Week in Review ~ 9/18

Our week started off with a very busy Sunday. I had nursery duty at church, so Avery stayed with me. She didn't want to stray too far which made it hard to help. And, when we went in for the children's sermon, she wanted to crawl all around the floor. When other ladies have taken her in she never makes a peep. Must be a little more comfortable with Mama. Sunday afternoon is when the SNAKE was spotted in our basement. I must explain that since we have a split-level, our basement is not like the one in Home Alone where you might expect some critters. Our basement has bedrooms...NO place for snakes. (I must add...never have a basement, even fully finished, especially in this part of the country.) Felix the cat found the snake then I found them both. The vet told Ned this week that the snake wouldn't have killed Felix but would have made him very sick. After our reptile adventure we had dinner at Mimi and Vincent's, where Avery managed to throw most of her meal onto the floor.

Everyone had good weeks at work and at the babysitter. It was a LONG week for me being in school 5 whole days. We celebrated the end of our work week with a trip to the Mexican restaurant Friday night.

On Saturday Mom and I went shopping in Richmond. We started off at Short Pump so that I could visit Janie and Jack and see if Saxon carried any of the Stride Rite shoes I was looking for. I didn't realize you have to sign-in at these stores now, even if you don't have a child with you. That place was NUTS. I don't think I'll be able to get away with measuring Avery's foot myself each time, and I'm not really excited at the thought of taking her in. I grew a bit impatient and decided to just wait for Stride Rite at our next stop, because I was sure it would be calmer. Nope. Waiting paid off though, because they had a pair of everyday shoes I liked better than ones at Saxon. They didn't have her mary janes so I'll either have to order or wait for the outlet. Mom steadily pointed out the white high tops that babies HAD to wear when I was little. When I got home I managed to get the shoes on without too much fussing. She isn't too graceful in them though! I put them on her again while we strolled and she kept looking at them like she didn't know what to think. She must learn that shoes complete the outfit. I've fallen in love with the squeaker shoes too and think I need to try out at least one pair to check their quality. One pair would be precious with her Halloween costume. After we got Avery to bed, we watched Couple's Retreat.

This week will be busy with open house for me and city council for Ned. We also have the Peanut Festival to look forward to next weekend. Ned will be a big star riding in the parade Saturday so I'm trying to decide if Avery can skip her morning nap to go watch. You may remember from the 4th of July that Avery loves to wave Twizzlers at a parade. We also look forward to the arrival of baby Emerson this week. Since I'm posting a day late I can say that he's on his way now! Kristin was scheduled to be induced Tuesday but they are at the hospital now and we are waiting impatiently. I've got to get rid of a cold so I can snuggle him! We are praying for a safe delivery and healthy baby, and we're so excited to share the experience of parenthood with some of our dearest friends.

Always glad to have a helper in the kitchen.

Avery started using her spoon this week. She can't scoop things up yet, but if we get something on her spoon she can get it in her mouth. Yogurt is a big hit as you can see!