Miss Averi ~ 2 1/2 Years Old

Averi is 2 1/2 years old! She is such a big girl and loves being independent. She is also very sassy and loves telling us "no". Averi explains to us how to do things like unbuckle her carseat or how to put on her shoes correctly. She loves teasing mommy and daddy too. 

Some of our favorite saying from Averi are:

"Oh my gosh!" - with a lisp

"Ya that's fine."

"Are you kidding me?"

"I told you once!"

"That's mines." - with a lisp

"Damn it!"

"I'm just teasing you!"

"I love you mommy!"

"I want that so bad."

"I have a wedge, pick it."

"It's just a cute little poo poo! It is just a little one!"

(more 2 1/2 year photos at the bottom)

2 1/2 Years Old

• Averi is talking all of the time • She loves telling mommy and daddy what to do • Averi sleeps with 4 stuffed animals and her blanket every night • She also thinks her bed is "bumpy" and would rather sleep on the floor • She loves calling daddy, "monkey daddy or "daddy do do" • Averi now says "damn it" • She plays so good by herself • And loves doing imaginative play • She loves Paw Patrol and Lightning McQueen • She also loves all princesses • Averi loves singing along to songs now • Her favorite singer is Kane Brown - "What Ifs", "Heaven", "What's Mine is Yours" and "Learning" • She thinks daddy's singing is better than mommy • She always wants just one more kiss and hug before bed time • She wants to name baby sister "Oh-go" • She has started fake laughing • She is fully potty trained during the day and during nap time • 

2 Years Old

• Averi still loves entertaining people •  She loves doing gymnastics moves •  She loves dancing or "shaking her booty" as she says • She loves jumping up and down • Averi says 6-7 word sentences •  She is pee potty trained but we are still working on the poo poo part • She loves learning time •  She knows a little more than half of the letters in the alphabet • Mainly just the uppercase letters • 

Aa, Cc, Dd, Ee, Hh, Ii, Kk, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Ww, Xx • She loves playing with other kids • Her best friend right now is Grace and Greyson •  Her favorite color is blue •  She loves Finding Nemo and Dory •  She also loves Moana and Maui • Her favorite food is pancakes, eggs and cheeseburgers • She says, "I love you mommy" and "I love you daddy" •  Her favorite word is "No" • She has started trying to sing and loves singing time in nursery • Her favorite drink is horchata • She tells us what she wants and when she wants it • She is constantly talking and running around all the time • She loves going shopping and always says, "I need that" • She loves playing outside •

18 Months Old

• Averi loves entertaining people • And loves doing everything by herself • She loves eating • Especially McDonalds cheese burgers • She is trying to use the potty • Averi loves playing with other kids her age and is very outgoing • She loves grandma and grandpa and loves Facetiming with them • She loves jumping up and down • Averi loves dancing and actually has some pretty cute moves • Her vocabulary is huge and she talks all day long • She loves blowing kisses to people • Her favorite animal is a dog but she loves making lion sounds • Averi has 12 teeth • She loves the color blue • Most days she thinks she is hilarious • 

12 Months Old

• Averi has really started walking. She is all over the place • She doesn't crawl at all anymore • She loves pointing at airplanes and makes an "oooooh" sound • She loves hugging her elephant stuffed animal • She is also starting to give us hugs • Averi is starting to hand us stuff when she knows she is not allowed to have something • She loves cell phones • Her favorite thing to do on walks is look at all the dogs • She loves shaking her head "no" when she doesn't want a certain food • Averi has started throwing tantrums • Her favorite thing to play with right now are balloons • She loves playing with balls also • Her hair is getting lighter and lighter • 

11 Months Old

• Averi loves walking while holding on to mommy and daddy's hands • She has taken two steps all by herself • She loves eating finger foods that she can feed herself • Averi loves shaking her head "no" when she hears the word no or don't • She has become very independent • She doesn't ever sit still • Averi has been trying to climb up everything • She gives mommy and daddy kisses • Averi loves waving hi and bye to people • She loves seeing daddy come home from work • She loves pointing at airplanes • Her binkies are her favorite thing to sleep with • She loves looking through books • Averi loves pulling out her sock and shoe drawer and throwing everything out of it • She loves putting on necklaces • 

10 Months Old

• Averi has started dancing • She waves and smiles at everybody that says hi • She loves holding toys and dropping them on the ground "The Pick Up Game" • Averi has started growling when she doesn't like something we say like no • She loves shaking her head back and forth in the "no" motion •  She loves throwing her ball and playing catch • Averi loves playing peek-a-boo • Her favorite game with daddy is chasing him and him chasing her • She is really starting to love stuffed animals • She loves walking around holding our hands • Averi loves eating finger foods •

9 Months Old

• Averi reaches out for us to pick her up • She has started drinking from a zippy cup from time to time • She still likes her bottle better though • Averi loves avocados now • She also loves french fries just like her momma • She loves looking at books and flipping the pages • Averi plays so well by herself...when I'm in the same room as her •  Her favorite thing to do is look out the front window • She loves saying, "dad, dada, and daddy" • Averi stands on her tippy toes when she can't quite reach something she wants • We went swimming this month and Averi loves the pool • She is trying to climb up everything • She is starting to say, "mmmm, mummm" • Averi just barely started standing by herself • 

