Teaching Avery

I have been so excited lately to teach Avery some new things as she is getting older. I praise God that I have the privilege to stay home with her, but also as a full time Mommy I feel it's my duty to also teach her things. I have been working with her daily for about 30 minutes on a few letters, numbers, & her name. She has been doing great so far recognizing the numbers with the sounds & pointing at them. I write them out on paper each day in front of her & she points at them & repeats. I have found that writing them out gets her attention & she loves getting in my lap to learn. I always say, "Go get me the "blue" crayon"... and she gets excited.



I am so proud that she is also learning her colors. I try to not overwhelm her with to much information so when she colors I will just point out the color she is coloring with & say it. She has learned to repeat after me & can now identify red, blue, & green. After a few weeks I hope to have a routine down of going through her numbers, letters, shapes, & colors every few days.

By the way, I just love these Melissa & Doug crayons that my Mother in-law gave her in her Easter basket, they are amazing!



She loves to color all day long. I have to be careful or else she tries to color on the windows, walls, & everything else. I love how I started coloring this puppy today for fun & she repeated exactly what I did in the same spot on the other ear. She was so determined to do exactly what I did & worked hard to stay in the lines. I can tell she will always try to pay attention to the detail of things. I am surprised how hard she tries at her small age.




She is really into books right now too! How do you like the rain get up that she put on herself this afternoon? It cracked me up how she went into her room & came out wearing this. I of course added the bow for cuteness! She will say, "Mommy, read".



Besides staying in & learning today, this evening we watched our friends boys so they could enjoy their 8 year Anniversary together at dinner. Chad & I have been so blessed by Heath & Lane's friendship. They are 2 people that love each other dearly, love their kids, & have such a good head on their shoulders. They always are happy & their bright smiles always shine in on our lives when we are with them. We are so blessed with great friends!



Sterling colored an Anniversary card for them tonight. He is so smart!



While Judson & Avery kissed on each other, so cute!



...It was a great day!