Camping at NavajoLake 2011

Avery and Mom on the tube

Where are my sun glasses?

Avery loved riding in the boat.

Avery, Autumn, Aurora and Aaron at the lake shore.

Navajo Lake 2010

Wading in the lake.

 

Avery and Aaron taking a raft ride.

 

Avery watching Rachel make a mess on her face licking the spoon from making dutch oven gluten free brownies. 

 

Navajo Lake

setting up at the beach!

 

Avery's cool shades

 

Throwing rocks in the lake

 

Avery headed straight for the water when we first arrived at the lake. (We don't have a picture of it.) We were all standing on the edge of the water looking at it and she waded right in and laid down in the water just like this. She was fully clothed.

 

The SMILE!

 

Summer Vacation

It is that time of year... time to go to the lake. Instead of our usual stop for breakfast (too many people in our family are gluten intolerant to have a peaceful meal anywhere that serves pancakes) we ate lunch at a Mexican restaurant for an early lunch on our way. Avery is totally playing to the camera this morning!

Avery gargling pinto beans and chips.

Our Angel!

This is Mom's favorite picture. We have about 5 of these. Every time we say "smile" now, Avery gives us this amazing squint-eyed, nose scrunched beam! She is so amazing!

Spring time 2010

Easter. Avery eating a plate of whipped cream. She's pretty excited about it too!

 

Is there a theme here? This time Avery and Aaron wrote on each other with markers. So this is Aaron's handiwork. You should have seen Aaron. He had red dots all over his scalp. They both did a good job!

March 2010 we went to Phoenix for Spring break. We hiked one morning up one of the little mountains, called Squaw Peak. This is all of the kids except Brianna. (It wasn't spring break for her college, so she stayed home for her classes.)

On the hike. Avery is a great hiker (she got carried the whole way) She knows how to keep hydrated. I think drinking water was her favorite part.

Navajo Lake

The volcano cone on the left is called "Cabezon" which means "fathead" in Spanish. On our drive to go camping. 

Aaron and Avery having a nap at the lake while the big kids skied. Mom started reading Mortimer Alder's "How to Read a Book."

This is Avery's crawling style. Hands and feet! She is as cute as a bug!

Avery says "Camping is #1!"

Navajo Lake 2009

Eating hashbrowns on the way to the lake.

We went camping at Navajo Lake in August. Avery's first camping trip! We spent the days on the lakeshore. Avery, Aaron and Mom sat in the shade under a tent awning and read books, ate snacks and splashed in the water. Avery loved playing in the sand.

 

Avery with teething biscuit all over her face. Her favorite snack!