Early Birthday

Don't be sad, have a cracker!


"BIG HUG!"



"Tickle, Tickle Uncle Chris"




The Cousins came over for a pre-birthday party last weekend. They were in full effect, with Henry heading for things he shouldn't be into at every chance. Avery and Audrey were less likely to sneak off, but ran around a bunch. All in all, a good time was had by all.

A Walk in the Woods

We went for a walk in the woods at Dillon last week, where we saw some bugs, including a caterpillar that walked on Avery's shoe, and posed for a group pictures with dopey looks on our faces.

Going to Chicago

We left for Chicago on August 15th for my friends' wedding. Avery, due in no small part to a mini dvd player, was an angel coming and going, and the rest of the time, too. Except bedtime. She wasn't used to sleeping in a big bed with mommy and daddy. It took a while for us to figure out that she just needed to cry for a few minutes and would fall asleep. Unfortunatly, by the time we figured it out, it was 1 am Sunday. Oh well.

Taking the scenic route through Gary.

The Skyway. $5 worth.

"Big City! Big City!"

A fine Italian restaurant was the site of the rehearsal dinner.

Bed time.
Saturday before the wedding, we went to the aquarium. Avery enjoyed it very much.

Watching the dolphin show.
A glass floor allowed our miss to look down on a stingray.


Our friends Ed and Jenna.

The happy couple, Anthony and Tal. Mazel Tov!
During the wedding, Avery grabed our camera, held it to her eye and yelled "say cheese!" over and over again. It was pretty funny. Good thing we were in the back.



Avery's new buddy Walker. They played together for the entire time we weren't eating. It was great to see them playing.

Fair Time

The county fair fell during the second week of August. Avery, Mommy and Grammie met me at the fairgrounds while I was at work. They viewed the cows, and Avery got to pat a county commissioner's bull. She also enjoyed the horses. Most of the time, she was pointing out poop we should avoid.