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Ava’s 3rd Birthday

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We were originally going to keep Ava’s 3rd birthday very simple. We planned on taking her and a friend to build-a-bear and then to Mrs. Field’s for a cookie. BUT, Ava has a little photo album of her first birthday which includes lots of pictures of the guests. Ava said she would really like everyone to be there again for her birthday party so that’s just what we did. Both Scott and I were so busy we really didn’t have a chance to take a lot of photos.

Ava’s school birthday party:

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Home birthday party:

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Ava had a lot of fun. I’m really glad we went ahead and hosted a big party for her. She felt very loved and her face just beamed as everyone sang happy birthday to her!

I can’t believe my baby girl is 3!!

Here’s a picture of Ava when she first turned 2:

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Hasn’t she changed so much? She’s lost her baby face!

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Ava sure does amaze me every day! I know that every mother is in awe of their child and rightly so. These little people are amazing! While attending the Winter Carnival in McCall (sorry no pics. we forgot our camera!) Scott asked Ava what she would like to do after the parade. The conversation went like this,

Scott: Ava, when the parade is over would you like to go on the merry go round or go ice skating?
Ava: Well, I’ve already been on a Merry go Round but I’ve never tried ice skating before. I choose ice skating!

I think I almost fell out of my chair! I can just see her on Who Wants to be a Millionaire justifying her answers (and winning the million of course!).

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Ava and I were playing a rhyming game in the car,

Ava: Mommy, what rhymes with doe?
Me: show
Ava: No Mommy, doe.
Me: Are you saying door?
Ava: No…. doe!
Me: (racking my brain trying to think what she could be saying) I’m hearing doe, like a female deer, or door, but that’s not what you’re saying?
Ava: ummmmmmm, doe, like when something is not sharp.
Me: Oh! dull.

I love that she can help me understand her in another way. And I love that she is so persistent that she doesn’t just give up. Like I said, amazing!

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As Ava and I were leaving the house, Ava turns to Farley and says, “Farley, we’re going bye-bye. You clean the house.” (I wish this were possible!)

Ava is such a free spirit. Whenever we paint or draw with marker, it is inevitable that the medium will end up on her skin. Now, that has extended to food as well!

“Look Mommy, I’m painting my face!”
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