Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Spring and a New Swing Set

Just because I loved her sweet dress Sunday {thanks, Becca!!}.
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I need to get the picture off of my phone of the entire swing set, but Dusty worked so hard to get it finished so Avery Claire could swing and play this weekend. She was able to climb up and play some Saturday and he got the slide on the and swing set part attached Sunday, so we had dinner outside at the little bench/table on her new swing set. She has been so excited and ready to go play every day this week! We're so thankful for her Daddy who put in a good 24 hours working on a swing set whose directions said it would take two skilled people 24 hours to complete.  

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We're also thankful to finally have spring-like weather so we can play outside!!!

We did have to stop playing yesterday to make a shoe store run. Someone's feet grew overnight!
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Sunday, April 7, 2013

No Nap Days

Lately, we've let Avery Claire skip some naps on the weekends {and some during Spring Break}. She actually does pretty well without a nap, but it's not something I'm ready to cut out entirely! Sometimes Mama needs a nap, too!! Anyway, on the days she doesn't nap, she is absolutely worn out by 7:00. If you know her, you know why. The girl never slows down. I secretly love "no nap days" because that means she will snuggle with me for a few minutes before she just falls asleep because her little eyes won't stay open any longer.
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Saturday night, she was still going strong after 7:00 after no nap. So I told her I'd get my bath and we'd snuggle and watch a movie in my bed. She was so excited!
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She didn't make it long. Neither did I.
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The rest of this post has nothing to do with no naps, but...
One night last week, she said "Mama, I gonna take my fwood and go watch TB in my woom." We usually do eat in the same room, at least. Tonight, I didn't argue because her baby "Elvie" was in the bed and she didn't want her to be alone.
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We got by Jack's usually one morning a week {typically Fridays}. This past Friday, she kept telling me she wanted me to fold her wrapper. She got frustrated because I couldn't get it fixed right and finally said "I wanna hold it wike Mrs. Susan!!" Her teacher brings biscuits in {and hashbrowns to share with Avery Claire} a lot and she wraps her wrapper around her biscuit, like so:
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Saturday, April 6, 2013

First 2013 Trip to See Leo and Una

We had such a pretty day today that Avery Claire and I decided we'd head over and see Leo and Una for the first time this spring. Leo was napping {as usual}, but Una and Avery Claire had quite the stare-off!! She looked us over, up and down. The trainer came over and stuck her hand through the fence and just rubbed her ears like she was a little kitten.