Avery is three and in preschool for the first time. So when he brought home from school an announcement about a valentines party at his school I was excited for him! He was instructed to bring valentines for everyone in his class..Needless to say I had visions of making homemade yummies like the image above... but alas we went to the store and he was just DRAWN to Buzz Lightyear premade cards that had lollipops in them. I tried my hardest to change his mine, then had an epiphony- it was his project and i was attempting to take over! My Dad used to do that to us growing up (even though half the time I did not mind at all-thanks dad!) so I bit my tongue and bought the ones he wanted.
It was really darling watching him as he clutched so tightly to those valentines the whole way through the store. Avery didn't want to let them go to even for us to pay for them. He held them to his chest the whole way in the car and ran into the house excitedly and opened them up straight away. He thoughtfully picked out a different style for each of his friends. Aaron needed to get the one with the green aliens, Woody and Buzz went to Justin and the one with Jessie the cowgirl and Woody went thoughtfully to Megan. I even let him put the lollipops in the slot and hung back while he did the whole thing (major control factor on my part if I do say so my self). My heart filled with pride. Avery was so happy, content and proud of himself; that no craft project could out do that feeling (even if it was made with the coolest scrapbook paper I have upstairs or that it would have definately been the most unique valentine in the class). All that mattered in the end was how happy my little boy was....sigh, they grow up so fast..and so do we.
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