The 60" plastic pools finally arrived at Ace Hardware. Ava called Dad at work on Friday and had him come home early so that he could take her in the truck to get one. When she got the pool home she wasted no time in getting in to her bathing suit and new scuba gear, notice the flippers on her feet and the scuba mask. Hard to imagine scuba diving in a foot of water but Ava managed.
Dad got Ava ready for school on Tuesday and she decided that she wanted pigtails. Mom is the hair expert but Dad decided to give it a go. It pulled a little and Ava almost cried a little, but she let Dad finish. The pigtails came out pretty good and the teachers in the dropoff line were impressed. They said that they have seen many "bad Daddy hairdos" and that this one was pretty good. Maybe almost as good as Mom can do? Probably not.
Simon turned 8 on May 4th. Mom has always told Ava that Simon likes chocolate ice cream and coffee. So Ava wanted to give Simon some chocolate ice cream for his birthday. But as the picture clearly shows the ice cream was really for Ava. She even held up the bowl and drank the melted ice cream! She was a little chocolate mess! Simon did have his own little bowl and took a couple of licks.
Ava put on a puppet show the other night before bed. There were several acts... Blue's Clues, Kitties, and Mickey and Goofy. Then Ava made Mom put on a short puppet show.
Monday was the May Crowning mass at Ava's school. In the morning Ava and Dad found the biggest White Lily in the front yard. It was about as big as Ava's head! She was so proud of the flower and the teachers were quite impressed in the drop-off line.
Saturday Dad went to work. It was a beautiful day so Mom and Ava decided to have a picnic lunch on the patio. They spread out a blanket and got out the beach umbrella. Ava kept her pajamas on for the picnic. Mom made turkey wraps and yogurt which are both among Ava's favorites. The picnic was a hit and we are sure that we will do it again many times this summer!
Ava's cat Dena likes to go outside in the backyard for hours at a time and lie in the bushes and sleep. Ava decided that it would be a good idea to make a "kitty house" for Dena. Ava took a white piece of plastic shelf liner that she found in the garage and put it over the bar on her swingset. This was a "house" that Dena could sleep in. There were also quite elaborate plans about how Dena could go to the bathroom, etc. Ava is so imaginative!