The Flave is 7

Ava turned 7! These darn kids and all of their growing. I decided to spring for a (used) real American Girl doll, because she plays with her dolls all the time. Ava loves her, and named her Rachel. It's so fun to see her and her friends and sisters play with dolls.

I finally made her a blanket. She picked out the fabric 6 months ago. :)

Birthday breakfast with Dad

She wanted to go swimming for her b-day activity. We woke up bright and early the Saturday after her birthday to beat the crowds. We almost had the pool to ourselves!

Ava's writing is pretty fantastic these days. We LOVE the phonetic spelling. She wrote this note about her teacher.

 
She wrote her testimony down last fast Sunday, and read it in front of the whole congregation. So amazing.

We love this kid. She's sweet and fun, still loves snuggling, still loves mac n cheese, and still loves playing with friends. She also loves watching Kids YouTube in her "down time". She mentions to me a few times a week that she wishes I would drive them to school, instead of them having to walk the whole .4 miles. I know it's rough, but all that walking will make you a stronger person one day, my child.