More Walking!

Here I am walking more. I know the video is a little dark, but it's worth watching to the end, I promise. I have improved so much! This video was shot 2 days ago, and I've even improved since then. I love walking!! I can't stop doing it, I even am trying to stay up later at night so I can walk, walk, walk!

Enjoy!
Love,
Berlin

Pumpkin Patches

The swing was one of my favorites

Berlin calls the chickens

The goat sucked on my finger! It tickled.

CHEESE!

Pumpkin!

Mmmmm, coke!

I did it! I went through the tunnel.

Tractors are fun.

Riding in style

Hey everyone! The past couple of weekends have been very busy for us. We went to 2 pumpkin farms!! The first was Gentry Farms, here in Franklin. It was BIG! There was lots to do, including a corn maze, petting zoo, hay ride, a really cool tractor playground, and my favorite, the tire swing! We had a great time! Last weekend, we went to Walden Farms. It was a bit further away, but still fun. They had a lot of the same stuff, but I still had a good time! We got pumpkins, too, and now have a little mini pumpkin patch at our home.

Berlin had a great time, too. She flirted with her future prom date, Dash (who just turned 1, time flies!) and walked around a lot. She has really figured out this walking thing! She used to insist Mommy or Daddy hold her hand all the time, but now she does it on her own. She walks all around our house. Everytime she takes off, she says "Bye bye!" Where's she going?? Everywhere now!

Hope you enjoy our pictures at the pumpkin patches!
Love,
Aves

Ms. Walky Walk

Here's a little taste of me walking! This video was taken a few days ago, and I have improved already. There's a couple of things that keep me a little wobbly... 1. I want to run! I don't care about the order of things :) and 2. I get so excited I lose my balance! When I calm down, I walk really well. Just last night I walked all the way from my room into my brother's room all by myself. My Mommy wishes she had her camera ready, but by the time she got it, I was tired and wanted to go to bed. I'm sure she'll catch me again. It's not like I'm gonna stop!

Chase ya later!
Berlin

Growing Up Too Fast!

Hellllllllooooooo! I have some exciting news! I took my first two steps a few days ago! It was pretty cool. Mommy was there, and couldn't quite believe what she was seeing, so I did it again the next day! Sure enough, I'm on my way to walking! My parents are a little shell shocked. I'm only 10 months old, and they thought they would have a few more months of crawling before I would walk. No way! My life long dream is to chase my brother, and I am two steps closer (HA!). I also finally broke in my first two teeth on the bottom. I wasn't very crabby either. I'm so easy, I just go with the flow. I'm also eating table food most of the time, and I'm almost weened off the bottle. I'm becoming a toddler (way too fast, according to my parents!). I'm having fun, and I can't wait until I can finally run after Avery! It won't be long now.

Aves is also doing well. My parents finally figured out the way to get Avery to poop in the potty is through chocolate. Hey, whatever works! He's also a little songbird, sings all the time! I love it and dance along with him. He's become a little bit of a leader at school. His friends like to do everything he does, and he has become a very good example! His teachers are so proud of him!

We are going to Iowa this weekend to Aunt Greta's wedding. We are excited! We get to be the ring bearer and flower girl and we will have a new uncle! We can't wait to welcome Kevin to our family! Hope to see you there. Maybe I'll show you how I walk.

Love, Berlin

Tubby Tunes

Yes, NO!! Maybe

Whatcha Been Up To??

My new adventure... table food!

Rain boots are cool!

My new attitude :)

Hanging out in our wagon

Playing cars with Deedah

Pre-haircut

This is how I sleep

My haircut matches Daddy!

Petting a duck at daycare

The fridge is fun!

Helping Deedah bath Avery

My first haircut!

Bye bye mullet!

It's been over a month since we've posted! So sorry, time has gotten away from us! Lots has been going on. Beebin got her first haircut by the lovely and talented Katie Jo. She had a bit of a mullet, but now her hair is all even and growing in really quickly! She will need another haircut soon! Berlin has been doing so much so fast! She's mastered the art of crawling and pulling up, and now she is starting to cruise. She's also waving bye bye, saying no (I gotta story about that), and clapping! You should hear her say no. It's very cute. I'm sure it will lose it's luster in a few months, but for now, everyone is enjoying hearing my little sister's raspy voice. She's not nearly as loud as I am, but she's still mighty. Okay, here's the story.... Berlin LOVES to play in the fridge! I don't blame her, I used to love it, too. One day, she was playing away when Deedah asked her if she would get out of the fridge. She shook her head no. Deedah thought it was funny, but asked her again, "Berlin, can you get out of the fridge?" She promptly said, "Nooooooooooooo!" Deedah laughed. He couldn't believe she said it in the right context. Ha! Soon it's all she will say, just you wait Deedah!

I have been doing well, too. I moved up to the 2 1/2 year room at daycare (I'm 2 1/2, can you believe it!!!). All my friends went with me, including Kingston (we're buddies!) and Preston, so that made the transition much easier! I'm kinda the ring leader. Everyone now wants to wear underwear like me, so one day, we all did! I'm sure that was fun for my teachers. I'm making great strides in potty training. My accidents are usually just poops (pooping is hard!), and I'm starting to nap without a pull up. I still sleep with one at night, but I'm still young, and this is a process (or so my parents tell me). They are very proud of me. I'm also teething :( I'm getting my second year molars and they hurt!! I've been handling as well as expected, and my parents are trying to help me ease the pain a bit (tylenol is my friend). I've learned my ABC's and will sing them with you, if you ask nicely. I am also learning to count on my fingers. Ask me how old I am, and I will tell you! I can also tell you that I have brown eyes, Mama has green eyes, Deedah has blue eyes, and Berlin has brown eyes. Apparently green and blue make brown!

Well, that's all for now. I will try to post more often. We miss you and can't wait to see ya'll soon!

Love, Avery