She must see mommy doing this quite a bit! She's become a little pro at it as well! She can almost say "Hello" though it's more like "heddo". She will have a full conversation on my cell phone before she quietly tucks it away where it's hard to find! Thank goodness David got us a house phone!

Enjoying dinner in Marble Falls looking over the river!

Isn't that sweet though neither one of them are smiling. Actually it looks like they are both frowning but they really were having a good time just walking around the Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg!

Following Peepaw and Nana as we viewed the Navy Memorial.
Shug's ship was honored with a plaque inside the memorial! We were so glad to be there and share this special occasion with him!

A Great Little Get-Away

Avery loved swimming with Aunt Ashley 'til I got the camera out, of-course! Jaden seems concerned for her!

Emma Clair was out before we even arrived...we were late due to a late nap!

Loren, D'Laney, Maddi and Zoey having a good ole time!

Just visitin' with Peepaw and Granny!

Watching some football with Papa!

This past Labor Day weekend we packed up and headed to Iraan to meet with family and friends! It was the perfect time for a get-away 'cause I have been stir crazy in this house! Before we left town, Avery was still not walking. Therefore, as all mommies know, I was lugging around 20 extra pounds when needing to get from point A to B fairly quickly. We arrived on Thursday at Nana and Papas' and Avery discovered the freedom of walking on her own! We were cooking in the kitchen then looked up to see that she had left the coffee table and was headed our way! It's just so strange when these baby's switch from laying still to rolling over or from sitting up to crawling and especially from standing to walking! I got so used to seeing her in one spot, leaning against something while playing with a toy and now who knows where she will be the next time I look up! It startled me for the first few days of this until I got used to her being on the move by foot! She's still a little wobbly but this week she has learned to stand up from the squatting position! It's the cutest thing to watch!

While in Iraan Avery got to see all her girlfriends: Zoey, Maddi, Emma Clair, D'Laney, Josie and Jaden! What a crew! The best part is that us mommies got to visit as well! The guys played a whole lot of golf and a whole lot of 42! Nana did a whole lot of babysitting (thank you Nana!!), so mommy did a whole lot of resting! I just love going to Iraan!

These are some of Averys' first (consecutive) steps walking from Aunt Ashley to Nana. Before I could get the camera out and rolling she had already walked across the living room for the first time! I should just permanently install my camera into my hand!

My how Avery has already changed since turning the big number 1! Somebody must have run off with our sweet little girl at the party and left us this other Avery instead! Ok, she's not that bad but what a change! She can be sweet for a while and then out of the blue if things don't go her way she will every so gently slide out of my lap stiff as a board, worm her way flat on the floor and turn red in the face without making a sound. After a few moment of this silent tantrum, she's off and running (or crawling fast 'cause she still hasn't got the walking thing down yet). She does know how to make us laugh though and who could resist smiling at this face!

Morning smiles are the best!

Her first set of "doggies"! However this didn't last long plus from the side it looked as if she were sporting a mullet...ew!

Nana came to visit while Dave was away! And when Nana's in town we shop til we drop and then have dessert! Avery loved this frozen yogart so much that this was her look and grip til it was completely gone!

What a cute girl!