I so enjoyed spending the afternoon with my little girl. It's crazy. I felt like my heart exploded inside of me today. I have known that I loved her...but I think maybe today was the first time that I loved her as my own.
She's three now! Now we have celebrated 2 birthdays with Ava! It feels really awesome that we've been apart of two of them now. As I look back over the past year of firsts, I'm really loving the seconds...things seem to be so much easier the second time around. I have decided that I like seconds. Ava's second birthday party, it will be her second Thanksgiving, her second Christmas, etc. Looking forward to experiencing all these seconds with Ava...seconds seem much sweeter and I am so thankful for these!
Well, here's to my smart, funny, ambitious, creative, music loving, full of energy, strong-willed, vivacious, energetic, emotional, empathetic, loving, curious, entertaining, beautiful daughter. We are so blessed to have you in our lives and are looking forward sharing many thirds and fourths and fifths and so on with you! Love you!
I shall leave you with Ava's life verse:
For the Lord himself goes before you.
He will be with you.
He will never leave you or forsake you.
Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged.
~Deuteronomy 31:8~
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