My Ava

These pictures were taken by our beloved Sara Green. You can check out her wonderful photos here. Also, you can usually spot her work on any picture we send out of the kids.

Today Ava went to the fabric store with her Gram. She had heard me complaining about a rubber band shortage and spotted two on the floor of the store. She asked the young man cutting fabric if she needed to pay for them. He said no, that she may have them. When Ava and Gram got to the register to pay for the fabric they were purchasing, Ava said, "He said I didn't have to pay for these, but I need them in a bag for my mom." Then, she told Gram that she wanted him to see her shoes. He, of course, admired them appropriately - as a man should when offered an opportunity to compliment a young lady! (What a total flirt!)

Also, she has begun to speak with a Southern accent. We believe that this is a result of our recent visit to Laura's house in Tennessee. She is actually quite good. She talks about things being, 'Mahn (mine)' all of the time! And she won't stop!!! I think she may be gearing up for a life as a Kimmel wife. She'd sound just like her mother-in-law, Ann.

We fell off the grid...but we're back!!!

Here's what it looks like at our house these days!

We love it when Charlotte says Ava's name. Really, she calls her 'Biva'. It is so sweet, because she only says with love. A few weeks ago, Ava fell asleep quickly when the girls went to bed (a truly rare occurance). As we sat in the living room, we heard through the monitor, "Biva...Biva...(sensing that something must be wrong)...uh oh...". It was so sweet.

Here are a couple of videos where we're trying to get Charlotte to say Ava's name...and we just enjoy listening to her cute little voice.

Our little Isaac spends a lot of time doing this. He's a big time snoozer, and when his Gram talks to him while he sleeps, he smiles at her. Actually, he is turning into quite a 'chunka munka'. If he keeps this up, we're going to have to change his wrestling name from 'Ike the Spike' to something more suitable to a Sumo wrestler.