Avery
- Latest obsession is Pokemon. He finds the facts and hierarchy of the characters interesting. Avery created a binder in which he organized the Pokemon character cards according to their evolved forms. At home, he will create his own trading cards to sell or trade at school to earn more Pokemon cards. Through his eyes, nearly everything can be related to a Pokemon character in some way.
- I fold little origami figures to put in the kids' lunchboxes as a way to let them know I think about them while they are at school. Come to find out, Avery has been trading the origami out for more Pokemon cards with his classmates.
- He also tries to create crafts, such as fighter paper airplanes and giant tape balls (we found this one out after noticing the masking tape was disappearing at an alarming rate) to sell to students for Pokemon card money.
- We read a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book together and kept on getting to an unhappy ending. Avery thought this was absolutely hilarious and decided to rename the books "Choose Your Own DISASTER". We heard him cackling out loud alone in his bedroom because he was reading one and purposely trying to get to a bad ending.
- Avery and Aileen kiss each other "night night" before bedtime. Avery asks Aileen if she wants "big bad kisses", then he lets her pick a character. He then pretends, in an over-the-top fashion, to be that character while kissing her good night.
Aileen
- Acts as the medic with her doctor toys when Clint and Avery wrestle
- "It's froggy outside, Daddy." (foggy)
- Enjoys snuggling up to Daddy as he reads aloud play scripts while prepping for shows.
- Saw a boy upset in her Sunday School class because he missed his mom. Right after entering the room and hanging up her "pack pack", she walked over to the boy and hugged and kissed him to help him feel better. She definitely has a compassionate drive for those who are hurting.
- Without prompting, Aileen chooses to open puzzles and complete them on her own. At 3 1/2 years, she can put together a 25 piece puzzle with trial and error.
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| Avery kept track of his allowance money in saving for his Wii U |
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| Pokemon is Avery's latest obsession. You can see how he chose to decorate his room walls. |
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| The game system he diligently worked to earn money for and saved for two years. |
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| Inside of a ball bag... |
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| Soccer Camp buddies |
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| Launching paper airplanes |
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| Following directions to make crazy concoctions |
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| Making a clay Pikachu |
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| Constructing a Lego Pikachu |
