talking girl!

Hey again, sweet girl! Exciting news! You are talking! In just a few days you have started trying all kinds of new sounds. Animal sounds are your favorite. You try sk hard and are very proud of yourself! Right now you call me Gan and papa is pup but it is adoring!! You are running, jumping, playing and giving out hugs freely! You are going to be a creative girl. You love to color, paint, dance, and do crafts! I can't wait to see what you become as you grow up! You have moved into your new house! It is gorgeous and will be a great place for you to grow up in. I am so happy for you and your momma and daddy. God has blessed your life tremendously. You are so much fun! You make life amazing! ! As always, Grammy loves you! !! 11-25-2013 Avery

are you really two years old already?

Sweet baby girl, wow you are two years old!! That is amazing and hard to believe. The time has flown by. You have gone from being completely dependent on someone for everything to being very strong willed and independent. What an incredible journey it has been. The latest fun things are your love for angelina ballerina, dancing, Thomas the train and giving hugs freely. You are going to be a great dancer if you continue as you are now. You love markers and crayons. For some reason you want me to draw a sad face with tears so you can add more tears. You get very upset if I don't comply. Actually you get pretty upset anytime Grammy does not comply. Papa said you might be spoiled but I disagree! Your momma and daddy gave you a great birthday party yesterday. Lots of friends and family celebrated with you. I could go on and on but it is all to say how precious you are to so many people. As always, Grammy loves you! 10-21-2012 Avery

expressions and tantrums

Hi sweet girl. You are growing so fast. You are changing every day. You still arent talking but communication is usually not a problem. You have started making the cutest expressions. You are definitely a drama girl. A really sweet thing you are doing now is hugging and kissing freely. You run to us and hug us tight with your eyes closed and sweet sound. Today your tantrums reached a new level. You can really scream and cry when you are not pleased. Don't worry, your momma was a champ at tantrums. I am experienced sweet one. As always,Grammy loves you! 09-26-2012 Avery

little swimmer

Hey baby girl. Your are such a delight! It is so much fun to be around you. You have started pouting a good bit. Today you pouted three times during breakfast. It is super cute. You lower your head, stick out your lip, move your fingers and look up to see if you are being watched. It always makes me smile! Sometimes you pout for no reason. You just stop what you are doing and pout. You love the water. You kick and move your arms to help when I am carrying you in the pool. You will step off the side of the pool into my arms. You are such a daredevil! I bet you become a great swimmer. You are so close to talking. You makes so many new sounds. I am still amazed at how well you can communicate without talking. What a pretty little girl you are. You are super independent but like to be close to someone you know. I love this stage in your growth. You are an incredible blessin As always, Grammy loves you!! 08-02-2012 Avery

busy busy girl

Hey sweet girl. You are changing so fast!! You look like a little girl now. Not sure when that happened. You are so smart. You amaze me with all the things you have learned to do. You watch and listen to everything. Even though you aren't talking yet, you communicate very good. Somehow we have all learned what you want. You now take us by the hand and lead us to what you are talking about. Your temper is showing too. Screaming and throwing yourself on the floor are two of the things you do when frustrated. You are an amazing blessing. I can't imagine you not being with us. As always, Grammy loves you!! 07-12-2012 Avery

Loving little girl

Hey stinkerdoodle. I am enjoying this phase you are in. You hand out hugs readily. You will stop playing, crawl in my lap and give me a big two arms around the neck hug. (You do that for others too). You are so smart! You understand most everything we say now. I am ready for you to start talking. You are wanting to sit on the potty too! You are such a joy and blessing! As always, Grammy loves you! 06-20-2012 Avery

getting too big!

Hey precious girl. You are growing into a big girl fast! You understand most everything we say to you. However, you don't always do what we tell you. Hand swatting and time out are becoming necessary. It bothers the adults much more than you. You are saying more sounds but no words yet. I cant wait to hear your sweet voice say "Grammy". You are a very loved girl. Your parents are great and love you so much. You have several grandparents that love you very much too!Jesus loves you too! You are too young to understand about Jesus but you will. My prayer is that you will love Him with your whole heart someday. As always, Grammy loves you! 06-01-2012 Avery

Let me go outside please!

