Today Avery made a comment that made me realize she is maturing. She chose a snack to eat in the car on the way to our destination. I asked her to unwrap it now (before we drove off) so she could throw away the trash now and not leave it in the car. She told me, “No, I want to wait to open it till we pass the park, so that it will last longer.”
She is not a kid who understands delayed gratification at all!! She would rather have 2 M & Ms now than to wait to have an entire pack later. We’ve tried to explain to her that if she waits, she gets more… no go.
Ah, she’s starting to “get it.”

This photo was taken by Avery’s little friend…