Get ready because this is quite a long post. I find that I take a lot more pictures when it's nice enough to take Avery outside. Maybe I'll have to start posting more frequently so the posts won't get so long... only maybe though.

I've had a few requests to see the belly so here I am in all my glory... I think this was taken at about 35-36 weeks. I'm 38 weeks now. For those of you who are normal and don't think of pregnancy in weeks, this means I'm about to pop. Avery loves her shadow. Nana got a great picture of her waving at it.
These next pictures are from the big snow day. Avery was uncharacteristically timid about the snow. I think maybe it is like her fear of bubble baths, how can you know everything is safe when you can't see through to the ground? She did enjoy eating the snow though.
And she enjoyed when Mommy ate the snow.Not really sure here...
Being very brave and walking through the snow by herself to give me the arms for the snowman.
And the bravery stops here.
My mom and I had to build the snowman fast since Avery wasn't going to last much longer so forgive the poor job.
Rain is much more fun for Avery than snow. She has no problem at all tromping through the water and mud.

Bubble blowing is a big favorite at our house right now too.
What better place to give your child a sucker than in a bathtub? No mess and we can brush teeth right afterwards.
Avery saying hi to Buddy at Pawpaw and GayGay's house.
Trying on Mommy's hat. I liked how her teeth looked in this picture.
Cousin Kellan had his 2nd birthday party at my parents' farm. This is always one of my favorite places to go. The weather was perfect all weekend and we took full advantage of it. Here's Avery harassing her cousin Parker on the porch while she was waiting on me to get ready to take her outside to play.

Pop dumped a load of sand out in the front of the house for the kids to play in... Avery loved it!
Clay and I took Avery down to the creek since she likes to play in water so much. She pooped in her diaper as soon as we got down there, so off the diaper went and she played pantless until it was time to go back to the house.
Pinchable.
Look at those cheeks. Just as pinchable.
After attempting to feed herself spaghetti.

Is there anything sweeter than watching your husband and child play together? I'm just not sure there is.
Getting ready to go on a ride together. Avery has recently taken up a true love for driving, so the 4-wheelers were a hit.
On our way back down to the creek.

Playing Peek-a-boo through the porch door.
Another rainy day back at our house. She loved to try to catch the water running out of the gutter.
And sometimes she was even successful in getting a little.

Parker, Kellan and Avery after a full day of playing in the rain. They all were zoned out to the PraiseBaby DVD. Last week we had beautiful weather and were outside almost all day everyday. Clay and I (mostly Clay) got some work done in the yard and Avery tromped from one place to another entertaining herself in the backyard. She wore herself out completely.
Discovering the fun of sidewalk chalk.
I had been going in and out of the house keeping the laundry going one day while Avery and I played outside. Avery trailed me at one point and helped herself to the newly washed and folded blankets and was out the door before I could catch her.
Needless to say, the blankets had to be rewashed after being dragged through the mud.
The day before Easter we decided Avery needed to do some true Easter egg decorating. There was no way she was going to do this in our new home, so outside we went and off went her clothes. She couldn't figure out what was going on at first.

It did not take her long at all though to get the hang of it.
She was a little rough on the hardboiled eggs. She would throw (with good aim might I add) the eggs into the mugs which resulted in dye splashing everywhere and none too few cracks in the eggs.
I love this little kid pose... notice the dye all over her. Do you think this will come off for church and Easter pictures tomorrow?

Thankfully yes! Good job scrubbing Daddy! The Easter Bunny left treats the next morning for her. Some of her beautifully decorated eggs made it in to the basket. The dyed cracks actually looked pretty good I thought.
Checking everything out Easter morning before church. I think she was more than happy with her find. I mean, that basket could be filled with a bunch of trash as long as there were some bubbles mixed in.
The girls with PawPaw and GayGay after the Easter egg hunt. Unfortunately, this is the only picture I have of everyone coming over for the Easter egg hunt that Sunday. I left my battery charger for the camera at my parents' farm, so all my egg hunt pictures are on film and who knows when I'll get around to developing them. Someday.

Well, that's all for now.

Catching up... again...

