What I love about Afton:
-I love her happy disposition (you can make her smile no matter what)
-I love her sweet smile, with her 4 (almost 6) baby teeth sticking out
-I love her cute laugh (real or fake), especially when she throws her head back to laugh
-I love her open-mouth kisses
-I love her priceless hugs
-I love the way she walks, like she’s been riding a horse all day
-I love the way she tries to run when you say, “I’m gonna get you!”
-I love the way she holds her favorite toys tightly and sucks her thumb
-I love the way she sits in your lap under a blanket when she’s tired
-I love the way she’s so excited to see me when I get her out of her crib or pick her up from the nursery
-I love the way she get’s excited about seeing people she knows
-I love the way she loves dogs
-I love the way she barks like a dog
-I love when she sits in my lap and plays the piano
-I love when she sits in her little chair and watches a movie (at least for 5 minutes)
-I love how excited she gets when dad comes home from work
-I love the way she is so tan without any effort (and i’m so jealous!)
-I love her adorable curly hair
-I love how much she looks like a toddler already
-I love the way she passes her ball back and forth to me
-I love the way she chews on everything
-I love the way she knocks on doors
-I love the way she holds a phone to her ear and says, “hi” in the girliest voice ever
-I love the way she wants to be with me or her dad constantly
-I love the way she loves the outdoors
-I love the way she loves to “read” books
-I love the silly chomping noises she makes when she eats
-I love when she throws something down and says, “uh oh!”
-I love when she walks with me to check the mail everyday and gets to hold the keys
-I love how she dances at anything resembling music (including the sound of a toilet flushing)
-I love how she claps her hands anytime she hears clapping
-I love the way she “plays” my guitar (very similar to August Rush)
-I love the way she wakes her dad up in the mornings
-I love how she never meets a stranger
-I love that she loves shoes already (almost as much as me)
-I love the way she splashes water in the bath or when she’s swimming
-I love the way she gets on her pony backwards
-I love the way she can drink from a juice box now
-I love her gorgeous blue eyes
-I love her cute button nose
-I love her little belly that sticks out
-I love how cuddly she is
-I love the way she has serious “conversations” with us
I know there are so many other things that I can’t recall right now, but our daughter is an amazing blessing. Everyday, we have such a wonderful time together and I can’t imagine our lives without her. She is healthy and happy, and we are so blessed by her daily. This first year has gone by so quickly, and I know that she will be graduating high school in the blink of an eye. So I just wanted to take the time to list all the things I love about her before she is leaving for college. Afton is our joy and we cannot wait to see what God has in store for her down the road.
Amy
