Milestones

Sorry I don't have any pictures today but I just wanted to share a little milestone with you all. Avery got her first Time-Out yesterday. She was getting a little too carried away pulling Gwen's tail and wouldn't listen to her mother when she told her to stop. I have to say I was amazed at how well she did in the time out considering she is only 18 months old. I think we made it about 30 or 45 seconds and only had to tell her to sit back down twice. The hardest part for me was to not let her see me laughing. I couldn't help but chuckle seeing her sitting there. I think it actually worked too. She left Gwen alone the rest of the night. That could be because while she was in time out she forgot what she was doing to get her there, but who's counting.

Graham Crackers Are Good to Eat

The weather has been a little warmer lately so we have been able to spend more and more time outside. Actually it was 70 last weekend but since then it has dropped back down around 30. Needless to say the snow is gone. Well, except for one snowbank that I see every morning on my way to work. It's been there for about three months now which is unheard of in Kansas. Granted it is only about 1 1/2 feet tall now but it's still there. Even after two days of 70 degrees. I am beginning to think that it's made out of paper mache' and someone is just playing a practical joke. Anyways, I'll keep you posted because I know you're on the edge of your seat.

Not too much going on in these pictures. I just thought they were cute.

Well there may be something in the background of this picture worth taking a look at. It's over Avery's left shoulder. I'll let you figure it out. Let's just say Paul can't brag so much about catching wildlife in action with all those "birds in flight" shots anymore. Not after this rare glimpse into the wilderness anyways.

Grandpa comes for a visit.

Grandpa's bowl of ice cream caught Avery's eye.

She was asking very nicely so he couldn't say no.

Yummers.

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I haven't posted pictures in a while so I checked to see what I had on the camera and came up with some good ones.

We had a few not so cold days recently so we got to spend a little time outside. This was quite a relief to Avery. Can you say Cabin Fever???

Here are a few older ones from Christmas.

You know, there are times when you just know without a doubt that someone likes their Christmas gift.
This was one of those times.
Here we were having a discussion about just how much she loves snack time. Especially when it's cheese-n-crackers day.
For good measure, here is one from the playground.

This makes me happy.

Take the time to watch this and you might start to understand why people love him. Incredible.