Sometimes I feel like this blogging thing is just a continual game of catchup for me. The good thing is that I should be starting laundry right now while Avery's asleep, but I need to catch up on the blog so laundry will have to wait! :)

Since I've waited so long, these pictures are definitely in no particular order. This first one is my favorite though; Daddy brought home a big present to his little Valentine and she loved it!We went to go visit Clay at the office one day and he has this treasure chest with toys to give to his patients. Needless to say, this picture was taken as Avery was digging into the treasure. It's her favorite part of the office (besides seeing her dad of course).
Thought I would throw this one in for my mom. It's water with lemon, not DP, but Avery loves having her own Sonic drink!
Avery is learning how to feed herself. Sticky foods that don't fall off the utensil when turned upside down are my new favorites. She's not too bad at it...She gets a little overzealous with the stabbing and likes to get quite a big bite before sticking it in her mouth.
Just a sweet picture of bathtime. I'd love to get some pictures of her in her bubble baths, but she is terrified of them. She won't sit down in the tub unless she can see the bottom. I know GayGay appreciates that!
The other day was a beautiful day so we invited Kellan and Parker to come play outside with us. It wasn't cold at all, Avery was just insistent on wearing her hat. I love these faces that the kids are making here.
We gave the kids some suckers and they were a hit! Don't tell Uncle Clint or Pawpaw, but suckers are one of Avery's favorite treats!
Parker wanted a sucker too.

Playing in the neighborhood water runoff... very sanitary I'm sure!Avery found a milk jug lid and would set it in the water and watch it float down the drainage ditch then run to go catch it. The game finally ended when she hit a small patch of moss and busted her tailbone a little.
The pain went away quickly when I asked if she needed to go inside to get Paci and her blanket, Cue. She apparently decided it wasn't worth leaving the water for.
Feeling big in Daddy's boots.

We had a fun season watching the North Lamar Panther basketball games this winter. Avery and Roselyn always showed lots of school spirit! And showed their basketball sense of style courtesy of Uncle Clint and Aunt P.
Just a sweet picture
Avery had a bout with the RSV bug several weeks ago... it was a mild case, but she had to do breathing treatments anyway. I thought this looked a little funny. She didn't think it was very funny and the mask only lasted for about a minute.
Well, I've come to the end of my pictures. We'll post again sooner or later (I'd count on the later though and then be pleasantly surprised if it was sooner!)

Mac Christmas

I realize Christmas was close to a month ago, but I'm just getting around to processing pictures. This year we spent Christmas with my family and it ended up being a very special one for us for several reasons: One, my brother Trevor finished his tour of duty in Iraq and got to spend 3 weeks, including Christmas, with us. He is actually leaving for Alaska today where he is stationed so prayers for safe travel and an easy settling back in to the army life would be wonderful. Second, this Christmas was special because Santa came to see all of the McWilliams grandkids at Pop and Nana's house this year. And last, Avery's great-great-grandmother (yes, you read right, that's 2 "great"s) was there at the house too to witness all the Santa fun! What an incredible blessing! Here she is enjoying Christmas morning with my mom.Christmas morning happened in stages... Gabriel and Sierra were the first to wake up by a long shot. They are 6 and 3, so they've got the Santa thing down pat and were up at the crack of dawn. They had written letters to Santa to tell him where they would be Christmas morning and Gabriel was very concerned about the fire still burning in the fireplace when he went to bed Christmas Eve. Santa made it in unharmed apparently and left some great gifts for them.

The Davidson children were the next to wake up. Parker had no idea what was going on, but was very content to sit and watch the chaos that morning. Kellan, on the other hand, didn't quite understand who had delivered the gifts or how they got there, but he seemed unconcerned about small details and thoroughly enjoyed what Santa had left him.
And last, but certainly not least in our book, Avery made her debut to Christmas morning... bright-eyed and bushy-tailed... sort of. Here she is just waking up trying to figure out what all the commotion is outside her bedroom.
The the good sports of the morning, up early with everyone else, Aunt Brenna and Uncle Trevor! A big round of applause for these two historically late sleepers.And just what did Santa bring Avery?Here she is with all her loot; her big present was her table and chairs and tea set. I wasn't sure if she would understand the tea set yet. I was very mistaken. I do wish she would learn to climb on the chairs without falling though.
She did get to eat a couple candies from her stocking before breakfast... that was a big hit.

Telling Parker about all the stuff Santa brought.

We got to stay at my parents' for several days after Christmas and really had a wonderful time with everyone. Here are just a few random pictures from then. All the Mac cousins together