Look Who's ONE

AVERY MAE

I really can't believe how time flies! People say it all the time but it truly boggles my mind. This little Avery has brought pure joy into our home since the day we met her. Caden and Kamrie have loved her since the moment they laid eyes on her and that love continues to grow with each new day. Celebrating her birthday was so much fun, we kept things pretty simple and spent the evening together as a family. When Avery woke up the kids started the day by singing Happy Birthday, she loved every minute of the song the first time and each of the million times she heard it that day.

Her Biggest FansThis is the excitement she had for opening presents...everyone got lots of applause.Here she is testing to see if the new lovie passes the sniff test...And it DID! Thanks Meredith, she loves it.The Cake!The famous "bite face" that started when she first saw the cake. It was sitting on the counter waiting for the festivities to begin and I walked by holding her...this is what I got. Each time she saw it after that, she pulled this face. She still does it if she really wants a bite of something.I'm pretty sure she is telling her "don't" because she wants it all to herself.

Here she is with her very own cake, timid at first but it didn't take long at all before she was enjoying every last bite.

Avery at ONE...

• she is below the 3 % for weight, we are trying to pack on the pounds but I am convinced she burns off everything she eats trying to keep up with Caden and Kamrie
• despite Kamrie's tendency to smother her, they are the best of friends
• she loves playing kitchen, dollies, and Caden's transformers
• she has started telling the other kids "don't" when they are doing something she doesn't like
• she LOVES her daddy
• she squeals every time she sees a dog and recently has started trying to bark at them
• she has a new love for shoes, she picks up any that are lying around and brings them to me to put on her
• she loves the Hammonds, lovies, bananas, and anything to do with music: listening, singing, dancing, she loves it all.
• she already loves to read. She goes to the book shelf several times a day and brings me books to read.
• she gained all the confidence she needed on her birthday to start walking all over, now she practically runs everywhere she goes.
• she does great with signing so we can communicate, she signs please, more, milk, thank you, and eat, each with a twist that is all her own