We thought Chubbs was the only crayon chewing culprit....meet Avery, his partner in crime.
She came into the room saying, "Purple Mama, Purple"...how could we get mad...at least she got the color right!
the after party = bath time.
I know I have been really slackin' on the blog lately, but the truth of the matter is there just isn't much to blog about. It is still FREEZING in Buffalo, and we rarely leave the house other than to hit the gym or the grocery store. So for those of you who are emailing and calling me to prod a new post, here's a look into our daily reality. Be warned that the following pictures are sure to contain lots of homeless hair, and crusty booger snot faces. ...Elmo, Mickey, and the Backyardigans prefer us in our natural state...minus makeup, and showers, etc. :)
In more exciting news...Ezra and Avery took a little trip to the pet store and came back with a FISH. I didn't realize we needed another pet, but Ezra reassured me it was only 11 cents and Avery loved it! I asked if he bought it some fish food, and he said $3.50 was too much to spend on food for an 11 cent fish. So...we were just going to let it starve? That seemed a little inhumane. But Ez said " No, we can just feed it Chubb's dog food." I was sure this fish was destined for the toilet, but "NEMO" is alive and well after 3 weeks of puppy chow.
Avery has been a puzzle machine lately. She will dump all the pieces and put them back together several times a day.
Other indoor fun includes, pushing around virtually anything in her little stroller. The stroller was initially reserved for babies or stuffed animals, but lately she will push just about anything. Can't find the Tv remote, not to worry Avery has taken it for a walk in her stroller. Yesterday, she was pushing it around saying, Eeww, Eeeww. I didn't really think anything of it until she strolled into the kitchen pushing a giant dust bunny from under the couch. Awesome.
Last week was extra fun, because Avery got lots of Valentines' gifts and cards in the mail from the fam. She loves to open things and this was definitely more exciting than the junk mail that I usually give her to open. Thanks again everyone for making her V day special!
Avery with her favorite Valentines' treat...Chocolate.
More Chocolate, Sweet!
Everyday includes watching cartoons with Elmo and Mick-mee.
We had a small Super Bowl get together this year since we love FOOTBALL {Ezra}and we really love an excuse to eat super fattening snacks {Ezra..ok me too}! We enjoyed the game with some great friends from Ezra's dental class, of whom I took zero pics of...oops. But I did snag a pics of the two BIGGEST football fans. They were later joined by L.B., baby Kai, and baby Maddie. Good Times.
We are home from our holiday vacation, and back to the daily demands of Dental School and parenting. We had a fun and relaxing break in Washington. Avery was spoiled by her relatives, and Ez and I had some much needed fun...just the two of us. I know I have really negleted the blog lately, so here are some pics of little Ave just before the holiday. I also have lots of Christmas pics that yet to be uploaded from my camera, so stay tuned!
Since its officially way to cold to go the the park, Bubble Baths have become a new form of entertainment in our house. She loves to play in the water and walks around the house saying Bubb Os, Bubb Os!
Yep, she's doin' it!! Avery loves to eat with her big girl fork. So far she has mastered Sponge Bob Mac & Cheese, and Cheerios. Every time she manages to land something in her mouth, she says Mmm Mmm, and smiles from ear to ear. So cute, its fun to watch.
We had a great Halloween week. Avery dressed up as her favorite clown fish, Nemo. Since she can watch the movie 3 times a day, we knew she would love it. I have had the costume sitting in her play room for nearly a month, and she would carry it around like an other stuffed animal. We she found out she could wear her "Memo", she was in a whole new kind of heaven. She has been wearing it around the house ever since.
We did a little Trick-or-Treating on Halloween night with the Trockels. Ezra was exhausted from tests throughout the week, and I was feeling under the weather, so we almost stayed inside. ...but I am glad we hit the streets because the kids were so cute! I really didn't think they would understand what was going on, but they were pros. We couldn't get Avery to say Trick-or-treat, but as soon as they dropped a piece of candy in her bucket, she said MORE-MORE! ...And a couple of times they gave her more. Nice work Avery! Don't worry, we made sure she said "Tank EWW"
Lorenzo the Mad Scientist sharing some magic potion with his fishy friend.
The Mad scientist with his Mad Momma Zannah.
Avery checking out her loot.
Enjoying her first KitKat. 
Two weeks ago, we had house guests! Ezra's Mom, Linda and husband David, drove up from Virginia to visit. They treated us to some great BBQ on Friday, helped us wrangle a house full of pumpkin carving kids on Saturday, and watch some serious football on Sunday. We had a lot of fun and really enjoyed their visit. We are excited for them to return for Turkey Day!
Ezzie trying to convince Avery that Pumpkin guts are cool...she believed him. 
L.B. was the only kid brave enough to stick his hand in the slime. 
Take 1 -The whole gang.
The finished Jack O'Lanterns. Ezra's left, Chris's middle, Beecher's right. ...and don't let Ezra's pumpkin fool you...he did make try to make me happy with the classic pumpkin face, but turn it to the side to reveal his infamous cyclopse. This is one family joke I don't think I will ever understand.
