Avery is 2 and a HALF !!!

Our Avery is 2 and a HALF! And she is even more feisty than ever. (Or as Reilly would say, she's spicy & sweet!) She LOVES to swim, sing, read books, watch Strawberry Shortcake movies, and most of all irritate her big brother. She gets so much enjoyment from pushing his buttons and watching him go ballistic. (And let's face it, Reilly is an easy target... because as we all know, Reilly can bring the drama.)

It would suit her just fine to eat fruit exclusively, and she is a fantastic sleeper. And as a polar opposite of myself, she loves getting messy. If there is something disgusting within 20 feet, she has to put her hands in it. (Yup, Mommy is having trouble with that one.) Her most dominant personality trait would be contrary.


She only wants to participate in things when it is her idea. Hence the reason that potty training has stalled. She will go every time, as long as it isn't Mommy's idea. And just like Reilly did, she doesn't seem to mind being wet. Oh well, I've been assured that she won't go down the aisle in diapers.

Her constant companion remains her "B" which is her favorite blanket. (We are considering buying a 3rd in case (GOD FORBID) that something should happen to the original... or the back-up.)

She even has a travel size "lovey" to match, and we don't go anywhere without it. She uses these to stuff in her mouth when she's sleepy. Or just anytime to relax or soothe herself.

She has quite an impressive pout, and also an intimidating "mad face". As seen here...

She has always been quite feminine, but now has added "hands on her hips while speaking authoritatively" to her reportoire.

Her sentences are incredible, she is an amazing talker. And she's quite musical, she can pick up a song after only hearing it a few times. She still repeats everything she hears, which is why I'm so glad we don't use ugly language!


We can't believe how long her hair is getting, and with the most lovely curls!!! It's really fun to play with and fill with bows.


I would be in serious trouble if I didn't always have raisins at the ready, good thing they're so portable and don't make a huge mess in the car!


We recently converted her crib to a "big girl bed". Now, she comes into our room every morning and wakes me up by kissing me and patting my face and saying, "Mommy, I woke up!!" And then, "May I have some apple juice!??"


She has superb manners. She always says "please", "thank you", and "excuse me". And, "you're so welcome". And she even remembers to thank people when they buy her meals!! Extraordinary! She has never met a kid she didn't like. She calls them all "friends" and tries to hug & kiss the ones smaller than she is. She crouches down and speaks so softly to babies, even though the "babies" aren't much smaller than she is. She is an animal lover, especially dogs. Her voice goes all high-pitched when she talks to them. So cute.

Her biggest fear in life so far has been the Chick-fil-A cow. Her screams can actually make your blood curdle... and oh, the shaking. It's pitiful. Terror in it's purest form. Not that we blame her, cows shouldn't be 7 feet tall and walking upright. It's creepy.

With purpose, she eats her food into the shape of a tiara/crown. She LOVES blueberries, and White Chocolate Peanut Butter so much that she eats it out of the jar with a spoon.

We had some friends come over to swim with us last week, and she hopped out of the pool and spent a great deal of her time trying on everyone's shoes. Couldn't even get her to come back in the water... because there were shoes afoot. ;) She drags my shoes out of my closet all the time and wears them all around the house. Bottom line, she's one of the girliest girly-girls I have ever seen!! And we're loving every bit of her!!!