Mermaid Avery turns 4...

Avery turned 4 on July 6, 2012...WOW.  All day on the 6th I just kept replaying that day 4 years ago in my head...the happiest day of our lives!!!  Everyone would always say to me "you are going to look back one day at all the pain and suffering of trying to adopt/have a baby  and it will be a faint memory."  I can say this "having the sweetest little girl in the world was worth EVERY hard ache we went through, I WOULDN'T change a thing!!!"  God ALWAYS had a plan and at times we doubted what that plan was, but through it all GOD was SO faithful to us... HE never left our sides He lifted us up when we were not able to stand up. Gods plan couldn't have been more perfect...Avery Maire Popham was HIS plan.  What a awesome God we serve!!!

Avery wanted a Little Mermaid party this year and Mermaids she got!!!  We had a pool party with pizza, candy, cake and homemade ice cream!!  The one thing missing was pap, mimi and aunt Jenn and all the WV crew!!  We were able to skype with pap, mimi and Aunt Jenn.
Avery had a blast...

Avery and I made Octopus Marshmallows...they were a hit!!

We had a pizza feast...

Opening gifts with all her little friends helping out. 

Waiting for everyone to get on bathing suits... Mermaid Avery is ready to swim!!

Splish Splash...

Thank you everyone who helped us celebrate Avery's 4th birthday!!!  Thank you Danielle for taking these great pictures for us!!!  

Little Mermaid Cake...

Avery had to get a little taste before we cut the cake...

We are singing Happy Birthday to her in these next few pictures.

Blowing out he #4 Candle...

If You Water, It will Grow...

Avery LOVES to help with any chore...She helps Phillip water the garden and the flowers in the evenings.  She just got a new raincoat and boots for her birthday she went to her room and come out with nothing on but her raincoat, boots and her underwear.  She looked so CUTE!!!  Love this sweet girl!!!

Love Them!!!!!!!!

4th of July 2012...

We spent 4th of July with great friends.  We played in the creek and Avery loved it!!!  We walked across the rocks, took our shoes off and got our feet wet. 

 Avery's first time with sparklers and she loved it until..yes, she burned her finger.  I felt like the most horrible mother in the world.  Phillip and I had both told her not to touch them and she listened, when it was lit she didn't touch...after we had burned 2 boxes I looked away to see where Phillip had gone and when I looked back at her the sparkler was OUT but she had her finger on the hot stick...she started to cry and it put a pretty good blister on her index finger.  Thankful for the aloe plant I had inside.  She is all better now!!! 

Happy 4th Birthday Avery...

HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY AVERY MARIE POPHAM!!!!!!!  LOVE YOU!

Slip Slide...

 Went to the water slide and had a slippery time!!!  Summer fun is what we are all about!!!

Movie Day...

 Avery went to her first movie on June 14.  Our local cinema is running a summer program and you can not beat the price...$2.00 for the movie, popcorn and a small drink.  WOW!!!  The movie we seen this day was "Chicken Run".  Avery done GREAT, I think her age is perfect for going to the movies.  We thought about taking her before but when you try to take a 1-2 year old to the movie, sitting still can become a problem.  The popcorn was a hit and she sat through the entire movie!!  : )  It's hard to believe she is going to be 4 next week...time just goes by so fast!! 

Performing LIVE...

Strawberry Fields...

Avery LOVES strawberries and so we took her to pick them.  This was a first for mama too. We picked delicious strawberries and had a ice cold frozen strawberry lemonade after.  We come home and made a strawberry pie for daddy and he loved it!!!