Ava has made a new friend recently. A couple in our ward moved in a few months ago, and then actually just bought a house outside the boundaries just last month, so we don't see them at church anymore. Anyways, they have a daughter exactly 1 month younger than Ava and a son exactly 1 month younger than Luke. We always planned to get together but never did, until after they had moved, I got a phone call from her asking if we'd like to come play. We were excited and of course said, yes!
Their daughter is named Angelina (or as Ava says, Anchayeena). These girls get on so well together. They do their dress-up and play with dolls, and get into mischief.
On our first visit to their house, Ava lead the way into their master bedroom, unbeknownst to me, and they came out with a contact lens case...Melissa (the mom) ran to check what they'd gotten into and said, "uh-oh, my rings are gone!" I quickly looked at Ava's hand and she was wearing both the diamond ring and the wedding band! She told me they were "real princess rings" Oh my! We had a little talk about not going into rooms with closed doors.
It's just really cute to me that she is getting to the age where she want s to play WITH someone as opposed to just next to or near someone. She asks Angelina, "You want come upstairs and play with me?" And they run off together. Such a huge change for Dan and I because in the past she always would beg for us to come with her and wouldn't leave our sides at someone else's house. And another change, Ava went to her first real birthday party for a "friend". The party was at an inflatable play place. Normally, Ava would barely play, beg for me to do it all with her, start to go play and then get scared. But we went inside and she just took off. I felt pretty happy about that. Then Melissa and Angelina showed up and Angelina was very scared, wouldn't get off Melissa's lap, etc. Ava came over, took Angelina's hand and said, "Come on, Anchayeena!" and off they went and never the two were parted.
I love how they're holding hands,
And still holding hands!
I am proud of Ava and how she is growing up! She is still very sensitive but I think that makes her a good playmate, because she's very empathetic for a 2 (almost 3) year old. She's getting better about friendly to strangers and other adults who talk to her. She loves our doctor and sees her way to often, but more frequently gets into conversations with other people, whereas in the past she was wary of most people and not very friendly. She talks the doctor's ear off and luckily the doctor is a good sport. I think she's growing up!
I think the days of her referring to movies as "boobies" are quickly coming to an end as her pronunciations are getting better.
She talks about "super powers" often. For example, "I want my cup super powers full." or "I run super powers fast"
She is a good sport about a lot of things. Like when we're out of bread and she wants more "sugar toast" she always gets really perky and says, "I know! Let's just buy more at the store!"
She is planning ahead. A lot of her phrases start with, "When I get bigger..."
"When I get bigger, I learn be a princess like Dower (Dora)"
"When I get bigger, I learn to have a big truck"
"When I get bigger, I learn a fly like a bird"
She seems at ease physically and is good at kicking, and throwing, and catching. She loves to play "hike" with Dan in the backyard. A video may be forthcoming if I can ever figure out how to post it. She is pretty tall, I think. It's kind of funny to see her and Angelina together because they are the same age but on opposite ends of the spectrum as far as size.
She loves to help with Luke and instead of discreetly hiding all of his toys, now brings him toys and makes him laugh.
4 comments:
She's growing up so fast!
She sounds like such the creative thinker -I love how she's looking forward to flying like a bird.
I just might have to make that last picture the wallpaper for my computer. Miss her. Miss all of you.
She's adorable! I love that she's kind and thinks of others and want them to have fun too. She's growing up for sure.
You're probably too young to remember the "Julie Through the Glass" commercial about a little girl growing up. It's such a mix of emotions as kids grow up. You miss some things but you're also so darn proud of them!
Now about the rings...
It sounds like she is doing great. Emma is getting to that point too, where she wants to be with friends and she gets sad when its time to go home. I just love Ava, she is so cute and her hair is awesome!
She is definitley growing up. She is so cute, I couldn't stop laughing about her saying boobies for movies. She ideed is very tall. And she already is a princess. I remember in College Station she would be crying if you or her dad weren't there with her for everything. It sounds that that is way behind. I hope some day we can see each other again:)
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