" glass.




It took quite a while for our food to arrive, so we started passing the time [distracting her] with whatever we could...

Paper planes...


Teeth counting...


Avery's turn!


Ah, the moment of truth. She's crafty, so don't let the cute hat and adorable smile fool you!!

Summer pics

Here are some random pictures from over the summer. This summer was very busy for lots of different reasons. So the camera didn't get quite the vigorous workout it did last year.

Spending time at the HMNS Crockrell butterfly center with Mimi and mommy

Dress-up time. This gal loves the heels!

A little dancing and cooking back in B.R.

Spending an afternoon playing with Ethan and Abram

Pool time!!

Visiting with some friends of Mimi and Pop-pops

Who's up for some agility training?

Memorial Day Weekend

Ok, so clearly these posts are bit late/out of date...but better late than never. Right? This year we spent the holiday (aka the Van Amburg family reunion) in Georgia instead of Kentucky. While we weren't just a cabin hop, skip and jump away from each other we still managed to get some quality family time in.

Walking Ozzie around Mimi and Pop-pops neighborhood.

Visiting Civil War sites

I have no idea now, what we were looking at then.

Everything is "giddy-up horsie" at this age.