Growing up

Happy 6th Birthday Allie!

Allie turned six on August 19th. Avery and I went to school and we had lunch with Allie along with Chris. I can't believe she is six. I seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. She has grown so quickly and is such a blessing to us. We are so proud of her!

Allie chose Texas Roadhouse for her birthday dinner.

We had cupcakes at home.

Allie and daddy

Grandma came to join us for the celebration.

No more Pacifier!!

Well, we had a special visitor come to our house this week. The "paci fairy" came to visit Avery. She took Avery's pacifier and left her a present. The paci fairy must have gotten lost on her way to our house, because it has been a long time coming. Avery turned 3 in June. Somebody suggested one time to cut the pacifier or put a hole it in. Well, I didn't have to do that Avery chews on it so she made huge holes in them. She still would use the ones with holes if I would let her. She is torn between being very proud of herself for being big and then still wanting her paci. Overall, she has done really well. The first day she cried a few times and Chris had to lay with her to get her to sleep. But, she is doing better. She still asks for it sometimes. I told her the other day that we don't have your paci the paci fairy took it. She replied "I don't like the paci fairy!". Then, she asked for it when she was going to bed one night. I told her again that we don't have it anymore. She said, "I am going to dream that I have a paci". I guess she did, because she slept well that night.

Here is the pacifier she chewed on. She would have kept it and slept with it just like that.

Avery with her new kitchen stuff the fairy brought her.