Owlie

Owlie on his perch right outside my window

I have a new friend that stays perched on a ledge right outside my window during the day.  He told me his name is Owlie and that he likes to watch all the birdies play around my bird feeder (also right outside my window).  Isn't he adorable?  He's so cute, that I made a song about him that goes like this:

My Fuzzy Friend, Owlie

You are so short and so sweet and you're totally neat, you are my Owlie ...
You sit up there really high and watch over all my sky, you are my Owlie ...
Your eyes are so bright that I can see them in the night, you are my Owlie ...
I really wish you could come in and fly all around me while I grin, yes you are my Owlie ...
But I guess, I have to, just watch from afar, do what you do,
since you live wild, and outside my style, I can only, brightly smile,
and fondly admire, all the beauty, that makes you be you.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!!!

Avery and her very old Daddy 

(having a good time as always)

 Avery's picture of her Daddy (really how he looks 
on the weekends and even wrote out the word "DAD")

I even wrote a special song for my Daddy and it goes like this:

Stop, Please Don't Go Away

You are my Daddy, and I hug you so tight,

I love you so much, I love you so much, I love you so much,  I love you so much, 

I don't want you to do anything without me!!!

I don't want you to go anywhere without me, even though I know you have to go work.

And I know you have to clean the fireplace.

The End

Avery, The Archaeologist

The other day Mommy and I were playing in the backyard and I tripped over this mysterious looking rock that was sticking straight out of the ground.  After looking it over for awhile (since it seemed very different than all the other rocks), we noticed what looked like little tiny dinosaur bones captured all over the surface of it!  That's when Avery the Archaeologist took over the find!  Below are pictures from my excavation.

 Avery carefully digging out what looked like dinosaur bones

 Eureka!  A pelvic and leg bone of a baby Diplodocus 

(and yes, a spoon is an excellent excavation tool)!!!

 

 Avery carefully assembling the baby dinosaur bones back together 

(note that you absolutely must do this shirtless so that you 

don't lose any bones in a shirt pocket or anything like that)

 

 A full size baby Diplodocus that I will be 

donating to my local museum!!!

Swimmy!!!

 Swimmy, Avery's very first pet of her own

One of the best Christmas gifts I got last week was my very first own pet, a real fishy fish.  Mommy took me to the pet store to let me pick her out and then her pink tank too (and yes, I even picked out that unicorn as her fishy friend that you can see in the picture)!  I put her right next to my bed, so I can see her first thing every morning when I wake up.  I named her Swimmy, after one of my favorite books. I just love watching her swim all around.  I love her, love her, love her!  She is the cutest fish ever!!!

Avery's inspiration for Swimmy's name

Happy New Years

Happy New Years

Have a safe and happy New Years Eve tonight!  I hope you spend this next new year thinking "outside the box", like I try to at all times!

Merry Christmas Eve

 Avery's note and snacks left out for Santa

It's getting very late now and I need to get into bed and turn off all the lights before Santa passes my house over, but I know I'll be just too busy tomorrow opening presents to send out a new Christmas day blog posting, so to everyone out there that reads these, "Have a Merry Christmas and I hope Santa brings you a little something good as well" 

.... See Santa, I try to be a good little girl, so try to remember to bring me the good stuff!!!

 Leaving the tree lit up so Santa can see 

his way from the fireplace to the Christmas tree

Christmas Time in The Big Apple

Avery after a long day in the big city

Mommy, Daddy, and I decided to fly off to the Big Apple to see my Auntie Em last week.  Here's are some of the pictures and videos from our super fun winter trip.

Legs kicked up, reclining, watching 'toon,

and eating snacks is how I like to fly!

We started off the trip spending lots of time

in auntie's apartment playing Scrabble

(I like to play without any clothes on) ...

... and then coloring on the floor ...

... and showing off my dance moves ...

... and taking baths in "big city"colored water ...

... and then finally deciding to get dressed 

and go play outside ...

... where we would have donuts in the park ...

... and then after all that sugar 

I would chase Auntie around and around ...

... and then do something I never get to do while 

at home, like kicking tons of leaves ...

... and then play on all sorts of interesting 

big city park toys in Auntie's backyard!

Then we would take the subway 

into the bigger big city ...

... where sometimes it was completed packed ...

... and other times it was completely empty except for us.

In the bigger big city we would walk and walk and walk ...

... we would go uptown ...

... to midtown ...

... to downtown ...

... to even down by the water to see the Statue of Liberty herself!

And all the interesting city people we ran into, 

like Micky and Minnie out shopping ...

... and fairy snow princesses ...

... and weird gold dancing monkeys!

And all the super fun toys I saw everywhere ...

... there were so many toys that I 

couldn't hardly slow down to explain it all ...

... like cute cuddly things ...

... to kitchenette and cookery things ...

... to fun puppets and great books ...

.... and even places where you could draw on the 

walls with crayons ... at least I hope so anyway!

There was so much neat stuff that I had 

to buy something for someone, 

so I picked out a great book for the new baby 

that will be here soon!

Then we went to museums where I got to see so many 

old dinosaur bones, even all put back together ...

... and then neat stuffed fish displays ....

... and even monstrous sea creatures joking around with each other!

Auntie and Daddy even ran in a race ...

... it was fun to watch, but really really cold out!

When it was time to go, I wanted to leave 

Auntie with a special present so I got her a 

Christmas tree after she went to work ...

... and then I decorated it all myself, 

with candy canes and bulbs ...

... and tinsel and lights ...

... it turned out fabulous!!!

Here's a video of the fun I had decorating the Christmas tree ...

Thanks Mommy and Daddy for taking me 

to see my Auntie Em!!!  See you soon, Auntie!!!

The Puppet Master

I have a new act I'm testing out right now ... it's a singing puppet show.  Let me know what you think.

"Working at the Car Wash" ...

Avery's latest business venture

With all the rain we had yesterday, I decided that I could make some spending money (for buying Christmas gifts, of course) by opening up a car wash.  I even hired my first employee, Shannon.  Well, technically I made her a co-owner, but I'm still the CEO!  We're calling our business, "Kiddie Car Care"!!!

Consider stopping by for the best car wash you'll ever have.  Notice the line of vehicles in the pic above ... we are that good!!!

 Your "Kiddie Car Care" Team 

(getting ready for the rush of customer)