One cute girl and an annoyed mom!

My camera drives me crazy! Avery has now begun to actually pose and smile for the camera but my dang flash takes so long, it hurts her eyes and I can't get a shot with her eyes open. This is all I can get. If I turn off the flash, everything is blurry. Ugh! I'm sure there are settings to change, but I don't have the manual and I am so annoyed! She is the cutest girl, and I just can't get any good shots due that dang flash. However among all that, Avery has become Avery Divinci. We got her a little paint set. Of course it only paints on that specific paper but she loves it. It was an accident though. I meant to get her the markers but she did great! Markers next, the clear ones of course!

Terrible twos. Terrible for her or me?

Little miss Avery is embarking upon her second birthday and with that new adventure, there have been many changes, and I wish I could say those changes are for the better but unfortunately she has developed a rotten streak! Now in her defense, she is late at teething and is now at this very moment getting all four eye teeth. So, I am crossing my fingers and hoping that will explain her sudden need to be rotten. She has always been a whiner but now the whining has increased ten fold. Her tantrums occur on an hourly basis and her nap and bed time are a constant battle. Her continuous crying has caused my brain to want to hemorrhage!! She hates poop in her diaper and takes it upon her self to try and get it out. She has an interest in the potty but only after she has already gone. She comes up to me, says "potty," but I quickly discover she has already went. I put her on the potty, she just sits there forever then has a complete come apart when I take her off. I loath the kicking that occurs with every tantrum! I have found myself sticking her in time out so often and just plain old being frustrated with her that I can hardly enjoy any time with her and that makes me sad. Please don't tell me three is worse cause I have heard that more times than I think I can handle right now. She is testing my patience so regularly that I'm starting to believe I no longer have any. Any words of wisdom will help. Please just tell me this is a phase, and that I haven't lost my once sweet girl to the dark side!

The morely wed game!

Over the weekend, Erik and I were invited to a friends house to play the morely wed game. Similar to the newly wed game but designed for those who have been married for awhile. We thought this army of two could deplete the enemies with our intense knowledge of one another. Unfortunately, we were taken down by the opposition and have discovered our tactics to be weak. We are now re vamping our army of two and building a stronger militia. Next time, we will go down with victory! Thanks lovely hosts!! We had a blast!

Pumpkin patch and fall fun!

A few days ago, we ventured out to a pumpkin patch and loved every minute of it! Avery was of course thrilled to be surrounded by "punki's." It was so perfect for her. It had little rides and fun things conducive to toddlers. We will definitely go again next year! My favorite things in life is this cooler weather and spending time with my family!

"daddy" And for the love of pumpkins!

When we wake up in the morning and I get Avery out of her crib, she immediately says, "daddy?" And, throughout the day, daddy is constantly on her thoughts. If he even goes out side to mow the lawn, she stands at the glass sliding door and whines. I must say, I love that she loves him so much but I hate having to explain, that daddy is either at school or work. It just makes her even more frazzled. Take a look at her in action!


Avery has a love for pumpkins. She carries this one all over the house because it lights up and makes noise. She calls them punki's!! This girl couldn't get any cuter!!

A much needed girls night out!

Friday night, a few friends and I had a girls night out at town square. We ate yogurt from yogurt land and watched Love Happens with Jennifer Aniston. It was a good flick but a little depressing. If you're planning on seeing it, prepare to cry. Sorry don't mean to ruin it for you all. Some of our friends couldn't make it on such short notice but we sure missed them and will certainly do it again soon.

Like father like daughter!!

Avery loves her daddy!!! When he gets home, she pretty much just follows him around and does what he does. She loves to wear his shoes and hang out in the office because that's pretty much where he spends most of his time, studying. She loves to climb into the chair and bang on the key board. Monkey see monkey do I guess :)

"Hi puppy!"

Yesterday while Aves and I were playing in the backyard, I could hear a dog collar chiming and a little whine from the other side of the fence. Out of the corner of my eye, there it was, a little puppy nose and puppy paws making it's way underneath the fence. I called for Avery to come and see the puppy. Of course she came running to see the puppy who was trying to dig his way into our yard. She knelt down and rubbed his nose and paws all while repeating over and over, "hi puppy!" This shocked me because that was actually the first time she said puppy correctly. It's usually putty. It's kind of sad when she starts saying things correctly. It shouldn't be but it is. The dog would leave and she would just sit there and wait for him to return. Our backyard is pretty boring and at this point we can't afford a play set for her. Those are just too spendy for a full time student and a stay at home mom. Does anyone have any good ideas for back yard toys? Once it cools off, we'll be out there quite a bit.

Let me introduce myself!!

Hi my name is Avery Elle Foisy!! Not much has been said about me lately so it's definitely time to tell my moms blogging friends about me. I'll be two in November, but I've already hit my terrible two streak. Pretty much, I make my mom angry on a daily basis. In fact, I have figured out how to open doors, and usually I'm good to leave them alone but yesterday while my mommy was getting ready, I decided to get into the pantry and help my self to the brown sugar. Yep, she found me sitting on the ground licking my sugar coated fingers. I guess you can figure what happened after that. My mom went and bought child proof knobs! I have the best parents in the world who love me more than I'll ever understand at this young age. I weigh 23 pounds and nothing my mommy feeds me will fatten me up. She is getting quite frustrated with loose waists and flood pants. I sleep pretty good, except, I fight my naps and I play in my crib for about an hour every night. This annoys my mom but she's says, "hey as long as she's not crying right?" That's right! My mommy has trained me well. I go to bed at 8:00 whether I sleep or not. Yeah, well she's got another thing coming when I get into a big bed :) I love sugar! I am definitely my moms child. Unfortunately, my mom has decided to no longer give me fruit snacks because they are horrible for me and my teeth. I am pretty sad about it, but she won't give in. I love, love, love Word World. I think it has even taken the place of Dora. Although, I still love her too. Books are my all time favorite as well. I beg for my mom to read to me. Good thing she loves it too. I whine often and that is something my mom is trying to fix. Too bad her efforts will most likely be wasted. I have recently discovered my love for ketchup! My mommy hates it so guess what, she never gave it to me. But, last week when my aunt Lee was tending me, she gave me some and now I can't get enough. I like to just dip my fingers in it and lick it off. I love music and anything to do with dancing. I'm sure my mom will put me in dance very soon. I am the best thing that ever happened to my parents. They kiss on me all the time and I can't understand why they are always asking for hugs and kisses. I humor them though and give in every once in awhile. I'm healthy and I'm excited to keep growing into a big girl!

One for me, and one for my homey Lyndsi!!

Recently, my friend Lyndsi Martin, became a brave soul and gave up diet soda, an extremely difficult thing to do. So here's to you Lyndsi! I'm proud you took that brave step and admitted you're a diet pepsoholic! One day, I may join you at the DPA meetings. Until then, here's one for me, and here's one for my homey Lyndsi!