Today is the beginning of a new chapter for our family...our first teenager! It is hard to sit here and type coherent words while my eyes are foggy with tears, which I knew would happen, but I want to try and explain just how much this child has changed my life! I've been thinking all week how to put into words how I feel about Apryl, I started with many different scenarios. Not being able to stick to just one, I have chosen a montage sort of approach. To begin with, this amazing creature was brought into our world at exactly 12:16 a.m., May 11, 2000. Apryl started off pushing boundaries, she was due the day before but waited just long enough to make it the next day...not to my pleasure, I assure you! Many happy baby moments came from our little Apryl. Chunky Monkey, wide open faced smiles, hurtling her new baby sister, wearing only cowgirl boots and undies, "I do it!", "My-Ami", and let's not forget that beautiful curly blond hair that became the envy of every senior citizen she met! Apryls toddler years were just as fun. She grew to love reading, very quickly. I could find her in her closet reading a book or trying to take a book into the bathtub, which usually ticked her off when I said she had to leave it on the counter. She was especially attached to a National Geographic magazine about tornadoes, and she still has it! Apes loved "Shrek", "Jurassic Park", and countless others that
I can still say line for line! Dinosaurs were her thing for quite some time. Apryl has seen the inside of an E.R. more times than anyone needs to, including an ambulance ride. To quote Uncle Ty, "That was the grossest thing I've ever seen!". Not what a mother wants to hear over the phone! Matt and I have been more than lucky to have been given this gift of a child! Apryl is witty, exceptionally smart, silly, generous, loving, and beautiful. I could not have asked for anything more...seriously! To be a part of her live everyday is an honor. I love you so much Apes! Happy, Happy 13th Birthday!! ~mom
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