Avery's 3rd grade music program

In April Avery participated with all the 3rd graders in a musical called, "Why do Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears?"  It was basically a musical African folktale about, you guessed it-- why mosquitos buzz.  The kids all wore different jungle animal hats and many kids got to play instruments as well.  It was a cute little musical with some catchy songs and, as always, Avery was a great little performer.

Easter 2015

On Easter Sunday we began our day with a sweet time of prayer and worship on our upstairs couch while watching the sunrise.  Scott and I did that for the first time last year and it was so special that we decided to do it again and include all the kids.  Then we had a wonderful time of worship and fellowship at Southside, followed by a delicious lunch over at Mimi and Poppi's house. Since it was raining we hid Easter eggs inside the house and let the kids hunt for them.   Although the day was a little chilly and rainy, we still enjoyed our time of celebrating our risen Savior and being together as a family.

LTC

Avery was so excited to be old enough this year to participate in LTC at church.  We decide to start small since this was her first year, and so she only participated in small group chorus.  The 3-6 grade small chorus was made up of Avery, Rylee Jackson, Ella McKnight, and Sebastian Archibald.  The kids practiced hard all through February and March on their songs, which included a new version of "Jesus Loves Me", "Blue Skies and Rainbows," and "Light of the World", in which Avery had a little solo.  The competition is always on Easter weekend, so on that Friday night we took Avery out of school a little early and headed over to the Anatole since her event was late afternoon/early evening.  We didn't know it until we got there, but everyone from our church who is at the Anatole tries to watch all of the events to support one another, so that was really neat.  Avery's group did great and ended up getting a gold rating!  After her event we hung around for awhile to watch the groups doing puppets and then had pizza for dinner in the Southside suite with everyone.  It was a fun evening and we are already looking forward to Avery participating in more events next year.  I forsee our family spending many Easter weekends in the future at the Anatole.

Rockin and Rollin to #9

This year Avery chose to have a skating party at Skate Town in Grapevine for her birthday.  All of her close friends from school as well as a few other friends from church, etc were able to come and celebrate with her.  The girls enjoyed tons of skating time, cake and ice cream, presents, and more skating at the end.  It was an easy party for us and Avery had a great time with her friends!   

Kendall and Jud practiced on the carpet for awhile to get the hang of it

Kendall ended up getting the hang of skating and was doing great by the end of the party

They played some silly games before having cake and ice cream

doing the chicken dance

Mimi made Avery a beautiful roller skate cake

silly girl 

a beanie boo- her favorite!

an inventions science kit- cool!

To Avery on Your 9th Birthday

Happy 9th birthday precious Avery!  From the moment you were born, you have brought Daddy and I such joy, laughter, and pride.  God created you so special, and every year we get to see more and more of your personality, uniqueness, and gifts shine through.  You are a great daughter, sister, friend, student, musician, helper, and leader.  You love your family and friends, are always kind and considerate to others, and demonstrate great character.  In your ninth year of life you continued to be a straight A student , an excellent writer, and participated once again in the GATES program at school.  At the end of 2nd grade, you artwork was selected to be in the district art show, and at the beginning of 3rd grade you received the Kid with Character Award for the trait of responsibility.  In 3rd grade you also received special awards in music and PE for being an outstanding student.  You continued to take piano lessons with Memaw and have moved through several piano books.  You also continued taking gymnastics/tumbling classes and learned how to do a back bend kick over and a front limber.  One new activity that you began was voice lessons with Mrs. Jacobs.  You really enjoy singing,  and you worked very hard to prepare for your Christmas recital.  You sang "Castle on a Cloud" from Les Miserables and "Happy Holidays."  Despite your nerves and the fact that it was your first time to sing alone onstage, you did absolutely amazing and got lots of compliments on your performance. Another new activity you got to participate in this year was the Battle of the Books competition at school, in which you read 9 out of the 10 books on the list, several over 300 pages.  You also made the UIL oral reading team and did very well at the district competition.  Last not not least, you participated in LTC small chorus this year at church.  You did a great job on your solo parts and your chorus received a gold rating.  A few more firsts for you this year included skiing with Daddy and I all the way from the top of the mountain in Red River, getting braces in February, and going on your first foreign mission trip to Honduras, where you helped with the craft station and had a role in the skit every day.  Overall, it was a big year for Avery Bedichek!  We are so proud of your Bible knowledge, your memorization of our theme verse (Eph 2:8), your love for God, and your heart for the poor and needy.  You are truly "growing up in the Lord," and that makes our hearts so happy!  We cannot wait to see what God will do in you and through you as you grow and mature.  We love you!