WELL, the more I sit here thinking about it, I guess there has been more.
Ava can do so many smart things, minus the fall she took on an icy slide...which we will get to, and some days I look at her and think, "when did this happen". I owe most of her school smarts to her amazing teachers at Seton. Preschool has been an exceptional experience for both Ava and I (I don't mean to leave out her dad here, but let's be real, preschool affects her and I the most), and we have watched her blossom. She is writing, recognizes all letters and numbers, understands the concept behind patterns, her drawing has changed so much, she prays, she has actual conversations which we fully understand ;-), her imagination is off the charts, she helps set the table, sweep the floor, clear her plate, load and unload the dishwasher (don't worry this is all by choice, we are not running a sweat shop), she LOVES to cook with me, she is polite, still shy, and dang it, she is a lot of fun to be around. She is even good at the art of teasing, which suits this household perfectly.
yes, she can peel carrots!
OK, I could brag about my daughter all day, so on to the icy fall. A split second decision on my part, to let her go outside by herself, for a moment to catch snowflakes on her tongue, turned into a chipped front tooth. In my defense, who tries to climb an icy slide!? Oh wait, you can't blame the toddler. :-) Two weeks later, it has turned grey. *sigh* That's right. My daughter has a grey front tooth which will probably fall out too soon. Hello white trash. Yes, I am a little vain. Sorry. There is nothing we can do about it except thank our lucky stars it's not a permanent tooth and will have no adverse affects on her permanent tooth. To top it off, she had a small cavity on the other front tooth. ANOTHER BIG *SIGH*!
This is her pointing out her chipped tooth (which you can't see)
Below are just some pictures showing what we've been up to.
Charlie, the neighborhood rock star tom cat comes to visit a lot, and an afternoon of swimming in the "hot pool"
Valentine's Day was fun at home, and a school party made her day.
Valentine quote of the day "Mommy, know what I like the best?" "Playing with you!"
(everybody now, aaahhhh...this girl makes me smile 100 times a day)
School Party...
don't worry, they didn't watch tv the whole time, I just like these pictures
These last two pretty much sum up Ms. Ava
I think enjoying motherhood finally snuck up on me. :-)
