"Ava Hope"

{That's what Bella called her for so long- by her first and middle name. It makes me giggle every time I go into her school and one of her teachers or one of her classmates says, "Hey Ava Hope!" like it is what she is supposed to be called.}

She is growing up so too fast.

These are her first piggies: (they make her look so old!)


trying to write like her big sister:


sleeping soundly (like a grown man):


making a mess:


and climbing:


She has recently added crawling up the steps to her list. It is one of those things I am proud of but was not looking forward to!