January 2012

Aunt Ginny and Avery
Aunt Jessica and Clare
Aunt Jessica, Avery and Clare

Clare practicing writing her name at school. And I can only guess her tracing her hand in the center, since that's her second favorite thing to do.
Chunk at 5 months old:)

All smiles:)

My two loves:) Clare insists on being in the pictures too.
Clare's first visit to Build a Bear. She picked a penguin and it was a "he" until she saw the wall of outfits. "He" quickly became a "she" once she spied the Cindrella outfit. Her name is Cinderella



Avery trying to stand
This picture makes me laugh. It looks like she is either yelling at Clare like I do or pointing to butter like Paula Deen
Clare insisting I take a picture before school
Clare making Avery wear Cinderella's crown
Grandpa doing Clare's nails:) Aunt Feather sent some adorable fake nails along for Clare with Grandmama and Grandpa (who flew out to visit us last week) and Clare insisted they be put on ASAP.
I love that she holds her fingers apart:)
Beautiful
Grandmama testing out our new squeezy spoon. GENIUS invention.
Avery respectfully declining the sweet potatoes
Sleeping baby
Grandmama celebrated her birthday here in Jersey:) Aunt Feather is on the phone helping sing.

Two Snow Whites
Grandmama and her princesses.
Clare in yet another dress up:0
Avery's morning face
Grandmama, Grandpa and their girls
Grandmama, Grandpa and their girls
Beautiful princesses that Aunt Ginny gave Clare to decorate her room
Adorable playdate friends. My friend Lauren brought her two little ones over to hang out last week. She has a son Shane who is Clare's age and a daughter Kiana who is a month older than Avery.






Avery was so worn out from jumping she fell asleep
Clare's evil smile



Everyone is doing great here! We had a wonderful visit with Grandmama and Grandpa! Chris is super busy at work, between swim season and all of his many shows.

Avery is rolling all around and has started sitting up. She has reached a more important milestone: sleeping. Avery has also been eating lots of new foods, with fruits being a big hit and the majority of the veggies other than carrots being a fail.

Clare is a princess every day of her life. She lives in dress ups 100% of the time when she is not at school. Sleeps, eats and would bath in them if allowed. She has also started telling us more stories about her day and being a bigger help around the house. It seems crazy how much she has grown up in the last few months:) She is a VERY good big sister. I thought she would be less amused with Avery. But they both crack each other up. They are super cute together.