8 Months Old

• Averi loves spitting • She loves standing • She loves walking across the furniture and is getting braver and braver • She has started alternating her legs when she kicks • Averi will finally laugh when we tickle her • She still loves food • She has quite the little 'big' personality • She plays really well by herself • She has started throwing little fits if I don't give her, her bottle the exact way she wants it • Averi loves going on walks and watching other kids play • She still only has her two bottom teeth • People say she is starting to look more and more like daddy • 

7 Months Old

•Averi loves smiling at anybody that looks at her • She is really crawling all over the house • She tries crawling up the stairs • Averi is pulling herself up onto everything • She loves standing while holding onto things • Averi has gained more balance and can sit all by herself without faceplanting it •  She LOVES carrots, spaghetting and butternut squash • She HATES her green veggies • She loves meal time • She says da daa da da da • Her favorite toy is plastic water bottles • Averi loves bath time • Daddy can get her happy and hyper • She has two teeth •

6 Months Old

•Averi still smiles all the time • She is starting to giggle more and more • Averi is crawling all over the house • She loves taking her toys and hitting them on the hardwood floor • Averi likes slapping things with her hands to feel things • She likes spitting up on the ground and playing in it before mommy can clean it up • Her two bottom teeth are coming in • Averi is sitting up all by herself • Her favorite toy is the diaper wipes packaging • She loves FaceTiming with grandpa, grandma, and Derek • Averi loves playing with mommy's water bottle •

5 Months Old

• Averi smiles all the time • She giggles a lot • Everything goes into her mouth • She loves chewing on her feet, toes, hands, fingers • The military jets that fly over our house always wake her up from her naps • Averi got her ears pierced • She loves sitting up like a big girl • We think she is teething but there are still no teeth • 

4 Months Old

• Averi was blessed this month • She got her first cold • She is really starting to play with her toes • Averi loves loves loves bath time • She really started laughing and giggling • Averi is starting to reach for everything • She is putting everything in her mouth • We still think she is teething but there are still no teeth • She is still rolling over only on her left side • Averi sleeps through the night most of the time...except when she is gassy • She scoots forward on her belly • 4 months was my favorite month •

3 Months Old

• Averi rolled from her back to her belly on her left side • She found her toes and holds them • She loves tummy time • She loves sitting up like a big girl and looking around • Averi went on her first vacation to grandma and grandpas house • She loves talking all the time • She loves playing during eating time • Her hair is getting longer • Averi is sleeping through the night • We think she is teething but there are still no teeth • Averi had her first Thanksgiving •

2 Months Old

• Averi started smiling this month • She is making all kinds of sounds • Her favorite sound is a "clicking" sound • She loves blowing bubbles • She loves bath time • Averi loves being outside • She has rubbed a bald spot on the back of her head • She won't take the bottle anymore • She is also fighting with daddy and won't let him hold her • Miss Averi has been sleeping through the night for the most part • She loves talking to mom and dad •

1 Month Old

• Averi holds her head up really well • she is following people and objects with her eyes • Averi wakes up 2-3 times a night to eat • she always has her hands up by her face • her belly button got a bacterial infection • she loves being held all the time •

 2 1/2 Year Photos

The Flints ~ XOXO

Paw Patrol (Counting) Learning Time

I posted a few weeks ago on my instagram stories one of Averi's learning time activities. It was a counting activity with her favorite pups, Paw Patrol.

I received a lot of questions through Instagram about how we do learning time and where I bought this activity from.

First of all, Averi is only 2 1/2 years old so all of her learning time is playing and having fun with a little "learning" integrated into it. Our learning time is usually around 5 minutes long. That's it! It doesn't take forever and she learns a ton! She also has so much fun doing it. At her age right now I don't want it to become a chore and something that she hates. At any point if she starts to get frustrated, loses interest or I start to get frustrated we just put it away and come back to it later. We keep it really short and fun. Learning should be FUN!

The materials I used for this Paw Patrol Counting activity were counting cards from the dollar store. They had a bunch of different popular characters to choose from. A bunch of brown lunch sacks from the dollar store as well. The clothes pins that I used to hold the cards onto the bags I already had. We also had puff balls (pup food) to use as counters. This activity cost me $2.00 and can be reused over and over again as well as with other activities. 

I drew ten frames on the bags with counters corresponding to the numbers on the cards. This is helpful for developing number sense within 10 for early counters. 

We just lined the bags up against the couch. I explained to her that each pup had a number next to them and that meant how much food that pup needed. If she didn't know the number then we had to count the food in the ten frame to find out what that number was. Each pup needs a different amount of food so they aren't hungry. If we gave them too much food then their tummies would hurt. If we gave them too little then they would still be hungry. Since she can't recognize most written numbers yet, she was counting the ten frames to find out. Then we would look back at the written number on the card to determine how much food (puff balls) that particular pup needed. At that point she would count one at a time and give the pups the right amount of food. She would either put the puff balls inside the bags or just in front of them to feed them.

She had such a fun time with this activity because it had to do with Paw Patrol.

If you have any other questions about our learning time please feel free to ask. 


The Flints ~ XOXO

Half Birthday's

This little spunky girl just turned 2 1/2. She is so full of energy and loves playing outside. After this photoshoot all she wanted to do was play in the dirt. So that's just what we did.