Happy first birthday!

Happy birthday my sweet Avelynn! She is so wonderful! She is so smart, she picks up in things so quickly, a good example is the picture above when you ask how old she is, she shows you! Of course all of my kids were trained monkies with their tricks, but she did it the very first time! She is quite the little menace, always into something, she keeps me on my toes. I think of my anticipation of her arrival, and look at her now, still anticipating her every move with such excitement! I love her more than words can express, it is hard to think I have only known her for a short year! Some have called her my little barnacle, and because of her early health problems she was never away from me and that just continues, but I cherish it. She has been walking for a couple months now, and now it is more like sprinting! She does the cutest things, too many to begin to mention. We are blessed to have her in our family, and she has it pretty good, with the greatest big brother and big sister one could hope for, and I guess her parents aren't to shabby. Love you little thumper!