Their Wheel's Are Always Turning

After Avery's Gym and Swim class today, we met some friends for lunch. Avery continued to eat really well...so we stayed there awhile, after our friends left for home. She and I were chatting, and then Avery got quiet. I followed her line of sight, and noticed she was staring at a guy across from us. She asked, "who is dat guy?" I said, "I don't know, but he looks like a nice guy." She said, "I tink dat guy's a teacha." (he had a shirt and tie on) Then she proceeded to smile, flutter her lashes, and pretend like she was talking to him. When she does this, she makes no sound, but moves her mouth like she's talking. Its hilarious. The guy was deep in conversation w/ the girl across from him...so he didn't really notice; either that or he was ignoring us!
As we were driving home, Avery and I were listening to music. She said, "What dat girl on dis radio need?" I asked, "what do you mean?" She repeated herself. As I listened closer to the lyrics of the song, I realized it was a girl singing/whining about lost love. I then said, "I think she's saying she needs love." Avery was quiet for a bit, and then she said, "Like a puppy?! I think dat girl wuv's a puppy."

Disney World Blog

We will be taking a trip to Disney World September 18-26. Here is our blog for this trip, in case you'd like to check in on us!

http://relzvacation.blogspot.com/

This Week's Favorites

Pincher Collar - this is my saving grace, when I have Jake on a leash these days.
Massbach Ridge Winery - I still haven't been to the winery, itself, but I am a big fan of their wine! (which can be found at Sullivan's and Apple Canyon's Marina)
No Bark Collar - can you tell its been a rough week for Jake?! he's catching on, though...
Curel Natural Healing "Nourishing" Moisture Lotion - this stuff isn't greasy, which is a nice change of pace.
Balloons - our kids' toy of choice this week, both inside and outside the house.
Red Raspberries - we have a few ready, but our patch isn't too big...so our neighbors have brought us a bunch of fresh ones from theirs! yum!

Vacation For All

This is where Jake will be going on his vacation, while we are at Disney World:

http://bowsercamp.com/default.aspx

And Bailey will be going on an exciting trip to "Camp Fortner." (a.k.a. our friends, Amber and Jeremy's, house...and he might not want to return home!)

Living in Town...

I guess that time has come when we have neighbor kids stopping over at our house, randomly, to play. It has happened a couple of times now, while we've been playing outside after school. The boys who come over ride their bikes...and Bryton knows them from school. Of course he loves unscheduled visitors, and they all play well together so far. This mom, however, is still getting used to the idea of being responsible for a few extra's she barely knows.

"Milky Milk"

This is Avery's favorite drink of choice, and yes...this is what she calls it more often than not. Today, however, she didn't get a sippy cup with milk in it all day...not when she woke up, not before naptime, and not after naptime. So, when she was drinking her beloved milk before bedtime tonight, her eyes were merely slits and she was making this purr-like sound. I laughed, and then I asked her, "does it taste good?" She shut her eyes and shook her head "yes" very slowly. She was in heaven!

Gym and Swim

Avery had her first "gym and swim" class at the Y in Freeport this morning. Its a Mom and Tot class...the first 1/2 of class Avery calls "exercise" and the second half of class is swimming. She loved it all! This picture was taken at the end of class, when we were all in a circle

singing songs. See how all the other moms are sitting right by their kids? Well, Avery wanted me to sit somewhere else! She was a very loud singer this morning, belting out the songs!