Avery, today you are three years old.
Three wonderful, exciting years.
My girl is spunky, sweet and independent.
A girly girl for sure. Your daily attire MUST include a dress and preferably some accessory such as a hair bow or necklace. You insist upon long hair and the color pink in your wardrobe.
But you still love digging in the dirt, talking about fishing and playing soccer with your brother.
Sticks, one of the best toys of all time.
For this girl, it must be a princess wand.
Some of your favorite things to play right now: house, baby dolls, hunting with your brother and coloring. Your favorite characters are the princesses and lately Dora the Explorer has been added to the list. It is so funny to hear you running around the house singing "D D D D D Dora D D D D D Dora."
Your biggest achievements recently? Well, we had a bumpy ride potty training during the move, but things have been going better lately. Although you still get distracted and have accidents frequently. We are working hard on the alphabet and you have mastered most of it. There is still some confusion between R/P I/L and J. Colors, shapes, counting to fourteen are also some of your accomplishments. You are becoming more and more proficient at dressing yourself and putting on your shoes every day. Although you would still prefer for us to do it for you. You can draw a circle and a sloppy letter A. Your cutting skills are definitely improving and we are working on cutting a curved line and cutting out shapes. Music is still a great interest to you. You regularly ask me to sing the "Cinderella" song, Days of the week song or Dora theme song. I'm so excited to see you grow, learn and choose your areas of interest.
You recently completed your second swimming class, and you are doing great! Blowing bubbles, reaching and pulling and kicking your little legs are some of the swimming skills you have learned. We are going to have to work really hard this summer at our community pool.
Coming up on the horizon? You are going to be starting a soccer class at the YMCA, learning how to ride your new bike and ballet class. Ava, I cannot tell you how excited I am to see you in ballet class!
Ava, I love how you mother your baby brother. It is so sweet to see this little walking hug that you two do together. It's hard to explain, but you both just hug and go for a little walk together. Your brother is an active fellow, so it's probably the only way you can get some baby snuggles. Recently you asked to change his diaper for the first time. I was happy to oblige, with much supervision of course. I also love the relationship you are developing with your older brother. Never forget that he was your first friend. Of course there are typical sibling squabbles, but the majority of the time you two are glued at the hip.
I love watching the brown flash of long dark hair as you zoom around the house, just like in this picture. I love reading princess books with you and having a little girl to go shopping with. I love you, my three year old daughter. To the moon and back.
