I had to work till 6:00, but then we all went to Mt Fugi, one of 5 Japanese restaurants here in Tupelo (thank you Toyota). No, there wasn't room for 34 candles!
Ava's favorite Japanese dish...miso soup.
the always famous onion volcano
What a yummy combination provided by Michael....Dark Chocolate Strawberry Pie and a Schramsburg Reserve 2001. It doesn't get much better than that!
We finally made it to our first dance class. She was so excited and did such a great job. She is already one of the best in her class (and the youngest). She had such a fun time with her friend, Autumn, in the class with her.
Gigi came to watch her first class!
I finally attempted pigtails. I'm not as good as her teachers yet, but Ava didn't mind. She started her new class (room 7) this past week. She didn't get to go much due to yet another bout of strep throat. She was pretty pitiful most of the week. She even missed her first dance class. Maybe we'll make this weeks class and photos will follow.
We had dinner with our friends, Rob and Jenni, and their 3 1/2 month old baby. At dinner, Ava asked, "mom, can I pet him?" She was very excited and wanted Michael to pet him too. You can tell what other children (Ellie and Emma) she is used to being around. This is a picture of Ava in her room holding him...she wasn't fazed by Chase's screams of terror at all! She really was sweet to him...used her really gentle sweet voice...shared her toys and taught him to play her piano. She really wants a baby.
We went to visit my Meme and Pawpaw in Columbus, GA this past weekend. My Meme has been volunteering at Calaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA since the mid 80's and takes us there when we come to visit. This was Ava's first time. She loved the Day Butterfly Center. They had over 2500 butterflies while we were there.
She got so excited when she found one!
At the Sibley Center...lots of flowers...not her favorite.
She did enjoy this children's path.
At the Birds of Prey show...this is Vinney the Vulture.
Ava wanted to play in her sleeping bag and said "Mom, cuddle me up, please." Sometimes she is just too cute!
"Tickle me!"
Michael and Ava got to go to the beach again this year at Santa Rosa Beach in Florida. They were attending Kathy's wedding. Just a few more photos to make me jealous. I'll post some of her flower girl duties when I get them. I hear she was hillarious. Michael said she was correcting some of the other kids when they said there was seaweed...she said "it's June Grass" very matter of factly. She absorbs everything!
