Ava's guys

Another photo from Ava, this time of her "guys". On the left you can see Strawberry Shortcake that Mimi gave her. Two Polly Pockets and one of the good fairies from sleeping beauty and Cinderella. She lined them all up and took a bunch of pictures of them.

Photo op At Church

Photographer Ava at work again. This time at church. Perhaps this was a stall tactic to avoid going in to church? And she didn't even cut off our heads. No more asking strangers to take our picture on vacation, just give the camera to Ava!

On a similar note Ava has been banned from church by Mom and Dad for most of August. She just can't sit still and be quiet. Her imagination just runs away from her and she talks and sings, etc. So we decided to give her a break. School started last week and we heard that she did good in the All School mass on Friday. So maybe one day a week of church is enough for her for now.

Red Sox at the Coliseum

Last Wednesday Ava and Mom went to see the Red Sox v. Oakland Athelics at the Coliseum. Dad had too much work to do so he couldn't skip work. Mom and Ava had a nice time even though the Red Sox did not win. Ava wanted every sort of treat, snack, and food that they had to offer. But Mom let her pick only one and she chose Cotton Candy.

Fancy braids

Auntie Tara gave me a special hair style while she was out here. She put four braids in my hair. I loved it and Mom and Dad thought that I looked cute. Since Auntie Tara left Mom even managed to do braids for me once, though Auntie Tara's were a little better. But Mom just needs some practice.

The Peanuts Gang

Hey wait... who are those two new characters in the Peanuts Gang? Oh, it is Auntie Tara and Ava! Posing with Linus, Lucy, Sally, and Snoopy at Great America.

Sick Kid

Sorry, no pictures today. But a story instead. Tonight we had one sick little kid on our hands. The day was really great, Dad was off from work. We went to the park, then to Target, then to the Cabana Club. For dinner at the Cabana Club we had Domino's pizza, then went home and had a Spongebob Squarepants Push-up. Ava took a shower and went to bed without incident. Then about 9pm Mom and Dad heard her start to come downstairs. Before Mom and Dad knew it Ava had gotten sick all over the stairs. Lets just describe it as "projectile vomit", all over the stairs and the walls. Then she was sitting on the couch recovering and she got sick again all over herself and the couch cushion. After a clean up effort rivaled only by the Gulf Oil Spill the house was clean, Ava was bathed again and finally back on her way to bed. Fortunately this is the ONLY time in 4 1/2 years that she has ever really gotten sick.

Splash! Log ride!

One of Ava's favorite rides at Great America is the log ride. Here are Dad, Auntie Tara, and Ava after the log ride. We actually got pretty wet on this one!