Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year we got to go to my brother Adam's and celebrate with his wife and her family.  Angie did a terrific job of making her very first turkey, and all the food was delicious.  The girls had a great time playing in the huge backyard, and with Adam their human jungle gym.  On our way back home we picked up Aimee and Tyler, so we could meet Karl at our house.  He had to work on Thanksgiving, so we just hung out that evening and enjoyed dessert.  The girls were so tired that we actually had to put them to bed before everyone left, which was a first.  It didn't help that for some reason they had felt moved to get up  at six-thirty that morning.

Avery and Adam dancing together, and Daryl's beautiful feet.

Us at the Thanksgiving table.

Avery dancing to Aladdin sans pants.

Avery and Tyler creating together.

Avery Decorates

The other week Avery must have decided that her room and the guest room were looking a little bland, so she spruced things up with some pictures of Minnie Mouse.  I thought it was really cute that she got colored construction paper to go behind the pictures as well.  I don't know where she comes up with these things.

Happy Birthday Avery!

Monday was Avery's fourth birthday.  We had a little birthday party for her the day before with Adam and Angie.  Karl came too without Aimee and Tyler because Mr. T had pinkeye.  He was missed.  For dinner we had one of Avery's favorites: pizza.  We got dough from our local pizza place and had everyone make their own personal pie.  This year Avery was very excited about cake and candles.  She could hardly wait until we stopped singing to blow out her candles.  Quite a contrast from last year when she tried to runaway when we started singing happy birthday.On her actually birthday we took Avery and Harper out to a bouncy house, and then we had some Jamba Juice.  Avery had a very fun birthday.  

Avery helping to roll out the pizza dough.

Avery and Harper getting some loves from their Uncle Adam.

Avery and her chocolate birthday cake.

Avery is wearing her Minnie Mouse scarf and gloves that she got from Adam and Angie while holding her new Belle doll she got from Aimee, Karl, and Tyler.

Avery and Harper playing with Avery's new Minnie Mouse kitchen.  I love their cake smeared faces.

Halloween Fun

This Halloween Avery really understood what was going on, and was excited to go trick-or-treating. Harper on the other hand was super grumpy from going weeks without some much needed naps.  Although she previously wore her ladybug costume without protest, she refused to put it on at all on Halloween.  We went to few houses in our area before heading down to Adam and Angie's  to go trick-or-treating.  Since Harper was tired and grumpy, she and I stayed at Adam and Angie's while Avery and Daryl went around their neighborhood.  Avery made quite a haul with several full size candy bars.  She also chose a beef stick as one of her treats.  We thought that was funny.  She apparently likes beef jerky. 

Harper wasn't not feeling the Halloween spirit.

Avery on the other hand was more than happy to get her picture taken several times.

Adam and Angie's place.  Avery liked the giant spider, and all the little spiders.

Everyone taking pictures.

The candy aftermath the next day.

Harper got everything Avery didn't like.