WHERE DID THE TIME GO...?

I have to brag about Avery today and document our conversation, before I forget about it. We had her kindergarten screening yesterday and to be honest, I was a bit worried about it. Not that I didn't think Avery would do a good job, but Avery has a social problem, or she did have. Avery is not shy, until you get her out of her comfort zone and around people she doesn't know. When this happens she does a complete 360 and becomes almost a different person...this happened last year. Let me just say that preschool has done wonders for little Avery! She has come out of her shell so much and LEARNED so MUCH...it makes this momma proud and yesterday she didn't disappoint me...she was excellent!

Avery will be starting kindergarten this coming August and will be young for her class- her birthday is the first part of July. Yesterdays screening determined that Avery IS ready for kindergarten (really- how can this be...?).  She actually tested more at a 6yr old level than at 4yrs 9months and 17days...that made me so proud, but what parent wouldn't be proud? Had things been different we would have waited to send her to school in 2012 and that would have been completely fine...whatever is best for Avery.
I told her before we went to the screening that if she did a good job we would go to DQ and eat our ice cream inside. Eating inside is a BIG deal, we usually have to go through the drive thru when Crazy Man (Lawson) is with us, but he was still at the sitter. I told her several times, how proud I was (but she knows I'm always proud of her) that she was growing up...etc- you know all the stuff we parents say to our kids. As we were on our way to get Lawson she said...."you know, it's kind of like that song"

Me: What song?
Avery: You know not Taylor Swift...oh, who is it...? Keri Underwood!
Me: What Keri Underwood song?
Avery: You know the one when she grows up and her grandma is talking (it's actually her mom)
Me: What does she say...?
Avery: Her grandma says "You look back and say where did that time go...?"

I honestly didn't (and don't ) know if I should cry or laugh...it's so true! Where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday I was pregnant with her...that she was just a tiny new born baby..she can't be ready for school! I know time marches on, but goodness it kind of tugs at your heart strings to think your baby will be going to school and kind of leaving your umbrella. I know it's just kindergarten, but it will be a completely different place for her- I won't be there to protect her all the time, but I know she will be fine and LOVE it! She CAN NOT wait to go to "BIG SCHOOL"!!

Avery-
Mommy and Daddy are so PROUD of you and we LOVE YOU to the Moon and Back 1,000 times over!!

Fowler Christmas

 Christmas day we spend with the Fowler's (my family). We always get together with my dad's siblings and we rotate celebrating at my dads, my Aunt Helen's and my Uncle Eddie's houses. Our gathering is getting smaller since so many of my cousin's have gotten married and moved, but we still enjoy our time together.

 

 

Poor Avery fell asleep on the way down there- she was so pooped and it wasn't wasn't even lunch time...Christmas is a hard day on little kids- so much excitement!

 Lawson lasted until after he ate. I love that I was able to get the Nativity set in the picture. The set used to be at my grandparents house. I would set on the floor when I was little (which was odd) and play with the cows horns- they are little springs. It's just good memories...Miss you Grammy and Granddad!

 My dad, Kerry- the wonderful host!

 Justin and cousin, Gary

 Dad and Uncle Eddie

 The upstairs group

 Avery eating whipped cream and coffee...

 The downstairs group- watching Glynn and Cade play the Wii

 Avery singing "Baby, Baby" we were ALLtired of Justin Bieber- well, everyone, but you know who :)

 Avery took some pictures. Awesome couch isn't it...my mom just HAD to have it for the living room- back in 1978 :)

 Cousin Laura, of course she was teaching Lawson all about ice

 Jennifer, Beth and Tanner

 Lawson just couldn't get enough ice!

 Merry Christmas to ALL and to ALL a good night! 

Christmas 2011

Noting like posting about Christmas in March April...the end of April...on Good Friday!
 I like to keep Christmas morning low key at the house. We always seem to open gifts kind of in a hurry to get ready to go to the Fowler Christmas. This year was pretty neat, because Avery started getting excited about Santa coming and couldn't sleep on Christmas Eve. Justin and I let her sleep in our bed on the weekends (Friday & Saturday night) and since Christmas was on a Saturday she was set to sleep in our bed, but of course we told her that Santa won't come unless she's in her bed. Justin and I were so tired we weren't able to stay awake to put out the gifts and Avery was watching a movie, so we went to bed. I woke up at 4 to put out gifts and Avery's TV was off and Santa had already come...Justin woke up at 2 and put out the gifts. When I was awake at 4 Avery was asleep and her TV was off...then when I got up at 6 her TV was on and it looked like she had fallen asleep sitting up. She told me she was so excited that she couldn't sleep and thought she would watch a movie- silly girl!
Lawson woke up about 6:30 and then Avery shortly after that and that's when she got to see what Santa brought. Poor Lawson didn't get much, but he didn't need anything- neither did Avery, but you know. I'm actually going to start this with the kids staring next year (I had bought Avery some gifts earlier in the year)

• Something they Want
• Something they Need
• Something to Wear
• Something to Read

I think the kids had a good Christmas and Avery loved (and still loves) her Hanna Montana "singing thing" that's what Avery calls it. Lawson, well he could have cared less, but he seemed to like his stuff.


                                          

                                            Santa ate his muffins and drank his milk!




                                                       



                      

                                     

I must have been a good girl this year, because I got a sewing machine (which I haven't had time to use) and a Silhouette (that I have used, but not as often as I would like).
We had a great Christmas, but most of all I was thankful that our Savior was born on this day... Happy Birthday, Jesus!