Catch up time....

Avery has been a busy little gal. I have barely found time to write down all her new accomplishment, so I better do it now before I forget!
She has for a month or so been doing what she calls "roll", a summer salt- is that how you spell it? She is so proud of herself it is cute!
She has started to add -ed to the end of words to put them in past tense! :) Such a little smarty! I only realized it when she put it on a word that one shouldn't and though of how far her language skills have come.
She is loosing more of her baby way of saying words which is wonderful yet sad thing for this mama. She still says "assuss me" for excuse me when she wants to get by you or around something she needs help to move.
She is picking up random phrases left and right. For example, if we are tickling her she will either laugh, say no, that is my tummy, or i don't like that.
She loves being helpful which is a bonus for me. Sometimes I will ask her to go get something in the other room and she will start to run off to get it, stop, turn around and say "i'll be right back" then start running again.
That is all I can think of for now and it sounds like nap time is over. Will try to get some pics up soon.

Awh, she is just so cute

One day Avery got up from her nap but then decided she needed a bit more sleep and settled down on the couch with her blankie (thanks Granny Martyn!) for another hour! Hard to pass up taking pictures of our big little girl

Stairs, stairs and more stairs

Avery has gotten really good at climbing stairs but usually needs some help to make it all the way up or down. Lately though she wants to do it her self and takes quite a few breaks along the way. Here are some recent pics on our time in the stairwell.

Rose Avenue

Here are a few pics from my birthday picnic! We got some java house to do and ended up picnicing at Rose Avenue. This is the SIM Kenya compound where we will be living come july/august! It has a great open space and even a sandpit for Avery to play in!

Playground time!

As you know green space if few and far between here. Most places for kids to play, besides our parking lot ;), cost a bit of money. Avery and I found a little restaurant on the side of a gas station that has some green space and a decent playground. All for the cost of a juice or samosa, which works out well for snack time! She loves the see-saw though doesn't understand that it really is supposed to be for two kids one on each side. Not just for one kid on one side with a parent pushing on the other side :)

doing big girl things....

...like going to the dentist! We made a trip up to Kijabe to their amazing hospital to visit with the great dentist up there. We all got check ups. Avery did pretty well considering she hates teeth brushing right now.

Thanks Nana and Pops!

Avery loves her tiara, awesome cell phone and Hello Kitty doll. She loves talking to family members on her phone and it is so cute to listen in on her conversations. She really loves her kitty and it has gone with us almost wherever we go since she received it :)

Finger paints African style!

Finally found some finger paints!!! Also found a painting bib but they wanted almost $20 for it so I decided to just have her paint freestyle :)

tu-tu-rific!

We also had fun going downtown one day to the material shops and making a tutu for Avery and her bear!

Pretzel time

I have fond memories of cooking with my mom and loved making pretzels with her and my brother. One day while Taylor was away we did just that!