Labor Day

For Labor Day we mixed with some members of the ward at Jemez ("Hemez") Falls in the Jemez mountains. The drive was about 30-40 minutes. The quarter-mile hike to the falls was a perfect little hike and Avery absolutely loved the water- she went in up to her arm pits with no problem at all even though it was cold.

Avery charms: Each night we kneel with Avery in her room for prayers. She quickly learned how to kneel on her own and she folds her arms well too (even though this doesn't last the whole prayer, we're still proud). Last night Brian was preparing her crib and without even mentioning prayer, she dropped to her knees and folded her arms waiting for prayers to begin! That's charming. She has also learned how to say Please "pees"... whenever I ask her to, she gets all bashful-like, smiles, squints her eyes, cocks her head like she's flirting and says "pees" through her cute grin. It's absolutely adorable! How could you say no?! This little gal is also learning and learning everyday. She picks up the keys ready to go outside in the morning and there's so many little things to denote how much she is understanding. She gets so excited when she asks for something and I understand what she wants. Cute, cute, cute.