Avery Turns Five!

    Avery was very excited for her birthday this year.  She actually insistent that her birthday was yesterday until I finally told her that it was her Uncle Paul's birthday, and that seemed to clear things up.  We took the girls down to the mall and let them play when Avery was done with preschool.  They played for over an hour in the bouncy house there.  The mall Santa Claus was already set up and Avery wanted to see him, so we also got a picture of Avery with Santa.  We had a small party for Avery tonight with my parents, Adam, Karl, Aimee, and Tyler.  For quite some time Avery has been telling me that she wanted a strawberry cake, so I had a local bakery make a strawberry short cake flavored cake in the shape of a strawberry.  This pleased her immensely.  

   Avery is a very busy girl who loves to make art, sing along with the radio, and play hide and go seek.  Lately she has taken to telling me that she loves me randomly through out the day.  She loves preschool still and loves Harper and Emery.  Avery is a wonderful edition to our family.

Avery wearing her birthday crown that she got at preschool.

Per Avery's request:  a strawberry cake.

Avery showing off Aunt Joanne's birthday card.  She was really excited to get it.

Here's Avery with the Washingtons from Aunt Joanne's birthday card.  She ran around with her money for quite a while.

Blowing out the candles.

Uncle Karl feeding Emery.

Avery with the purse that Chris and Alex's family sent for her.

This is how Avery with some help from Harper and Tyler beautified her purse.

She took all the fondant off her slice of cake and ate it that way.  Tyler wanted Avery to have a Doc McStuffins medical bag for her birthday, so that is what Tyler is playing with.  Avery loved her medical bag and has already given Daryl and myself complete checkups.

Avery with Santa at the mall on her birthday.