Attitude, Potty Training and the Zoo

Ava begun potty training this week!
Ava did great with the potty at school this week. She stayed dry all day at school! She had one night of accidents on Thursday. I just wasn't on the ball. She had a number 2 accident and when she asked to use the potty afterwards I dismissed it and 15 minutes later she had a number 1 accident. Oh well. We live and learn. Both as parents and kids!
Yesterday (Saturday) was Ava's first trip to the zoo in Sacramento!

We went with our friends Cheryl and her daughter Addison, and Cheryl's 5 month old nephew Kaden. At the zoo we met up with Cassandra and her daughter Avany. We all had a really good time. The kids got tired at the end, but they did really good for 5 hours. Cheryl made lunches for the girls.

I made peanut butter, and peanut butter sandwiches for us adults. So we had a really good day visiting the zoo, and eating our home made lunches! It was awesome!

Ava has some attitude issues...we are working through it. I hope this phase ends quickly.
Ava is doing really well with her big girl bed though.
Trying to focus on the positive things this week.
We've had some issues with public nudity (lifting of the shirt then twirling around) and ability to stay focused in public (again, dancing and twirling around the isles in the stores).

Ava is amazing

Ava is amazing!
She has gone through a few phases in past couple of week.
First week she was sick. She didn't so much of anything.
The next week she got sassy and started talking back to her teachers at school.
The following week she was nice but bouncy. Bounced everywhere, and started dancing and running and once in a while that sassy attitude would sneak in.
This past week has been pretty mellow.
We changed her bed from crib to toddler bed. Ava loves her big girl bed. She has done really well with her transition. She gets up each morning/ most of the time she sits on her bed and when I come in to get her, she gets up, runs over to me then yells "my big girl bed!" and runs and jumps on her bed! I guess she likes her new bed a whole lot.

This week she has also begun to really express herself. She can speak clearly. She tells us exactly what she wants. She is kind of bossy and demanding (no idea where she gets that! ;0) )

She can count object 1-20 no problem.
She can say the alphabet.
She can sing a few songs
She loves pretend talking to "Gingka" on the phone.
She can read or recite up to three books.

She is starting to eat other things besides mac and cheese.
She still likes her Pedisure/Ensure drinks. She will drink, if she has to, Vanilla Soy milk
She loves cheese. She likes pita chips, and these fiber cookies. She loves fruit. And will eat and eat and eat pizza.

We've done a couple of really fun things with Ava recently.
Ava and I went on a hike one weekend in the morning when the weather wasn't too cold.
Ava also had a school dance, she had so much fun jumping up and down the stage and dancing with the kids in her class.
She has also had a few nights and some days with Gingka. She sure loves her Gingka. They have so much fun together. They watch movies, eat food, make cookies, then Gingka lets her bring out her toys and spread all over the livingroom. He's good to her.

She is so much fun!
She loves to play in her play room. She loves playing Tea Party. She makes Phil and I tea and brings "tea" to us and gives us refills. She loves her dolls. She plays school with them, often she yells at them and puts them in time out. But then she will ask them to color with her or she will ready them stories.
Ava today got into dress up AND tea party. It was fun. We had a blast!

She is a pretty good girl. She is cute. She talks so much.