Wrapping up December.

Outside of Christmas there were other opportunities to celebrate.  Jason got married to Rachel and that meant a reunion of good friends. 

 Davenport Christmas decorations

Uncle Joel

 Uncle K-flex

 Avery gearing up for meal time!

 Avery after trying moms "healthy" baby food!

 Good thing she can't talk yet!

 The snow has been falling for some time now and we have enjoyed some winter wonderland walks through Manito Park.

 Above,  Avery discovering herself through the mirror on her jumper.  Below,  taking on her new stuffed lion from aunt Tiffany.

 Leila and I hunting squirrel and rabbit, well, Leila attempting to at least.

Thanksgiving in Birch Bay

We loaded up the car and Leila was quick to jump in.  She was posing for the picture but a squirrel caught her attention. 

Avery and Leila sharing some girl talk in the car. 

Leila with her best "Yoda" impersonation. 

The festivities began.  Thanksgiving on the commune belonged to Jay 'n Viv this year.

Eating through my wallet already!

Leftovers!  The best part.  Turkey, mashed potato, stuffing and gravy on Vivian's homemade buns.

Avery and mommy enjoying meal time.  Gosh! They are cute.

The summer grass has be cut and bailed leaving the fields open for all sorts of fun.  Below, a view of the Puget Sound, showing off a couple San Juan Islands.

Go Buckeyes!  Avery cuddling w/ grandpa while watching the Bucks pick apart that team from up north.

 Great grandpa Unruh never stops smiling when he sees Avery.  I don't know who's cuter at that moment.

 Riley and Avery are only separated by a couple days so their reunions are nice.

 Stiffarm!

It was a great trip.  Now, home we go for a move to a new home and a wedding for a good friend.  

Going on a jet plane.

Welcome to Life with the Lyons 2.0.  I enjoy blogging and keeping everyone updated but I do not enjoy the background stuff like "your account is full".  So I avoid it and start another blog.

 The last six weeks have consisted of two weeks in Ohio, a trip to Seattle, Birch Bay for Thanksgiving, and a wonderful wedding and all of it's festivities.  Today is the first day I have been able to sit down and figure you my blogger hiccup.

 I will be updating in order of events (to make it more enjoyable for us when we look back in twenty years).  So pics of the house, yes we moved, will come later.

 Here we go!  Avery's first plane ride.  Spokane to Denver.  Then Denver to Akron.  She did great.  It was the pilots intercom and the slamming of overhead bins that brought on the fussiness.  She slept most of the time and made other passengers smile after she smiled at them.

 Grandma Nano enjoying some Avery time right after we arrived.

 We headed to Dad's house for the first half of the week.  Saturday night was time with great grandpa and grandma.

Cheryl gets one of the few cuddles Avery hands out.  Cuddling is not her favorite thing to do! 

"What to do with all these toys" 

 Above Avery and Grandpa figuring each other out.  Great Aunt Annie giving some love to Aves.

Great Aunts and cousins enjoying some play time.  Below, we visited the Fosters.  Their little girl is precious and enjoyed showing Avery how to clap. 

 Monday morning was zoo time.  Ashley, Owen, Grandma, and the three of us headed to the Akron Zoo.  I was surprised at Avery's focus and awareness of the exotic animals.

Ashley and Avery

 The second half of the week was spent at mom's house.

 Above Grandpa Dano jokes with a tough crowd.  Avery got a kick out of Uncle David's whiskers.

The guys with their better halves. 

 Dan and I snuck away for a couple hours for a little golf.  It was a beautiful day and the course was ours.

We had a great time.  It was good for Avery to meet everyone she did.  We can't wait to go back sometime next summer.   Next up,  Thanksgiving in Birch Bay.