Last month my sweet Ava turned 10!! Seriously.......double digits, 2 whole hands!!! WOW!!! I'm gonna brag on her just a little. I watch her move around the house & it is so hard to believe that that tiny baby girl we brought home from the hospital is now this beautiful & grown up looking (too much sometimes) little lady. We've watched & treasured every milestone that she's hit & yet it still doesn't seem possible that we've had her for 10 years. It feels like it was just yesterday we were at the hospital. How does the song go?? "Time Marches On...." And so it does.
More & more often when I'm watching Ava I get glimpses of the teenager that's coming. But even more than that I see this exquisite heart.....she has one of the biggest hearts I've ever seen. She loves everyone & has a very nurturing "mommy" way about her, especially when it comes her little sister. Ava, in the past few years, has developed a love for cooking. She says she's going to be a baker when she grows up. I can totally see that happening!! She also LOVES her family. She's a big time daddy's girl & have been since before she was two!! She loves being at home together or taking trips together. She says she's never getting married or even having a boyfriend. Oh the beauty of being 10!!! I know that will change in a few shorts years. But for now we're going to soak up being #1 to her!! ;)
More & more often when I'm watching Ava I get glimpses of the teenager that's coming. But even more than that I see this exquisite heart.....she has one of the biggest hearts I've ever seen. She loves everyone & has a very nurturing "mommy" way about her, especially when it comes her little sister. Ava, in the past few years, has developed a love for cooking. She says she's going to be a baker when she grows up. I can totally see that happening!! She also LOVES her family. She's a big time daddy's girl & have been since before she was two!! She loves being at home together or taking trips together. She says she's never getting married or even having a boyfriend. Oh the beauty of being 10!!! I know that will change in a few shorts years. But for now we're going to soak up being #1 to her!! ;)
A few years ago we stopped having birthday parties for the girls. I'm talking about the big elaborate parties. They still get a birthday cake of their choice. This year Ava wanted cupcakes & she wanted them beach themed. They were super cute & most importantly, she LOVED them!! Instead of the big party we've opted to let them have their own birthday fun day. We let them choose each year where they want to go & where they want to eat. This year Ava chose to visit the Nashville Zoo. This was followed by lunch at Rainforest Cafe. This year we let her bring a friend along. It was a super fun day!! But then again, it always is!!
After watching Ava's love for food & cooking the past few years, we've decided to really nurture that & let her pursue some things with that. We gave her a personalized apron for her birthday. It is embroidered with the quote "Cooking is love made edible." Absolutely perfect for our little baker!!!
I'd say she had a really wonderful 10th birthday!! Here's to celebrating many more birthdays with Ava!!
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