Snowflake Lane

        Monday night we went over to Bellevue Square to see their Snowflake Lane show with our friends Christie and Ben.  They have a drum line perform, and have a lot of people dressed up as generic winter characters. Avery especially liked the winter fairy and the princesses.  At the end they make it "snow."  The snow was some kind of bubble concoction.  Avery loved it.  She kept trying to catch it.  

      I could not convince her to put her real winter coat on the whole night.  She chose some flimsy jacket to wear instead.  I carted her coat with me the whole time, offered it to her several times, and even tried to bribe her with chocolate.  But she wouldn't put it on.  Then she wouldn't let Ben put her down almost the entire time.  Thank goodness the program was only twenty minutes long.  That's why on our first attempt at a family picture Ben was in it holding Avery.  We had a great time though, and we could tell that Avery especially enjoyed being there even if she was turning into a popsicle.

Toddler with an attitude. 

The family picture that includes Ben.  Also you can see the coat that Avery should have been wearing the entire time.

Avery is trying to catch the "snow."

Like a deer in the headlights.  

A family picture without Ben.  He had to hide around the corner.  

Best friend picture!

Avery Uses the Stockings

I of course have been decorating for the holidays lately.  The stockings got left out for a day or two while I figured out where they were going to be hung.  During that time Avery discovered them, and figured they must belong on her feet.  They are stockings after all.  She was pretty funny walking around in them, but she was not pleased I was taking pictures of her with the stockings on.