Overdue update

Since our little camera broke I got out of the habit of taking pics of Avery all the time. Now that we have a new one and I am slowly remembering to capture some fun pics I will hopefully be better about updating. Some recent fun Aveyr facts are that she loves playing with the kids on the compound right now. She has playmates to play endless rounds of ring a round the rosie. Yesterday she played with her imaginary baby for about an hour. She changed the baby's diaper, took the baby to the potty, feed the baby, put the baby down for multiple naps and walked pretending to hold the baby's hand as they walked. It was cute because she sometimes held the baby in one hand and then other times it seemed the baby was almost as big as her. It is so fun to see her grow up and grown into her imagination!

So, how was your weekend?

I can't wait until our trip to the U.S. so family can see and hear Avery live and in person! She is just exploding with words lately. After playing with the older kids on our compound she started to really jabber away. I don't understand a lot but it is still cute. She also has been picking up some Swahili and random English phrases. My favorite right now is how she will randomly ask me, "How was your weekend?"! I guess she hears this a lot and is trying to find the proper time and place to say it. I have to say again how she is just he most adorable thing ever.

Could it be....

Avery has gotten sooo much better about using the potty. This week I had a bunch of meetings so Miss Maria watched Avery a few mornings. This was the first time Avery was around someone besides me who worked with her and using the potty...and it went so well! She started to tell Miss Maria when she needed to go! I could never get her to tell me when she needed to go. I have been asking her or setting her on her potty every so often to avoid oppsies but suddenly with Miss Maria she knew to tell her!
She even has been going poo-poo on her potty as well. Yea for Avery!!!! She also has been in big girl pants during her naps and staying dry. When have gone out a few times with big girl pants and tend to have accidents but that is probably due to her being so excited to play with other kids and forgetting about using the potty. I can see the light at the end of the diaper tunnel!!!

Rainbow

We have been getting a good bit of rain lately. Tonight we had a beautiful rainbow. Taylor showed Avery the rainbow. Once she finally saw it she then said, "Noah, boat!" I guess the good brainwashing has begun! :) It also helps that every other Sunday, or so it seems, the lesson in her Sunday school class is about Noah.

Butterfly!

Yesterday Avery suddenly stopped playing and ran to me saying "butterfly, butterfly!" I couldn't for the life of me figure out what she was meaning. She then took me back to her room and opened up a closet door to point out her angel dress with wings attached to it! So here she is showing off her wings!

Go RVA!

Last weekend we went to a rugby tournament and had a fun family day. Since we were going in support of RVA ( a near by AIM boarding school that a lot of JBUers went to) I dressed Avery up in her awesome JBU shirt and matching yellow bows! Thanks to Aunt Allison for the shirt and Grandmum for the bows! Once there we kept on seeing people we knew. Avery ran into one of her friends that let her "borrow" her coat when she got a bit cold. :)

uh oh...

So, I admit to taking a few pics of Avery...here she is giving me a little bit of attitude after one too many pics :) I have a feeling we are in for it for her teen years.

Little ballerina

Some of you have seen these photos but had to share them on her blog since they are just too cute!

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