Monday, March 21, 2011

Boisterous Boy-ness Stories

Guess who put their Lightning McQueen shoes in his mom’s shoes?

We are surprised at the foods Avery decides not to eat. Some examples include marshmallows, barbecue, french fries, noodles, chips, etc… At least he loves fruit.

We were putting a coffee filter in the coffee pot and Avery asked if it was for a big “monster cupcake”.

Avery has become a backseat driver. He knows his way around town pretty well and tries to tell us where to turn. If he was behind the wheel, he would choose to take us to “Donalds” (McDonalds) to play in the “tunnel” (playground slides). Since he hates going to Aldi’s, he whines when we turn onto a certain street, even though we have at least four more minutes before we arrive at the parking lot.

Since the weather has been nicer, we have taken walks around our block. Avery can now walk with us holding our hands rather than riding in his wagon. There is a house down our street that has two small dogs in their backyard. Avery has named them “Supercharger” and “Snot Rod”.

We’ve told Avery that a new “Cars” movie will come this summer. That has got him really excited since he has race cars constantly on the brain. Sometimes, when he sits on the potty, he will say “Ready, Set, Go!” to help him start the process.

What Happens When....

This is what happens when you have an active, bored toddler and it's too cold outside to burn off energy. Enjoy.


There Are Monster's (shoes) in Your Closet


Avery and I saw this idea in one of our favorite magazines. We made these together one weekend. However, once they were finished, Avery was hesitant to actually stick his feet in the holes and wear them. After all, they are MONSTER shoes!

St. Pats and Spring Crafts





Avery and his mom love to create together! One of us plans and creates well-intended educational art project ideas and the other loves to experience creative messes! Avery daringly enjoys exploring the sight, sound, texture, smell and taste of the materials in front of him.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Averyness

Wordiness:

Fire safe = “fire box”

Humidifier = “littlefire”

Pretzels – “prencils”

While we were walking around our block…”Mommy, we are in the WOODS! The NEIGHBORwoods!”

Anything red = Avery attaches the phrase “Lightning McQueen” in front of it

Pickiness:

Avery is in a very picky stage, especially with food. Ex.) “I don’t like nuts. I like peanut butter but no nuts in it.”

Refuses to eat bread crust and will simply eat around it and put the “rind” on our plates.

Teasing, Contradictive-ness. Orneriness:

“Avery, we might get an apple tree. Do you like apples?” “No, I want a pear tree. No, (silly voice) I want a peanut butter tree – hee, hee, hee.”

At the end of The Very Hungry Caterpillar story, the caterpillar makes a cocoon. On the last page, he turns into a “beautiful butterfly”. Avery tries to prevent us from turning the page (while laughing hysterically, of course) so the caterpillar “stays stuck in the cocoon”.

“Mommy I need my hands wiped.” Avery sprinted and fetched the wet wash cloth from the sink. Later we caught him having fun “washing” many things around the house with the sticky wet rag.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Snowman Family


Avery is very aware of the concept he is in a family. Many times during play, he will assign family member roles to his toys. Clint noticed this when he took Avery outside to play in the snow. Avery wanted to make a snowman to represent each member of our family. (After Avery saw this photo on a post on our blog, he ran to the window to look outside and said "Dada, the snowman come out at night!")

Also, during his play, Avery is becoming slightly more aggressive. He now likes to include "good guys" and "bad guys" who "pow pow" each other. I suppose this is natural for boys as long as we keep an eye on it.

I'm glad to have a boy and learn what makes him tick. It is also becoming more apparent to Avery there are differences between boys and girls. He is fascinated by my long hair and will sometimes watch when I groom it in the mornings and put on make up. One morning he asked "Mommma, whatcha doin'?" I answered, "I'm fixing my hair buddy". He replied, "Momma, your hairs broke?"

Nap Time Dada Style


Getting our son to take a nap is a struggle every day. Clint took the naptime shift on this particular day and found a creative way that worked out for both father and son.