Ava fun!

Dave took Ava to the park on Sunday and she fell while she was go up the ladder to get to the playset. She scraped her arm but she appeared to be OK UNTIL on her way home. Dave offered to take her for ice cream but she was worried that she would not be able to hold it with her "bad arm". Dave went by the gas station and got her candy bar and a Yoo Hoo. She did not think she could drink the yoo hoo until she got home and Dave put it into a smaller cup. She also did not think she could go to school the next day.

When she got home I dressed this relatively small wound on her arm (and an invisible wound on her back) with a piece of gauze and some First Aid tape. She was not sure she would be able to attend her horseback riding lessons. She was a trooper and went to horseback riding and my friend Heather came to pick her up so that she could play with her daughter. We saw the pics Heather took of the girls at the park and this is what we saw:











So I think she is gonna be OK!

Ava Update

Ava is full of personality and really seems to be doing well in school. She got to watch President Obama speak to the children while she was in school. She calls him O'awk Owama. I asked her what he said and she said that he said to "Respect yourself and respect others" and "To do good in School". Later she took it to an extreme and told me that he said to "Pet your dog on the head every day" and "If your nose runs, use a tissue to wipe it off." Ha!

Ava asked her daddy if he knew how to dance the robot and he said yes. She then asked him if he could dance the booga looga and he said no, he is not old enough to dance the booga looga but grandpa may know how.

Ava has a boyfriend already and possibly two boyfriends. One's name is Eli and the other Ian. I think she has a thing for boys with three letter names (like hers!).

Ava LOVES face painting....

Ava loves to have her face painted. Today, I bought her face paints and she painted her face like a cat. She loved it! Luckily I also got her makeup removing wipes that can take it off too! Dave and I had a date night tonight and here is a pic of her and our babysitter utilizing the face paints!!!

First Day of Kindergarten

On Friday, Ava started school. She came home exhausted but really liked it. She wanted to know when she could go back. It is hard to imagine her fending for herself and being semi-responsible. The time has flown by. There were teary eyed parents around me taking pictures and I am sure, like us, thinking about how our baby has grown up!
I was OK taking Ava to school. Dave went with us and I did not cry. I did, however, ball her last day of daycare. We have sent her there since she was 3 months old! It was so hard to see her leave daycare!

Note the fake smile. She was pretty nervous about school but she is such a trooper!