Avery's Musings

Sitting at a red light.  

A:  I wish I had flying skates and a jet pack.  I would fly over these trees to Costco.  Jet packs are much faster than cars and airplanes.

3 going on 13

A: Mom, I am sooo hungry, I'm, like, starving to death.

M: (laughing) O.K. lets go home and have lunch.

A:  Mom! Don't laugh!

M: Oh, sorry.  This is serious.  Would you like an apple?

A: Ooohh My, this apple is like, totally wrinkled.  Totally.

Like totally Avery.

My Kid

Does every mom think thier child is the cutest kid on the planet?

I win.  Mine is the cutest.

Photos of the Day

Avery Prays Part 2

Avery decided tonight was the night she was going to pray. (miracle!)

A: Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for this day and thank you for Heaven and for lunch,
and thank you for sheep and tigers and cheetahs and friends and books and mommy and Lucy and daddy Judd,
and bless to have a good night and me to not scream at mommy and daddy,
and thank you for Jesus.

I love how sheep, tigers and cheetahs are first on the list - and of course don't forget lunch. So stinkin cute.

Avery Prays

We are sitting on Avery's bed. She is upset and crying for her Dad who she has decided she cannot live without at that moment.

M: Avery, why don't you say a prayer to Heavenly Father to help you feel better.

A: (long pause, looks up - big dramatic sigh) OK.

Miracle! Avery refuses to pray almost all of the time. She whispers a soft little prayer...she waits...she thinks about it...

A: THAT DIDN'T WORK! I'M STILL SAD!

Bad Habit #1

Avery has developed her first bad habit.


Just tonight she called to me from her bed:

A: (worried voice) Mom, can you fix them?

M: Fix what?

A: These, my nails, they are not right.

Lights on. Nail inspection. Sure enough, she has successfully bitten off all her nails except for two that are slightly crooked. I trim them up.

A: (stretching out on the bed dramatically) Aaaahhhhhh, that's better. Good night.

A Great Laugh

I think this one is the funniest!, originally uploaded by Court and Judd.

I love this kid. She makes it all worth while.

Peas in a Pod

Avery LOVES Judd. She wants to be with him every second and do everything he does. So naturally she wanted to study on the deck with him. Check out the matching furrowed brows. So funny!

That is some serious concentration.

BFF

A: Mom, where is my sister?

M: She is still in heaven honey. Hopefully she can be with us soon.

A: (big sigh) Well, Lucy is here.

Avery's Real Smile

This is what I get when I say "Smile Avery!".

This is what I catch every once in a while. Enhanced by the chocolate face and crazy hair.

The Talking Twos

Grocery shopping.

A: Mom - look at those big ones.

M: Avery, ssshhhh.

A: (a little louder) Mom Look! Big ones.

M: (looks the other way)

A: (louder) MOM! those are really big ones!

M: (ignore her..ignore her..look the other way)

A: MOM! LOOK AT THOSE HUGE LADIES!!!

Two full figured women look right at us.

I decide ignoring her is not the best way to get her to stop talking.

Avery Lorraine is her name.

Sunday night there was a thunder storm.

Avery assumes her spot in "daddy's" bed.

A: mom! did you hear that! mom! another big boom! mom! its thunder! mom! are the clouds smashing together? mom! its flashing again! mom! its so bright! mom! what is lightning coming from! mom!...

M: mmmm...uuuhhhh...hhhmmmmmm...

Over an hour later:

A: mom! still more thunder! mom! i hear more! mom! what was that!...

J: AVERY! IF YOU DON'T STOP TALKING AND LIE DOWN I AM TAKING YOU BACK TO YOUR OWN BED!

(Judd has never talked to Avery in anything more than a coo in her entire life.)

A: (eyes wide) Mom...Dad is not kidding around.

And she sleeps.