Oct 23, 2016

Amazing Avery is FOUR

Avery turned four this month!  She is bright, clever, and just loves to be silly and laugh.  Some of her favorite things are "shows and treats" and hearing stories.  She loves to play with her unicorns, make the dog "soup" out of dirt and bits of everything, and jump on the tramp.  She'll lay under my bed with Smacker the cat for hours.  She loves to be snuggled and crawls into bed with us every morning before facing the day.  She loves preschool, dislikes going to daycare, and begs to see her Grandma Pinnell and cousin Tommy regularly.  She is an excellent swimmer and good with puzzles, letters and numbers.


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Halloween themed birthday party.  Cutest witch on the block.
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We painted pumpkins for her birthday party
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Her best buddy in the neighborhood Jane.
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We went to Lagoon for her bday.
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And Rylie slept over!  What a special birthday for Avery.
Being a 4 year old, she says a lot of funny things.  Her 4 year old cousin has diabetes, and we talked about it last Summer when we spent some time with him.  She asked me the following day, "why does that boy have dia-boobies?"  And later when he fell and started crying she asked "Did he hurt his dia-boobies?"  lol

Then last week she asked me about "that boy who has diarrhea."  Meaning diabetes.

Today she asked me, "Who makes air? What is inside clouds?  What is inside water?"
Her inquisitive mind is so fun to observe, and I'm always very honest with her.  I tried explaining what hydrogen and oxygen atoms are.

The Summer's End

Here are some pics from Summer to early Fall.  2016 has been full of fun!

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No one loves this dog more than Lydia
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Avery's 4 year old haircut
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 We got to visit a fire station
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Avery's preschool (above) Huelas y Sonrisas is a Spanish immersion program.
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I'm still plugging away on a horse.  It's been slow going because riding a horse correctly is hard!
 

Carlsbad 2016

We spent a week at the beach in Carlsbad, California.  It was a wonderful trip.  Casey and Riley came for most of it, which made the trip even more fun!

We stayed in a fantastic timeshare (thanks Mom!) right by LEGOLAND.  We went with zero plans or expectations, and really enjoyed every day!


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Photo Credit: Casey May
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Photo credit: Casey May
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Road trip experts

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I got some surfing in but had my bum handed to me.  Oh well, bad California waves beat good Utah ones!
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Lydia's favorite babysitter
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I've never thought of rhinoceroses as snuggly.  This was so sweet.
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The polar bear looks just like my dog
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Seals!
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The Panda bear seemed to really be enjoying himself
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But the elephants looked sad
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We had our own snail exhibit back at the condo
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It was a humid rainy day and the girls left love notes for the lioness.
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We did a photo shoot while we were there.  Look at these beauties!
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I just love this photo.  And these girls. <3 td="">
We spent so much time at the beach.  We went once, and sometimes twice each day to bask in the sun, lay in the sand, and play in the surf. It was heavenly.

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Sunset from our timeshare
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Avery just loves Rylie
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Lydia took to the beach quickly.  She does prefer Hawaii beaches though ;)
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Avery wore herself completely out
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Casey would watch all the kids so Todd and I could have date nights!  We had the gorgeous pool all to ourselves.
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This was my favorite beach!
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Todd and I did some sunrise runs while Casey stayed with the kiddos.
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We only went out to eat twice.  It was much easier to eat in the condo with the kitchen.
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There was a huge fire pit by the 2 humongous pools and 3 oversized hot tubs.  It was so fun to sit around it at night.
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We swam in the pools daily.  Our condo's back door looked into the pool area so it was easy to access.
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Favorite photos of the trip.  Avery just loves this girl so much!
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We spent the last night at Mission beach with roller coasters, cotton candy, and of course beach time.


What a wonderful trip!