you my dear avery are six years and six months old.....
you my love are larger than life....everything about you S C R E A M S "here i am"
you have so much love in your heart and you have never, i repeat NEVER, been afraid to love freely....and this my dear is one of the things that admire so much about you
you are stubborn...determined....a wee bit dictorial...chatty...loves loves LOVES anything that has to do with art and science....has a memory like a steal trap (one that i hope to be able to help you develop and grow as we learn new things together)
right now you love school...you are glad it is almost Summer break but you love learning....you love reading although you get frustrated very easily when trying to sound out new words (to that my dear you can thank me....your brain works much much to fast for your mouth...i have the same problem!) you love to tell me about your day and all of the 3937625809408276290 things that you learned and I pray, Lord do I pray, that this is something that you will always do with me...
you are so audacious...Lord knows i struggle to keep my cool when you roll your eyes or huff at me under your breath....(sometimes i have to close my eyes, go to my happy place and count to a gazillion) i know that this will not get easier...only harder.....the sassiness, the eye-rolling, the quick tongue...but we'll work on it...you and me together because you might not know this yet but I, my dear, am QUEEN of the eye roll!!!
you are beautiful...in every single aspect...you are beautiful on the outside...but what makes you stand out even more is the beauty you hold within....you are compassionate and tender....
at this point in time your sister is your best friend...you share secrets with her, have a secret "girls club only" hand shake, and even though your sister is not as kind to you as you are to her, it doesn't stop you....
your laugh is contagious just as your daddy's is and I love to listen to you and your sister giggle with each other....i hope that this closeness you have with her will one that will carry on through your entire life...
you wear your heart on your sleeve and you are quick to make friends and because of this, your heart is broken easily...
you are not afraid to cry and cry hard and i admire this in you...and once you are all finished with your cry, you feel better....i wish i could be more like that my dear sweet girl
you are a wonderful hugger, a first-rate cuddler and even though you are only 6 you offer some of the best words of encouragement....
i love watching you grow and become YOU....you have never and will never cease to amaze me...
oh how i love you my dear sweet avery!
*just a side note* these pictures were taken my the amazing and talented Audrey Coley....Audrey is truly the most talented photographer i have ever had the opportunity to work with...she was able to capture every aspect of who my girls are...from sassy and beyond!
~Happy Monday Sweet Readers!~
