So I kinda slacked on the whole blog thingy.... sorry. On the bright side, little miss sunshine is a fulf fledged toddler! She is runny, sassing and talking up a storm. She is an incredible ham that loves to get strangers to look at her so that she can perform- yet does not like to be approached by unfamiliar people. For the new things Ava is doing:
1. She can say more than 60 words and is starting to put sentences together (i.e. Mom? Where dada go?). Yes she calls me "mom".
2. She saw her first movie, Kung Fu Panda, a few weeks ago. She was wonderful for 3/4 of the time. Until she got restless and turned around in my lap to discover the audience behind us just waiting for her to perform. I will never forget her face when she saw all those people!
3. She can tell us where we are going if it is a familiar route (Boppa and Nama's, Nana's, Ella's, etc.).
4. She is very motherly.... if there is a baby (in which I mean anyone who is smaller than she is) she will try to hug and move and help. She is particularly fond of Ella Compau. She will randomly yell "Ella!" at the top of her lungs for no reason.
5. She laughs forcefully and loudly and often (hmmmm where did she get that?).
6. She has started calling me "Chelle!" to get my attention, particularly in the car. It's so funny!
7. Ava is a water baby. I have never liked playing in a sprinkler (it's so cold!), but Ava thinks it's the greatest!
Here are some pictures I shot for her 18 month old photographs. Then some other randoms. 
