i can't think of a good title

so, we went on a little shopping spree today with some gift cards we had at target. we figured it was time avery had some toys other than mom and dad to play with! i remember thinking before she was born that we didn't need to worry about all the fun, colorful things yet because it would be months before she would even enjoy them. and now we're here. and she's enjoying them :)

we got a "big girl" chair that can attach to our chairs and give all of us the illusion that we've got company for dinner :) i wasn't sure how she'd do, but she seemed to like sitting up higher and looking around the kitchen.

we put her down on her play mat with a couple of the toys hanging above or next to her. she had a blast kicking her feet and accidentally hitting things with her hands a couple times. i noticed her eyes getting heavier and figured she was going to give a good "i'm tired" yell any moment. instead...

good and bad news with the dogs. good: avery has definitely finally "seen" them. she watches them when they wrestle around and seems intrigued by kings wagging tail (which is a bit longer and more noticable than marley's). we love that she's noticing even more of our family and hope that in the years to come she likes them as much as we do.

which brings me to the bad...the last few days we haven't liked them (or more, what they have done) as much as we could. it's probably the combination of having a baby that is number 1 and the cold weather which has prevented us from letting them romp outside for long stretches at a time...

this is a not uncommon scene that i've/we've come home to recently. diapers strewn about, books chewed up, ready-made formula, diaper cream, gas drops and pacifiers eaten...anyone looking for a couple of cute dogs?!

hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the start of this leap month (if that's what it's even called) :) and to anyone that's reading that hasn't been thanked yet for gifts/well wishes, the thank you's are going out next week!

ps, just kidding about the dogs.