Don't make Avery mad

So ... every now and then Avery gets a little frustrated - you know, when we try to give her baby food, when we don't pick her up as soon as she'd like, when we pull out the latest toy or scrap of paper she just put in her mouth. She balls up her fists, grits her 'teeth' and gives us a little grunt. Pretty funny now. Sure hope she grows out of it, though!

Avery at 9 months

Just shot these in Grandma Vicki's front yard. Avery's just a bit past 10 months now, but these are her 9-month pics. And just like her 6-month shots, the last one shows that I've got to be pretty quick with the shutter because she's not real fond of posing (yet).

Pretty lady

This is the first of two posts featuring the Avery - her 6-month photos and her 9-month photos after that. Yeah, we're a little behind. (You can also tell that she wasn't completely thrilled with this process.) Here's her 6-month shots, taken mostly in our basement.

Running man

We went out today to finally take Jasper's 4-year photos. Of course, we don't walk very often when it's just Jasper and I, so I shot some running pics.

Bondurant Fishing Derby

Jasper was quite the fisherman today, with a little help from Grandpa Paul and Grandma Debbie. He caught four fish at the second annual Bondurant Fishing Derby, including two really nice trout, a skinny little bass and one bluegill. As you can see, before we finished up Jasper ditched his sandals and waded knee-deep into Lake Petocka. We all had a great time, as I'm sure our 'shore neighbors' did watching J and Grandpa Paul reel in their catches. Fun day!

Capt. Jasper

Thanks to Kelli Vellinga, Jasper got to drive a boat this weekend on Lake Panorama, after Mallory and Jacob Cleveland's wedding. He loved it! (Yes, that's uncle Bart asleep in the background.)

A Few More Jasperisms

A Few Jasperisms we've heard lately: 1. Cattan Condy = Cotton Candy 2. (Gross one - but I wanted to remember it) "Mom, my poop looks like a whistle, that would be 'ew gross' if we blew on our poop." 3. J: Mom, Avery doesn't have a brain. N: Why would you say that - yes, she does have a brain. J: Because Issa said you can't touch her head because she doesn't have a brain. N: No, Issa said that you can't touch her soft spot on her head. J: Well, I think her brain is really small then because she has a small head. N: Ok, buddy, whatever you think. 4. Jasper met a friend named Jacob while we're staying at Grandma Vicki's House. He is 7 and has come to our house a couple times to play superheros and all the fighting games boys play. When Jacob left the other day, Jasper said, "Bye, Jacob I love you!" Jacob kind of looked at him and gave him an awkward smile. So...we haven't seen Jacob since. Not sure if that's why or what - but Jasper seriously just loves everybody! We did have a little chat that you could really like/love your friends, but we don't normally tell our friends we love them. But then I thought, 'well, why not' so I didn't go into too much more detail with him. 5. I was telling Jasper that he is getting so big I just couldn't believe it. And he said 'well, I can't see myself growing.' 6. Why can't I live with Sydney, Melissa and Harry Potter (their cat). 7. He likes to tell everybody that his gramps is older than them. "My gramps is 60 years old, he's older than you!"