My first rock concert ...

Avery and Mathew enjoying the concert from their Mommy's lap

Yesterday was so much fun!!! I went to my first ever rock concert and it was totally awesome!!! Not only was it in my neighborhood park, but it was powered 100% by solar energy!!! How cool is that!

My friend Mathew came with me ... along with our lame parents, but that didn't stop us from having tons of fun anyway.

Daddy giving Avery her first popsicle ...

... Avery really enjoying the popsicle

I even got way into the music and started dancing and everything. Here's a sampling of the music and my dance moves ... enjoy ...

Hippy ...

Avery's hippy outfit

Some fat bald guy with a tie and smirk pointed at me and said it in a tone that didn't seem that nice ... what does "hippy" even mean anyway? Was he talking about my neat new outfit I was wearing??? We were just walking around at the street fair and I was wearing this new really cool outfit that has this explosion of colors with a big heart in the middle and everything. Way cool, huh?

I think some people just have no fashion taste at all ...

Dancing (or something like it) ...

Hey, check this video out!!! I call it "Avery Chair Dancing" ...

Birthday Parties Extravaganza ...

I know, I know, it's been a while since I last posted ... sorry, but I've been really busy these last few weeks attending birthday parties and such.


Here's me at Shannon's birthday party. It was at my neighborhood park that I play at all the time. It was so much fun ... she even let me eat some of her cake with her!!! Happy Birthday Shannon!!!

Digging into Shannon's Birthday cake

Chocolate cake taste really really good ...

though Shannon thought is was more fun to play with!!!

The next birthday party I went to was at my boyfriend Nick's house!!! Nick turned the big 1.0 and we all had a really fun time ... well, up until the end of the party where Nick thought it would be fun to pull out his "Bonk Bonk" toy ... you know, like to "Bonk" someone in the head.

Avery in her party hat

Katherine, Avery, and Nick having a good time playing and then ... ow, what was that, Nick?!??!

Nick's mom taking away Nick's "Bonk Bonk" toy

Time to go home ... Happy Birthday Nick ...

Check out my new "outdoor thingy thing" ...

Avery sitting on her "outdoor thingy thing"

Isn't it just way too cool?!??!

And guess what's even cooler ... Mommy made it all just for me!!!! That's right ... she spent the whole weekend measuring and cutting and painting to get it just right. Daddy just laughed a lot while pointing at it. He didn't even help at all (except to cut some wood).

My Mommy is just the best, isn't she ....

Mommy creating/building the "outdoor thingy thing"

Avery lounging on the upper deck of the "outdoor thingy thing"

Avery and Mommy having tea on the "outdoor thingy thing"

Releasing the hidden toys ...

Well, it seems like my parents are up to their old tricks again ....

Can you believe it ... hiding toys from me that are rightfully mine!!! I guess I'll just have to start looking in every nook and cranny for all my stuff.

Let the exploring begin ...

I never thought I would say this, but ...

... I really really really love bath time now!!!!!

Avery getting really excited to get in the tub!!!

It's just sooo much fun I can't even contain myself ... all the bubbles, all the toys, all the water to splash around in ... I just can't get enough time in the bathtub. I can't even remember why I hated it so much at first ... maybe the newness of it all?

Avery enjoying her bubble bath

Chores?!?!!?

Avery loading the dishwasher

Life is like totally unfair ....

Here I am just on the brink of starting to get mobile and "the man" (I mean my parents, of course) wants to hold me back by making me do stupid dumb chores around the house ... what's the deal with that???

Avery cleaning the windows

I mean what's next??? Are they going to make me get a real job and pay rent??? In this economy, I don't think there are many employers willing to take a chance and hire a baby that is just starting to walk!!!

Jeesh ... I mean really, I don't even charge Mommy when I help (or rather fix) her number crunching paper work!!! And what's the point of making a baby do any physical labor anyway ... I'm too small to be any good at it ... is it just to make me humble??? That's just stupid!!!

Avery doing the laundry

Well I guess it's not all that bad ... I still get a lot of fun time to play between doing all my chores and such ...

Avery taking a break from chores with Daddy

Avery taking a break from chores with Mommy

Avery's got a new bag of tricks ...

Avery playing with one of her favorite toys

I've learned a few new tricks over the past few days ... check it out ...

Who would have thunk that I speak horse ...

Mommy's horse Diano

The other day we all went to the stables where Mommy keeps her horse. I seem to recall that I had been there a few times before, but I think that I mostly slept through those visits ... that was back when I was boring and liked to sleep most of the time.

Anyway, after seeing Diano up close and in the flesh I was sort of frightened by him ... see, he's this humongous gigantic beast up real close!!! ... and that's what I was basically ranting on and on about in my baby talk language I like to speak in. And then all of the sudden the funniest thing happened ... he turned right towards me and said, "Well at least I'm not some snot nosed little pipsqueak!".

So as I sat there in shock, I then said to him, "What?!?!! You can understand my baby talk?!?!!" In which he respond, "Well, what do I look like, some dumb mule or something. Of course I can understand you, I'm talking right to you, aren't I? I thought you would have a little bit more brains than you're showing me right now, kid."

Well, I just sat there and didn't know what to say ... I didn't know horses could understand my baby talk or that I could understand horse talk. I guess you learn something new about yourself everyday.

