Ava's Tea Party

Have I mentioned before what a dramatic and imaginative child Ava is?? Well, let this demonstrate.

She loves to play with her tea set. She even pours "tea" into her cups and pretends to take a sip. She takes the spoon and pretends to take a bite off the plates! It's priceless to watch. Today I saw her sharing her tea with her dollies. Apparently she is waiting on Daddy to come home because she's holding the tea party at the back door. Then, just like the good little helper she is, she cleans up her mess!!!






She is also a very good little Mommy. She must have an excellent role model ;) She will get her dollies (every single one she can find) and a blanket (yes, one blanket for each dolly...we are very consistent) and put them "nite nite". Sometimes I even hear her singing a song to them...usually it goes like this: "row row row row boat hmm hmm hmm hmm dream". She will cover them head to toe and pat them on the back... a little rough at times, but we will work through that eventually. She has also learned recently to put her dollies in "time out". Now, I know this must come from daycare because she has sat in time out a total of maybe 3 times at home. And...they ALL have to go, not just one...ALL of them. Maybe she's not such a good mommy, I mean really, if you're gonna have that many kids at least control them! :)

opening presents

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Here is a quick little video of Ava opening some of her presents on Christmas morning! She loved taking the paper off the packages :) And she was super excited to get her puzzles...

More Pig Tails

Look how long her hair is getting! So So So sweet! And, she is brushing her teeth, she's gonna have some good grooming habits :)

Party Hat

Celebrating our friend, Matt! He turned 3 today so we went over for a little party. Complete with cake, ice cream, and party hats!

Happy New Year!

Dinner with friends to welcome the new year! Ava tried her best but we only made it until 1030... she is too busy and nosey to just find a quiet corner to lay down and rest. She tries to keep up with the big kids, she's afraid she'll miss something! I carried her out to the car and she was asleep on my shoulder before we even got to the end of the driveway! Happy New Year!!!! We hope that ya'll are all blessed with the joy that comes from great friends and family!