Baby Dedication and more...

Two Sundays ago Avery was dedicated at Church. Funny thing is that neither Brent nor I remember ANYTHING that happened!! Avery was very uncharacteristically quite squirmy in my arms. Normally that's her favorite position- me standing while holding her. Oh, and she spit up, too! So between the squirming, crying, and spitting up, Brent and I were focused on her and not making a scene while Brett talked and prayed over the children. Whew.. is it bad to say I'm glad that's over with?? Ahh, the joys of having a little one!

This past Sunday Brent and I went up to Williamsburg to see Avery's cousin Henry get dedicated at my parent's church. It was great! And Avery did wonderfully up on stage in Brent's arms. I suppose she figured she was an old pro at this now. Here's a picture from that day.

Avery did a little Jumperoo action while up at my parent's house. She liked it more than last time. She could reach out and play with the toys. She didn't jump in it, but she liked standing in it. It's always great being at mom and dad's where there are fun baby things to try out!
We spent Thanksgiving up in Williamsburg with my parents, my aunt & uncle, my sister & her fam, and Brent's dad, sister, bro-in-law, and niece! It was lots of fun! No pictures to post. We had a wonderful meal thanks to a joint effort by all and lots of time hanging out and enjoying time together.

Avery's been learning how to sit up on her own.. she doesn't do it often. It usually ends in a face-plant to one side!

She'd much rather do this instead:

These two pictures were from last night: Brent was reading Avery Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpant, one of our childhood favorite stories. She actually sat still for a few minutes! Then it was time to dance a bit.