"Fravery" and Lucas

Avery is in Pre-K at Cradle to Crayons this year. She goes 3 mornings a week and for the most part, really enjoys it. She especially enjoys playing with one certain little boy, named Lucas Micheal Beasley. As I watch the two of them, I see so many differences. Lucas is tall, Avery is short. Lucas is the oldest of the family and has that Type A personality, Avery is the baby and most definitely acts like it. Lucas is incredibly outgoing, Avery hides behind my leg until she feels super comfortable with you. Lucas is all boy, Avery is all girl. I'm glad though, that I am the one that sees those differences and not them.

I have several cute stories about the two of them and I've decided I should share a couple of them. The first one, is "Fravery." The short version of the story is that Lucas and his dad were having a conversation in the car about girlfriends. (A conversation that his mom could overhear). They were discussing whether or not Lucas had a girlfriend. In the end, Lucas said he did but wasn't willing to share her name. He did decide that he would tell his dad a word that rhymed with her name though. And you guessed it....he said it rhymes with "Fravery"! I love that! Oftentimes when I talk about her with his mom, we refer to her as Fravery. Oh the fun I am going to have with that boy in about 10 years!

The second story took place the first day back from Christmas break. Like I said earlier, Avery is all girl. She loves to fix her own hair and pick out her own clothes. Being the 4th child, she does get this luxury quite often because frankly it is just easier that way. Avery got some new duds for Christmas from Grandma Kaufman. She LOVES them! Especially one specific outfit. She decided she was wearing that the first day back. As we left for school that morning, big sister Alli made a big fuss about how cute she looked and Avery was feeling pretty special. Then, as I made the drop off at Cradle to Crayons and was helping her take off her coat, several of the teachers were making a big fuss as well. Avery was loving it! But poor Lucas, who had rushed right over to get to play with her, was stuck. There he was waiting for his friend that he hadn't seen in 2 weeks, while she listened to all the oohs and ahhs about her cute little outfit. Poor guy! His mom asked him about Avery's new outfit when she picked him up that day. He agreed that it was new. He hadn't seen her wear it before. Then he said he wonders why Avery likes to wear dresses so much. His mom told him, "Well she is a girl."

I hope they don't start seeing the differences between them anytime soon!

Fravery and Lucas at the Christmas Program in December.