We were at a friend's birthday party last weekend at Chuck E. Cheese and a dolphin sticker project caught her eye in the prizes. She noted the "cost": 500 tickets. Seeing as how we usually leave that place with 90 or so tickets, that's a pretty lofty goal. But Avery is completely undaunted by larger-than-life challenges, as witnessed by her Girl Scout cookie goal (which she met as I stood by and shook my head in wonder).So, 500 tickets. That was the goal. She believes in herself and sets her eye on the prize. She stays absolutely optimistic; she never worries or doubts herself. And her excitement is contagious, so before too long, her goal became our mutual mission.
We ran out of tokens and took our tickets to be counted. 350. So close, but so far away. Avery's heart fell momentarily, but she quickly bounced back: "Maybe we can save these and get it next time?"
But then we found a coupon for 10 more tokens. I doubted 10 tokens would earn us 150 tickets, but I was not about to be the voice of reason in this little girl's dream.
10 tokens later, our total ticket count was 410. We took our tickets to the counter and I asked if I could pay for the rest of the tickets that we didn't earn. The lady behind the counter saw Avery's hopeful face and decided that all of Avery's work was worth the dolphin sticker project. Avery had reached her goal!
Avery is the embodiment of the idea that where there's a will, there's a way. She makes me so proud as she takes on challenges that are just beyond easy reach and never gives up.
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