So, I then felt I needed to apology. "I'm really sorry for calling you names and such ... that was really rude of me, but I was just really scared since I am a little pipsqueak's pipsqueak sitting here next to you."

To which he then respond,"That's ok kid, I get it all the time. Even all the other horses around here get a little frightened of me from time to time ... even the ones that are a lot bigger than me! So, how about we just start over. I'll be your best friend if you go off and get me some sugar cubes ... they're a tastie treat! But first if you don't mind, could you give my nose a little scratching?"

"No problem!" And that the story of how Diano and I became friends.

Avery scratching Diano's nose

Avery playing "guess which hand has the sugar cube" game with Diano

And oh yeah, before I forget there was this other horse (Nellie) that was going on and on and on about how she can't stand it anymore. I guess she doesn't like the horse next to her stall and she wants to move immediately. Can someone please tell her owner for me? Boy, does she just run on and on and on at the mouth ...

Avery "talking" to Nellie

What's the deal with stupid teeth anyway?!??!

Avery showing off her first two front teeth

(and her chubby-cheek smile)

I mean really, what are they good for beside torturing little babies??? I guess I can joke about all this now since the pain in my mouth is gone, but a few months ago, all I could do was cry and cry and cry ... just ask Mommy and Daddy.

And I think you're suppose to get more than two teeth total, right??? Does that mean the torture will start back up again??? Why won't Mommy and Daddy just get me fake teeth like all those celebrities do instead???

Avery with her loosy-toothy bright smile

On the brink ...

Crawling just isn't enough ... I want it all ...

Watch how close I am to being able to do whatever I want whenever I want ...



And sorry about the sideways video ... my blog videographer sometimes forgets to turn the camera the right way.

My new best of best friends ...

I've still been kind of bummed about Suzy passing away and losing my best friend, but I think the dogs have noticed since they are starting to now let me tug, pull, play, and grab at them just like I use to do with Suzy.

For example, here's a video and some pics of me and the dogs having so much fun ...

My dogs are just total awesome best friends ...

Avery and Scrappy playing "Giddy-up, doggy"

Avery watching the dogs play outside

Avery scratching where Scout-No can't reach

After all the fun is over, Scout-No also makes a great pillow

Yum ... yum ... good ...

I love thick yellow food!!!!!

I can't wait to eat all the colors someday!!!

Take a wild guess who fed me tonight ... here's a hint, it wasn't Mommy ...

The Great Escape ...

Since I now have crawled everywhere there is to possibly go in the house, I have set my sights on grander horizons ... mastering the great outdoors!!! There's a big problem with that though ... Mommy and Daddy keep restricting my desires to roam as free as the dogs, play in the long thick grass, and finally perform a proper search for my beloved Fluffy.

So, I have hatched a plan to escape these walls (and jailers) that try to contain me ... let me know what you think?

First, I have secretly been practicing standing and climbing out of the crib so that I can shimmy down the side when no one is looking.

Avery making sure the coast is clear

Once I'm covertly on the floor, I'll hit the ground running (or crawling, so to speak) to quickly make the journey from my back bedroom to the back door of the house.

Avery covertly crawling the massive span of the house

Then, I'll lie in the shadows by the back door waiting for my prime opportunity to make a run (or rather, crawl) for it. This will be the easiest part since Mommy usually blankly stares at the computer screen like a zombie for hours at a time (probably playing those spelling games she plays I imagine).

Avery waiting for opportunity to knock

And when that moment appears, I'll be ready ... I'm thinking my best bet will be to mingle in with the dogs when they get let outside. Mommy and Daddy are usually too sleep deprived to notice one extra "dog" going out the door ... right???

This is going to be awesome!!!

Avery mixing in with the dogs as

they head outside ... success!!!

Yeah, I sleep with my butt up in the air ...

Avery practicing her 'Child's Pose' yoga position

... so what of it???

Now I don't try to do it on purpose, but it seems like I just naturally roll into this position. Maybe there's some natural reasoning behind the naming on that yoga position??? I don't really know and I don't really care since I'm always sound asleep when I'm sleeping just like this ...

Avery very sound asleep

Watch out!!!! Get out of my way!!!

Here I come ... I'm coming to get you ...

I should note that I get around a lot easier in my shorts than in my feet-PJ's.

And I also get distracted very easily ... but with so much new ground to cover, everything is so brand new and wild it's amazing!!!

Avery's super fun time with Auntie Em ...

Avery playing "dress up" with Auntie Em

Wow!!! I had the best time ever with Auntie Em over the holidays!!! I got to do all sorts of neat fun stuff that Mommy and Daddy never let me do, like ...

Auntie Em showing Avery how to apply makeup

Auntie Em giving Avery her first soda

Auntie Em reading trashy tabloids to Avery

Avery playing in Auntie Em's clothes

Auntie Em showing Avery all sorts of

really cool/hip websites

Auntie Em and Avery watching exciting television



Auntie Em letting Avery put anything/everything

into her mouth!!!


Auntie Em showing Avery how to do a standing back flip

Auntie Em showing Mommy how to apply Avery's makeup

Thanks for the great time Auntie Emmy!!!!!!! I can't wait to visit you in the big apple ...