Halloween

Ahh...the token Halloween pictures. Kendall was Batgirl. I have no idea where the desire for this costume came but I liked it. She was Snow White last year and loves to be a princess but I do love that she can hang with the boys and be a rough tough bat girl here and there. It was a homemade costume - we found the mask at Target for a dollar. I was originally going to wear it but she wanted it instead. My neighbor took pictures at our neighborly get-together so I'll post those pictures another day when I get them. I didn't manage to get a picture of Avery because I had to wake her up from her nap, shove her into her costume, rush down to the end of the street party, mingle and then she pee'd all over it. All I can figure out is that the tights must have been too tight. I'll shove her back in it tomorrow and snap a few pictures while Kendall is at school. Thanks to our friend Ashley who let Avery borrow the costume! It was a perfect outfit! Meanwhile...here is our Batgirl.

Behold...Behold...Kendall singing

For once Kendall actually remembered a song that she was learning at school...well, the first 2 words anyway. But thanks to the modern miracle of the internet we were able to find it on YouTube and she sang it. Then she sang it again...and again...and then I sang it...and upon the 17th time of hearing it I decided to record it. Well on the 2nd and 3rd camera takes Kendall turned into a diva and ordered me to the other side of the room so she could perform. WHATEV! (Grandma, that's the cool way of dismissing someone and saying "Whatever" wait, you are email-savvy so you probably alreay know that.)

On the move!

Avery has been crawling since 6 months and is ready to walk! She doesn't trust herself yet but she CAN stand on her on. She usually just slower lowers herself to the floor if she figures out we aren't holding onto her anymore. This is Kendall's old push along toy. The video is a little dark because the lighting in our living room is so crappy but you get the gist!

Oops, well, here is an extra. I uploaded this one first, but it's the wrong one.

Kendall's Picture Day

Kendall dressing herself for picture day.

Mommy dressing Kendall for Picture Day
Funny girl

9 months - Official photo shoot

Recent Avery developments:

• Learned to drink from a straw (at G & G Brewer's house last weekend)
• Stood for 1 1/2 seconds all by herself last night
• Has started really babbling and added Yah yah yah da da da. It's so cute when she's mad and she starts yell/crying it.

273.931649 days

9 months - Avery's age. She loves (in no certain order)...

• her sister - no one can make her change from crying to laughing in a nanosecond like Kendall.
• the cat - she almost breaks her neck trying to whip around to see him. The love is NOT reciprocated.
• chewing on shoes.
• chewing on the bathtub handles.
• chewing on stray pieces of carpet.
• dog food (well, TRYING to eat it, she's gotten it in her mouth, but not swallowed. Maybe I should let her eat it and she'll realize it's not so great.)
• the dog bowls. What is so great about these bowls? I've got no clue. Oh except that one is filled with fun cool water that is oh so much fun to splash all over the floor creating a serious hazard to all who dare pass.
• Cheerios. She's trying to convince us that's all the nutrition she needs. Perhaps she has forgotten that she is the 2nd child and that crap don't play in the Hurlbut household.

She is pulling up on everything and I'm sure will be walking soon. She started walking while holding onto things last week. She's got 6 teeth, 4 on top and 2 on bottom and they are sharp. Now she does this cute little scrunchy face smile when she's tickled with herself. It's a Kate-trait. Both girls have my ticks.

She's had a stuffy nose for almost 2 weeks now and it's really getting old. This kid is strong. Trying to wipe the nose of a baby you have in a bodylock is no fun. She turns into some sort of one piece muscle that is impossible to grasp. I usually end up having visual proof of the wrath of Avery...snot all over my shirt.

She is so much fun and time is passing all too quickly. I think that for Halloween she'll be an Octopus. I found a cute costume in the Family Circle magazine. More pictures to follow!

Avery's room

Here is the tree that I painted in Avery's room - copied from Pottery Barn of course. I don't have an original bone in my body but I can copy anything!!!! I painted it while I was still pregnant but I'm just now posting pictures. I LOVE my purple squirrel and my owl. Doing this was SO MUCH FUN! Who doesn't like painting on walls!!!