Saturday, November 19, 2011

handsome and gretel

judging by this blog lately, you would think we have forgotten about miss avery. wrong.  she has been keeping us so super busy i'm lucky to squeeze in an hour of cuddle time with little jane.  avery is in ballet and had her big performance this week, hansel and gretel, (however, she thinks its called handsome and gretel and i'm not about to make her think otherwise.)  it was a crazy, hectic week with so many hours of dress rehearsals, plus 3 real performances.  a bit much for a two year old i think.  i'm still debating if it was all worth it, but we signed up for it.  avery was the cutest little lollipop, albeit a rather difficult one.  she has been so sick all week, refused to wear costume makeup, screamed every time i took her backstage to get dressed and ready to perform, and did not want to go on stage to dance. but once she got out there she was adorable and did so well. she is the youngest in her class and looked so tiny up on that big stage.   i love my little lollipop.

other than ballet, avery has been loving her new little sister.  she almost always calls her Janers and thinks being a big sis is a pretty big deal.  she rarely gets jealous and tries to be a big helper most of the time, sometimes too much.  i love watching her interact with jane when she thinks i'm not around.  she makes up songs for her and sings 'i am a child of God' whenever she cries and pulls out books and reads her stories all the time.  i'm amazed at how naturally those motherly instincts come out of little girls.
she said she wanted to make sure jane had lots of friends so she wouldn't be sad.
we have to keep an eye on her though, she is known to pull jane right off the top of our bed.
she is good at making sure jane has plenty of blankets
mostly she just loves to sit on my rocking chair and hold jane.

7 comments:

The Petersons said...

holy cow. she looks so dang cute in her little dance costume. in fact, I'm texting drew right now to tell him to check it out. he'll be in love.

can't wait to see those little ladies. i almost wanna drive home just for one day over thanksgiving just for that reason.

Katie said...

oh ave looks pretty dang cute in that costume!! it might be worth it just for that reason!!

meag said...

hands down, cutest little lollipop ever. so fun watching her and spending time with you girls this week. loved it.

Hidayah Saidi said...

hye , i'm Malaysian.16 years old.wow , u have happy family . congrats .

morgan j. said...

little ave is the cutest. i can't wait to see you guys!

Jones Family said...

Avery is the cutest little lollipop i have ever seen! I fell like squeezing jane´s little cheeks :) love you guys. Can´t wait to see you at x-mas

Mal :)

MegiJones said...

Loved Hansel and Gretel...she really was so darling up there! And I LOVE that pic of Jane with all the Barbies...how cute is that?!?