How About...

Monday Avery said some pretty funny things that put a big smile on my face and I've been meaning to write about it.

We were getting ready for the day and after I had gotten Avery ready I told her that I just needed to get dressed and then we could go. Avery said, "How about you wear that Mickey Mouse shirt mom?" The Micky Mouse shirt is this ratty old t-shirt that I have had for years...I'm thinking it is probably 8-10 years old. I got it when my family and I went to Disneyland years ago. So I kind of said, "Well, how about I wear something else..." I headed to the closet and started looking for something and Avery piped up again, "How about that Mickey Mouse shirt mom?" I kind of put her off again and got dressed in something else. We left for the day to run our errands. When we got home Avery took a nap and after she woke up I went and changed into the Mickey Mouse shirt. Avery said, "Mom! It's your Mickey Mouse shirt!" I guess it's her favorite shirt of mine. She commented on it for the rest of the day.

Later that night I turned on the TV to watch Dancing With the Stars. I am a junkie. It's at that time every week that Al disappears upstairs and Avery and I snuggle up together to watch. This week when I turned on the TV Avery exclaimed, "Mom! It's time for Dancing with the Stars!!" then she went to her dress up clothes and got herself decked out in her purple tutu that Grandma Louona gave her for Christmas last year so that she could watch the show in style. Sometimes she will do her own dance, or try to mimic the other dancers. It's pretty cute.

On this same day when we got home from running our errands I had to park in front of our townhouse. Usually there are other cars there and I have to parallel park. But that day there were no other cars around and so I just pulled up to the curb. I put the car in park and turned it off. I was getting ready to hop out when Avery called from the back, "Now, how about you go backwards a little bit!" I thought, sure, why not. So I started the car up again and threw the car into reverse and backed up a few feet. I looked back at Avery and she was grinning from ear to ear.

I guess the thing I learned from Monday is that it is definitely the little things that count. Avery got so much enjoyment out of these little events. And it was fun for me to see her so happy over such everyday things. She really enjoys life. She's just such a sweet girl.