Day Trip to the Mountains

Ever since Avery was a few months old we kept saying we should take a day trip to the mountains and then everytime we planned it we changed our plans to go to the beach instead. We had a fun time, but somehow we picked the foggiest, rainiest day of the summer to go.
Heading out for a short hike.

Loving being out of her carseat and carried up high.

Avery's new thing is to hold her arms out perpendicular to her body and grab anything she comes in contact with. We're always having to be aware of what she is trying to grab.

The Blue Ridge Parkway

We dodged raindrops and had a quick picnic lunch on Grandfather Mountain.

Where are her parents?!

Mile high suspension bridge...that's Avery and I out there...Shawn could only take pictures if he was on either side of the bridge...it was swaying too much for him. :-)

Why aren't we at the beach?

Some black bears

Stand like a baby bear

And she's spent!

Trip to NY part 2

Avery and Grandma Sue
with Uncle Justin

Picking up Daddy's bad Pepsi habit

Hanging with Caden

Trip to NY

Ready for union meeting the Sunday before we left.
Blowing kisses at Nanny and Papa Keim's

Getting into the antique dolls

Sleeping Beauties...Avery and Jane McCoy

Avery is getting some help with her paci from Cora.

Daddy and Avery
I LOVE all of Mom's flowers and everything was sooo green and beautiful!

Family Picture

Mom and Dad with their 6 grandkids

Getting a bedtime story from Papa Dale

And a basket ride from Uncle Justin

End of July

On July 23rd we went to Morton's for supper to help Carson celebrate his 3rd birthday and Zoe her first!
Zoe takes her first ever bottle...from Shawn...Avery isn't too sure if this is a good idea since just moments before she was enjoying her supper from this very same bottle.

Avery's answer to the question, "Are you cute?"

Splashing around her water table.

Talking to her doll.