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Merry
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“Are Hanuh-riah coming over today?”
“Can I go see Hanuh-riah?”
“How ’bout Hanuh-riah come over now. ‘Kay, mama.”
Ava loves Hannah and Mariah, my two cousins, also known at our home as “hanuh-riah.” These girls have been our goto babysitters for the past year, and Ava absolutely adores them. They come over at least twice a month to [...]

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Ava’s new favorite activity is to go shopping (at home). She fills her little bags with her play food, kitchen accessories, and all her dishes, and then totes them around the house. She even uses small plastic bags to hold fruits and vegetables (just like mom), and tissue paper to wrap “glassware.” Happy Shopping!

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Oh this has to be my favorite picture of 2006. Our good friend Russ, who shot our Christmas pictures this year, snapped this while I was switching sweaters and I just love it!
Almost as amazing as becoming a mama has watching the man I love become a daddy–a sweet, good, strong, hilarious daddy. Right before [...]

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Last July Ava and I visited a sweet, little children’s bookshop near our home. Ava instantly bonded with Rosie and Peanut, a cockatoo and parakeet respectively. For no particular reason, we had not returned to the bookshop until last evening. Over the past five months Ava has often inquired about Rosie and Peanut, and asked [...]

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This year Ava is making Christmas gifts for her special friends and cousins. Ava deliberates over each individual bead that she adds to the strand and talks to the colors as she goes along. Each bracelet is truly a custom design by Ava.

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Great Grandma, Great Grandpa, aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, cousins, second cousins, and even a Great-Great-Great Aunt gathered together to celebrate Christmas on a warm December night. Jayden played the role of butler, serving shrimp cocktail and cheese, while Ava [...]

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