Cross at Santa Clara Univ

Huge Cross at Santa Clara University. The cross was built in 1777 when the site was a Spanish Mission. It became a university in 1852. The actual cross is encased in redwood to protect it.

Picnic at Santa Clara Univ

One of Dad's Father's Day presents was a small pocket-sized stand for the camera. Dad used it to take a picture of the family at our picnic on Santa Clara University campus.

Happy Father's Day

Dad had a wonderful Father's Day. Ava made a beautiful water color picture for Dad. The family spent the day together and went for a walk and a picnic at Santa Clara University.

Bath

Ava like to help give Sarah a bath. Sarah gets a bath every night after dinner and Ava takes a bath every other night. On days when it is Ava's bath night she likes to try to get in the tub with Sarah and help. Also this helps Sarah's bath end sooner so that Ava's can start. You may know that Ava likes to take long baths and play with her guys in the tub. Afterwards Dad does Ava's hair drying and brushing.

Crazy about Veggietales

Ava's new favorite program is Veggietales. This is Larry the Cucumber. The characters are talking vegetables and they act out stories with a biblical theme. Her class used to watch these during the lunch hours at school on rain days. But now she loves to watch them at home, play on the website, and sing the songs. Mom and Dad are afraid that it is starting to border on OCD.

Books and CDs

Sarah is now crawling all over when she wants to. Her favorite destination is the book shelf and CD rack. She likes to empty out the bottom shelves and sit amongst the treasures. She holds the books and tries to open them. For really thick books she likes to thumb the pages. Surprisingly she doesn't eat the books like her big Sis did.

Hail Mary

Visited St Eugene's Cathedral in Santa Rosa while on vacation last weekend. There was a shrine to Mary near the church and Ava spontaneously took the opportunity to offer a Hail Mary prayer to Our Blessed Mother.