Winter needs to end soon...

because Avery's outgrown 3 pairs of boots! Those genes from his father are making him grow way too fast!

Into the Wilderness

Since this seems to be the winter that never ends we decided to join Amanda's family and celebrate Jaycent's 2nd birthday at the Wilderness. It's an indoor water park resort with three different indoor water parks on its property. We loved all the water slides, especially the hurricane! Avery was entertained all day by the various water toys and the big bucket of water that dumped. It was a much needed break from all the snow and cold weather we've been having.

He has a mouth full of M&M's.


The Lazy River


Austin, Jaycent, and Gaven. Austin really is having fun, he just didn't want his picture taken.


There's the smile!


He loved playing here, watching the water levels change as he flipped the stopper up and down.


Happy 2nd Birthday Jaycent!

A Day at the Circus

It was Avery's first time at the circus, and he loved it. He didn't mind sitting through the whole 2 1/2 hour performance. From what I could tell, he seemed to like the elephants the best. I loved the clown and dog trick and Scott liked seeing the motorcycles and the trapeze. It was also special because Grandma and Grandpa Davis and Laura were able to join us.

Bubble Bath!

Disclaimer: Bubble baths have been linked to urinary tract infections (UTIs) so experts recommend avoiding them until your child is at least 3 years old. I just made sure Avery used the potty when he got out.

Snow Storm!

After 16.5 inches of snow in a 24 hour period today, Scott and I decided to venture out in it tonight. We had so much fun digging a fort and trying out Scott's snowshoes. Shhh.... don't tell Avery how much fun we have after he goes to bed.

Do you know the muffin man.....

if so, tell him not to put chocolate chips in an 18 month olds muffin because he'll do everything he can just to get the chocolate chips out. Yum, chocolate chips and milk proved to be a healthy breakfast. If only he would have gone through that much effort to pull the blueberries out of the blueberry muffin.

Since it's here for awhile longer....

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today and that means six more weeks of winter. (That is if you believe the old German superstition.) Either way, we've been enjoying winter sledding, hiking, building snowmen, and skiing. Avery loves cross country skiing and likes it when Scott goes fast. He happily yells, "bore"! Translation for bore is actually more. Madison has so many cross country ski trails. We enjoyed a fun woods loop at the UW Arboretum. We also enjoyed a great candle-light hike around one of the state parks at night. There are quite a few state parks that do this, so go to their websites and check it out. It was a beautiful night hike and Avery did great for being up so late.