Avery at 3 Years Old

As the clock strikes 1:53pm we will begin celebrating Avery's third birthday. Our little beauty is a fireball, she keeps us on our toes and she is a thrill a minute. She is funny and smart.  She is full of energy and exhausting.  Avery isn't a very good listener but the frustration with her poor listening skills fades away when she tucks her head into your shoulder, in fact, the instant she tucks her head and wraps her legs around your waist all of your worries fade away, her cuddling powers are just that, powerful! Avery loves fruit snacks and loathes brushing her teeth, a cavity just waiting to happen.  She can take down an entire box of Fruit Loops in a single week, yet getting this child to eat a vegetable is likely going to remain on the to-do list until she earns her college diploma. Our lives are richer because she is our daughter, she reminds me daily just how powerful unconditional love is, and reflecting on her introduction to the world gives me pause, just enough to thank my lucky stars each and everyday I get to battle with her at bedtime.  Because without that perspective I might forget how thankful I really am to have a little spitfire to fuss at 35 times a night.

1 Month Old

1. What is your favorite color? Yellow (pronounced Lello)

2. What is your favorite toy? A baby T-Rex

3. What is your favorite fruit? Peaches

4. What is your favorite tv show? Dora The Explorer

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? A Sandwich

1 Year Old

6. What is your favorite outfit? A dress

7. What is your favorite game? BINGO was his NAME-O

8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit Snacks

9. What is your favorite animal? A Monkey

10. What is your favorite song? Hark The Herald Angels

11. What is your favorite book? Dora Books

 Two Years Old

12. Who is your best friend? Mommy (be still my beating heart!!)

13. What is your favorite cereal? "The Tiger Cereal" (Frosted Flakes)

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play & Swing

15. What is your favorite drink? Milk

16. What is your favorite holiday? Trick or Treat day

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Books, Lamby & Monkey

 Almost Three Years Old

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Waffles & Pancakes

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Birthday Cake

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? "This Tall" - picture her holding her hands up to the sky...., precious answer don't you think?