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20 Month Photo Session: Rocking The Ponytail

07/20/2015 R.C. Liley 7 Comments

My wife started putting Avery’s hair in a ponytail not too long ago and it’s the cutest thing to see. Parenting bias aside, you can’t can’t argue with her tiny top tail paired with that precious face.

I mean…..amiright? That was the only still shot we got out of this constantly growing and non-stop crazy girl. I think her hair looks a little like Cindy Lou Who from How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Today we are back at it with our family from PA. This time, instead of a brewery, we are checking out a new vodka distillery that’s close-by. The name of the vodka is TreyMark and, get this, it’s made with black-eyed peas as the main ingredient!

I’ve found that I have been growing a little tired of beer and enjoy sipping my libations rather than drinking in volume. Needless to say, I’m excited and hope we all have a great time as my mom continues her 60th birthday celebration with friends and family!

Now, on to the 20 month photos. I don’t have much to say, but I think “crazy”, “cute”, “hair”, and “poor bear” sum it up quite well. Check them out and tell me if you agree.

Peek-a-boo with her bear.

More peek-a-boo or….

….oh, yep, eating his face.

Just stretching the legs. Gotta keep all limbs flexible as a toddler!

Hey, I see the camera!!

Ahh, she loves her bear.

Oh wait….ahhhh, she loves the arm on her chair.

Annnddd apparently no love for the bear.

So, would you agree with my four words of summation? Seriously, that poor bear never catches a break!

Ever try a vodka or another spirit distilled differently from the mainstream? If not, would you?

Does your kid have a favorite stuffed animal that they love to abuse but also love?

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Acting and Reading “The Bear Snores On”

07/18/2015 R.C. Liley 2 Comments

“The Bear Snores On” is one of our favorite books to read right now. Avery loves reading it at bedtime, nap time, and any time really. One day I acted out the story as Going Mom read aloud and Avery got a kick out of it.

This video doesn’t do the original act justice since she is concerned about looking at herself on camera, but at least I look cool trying to show off my acting skills, or lack thereof.

I’ll just go ahead and apologize for having to watch me in full corny dad mode in the background. Hopefully I didn’t turn you off from the book, it truly is fun to read with your kids. Acting is optional.

We have family visiting from Pennsylvania and today we’re all going to a local brewery, Revolver, about an hour from our house. We’ve had the beer before and it’s great, but never visited the brewery, which I imagine is even better!

With my aunt, uncle, and grandma down to spend time for a little early celebration for my Mom’s 60th birthday, I’m sure we’ll all have a blast. I’ll be sure to fill all readers in on our adventures in a future post, but for now it’s less online time and more family time!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Have you read The Bear Snores On?

What about another “Bear” series book like “The Bear Wants More” from Karma Wilson?

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19 Month Photo Session: Four “B” Word Rejects

06/17/2015 R.C. Liley 2 Comments

We actually had her monthly photo session on the day she turned another month older! The past few months have taken a few days, but we’re back on track and even did it early instead of right before bedtime.

We started with the same setup as all of our sessions, sitting her in the rocking chair with her favorite bear. Whoa, unplanned rhyming is the best!

It looked like she just might cooperate for the pictures at first, but then….

…off with the bow clip! Okay, that’s normal, maybe she’d enjoy reading a book instead.

Hey, look at that, she’s calm and reading! This might turn out to be the best session we’ve had in a lo…

Whoops, spoke too soon. But the bear is still there and he’s usually the first to go.

Oh, okay, solved that…errrr, problem? How can you get upset with that angel face though? Not possible. After a few rejections of the bear, we thought maybe her big bunny would have better luck at staying on the chair.

One look at the plush gray bunny was all it took before he went the way of the bow, book, and bear.

“Uh oh” is a word she’s been saying a lot lately, and it was used frequently throughout our 10 minute photo shoot. That made four things that start with “B” that she rejected; her bow, book, bear, and bunny. Maybe we should try a different letter next time. In an effort to get some pictures of her smiling, we tried the “catch the fly” game she’s been loving lately and got one pretty good shot.

After that, she seemed a little bored of our multiple attempts.

So she wandered around her room for a minute. Almost looks like Beavis acting as Cornholio. If you’re in your 30’s like me, you should get this reference.