Fun in KC

On Saturday morning, we left Clinton and headed to KC.  We spent the day with Jeremy's grandparents (Grandpa and GG).  We had such a good time just hanging out and visiting with them.  We hadn't seen them since Labor Day, so, as you can imagine, Avery had changed quite a bit.  At the end of the day, we had a holiday party to attend, another first for Avery.  We got all dressed up and took some pictures.  It was pretty close to Avery's bed time though, so we had a hard time getting any good shots of all three of us, but here is what we did get.

We left the party that night and headed back to Columbia.  Avery slept the entire way home since it was so late.  In the car, we have a mirror on the head rest of the seat that Avery's carseat is in.  We can use it to see her while we're driving (since her carseat faces backward).  While we were driving home, she was just so cute sleeping in the car, that I had to take a picture.  In order to get the picture in the mirror without drowning her face out with the flash, I put my finger over the flash.  It made the picture have a pink hue to it, but you can still get the idea.

Fun Times

We had a great time in Clinton for Thanksgiving.  We stayed for a few days to get a good fix of the good 'ol hometown.  Friday was Sandy's birthday, and we celebrated with some cute decorations and cake.  Avery was not so fond of the glasses that we put on her, but the hat really sent her over the edge.

We then went to the Clinton square for the massive lighting ceremony (ok, it wasn't so massive).  It was, however, Avery's first time at a parade.  She seemed to have a good time, especially with all of the noisy entries--motorcycles, tiny Shriner cars, etc.

We are thankful for...

...so many things. We are most thankful for our beautiful baby girl who is happy and healthy. Avery had a great kick-off to the holiday season with several Thanksgiving dinners to attend. We started off in Columbia with my family dinner on Wednesday night. We had a small group, but a great time. On Thursday we went to Clinton to be with Avery's grandparents. We had a great time making the rounds. It was such a great start to the holidays, and we are excited to get into the season more!

Birthday Party at Bonkers

Today was Dylan and Mackenna's joint birthday party at Bonkers. If you don't know what that is exactly, it's kind of like a giant McDonald's play place that is big enough for adults to make it through (not exactly comfortably, but they can make it). There was this little toddler area that Avery really liked--the kids were a little smaller and less rowdy. She had a really good time at the party, and we are excited to take her back to Bonkers once she is a little more mobile.

Fall Fun!

Today we were in Clinton celebrating Jim's (Papa's) birthday. It was such a nice day that Avery got the chance to play outside. Nana and Papa had put a swing up in one of their trees for Avery to use, and she just loved it! I can't wait to get a swing set in our back yard for her. After swinging, Avery was so interested in the leaves and the noises they made when we stepped on them, that we put her in the leaves to play. She only tried to eat them a few times--I think we were able to successfully prevent that from happening.