Giving Thanks for our Blessings: Avery is 2!

2 years ago, we were given the most amazing blessing... our sweet little Avery. We feel so honored to be her parents. She has brought so much joy and excitement to our lives. We cannot believe that she is already 2 years old! She has grown and learned so much over the past year... especially in the last 6 months! She amazes us every day... she is just a little sponge! We love so many things about our sweet girl...
- We love how she gives everyone hugs and kisses (nice wet ones on the mouth... haha)
- We love how she wakes up singing, and doesn't stop until she goes to bed. She is such a happy little girl!
- We love how she cares about her baby sister, and is always wondering where baby sissy is, what she's doing, and if she can help with her. She will give her kisses on the nose and talk to her, and Natalie just loves it!
- We love how she says "I hold you Mommy/Daddy" when she wants to be held.
- We love how smart she is getting. She talks so well! She knows her ABC's, her colors, can count to 10, can name tons of objects/pictures, she loves reading books!
- We love how polite she is... she says Thank You, Please, Bless You...
- We love how she enjoys going to "school" and church, she really loves her teachers and little friends.
- We love how she knows everyone's names and wants to know where everyone is and what they're doing... Where did Daddy go? Where's Nana? Where's PawPaw? Where's Grandpa? Where's Natalie? Mommy loves Avery, Daddy loves Avery... She goes through roll call, it is so funny and cute!
- We love how she recognizes everyone's voices on the phone, and wants to talk to them. When she says Mommy's cellphone, it sounds like "Mommy's hello." It is so cute!
- We love how every time she sees anything that resembles a tractor, she says.. there's PawPaw's tractor!

Avery loves Elmo (she did not know that TV existed until about a month ago when she discovered Elmo DVD's, now she LOVES watching Elmo!), playing with baby dolls, playing outside in the water or at the park or with bubbles, reading books, and she LOVES shoes (she picks out her shoes and puts them on all by herself). We have introduced potty training, and she is sort of in a "hit and miss" phase, so we'll see! She wears size 24 month and 2T clothes, size 7W shoes, and size 4 diapers. We'll get her measurements next week at her doctor's appointment.

This past year has gone by so fast, but we are loving the little girl that our "baby" is becoming. This is such a fun stage, watching her learn and grow. We are so proud to be Avery's parents, and look forward to the years to come! Here are some recent "silly" pictures of our big girl...