My Dearest Avery,
You are growing into quite the "big girl" as you like to say. You've got spunk and personality and love to laugh a lot. You're a cuddler and a hand holder and you love to do daddy's hair (which he loves too, by the way). You love to dance and swim and ride your scooter and help us with all the things around the house. Your favorite food has got to be mac and cheese and you adore your little brother, while also protecting your stuff from his destructive ways. You're messy and carefree and you sleep with your coloring books, if that tells you how much you love coloring. I love it when you ask me to play and am trying to cherish every last minute I have of your preschool years.
Since the last post, you've had cousins and grandparents come to visit and we've flown to KC to visit family. You've also had some big milestones, as you turned 5 on 5/5, you graduated preschool, and you moved up in soccer. Despite moving up in soccer, you still rule the field. You've actually been put against a team of 4 and still beat them all - you're assertive and go after what you want. We are so very proud of you.
Here's your life in pictures right now...
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| Antioch park |
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| Playing on the playground at the strawberry picking farm |
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| At the TBones game with Uncle Will |
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| ...and Emma - two peas in a pod |
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| You are obsessed with the Wizard of Oz - I love that you love it so we went to see the Wizard of Oz exhibit at the museum while we were in Kansas City |
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| Children's Museum |
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| putting on a show - you're a good actress and you say you want to be everything when you grow up! |
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| uh oh! |
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| Evan's trying to help you escape |
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| One minute you're a doctor, the next you're telling us that you were in the hospital getting a baby removed from your tummy! |
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| Girl, you know how to make your mom mad! |
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| At Grandma and Pop's lake! |
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| Going to KC - you don't seem thrilled - you thought it took a long time |
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| that's better! |
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| helping Pop in the kitchen |
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| picking strawberries |
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| your spunk never gets dull - this is on a walk in our neighborhood |
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| your birthday invite that dad made! you wanted a witch party! |
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| getting ready! |
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| At DSW - you try on the most loud shoes |
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| Facetiming with dad while he was at an Alumni Board meeting |
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| Cousins visiting for Easter - you had so much fun with them! |
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| You naturally gravitate to babies - you're so sweet with them! |
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| Coloring eggs! |
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| Making dirt! |
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| Still doing great at swim lessons too! |
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| A "late night" treat after swim! Mommy/Daughter date! |
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| Owning it at the splash pad! |
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| Costume prep for the party! |
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| Learning about the bones in the body at school - you're a good student |
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| My little witch....you had a face painter at your party and everyone LOVED it! |
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| Dad got dressed up too for your party |
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| I don't even recognize you! |
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| You and Alison - this was my unsuccessful effort at getting the kids together for a picture |
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| Mrs Ramona is your teacher this year |
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| Grandma and Grandpa came to visit for your birthday |
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| Haircut time! No more tangles! |
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| Who is this beautiful young lady? Love this face so much! |
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| Brother loving on you - you're really good with him. |
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| Annual Daddy/Daughter date to the Diamondbacks game. Dad took you out of school one day for this! |
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| Sassy graduate |
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| Getting ready to fly! |
Avery, you're a sweetheart. You have such a good heart and you want to help everyone. I even had a parent come up to me and tell me how well you help take care of her son, Ronav, at school. He's shy and nervous and you play with him and make him feel comfortable.
I tell you all the time that you're the best and I mean it.
All my love,
Mom
