Cute stories about Avery

I can't believe how fast my niece Avery is growing. She's now 2 1/2 going on 10 as her Pop says. She's seriously too smart for her own good. I have to share some of my favorite new things that she has done. The other day she wanted to go outside, but she realized it was cold and stated, "I have an idea." She then went and put on her boots and a coat with a hood so she would stay warm. Now come on. What 2 year old says, "I have an idea" and uses it in the correct context? Awhile back, Avery and Kristi had gotten back from the grocery store and Avery went to play outside while Kristi put the groceries away. Avery came inside a couple times and asked Kristi to come play with her. Kristi told her she would join as soon as she finished with the groceries. After several attempts to get her mom outside, Avery said, "OK, Mommy. I'll have patience." Of course, Kristi had to reward that and give her a big hug. Like I said she's too smart for her own good. That's why my new nickname for her is Smart Cookie. Avery definitely loves her cousin Inara and always wants to help out when I'm feeding Inara. I have officially dubbed Avery my assistant. She helps hold the bottle and has even patted Inara on the back when I'm burping her. Avery has definitely learned a lot by watching me with Inara, because at Christmas, Avery got burp clothes for her baby dolls and she knew exactly what to do with them. At Christmas dinner, people asked Avery what happened to her voice. (She had lost it from crying the night before because she officially had to give the binky up.) Her response when people asked was, "I swallowed it." How funny is that? She was inquiring about her binky the other day. The way she gave it up was by wrapping them up and leaving them for Santa to give to new babies that need them. Well, she really wanted it the other day and stated that she thought the babies would be finished with her binkies by now. And the last Avery story for the day, I had stopped by to visit Kristi's parents on Friday before they headed home. As I was leaving, I told Avery to be good. She yelled back, "You too!" Hope these stories made you remember the importance of watching little kids grow because they are truly amazing people.