Hi again baby girl.You are growing up super fast. You are a daredevil for sure. You will climb on anything and everything. What a busy little girl you are!Time out and hand swatting are now are a part of your life. The funny thing is that you don't seem to mind. As a matter of fact you seem to find it funny. This is frustrating and humorous for adults. If possible you would spend all your time outdoors. We have battles over staying on the sidewalk. You are very stubborn sweet girl. As always Grammy loves you! 05-15-2012 Avery

Fun times

Hey sweet baby girl. You have spent a lot of time with Grammy this week and it has been great! You are babbling new sounds. When you get mad, you say nananana really loud. You stomp your feet and clap your hands. I can't keep from laughing. You have a ways to go before you catch up to your momma at this age! She was a champ at temper tantrums. You spent last night with me and Papa at the farm. You loved the bull that mooed at you. You held a June bug. Rocks and dirt are your friends. It was great fun! I love watching you grow and change. As Always Grammy loves you! 04-22-2012 Avery

Miss Independent

Hi sweet baby girl. Boy are you a stubborn little girl! You want to do everything without help. That causes showdowns sometimes.
When you get mad you run away and cry or lay face down on the floor and cry. You are very dramatic!
I think you are heading full blast toward the terrible twos! It promises to be bumpy but wonderful!
As always, Grammy loves you!

A weekend of fun!

Hi again, sweet girl. What a fun weekend on the farm at Stella! You stayed all weekend and played outside the whole time. There were lots of first times for you this weekend. You got to pet a baby donkey, played in the creek, sat on the tractor, had a worm poop in your hand and saw a cow up close. What fun we had. Your momma and Tucker came on Saturday. Your Uncle Wayne was there part of the time. You loved papas tractor. You will get to ride it soon. With all that, your main focus was playing outside. I look forward to many fun days with you at Stella!
As always, Grammy loves you bunches!! 03-11-2012 Avery

Stream beware

Hi there baby girl. You are continuing to grow and learn. Your personality is blossoming. What a fun girl you are. A bit stubborn but loads of fun.
This has been a mild winter with several pretty days. You start asking to go outside during breakfast most mornings. Playing outdoors is your favorite thing to do.
We got you a pair of really cute rainboots. You stomped in puddle after puddle. The main reason we got them is the stream at the farm. What fun it is going to be to watch you splash and stomp in it! Papa wants to make a place into a wading area for you. He is really crazy about you.
I absolutely love spending time with you!!!
As always, Grammy loves you.. 03-06-2012 Avery

Come on spring!

One cute toddler

Sweet baby girl,
Wow, how you are growing and changing. You are on the go all the time. You can walk, run and walk backwards without any problem.
I love our time together. We play the whole time. You demand my undivided attention and I am happy to comply.
You spent Friday night at Stella with me and papa. We had a great time. We read Llama Llama red Pajama over and over. You love to be read to.
Papa gets his tractor this week and cant wait tor you to see it and ride with him. Fun times to come at Stella!
As always, Grammy loves you stinkerdoodle! 02-13-2012 Avery

lots of cuddles

Hey sweet girl,
Another fun day with you today. It started with you sleeping in my lap. Love it!! You spent a good amount of time in my lap with books today. You also gave lots of hugs.
You are so smart. You understand most things that are asked or said to you. You respond correctly unless you are being stubborn.
Yesterday you walked around with my phone with the pictures of the horses pulled up. How you love those horses.
I find myself watching yih and thanking Jesus for His miracle! What a blessing to watch you learn and grow.
As always, Grammy loves you! 01-17-2012 Avery

lots of cuddles

Sweet girl,
Another great day with you. It started with you sleeping in my lap. Super sweet! I love to feel you sleeping.
I find myself just watching you and thanking Jesus for His miracle. You are so fun and playful. Today you spent a lot of time in my lap with books.

water puddle equals wet clothes

Hey big girl,
We had a really good day today. You were so happy and fun. You giggle easily now and it is music to my ears. Today you met a water puddle. You thought it was fun to stand in it. Before too long the water soaked through your shoes. Your socks were wet and the bottom of your jeans were soaked. You did not think that was too much fun. We came in and changed your clothes.
This past weekend me and papa found a play horse at tractor supply. It looks like one of the horses across the street from the country house. You loved it.
You are growing and learning so fast! I love watching you as you figure out new things.
As always, Grammy loves you! 01-09-2012 Avery

Happy New Year

Sweet baby girl,
A new year is here. This past year has been so much fun spending time with you. I treasure all the days we are together. Like Mary the mother of Jesus, I am treasuring these things in my heart.
This past weekend you and Tucker spent two days and one night with us. Me, you and Tucker headed out to Stella to meet up with Papa. As we were driving, Tucker sat in the car seat with you so he could look out the passenger side window. It was so funny. You were fussing and kicking. He finally moved.
We had a great weekend with you. You love the horses across the street and would try to go toward them everytime we were outside. Me and you slept on two air mattresses together. You flip and flop a lot when you sleep. We did not get much sleep. Tucker slept with Papa. I was so glad to have you and give your momma and daddy a weekend away.
You are such a cute and stubborn little girl.
As always, Grammy loves you! 01-03-2012 Avery