Ava's School Picture

Boy, I have been quiet for the last couple of weeks. Here is an update.

Ava had her school picture a couple of weeks ago and my mom found this beautiful white Strasburg dress at a yard sale for a dollar and when mom gave it to me, I knew it was picture worthy. Side note: Whenever I am in Wilmington and it is a Sunday, you see all of the little girls and boys going to the Presbyterian church in their Strasburg outfits and I think it is so cute.

Anyway, Ava was excited about wearing the dress. It was white cotton and I had to iron it. I am TERRIBLE at ironing. My grandmother used to iron her sheets and took pride in her ironing. Me on the other hand did not inherit this gene. The next day, Ava goes in her room to put it on and she comes out wearing the white dress, and pink striped knee socks! I tried to talk her out of them and she looked at me and said "mom, this is me, it's MY picture." How am I supposed to argue with that? One of her teachers talked her into taking the pics without the knee socks so they will not make an appearence. I also braided her hair and second guessed myself after I did it. She has really fine hair and it was falling out of the braid when we left the house. I put hairspray on it and she thought it was really cool. Also, she had managed to get a tiny scrape that morning right between the eyes and it was bleeding a bit. I was so sad because it was bleeding enough to show up in a pic. Her three year old class teacher had a compact and we were able to cover it (hopefully) because I want those pictures!!!!!