11 Months Old

Avery is officially 11 months old now and boy is she fun!  It is so hard for me to believe that in just a couple weeks we will be celebrating her first birthday!

It seems as though overnight she began doing so many new things.  I am going to attempt to share with you those skills!

Avery loves music and all kinds.  She has also recently begun dancing to the music.  This was the first night she danced for us.  It is from a couple weeks ago, but it was too cute not to share!

Avery has also mastered crawling and now is a pro cruiser!  Not only can she walk around tables, chairs, along counters, she loves using objects as personal walking assistants!  This footstool is her favorite.  She is so good at it now, that when she runs into walls, she knows how to turn it to get back on her way!

What cracks me up about this footstool, is a few days after she was born, Robyn put her inside of this box and she was so little that she fit and there was room to spare!

After one try, we also found out that Avery is really good at climbing the stairs!  We sure are in trouble!!  This video is of her second go!!

Avery also loves to help with laundry,

help mommy cook,

and make lots of silly faces!  This is her new favorite (and ours too!)

One of Avery's favorite things to do is read stories to daddy after a long day of work!

Avery has visited the zoo many times already this summer.  This past Friday, Dave took the day off and we took Avery to a little zoo in Peoria.  This girl loves animals...or at least screeching at them!  :)

Finally, a big Congratulations to my cousin Amy and her husband Brian!  They are expecting a new little bundle of sweetness on Valentines Day!!  Here's a picture of Amy with Avery when they met for the first time!  This will be her again in no time!!  :)

Love from Bloomington!