As the Upholstery Cleaner began to haul his enormous water vacuum into Ava’s room, Ava grabbed my pants and starting crying, “I don’t want him to hurt my animals. He can’t go in my room. He’ll scare my animals. You can’t hurt my animals!” The sheepish cleaning man whispered that he wouldn’t. Ava looked back [...]

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Hmm, what is Ava reading? You guessed it. Makes her daddy (& Jack Handey) proud.

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Last Weekdaddy: (sneeze, sniffle, sniffle) Ugh! I am so sick.ava: Maybe you should eat your bitalims. That will help you feel better. Kay, daddy. Todaymama: (hand around throat) Uhh, I don’t want to get sick too.ava: Oh Mama, you don’t feel good. I’m so sorry you don’t feel good. It’s hard to be sick, isn’t [...]

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truly the only proper way to eat a pome- granate popsicle. Please note: The “mackin” was a special request of Ava’s.

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in Ava’s Bubble KitchenToday’s MenuSparkling SoupFluffy Eggs with Salsa SprinklesEffervescent Enchilada’s A special thank you to Keiran & Brennon for the inspiration! Of course, Ava requested dishes as opposed to things with wheels. Good thing, because the back of sink is actually a stove top.Well, pull up a stool and put on a bib, cause [...]

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with more snow than you can shake a sled at!

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