After a lovely Mother’s Day picnic, Auntie Carrie led Ava and Katelyn down to the beach to try out their new shovels and pails. The lack of proper swimwear did not discourage Ava from enjoying all aspects of hot day at the lake.

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See. Daddy “Motoring.” See Ava Motoring.

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“WHAT IN CHARGE OF THE WORLD!!” –Ava’s response to the honking or beeping of any kind.

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At lunchtime I poured Ava a glass of pomegranate juice and placed it on the table before she had chance to ask me for a drink. Truly, I was quite unprepared for her response: Oh Mama, thank you! Thank you for the pomegranate juice, Mama. You thought I was thirsty, so you gave me some [...]

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Little Rapunzel locked herself in the bathroom tower and could not get out. She could not turn the lock. She could not open the door. She could not fit under the door. She could not even throw her hair out the window. Poor Rapunzel. How would she ever get out of checker-tiled cell? “I’ll save [...]

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Here is the promised story from the ballet post. I was so excited for Ava’s first day of ballet that I wanted to make certain that we were definitely, definitely not late. In fact, I wanted to arrive early enough for Ava to meet the teacher and get acquainted with the room before the other [...]

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This morning as I was doing my morning cleaning, Ava came up to me and said, “Mama, what can I do for you?”

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