The first day after we arrived at the beach, Avery was so fortunate to share in one of her cousins' favorite activities. That is watching and greeting the garbage truck. Where we live we can hear the garbage truck or we might pass one in the alley as we drive to work/school on Tuesdays or we might see one on the beach emptying out the beach trashcans. But at the beach with her cousins, they all got to watch the garbage truck drive on down the road and back. You can tell they are entranced because they are all facing the same direction and no one is moving out of the frame. It was exciting. Then we were ready to get to the beach.
Another time they all sat still was for a yummy snack of popcorn (Avery's first experience with this treat). Katie gave me lots of ideas about things to feed Avery. I always thought she might choke on popcorn, but instead she just enjoyed it, imagine that. Avery ate exponentially better watching her cousins eat. My sister just plops down plates of well-balanced meals and expects my nieces and nephew to eat the food, and they do! Avery did pretty well with this, although she still wouldn't try the cottage cheese that her cousins love so much.
Avery did take a few days to really come out of her shell with Lucia, Elliott and Mazie. She had fun but wasn't quite herself until later in the trip. They all shared special moments. Lucia and Avery loved to banter back and forth and make each other laugh. Elliott and Avery enjoyed time playing and running around together. Mazie and Avery share a deep love for their babies. One day they went missing and I went searching for them. I found them rubbing their babies' backs where they had tucked them both into one of the beds in a bedroom of the house. It was so sweet, I went running for my camera and scared my sister into thinking something was wrong. Nothing was wrong at all.
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