I can't believe I haven't posted since March! Ava has changed so much since then. Every day with her is something new. I was just talking to Jack about how I didn't remember what life was like before her. She is such a blessing!

She continues to do well in preschool. She still has a love for elephants and Taylor Swift, and she's found a new love-Pandas. She has too many stuffed animals to count. What amazes me is that she names them all, and doesn't forget them. There is no tricking her, even when I'm stumbling around in the dark, trying to pass one off as another.

She decided that she didn't want to dance anymore, which I must admit, saddened me a little. Starting my new job made it more difficult for me to take her anyway. She now says she wants to cheer or do gymnastics. We'll see...........

This year for Halloween, Ava was the beautiful Mulan. She loved dressing up, but didn't enjoy the trick-or-treating experience....hated it actually. Ten minutes into it, we stopped by this one particular house. This man held out his big bowl of treats to Ava. She picked up no more than 3 pieces in her tiny hand. The man replied, "NO, only one". That remark both embarrassed Ava, and hurt hurt feelings. I told her that it was ok, that the man was just being stingy with his candy. I said it loud enough so that he could hear me. I can understand just handing out one piece of candy. That's fine. Don't hold the bowl out in front of small children and expect them to take only one piece. Jack wanted to know where he lived and the ladies I worked with wanted to egg his car, lol. Hopefully by next year Ava will have forgotten this incident, and will give it another try.

Enjoy the pics!