Friday, January 18, 2013

Happy Birthday, Ava!!!

Every year I video tape Ava waking up on her birthday. No one would call Ava a morning person, but this is the first time I've actually been kicked while taping--bless her little cotton socks.


4 years! It's hard to fathom, really. I can't say we feel like better parents after so much practice--I did get kicked this morning, after all--but we certainly have a better appreciation for life's little moments. That first silence after the kids fall asleep, holding hands, giggles, sibling love, our own parents, the patience of teachers, good health, tiny noses, tiny shoes, babies humming, living room dance parties...you get the point. We'll leave it there before we go all mushy on you.

Happy 4th birthday, Miss Ava Kate. You are one of a kind.