1 year ago...

 Last month on June 24th marked Avery's one year date post heart surgery!  It's hard to believe it has already been a year, but as always time flies!  As you all know, the surgery went just fine and she recovered quickly.  

It is amazing what a properly functioning heart will do for you.  Avery was hospitalized 4 seperate times pre-surgery for colds, swine flu, and other respiratory illnesses.
She hasn't been hospitalized at all since she left the hospital after surgery.  Yay!
We are very grateful for a skilled surgeon and Dr's, and that she 

was so resilient through the 1st year of her life.

How is she doing now you ask?

 Well, she is one sassy almost two year old (next month!), with tons of energy.

She see's her cardiologist every six months for a check up and her heart is doing great!

She is always on the move, and it is next to impossible to get a decent picture of her these days. 

These pictures prove it...

  P.S. She loves shoes.  Only she prefers to wear them one at a time, sometimes 2 different shoes because she can't decide. 

Geese!

My mom came to visit last week and we thought it would be fun one evening to feed the geese at Lions Lake in town.  Avery loved every second of it.  We brought a loaf of bread to feed them, which lasted about two seconds because there were so many of them.  Avery kept forgetting that the bread was for the geese and not for her... She ate about every other piece that was given to her to throw.  The geese would eat right out of our hands if we let them.  It made me totally nervous and I may have jumped and  let out a few squeals here and there, which Avery thought was hilarious. Here are a few pics. We have lots more to post, so stay tuned :)