Ready, Set, Go!

Ready, Set, Go! This is Avery's current favorite phrase.  She gets ready, says the phrase, then runs as fast as she can.  It was a great way to get her to and from the pool while we were in Mexico.  It was also what she shouted as our plane was going down the runway for take off during one of our flights.  That definitely got a chuckle from a lot of the other passengers. 

Speaking of Mexico, we're recently back from two weeks there.  Avery had a great time, particularly since Nain (Megan's mom; pronounced "nine"; it's Welsh for grandmother) joined us.  Nain is much more into walks where you stop and examine things.  And Nain loves the beach.  I do not love the beach.  So almost every morning, Avery and Nain would take the short walk down to the beach to play in the sand and see what new things they could discover.

Our friends Christie & Henry joined us in Mexico for the first week of the trip.  Christie is an amazing photographer, so I didn't even attempt to compete with that and took virtually no pictures.  However, fear not!  You can just look at Christie's pictures!



While not in a league of photography skills with Christie's photos, my mom and I did snap a few pictures, so here are some of those.   FYI, Damian didn't join us until the last weekend, so there are few pictures of him.  I've also posted some pictures from a recent zoo outing and some dog walks.

Avery is fearless in the water and can swim with her vest on without assistance.

On the boat heading out to a white sand beach for a few hours.

View of dolphins from the boat

Nain, Avery, and Megan

Christie & Henry and Megan & Avery

Dog walk!

The zoo!

I forgot to bring a baby doll for Avery, so she started to use the camera tripod and pretend it was her baby.  She'd wrap it up in the ducky towel, then take it to each person and ask if we'd like to hold baby.  It was so darn cute!