Miss Independent

Avery has such a mind of her own, she is very strong headed, and so independent. This is one of the many things I love about her. She reminds me so much of myself and it's kind of scary sometimes! haha! She also loves to dress up and pick her own clothes out to wear. Some days it can be such a battle to get her dressed because she doesn't want to wear what I have picked out. It can be hard because for years I could put whatever I wanted on her and she didn't care...and not to mention I am pretty picky about what my kids wear. I always want her to look a certain way, but I am learning to let go, let her have a say and let her be her own person. I guess she is breaking me in for when she comes home as a teenager with pink hair and her nosed pierced. :)

So...a few weeks ago we were going to a benefit for some good friends. I had Avery all dressed and ready to go when she came up to me with these huge, fake, plastic, dress up earrings on that my Mom had got her to play with. Seriously, they hung down to her shoulders. We were running behind and I really needed to get her in the car so when she asked if she could wear them I said fine. You pick your battles right? Needless to say she got many compliments on her earrings that day!

A few weeks later I had to run to the post office and the store. I told Avery to go get dressed so we could hurry up and get back. She comes up from her room with this huge, bright pink, big brimmed dress up hat on. She asks if she can wear it and again I say what the heck...let her express herself a little...remember I am trying to work on this. Again she got many compliments on her hat and that is all she talked about the rest of the afternoon!

Fast forward to this past weekend. We are getting ready to head to my Mamaw's for the weekend. We go through Bowling Green to get there so I was going to swing by the mall and exchange something. Avery comes out of the bathroom and say's she fixed her hair herself and was ready to go...

Although, I am doing better about letting her express herself through her own style I had to put my food down on this one! I think that is every clip she owns in her hair and we were not about to go to the mall like that...guess I still have some work to do on letting her express herself! :)