July

Avery is 4 months old!


This past month Avery has really started exploring her surroundings, and has become more and more interactive. She's definitely not the baby that will sit quietly - she wants a piece of the action! She will grab anything she sees, and put in right in her mouth. She doesn't even like to sit in her chair much anymore - not enough room to roll and move. :)
She started sucking her thumb this month - yae!! She also has mastered rolling - any direction, anytime!
We've made several trips up to Hume over the last month, some just work related, and others to hang out with family or friends. A highlight this month was spending several days up at Hume with John's parents, sister, brother, and sister-in-law. Another highlight was helping our friends build the deck on their house. Avery has several friends up at Hume - three with birthdays within two months of her! John's sister, Kelly, is working up at Hume - at Wildwood, the camp both John and I worked at in college. It has been so fun to be able to see her more often, and to visit her up at 'the wood'.
The fourth of July was a fun event for us, as John was introduced to a central valley 4th - setting off fireworks! We spent the day with some of our good friends in town, and the guys had a blast (literally) setting off fireworks in the street.



She's going to be a reader...

A little unstable in her shoes

ah, 7:00....ready for bed time :)

Avery loves the bathroom. She loves looking in the mirrors, and touching all the shiny things. If she is fussy, often just a trip to play on the bathroom counter will cheer her up.

Avery is twice her birth weight - at over 14 1/2 pounds.

Avery helping John with some work. She liked the mouse.

Avery's first trip to Sonic. Yummy! (for us, that is...)

Grocery shopping at Trader Joe's

We found her sleeping like this. She had a smile on her face and was very content!

Visiting Kelly at Wildwood

Avery and her friend Thomas, playing while their Dads build a deck.

Fourth of July!