Ponytails

Avery's hair has been growing so much lately. I finally got most of it up into one ponytail the other day! It was almost all fallen out a few hours later but doesn't she look so cute and grown up?
And here's a cute picture of Camryn trying on some of Avery's halloween outfit from two years ago. We got our Halloween decorations out on Friday and even made some sugar cookies with our halloween cookie cutters.

We were all sick all week last week. Avery had strep throat, Camryn had Hand, Foot, and Mouth Syndrome, and my throat got really swollen but apparently it wasn't strep just some virus. Avery was the first to get sick, with a fever showing up just a few hours after we got back from Camy's 6 month checkup. (She weighed 17 lb 9 oz by the way.) Moral of the story: Don't go to the pediatrician's office! But we're all better now and we were able to enjoy Conference and have a nice normal weekend.

Free children's audiobooks

Free audiobook downloads! Go to Audible Kids and download one of the following:
* Rapunzel
* Gift of the Magi
* The Tell-Tale Heart
* Riki-Tikki-Tavi
* The Emperor's New Clothes
* Rip Van Winkle
They have thousands of other books too. No commitments, no credit cards for the free ones. I use iTunes to listen on my computer. Let your friends know about it too! Thanks for the support.

The Multilingual Limitations of a Two Year Old

At the doctor's office yesterday (our fourth trip in one week, but that's a post for another day), I was in a kind of sing-songy mood while we were waiting so I was singing "Hello" a couple times to Camy. Avery started repeating me. "Hello." ("hello") So I kept going:

Me: Hello
Avery: hello
Me: Hola
Avery: hola
Me: Bonjour
Avery: Bonjour
Me: Konnichi wa
Avery: (silence)
Me: Say 'Konnichi wa'
Avery: I can't do it.

Avers and Cammers

Name: Camryn Olivia Smith
AKA: Camy, Cam-Lamb, Cammers, Cam-Cam...
Age: 6 months
New This Week: Sitting up on my own, eating Cheerios
Still Learning: How to crawl, trying new baby foods
Guilty Pleasures: Anything electronic - phones, remotes, cords (thus yet another nickname: "Camcorder")
Favorite Things to Do: Taste new things (edible or not), laugh with Avery, jump in my Johnny Jump, play with daddyq



Name: Avery Elizabeth Smith
AKA: Avers, Aves, Avery Girl
Age: 27 months
New Phrases: "Thank you SO much!" (I say this ALL the time), "Go away!" (I say this when someone catches me doing naughty things), "Help me, Mommy, Help Me!" (I say this when I get stuck)
Accomplishment of the Week: Going poo in the potty for the first time
Guilty Pleasures: Playing with Mommy's foamy hand soap, making messes like a tazmanian devil
Favorite Things to Do: Play at the swingset outside, laugh with Camryn, watch Dora, take a bath

Image Tag

Thanks to Jenni for tagging me. This one was kind of cool. Basically, you search for the answers to a few questions using the Google/Yahoo Image search. Then, you have to post an image from the first page of the results with your answer.

My Favorite Vacation: Our honeymoon cruise to the Caribbean. Totally awesome.

My Favorite Color: Red. It took me until I was 20 years old to pick my favorite, but I finally did and it was my wedding color.

My Current Age: 25.

My Favorite Treat: Oatmeal Cookie Chunk ice cream from Ben & Jerry's. No longer in scoop shops but occasionally you can find it in pints in the grocery store. The closest location for me is 70 miles away. :( You know, it would be worth the trip, though!)

The Place I Want to Travel to Most: The Pacific Northwest (Portland, Seattle, the coast, etc.) I was born in Portland and lived there til I was 12, Merrick lived in Portland from age 6-16, and he served his mission in Everett, Washington. We're dying to travel there together.

The Place I Grew Up: Ohio. I always say Cleveland, but technically it was Concord Township, which was right next to Mentor where I went to high school. Plus Mentor was right next to Kirtland, a church history site. So I guess I claim all those as my hometown.

The Place I Live Now: Wisconsin. This is a picture in the middle of July. Just kidding, but really it's cold!!!! in the long winters.

My Last Name: Smith. It was either this picture or Will Smith.

My Middle Name: Lin. I like it but the spelling always reminded me of an asian name. So I thought it was fitting that most of the images that came up were of Chinese people.

My First Name: Vanessa. I was surprised how the majority of the images were of Vanessa Hudgens. And can you believe how much we look alike? (haha)

Something I Used to Love: Snow. Well okay I still LIKE it, but don't LOVE it. It's nice the first week or two but then the 5 foot brown mounds of it that stick around in the parking lots for 6 months aren't so loveable.

My Favorite Animal: Snow Leopard. Okay, I don't really have a favorite animal but this is the one I did a report on in 5th grade. I remembered that the cubs are way cute.

I tag Amber, Nicci, and Michelle.