Happy Birthday Avery!

  Today Avery turned three.  Daryl and I took her to the Supermall for some special Mom and Dad time without Harper.  After lunch we went and saw the movie Puss in Boots.  Avery did pretty good through the movie, but we probably won't be in a hurry to take her to her next movie.  After that we had a little family celebration with cake and ice cream, my parents, Adam, Angie, Karl, Aimee, and Tyler.  Avery wasn't really excited when we started singing the birthday song.  She plugged her ears and tried to run out of the room.  She's been plugging her ears lately at loud noises.  We'll bring that up with the doctor at her third year check up.  At any rate she wasn't so excited about the singing, but she loved her presents.

Avery is pretty fun, very energetic, and generally speaking a happy girl.  She loves to sing with  her little piano, to Disney movies, and to songs on the radio.  She especially likes to sing along to Adele's Rumor has it.  She really likes Beauty and the Beast, Tangled, and The Adventures of Mr. Toad and Ichabod Crane.  She loves Shaun the Sheep and Ni Hao Kai lan among other t.v. programs. She loves to color and read.  Avery hasn't quite learned to pedal her trike yet, but it's coming along. Avery is also loves to brush her teeth.  Every time we go into her bathroom she insists on brushing.  We love her so much, and honestly can't imagine life without her.

She was so happy riding the carousel.

This is a little trampoline they have at the mall.  She wouldn't jump herself, so Daryl would grab her and catapult her up. 

She was a big fan of jumping.

I was able to capture this picture of Tyler who of late has not wanted to be photographed.

Daryl helping Avery blow out her candles.

Avery was thrilled to get Angry Bird decals for the walls.

Tyler and Avery sweetly sharing the iPad for a little bit before much complaining about sharing it.