Ava's New Do

Yesterday afternoon, before our friends Sarah and Anthony stopped by from Chicago for part of the weekend, we took Ava to have her hair cut for the first time . . . and much to our surprise, she did remarkably well. Only a few tears were shed in the beginning "prep-work", but once the cutting began, Ava just fell into her typical flirty self, waving to nearby patrons and hairstylists, as well as saying "Hi" in her most optimistic tone. Will going to the hairstylist be a regular event for Ava? . . . we think not, but we figured 'hey, why not give her a cool do for her first cut'. Ava celebrated by coming home and eating some mid-afternoon snacks, and then taking a great nap before Sarah and Anthony arrived.

"All Done"

While our post-status to the blog has been at best lackluster, plenty has been happening in the life of Ava. Each day seems to make us smile at new developments and little quirks of her personality that are starting to emerge. However, in the midst of all this change, Ava still holds to some stalwart traits such as giving slobbery open-mouth kisses, and muttering "all done", with the conclusion of anything she's tired of doing. Tomorrow we'll be taking Ava for her first hair-cut, and Chris will have camera in-hand. We thought we'd post some recent photos of her as her hair has continued to lighten and lengthen.