Friday was the Feast of St. Joseph. Ava's school has a special mass for all of the Dads and children. Ava was on her best behavior at mass. None of her occasional antics of talking or wiggling or anything else... Instead she was an absolute angel. After mass Ava presented Dad with a t-shirt that she made for him. It had a green frog on the front and said "I love you Daddy". Then Dad and Ava played some games that the school calls the "Dad-Child Olympics".
On Wednesday the Leprechauns must have visited Ava's classroom before the kids got to school. Everything was all messed up including turning Ava's folder upside down and putting her blanket on the chair. She thought that this was quite funny.
Ava usually gets a note from either Mommy or Daddy every morning depending on who went to work that morning. If Mom works she leaves really early so she leaves Ava a note. If Mom doesn't work then Ava is sometimes awake before Dad leaves, but if not then he leaves her a note. The note has a "good morning" and some encouragement to "be a good girl" and "do your best". Then there is usually some kind of a game, puzzle, or job. The note this morning was from Mom and the puzzle was a connect-the-dot of Linny (the Guinea Pig from Wonder Pets!) needless to say it was a big hit!
Mom got a science kit for Ava. This past weekend they did their first experiment. It was making crystals. They mixed some powder with water and it looked like they were making jello. But the next morning in the colored water were little crystals. The crystals were soft like gummi bears, but they were also shiny and actually looked like real rock crystals.
Sunday was finally another beautiful day in California after another cold and rainy couple of weeks. It was bright sun and about 65 degrees. Dad washed his truck and Mom's car. The whole time Ava played in the yard with a bucket of water and her "guys".
Ava and Dad had a couple of lucky trips in the truck this weekend. On Saturday night on the way home from dinner Dad spotted a "free" highchair on the curb. He stopped and threw it in the back of the truck. Then on Sunday on the way to the YMCA for swimming he saw a "free" baby swing on the curb. Both were in like new condition and will be perfect for the baby. Ava tested the swing out with one of her dolls!
Ava and Mom's latest craft project was to make your own candle. They did this by melting some of Ava's broken crayons with a plain white candle. The wax from the melting crayons dripped down the side of the candle and made some beautiful color patterns. Ava thought it was like lava running down a volcano. She likes to have the candle lit in the morning as a "prayer" candle.