She turned 6

This girl of mine turned 6 years old today.

I remember choosing her birth-date when I was pregnant with her. We knew I would be having a c-section so I got to choose her day. I loved choosing St. Patrick's Day!

It just seemed like it would be fun no matter how old you were to celebrate your birth on St. Patrick's Day while donning something green.

Today we celebrated the joy she brings to our family.

She is an amazing helper to me.
She loves a great story.
Being outside is as good as candy to her.
Reading has become her latest adventure.
She desperately wants to please us.
She cares so much about the needs of others.
She talks often of Caroline's healing.
She bosses her little brother around but secretly adores him.
She lights up at the sound of her daddy's voice.
Her grandmama can do no wrong in her eyes.
My lap is where she still likes to land and that suits me just fine.

Ava's favorite color is purple.
Ava's favorite candy is skittles or m & m's (depending on her mood).
Ava's favorite activity is watching a movie as an entire family.
Ava's favorite fast food is Chick-Fil-A nuggets (not so much the fries.....what is up with that??)
Ava's favorite mom cooked meal is Chicken Pot Pie. (she asks for it weekly)
Ava's favorite movie at the moment is Hercules.
Ava's favorite Disney princess is ALL of them....she doesn't discriminate. If they wear a crown and a dress~ she loves them!
Ava's favorite game is Memory...although she has caught the "BOP IT!" fever.
Ava's favorite person......hand's down......my mom.

Thank you Father for this little life. Ava Ruth Helton is a joy to our family and we desperately need Your help to raise, nurture, teach, mold, and encourage this girl in Your ways and Your truth. We desire that she would follow Your path for her life and not to bend to the pressure to cave in to what others may want her to do. We ask that she would be bold, courageous, and passionate about you God. Keep her heart tender so she will be compassionate toward others. She is Your child God and we consider it a privilege to raise her. We ask for favor on her life and good godly friends to surround her. Keep her and bless her always....