Ava Sampling

Here's a sampling of what Ava's been up to:

• She looked at my hair the other morning and said "frizzy."  She was right.  :/
• For my birthday - yes way back in the beginning of December - she began to spell her name.  It's only three letters, but still.
• After breakfast every morning she asks for her "probiotic."
• Jeff and I spell things we don't want her to hear (oldest parenting trick in the book, right?) Well the other day I spelled G-R-A-P-E before dinner so she wouldn't want any and spoil her dinner, and her eyes lit up and she said "grapies?!?"
• She counts to 20, but never says "one."  Flat out refuses.  If you ask her how old she is, she says "four."
• She can say (in a mumble) John 3:16, and asks us to say it before every meal.
• The other day she was upset about something and I could see her winding up to hit me. I said, "Ava, do not hit mommy."  She paused, thought about it, and then kicked me and walked away.  Seriously.

I've compiled this list over the last couple weeks when she did/said funny things, and now going back and looking at it I'm cracking up.  She's a funny, energetic, smart girl.  She's challenging lately - refer to the last bullet if you're questioning me - but she's amazing more.  We are blessed by her.