Sunday, February 8, 2015

North Carolina Ski Weekend

Colin has been waiting for this moment for awhile, when the boys are finally old enough to go skiing.  We rented a cabin in Maggie Valley, NC for the weekend and the boys were incredibly excited.
Avery was a bit sleepy ;)
We woke up early Friday morning to hit the slopes.
The boys got outfitted with all their gear and headed to the bunny hill.
Parker went down a few times and then got snow in his face so he decided to hang with mom/Avery for the rest of the day.  Carter was hooked and had a blast skiing with dad.
Graduated from the bunny hill - First time on the chair lift
Day 2 we were back to the slopes where Carter and Dad had some ski friends join them, Mr. Mark and Caitlyn.
Parker went down with dad a few times
Parker hung out with mom and watched the action today.
After a long day skiing, the kids went swimming in the hot tub.
And took a walk around the cabin.
Before winding down for the night back inside.
On the way home, we made a stop by Goats on the Roof.
Where the kids got to feed Bonnie and stretch their legs.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Avery - 6 Months

Avery is a smiley, giggly 6 months old.  She loves to be around her family and is determined to stand-up.  She has also become quite the rolly polly.  We have gradually started her on solids and so far she has enjoyed a few bites of everything she has tried - bananas, avocado, oatmeal, applesauce, pumpkin bread.
She is still battling a runny nose but it doesn't seem to bother her too much.  Sleep is a bit of a challenge.  She consistently goes down between 6:00 and 6:30 but she is up a few times before she wakes for the day at 7:00.
Avery enjoys playing with her various toys particularly when she can chew on them.  Most things go straight to her mouth including her favorite chew toy, her hand.
She has grown quite a bit from her last check-up:
Height - 25.5" (32nd percentile)
Weight - 16lb 4oz (52nd percentile)
Head Circumference - 43.5cm (83rd percentile)
And what half birthday celebration is complete with out a half birthday hat picture!