hillbilly. toddler style.

everyone is sleeping. i've been editing for hours with no end in sight. but, i need to document this little happening. this week's agenda was filled. with easter egg dying to egg hunts and parties for both the kids. at one of our playdates blake fell on the concrete. immediately when i picked him up there was blood. but, honestly this wasn't the first time he's bled from hitting something so i wasn't too concerned. until i noticed a little piece of his tooth missing. my sweet boy with the sweetest smile took a little chunk out of his tooth. i left he playgroup because we had lunch plans. trying to call the dentist on the way to tell me what to do. we went to the dentist (where gigi met us) and tried to get an x-ray. apparently, they expect a 19 month old to sit still and not scream while this takes place. needless to say, no x-ray was taken. he's acting fine thank goodness but his poor little tooth. i felt so bad for him. i found myself crying talking to mark on the phone when i finally explained everything to him. but, in the grand scheme of things, it's just a tooth. a baby tooth at that. it's a little part of his story and who he is. it's not a broken bone or something worse. it's just a tooth and i think he rocks the snag pretty well! everyone is looking at those big blue eyes anyways!

so, after not photographing my children's parties because the camera was the last thing on my mind and my memory cards are filled with client photos i had to snap some today. and bless avery's heart she prayed for blake's tooth to grow back!

he also loves to read. he loves to sit and "read" books. ten in the bed is one of his favorites. and before i forget we had his 18 month appointment. a month late due to a stomach bug and then sister got sick and i finally was able to get an appointment! :) he's a healthy little boy who's 22 pounds and some change. and i think they said 31.5 inches. i *think*. love this little guy! 

the only picture i could get where you could see his little tooth and swollen lip. but, it's going down nicely. 

avery told me to put the camera down and come color with her. 

 

so i took a pic and did just that. 

still three.

my sweet girl is three and a half. she talks about her fourth birthday almost daily and tells strangers she's going to be four next week. i want to remember this age. she way she talks. and the sweet things she says. she thinks she's a big girl. when we are playing with friends and the babies are playing and us moms are sitting and talking she wants to be right there with us. she joins in the conversation saying going something like this. um, yeah, so i have a boyfriend. she knows that will get peoples attention and have us talking to her immediately. i just love that she is confident and not afraid to join in even if she has never met that person before. today she picked some flowers (that's what we'll call the weeds) and said they were for me. they were my present. she something how they grew in the ground. so i went on to elaborate about roots, etc. she then added, yes and then they grow so they can be your present. naturally, i agreed. :) she'll figure it out eventually. somedays it's hard. i feel guilty because she went from being an only child and getting all the attention to sharing it. but even when her brother is getting all of the attention, like he was at dinner tonight, i glance over at her. she's not sulking or pouting but she's smiling at him and watching us interact. i just love her. i love her helpfulness. she loves to help put her brother to bed. daddy's had some late nights for a couple of weeks now and i've actually enjoyed putting both kids to bed. we put brother to bed first. i sit in the rocking chair with him and avery and i together sing him songs while she rubs his head and he sucks his thumb. in those moments i realize, while they might not always get along, their bond is special. and giving her a brother was the best gift i have given her. she's got a nurturing personality and i have no doubt she will continue to care for her brother. 

she takes delight in seeing her brother laugh. they always play these silly games that she makes up. the other day i was putting clothes away in the bedroom while they were having a snack in the kitchen. i hear hysterical laughing from both. usually a sign a huge mess is being made. i walked in and asked what they were doing. avery said "we're playing the spoon game". they were throwing the spoon at each other and then both would crack up. thankfully, neither has great aim. i know i should have stopped it but it's so cute watching them play together and laugh together that i just let them. and then made sure the clean up the mess because they didn't clean the spoon before the throwing started. :) 

little girl. you have a beautiful heart. you are my avery, my only avery. 

strawberry farm.

spring break is here. gigi is officially a texan. we took the kids out strawberry picking. perhaps a little early in the season but it was a beautiful day! turns out a lot of other people had our idea but we had a good trip. taking pictures at noon is definitely not my speciality but we had a great time!

   

blake never really got into strawberry picking. but he did take a nibble or two.