When we landed on Christmas Eve the snow had begun piling up.
We also went sledding with the Perone neices on Christmas day:
On Christmas Day we went to Jim's sister Julie's house for dinner and presents. Avery got to play with her cousins:
The next night we went to Aunt Patty's house for Christmas dinner and the big gift exchange with all the extended family. Avery got to spend time with her Great-Grandpa/Grandama Harper:
(Avery also got to spend time with Great-Grandma Dahlem and Great-Grandma Ball but unfortunately we didn't have the camera those days)
She loved the Glow Worm that Great Grandma Harper gave her! She is still soothed by the light and mealodies it plays:
Then we stopped by the Warnecke's house to see Kevin, Cady, and their baby Joey. Avery got some good Q.T. with Kevin:
Back at the house, Avery tried on her Uncle Adam's baseball hat, apparantly she has a new favorite team, the Cardinals! The whole sequence is included because it was so cute!
Later that week the temperatures warmed up in the 70s, we took our neices Ashley and Lauren to the St Louis City Museum. Then on New Year's Eve the weather really turned crazy! An F-4 tornado ripped through the neighborhood in Fenton, MO before really devestating Sunset Hills, MO. We labled Jim's mom's house on this tornado track map from the National Weather Service:
There was damage to neighboring homes and buildings:
Luckily the only damage to their house was a peice of siding that blew off:
The damage was even more severe a couple miles away when the tornado flattened houses and flipped cars:
We flew back New Year's Day, what a crazy and eventful week!
Also, a few weeks ago in Mid-December Avery developed the ability to sit up un-assisted. She loves to sit up and play!
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