I've known this post was coming all summer long but unfortunately that isn't making it any easier. This was a big year for our Ava. She turned 5 while we were at the beach and we had a great day celebrating this big milestone!
She has matured so much this past year and we are so proud of the little lady that she has become. She is such a great big sister to Keegan and he just adores her. He is going to miss Sissy so much this school year.
Ava wanted a Barbie party so before we left on Saturday we had family over for pizza and fun!
So our sweet girl is headed off to Kindergarten on Monday. The last five years have disappeared into the past, leaving behind precious photos and sweet videos of first steps and pumpkin patches..... We are starting a new chapter of life. Ava is so excited to start school. She talks about the playground and music class and doesn't seem to get how life-changing this really is. She picked up on how sad I was last month and pointed out "You are still going to pick me up and bring me home in the afternoon." I laughed through tearful eyes because she's right but she doesn't understand how much I'll miss her during the day. It makes my heart happy that she is so ready and excited. I want so much for this year to be amazing for her but the letting go is so tough. I will no longer plan our days and control our time. We will send her off and we will pray.
We will pray for her safety and her teacher. We will pray she is kind and makes the sweetest friends. We will pray that she loves what she is learning and takes it all in. But above all we will pray that her little light will shine before others and she will stand strong in the Truth. I can't go with her but oh how I'm thankful He can.
