{A week with Ava}

We had Ava again last week (her third week with us this summer)!
It seemed to speed right by and before we knew it, it was time to take her back.
But we enjoyed having her a lot!! It seems like she has grown so much since the last time we had her....
not just taller, but she seems like such a mature little thing now!!!
She's so sweet and we just love having her!

She spent A LOT of her time here drawing and coloring!!

And of course you need glasses to do that, you know!!


Playing blocks with Kaleb


Kent, your daughter is playing with the same Little People you played with!!!!


Drama Queen!!


Piano lessons from Kaitlyn


Solo


A girl after my own heart.....she loves to iron!!!


It has been SO cold here lately, so we needed hot chocolate after a long time outside!
And you can't have hot chocolate without marshmallows!!


So sweet!


She also spent every minute she could swinging!!
At first, she needed someone to get her started and then she could take it from there.
But after practicing for a few days, she could start all by herself!
She was absolutely thrilled!


Helping me make hamburger patties....


.......and husking corn on the cob!

She call it "corn in a bun" instead of corn on the cob. She totally enjoyed every bite of it too!


She traced all the letters over and over again!




Decorating her balloons with about 100 stickers!!
(Check out that gorgeous hair!)




She figured out how to twist the chains and then.....

....let them go!!!!





Playing in the sand.....making a lot of traffic so people have a hard time getting home!


Gettin' ready to flip!!!


Ava is Blake's idol!! He goes everywhere she goes and does everything she does!
He hasn't been trying to talk much, but he would try to say anything Ava wanted him too, and she was teaching him different signs too! He just loves her to death!

We went to the Library and Ava was SO happy with all the books she got!!


Nana helping Ava make "leaves" by coloring over real leaves.



We love you so much Ava and can't wait until you come back!!!
Thank you, Ashley, for letting us have her again!