Buckles and Crayons

Two of Ava's new favorite things are buckles and crayons (or rather anything that you can use to draw - I just happen to prefer crayons, as they wipe off tile much more easily than permanent markers).

In preparation for Halloween, and really as an early Christmas gift, we got Ava a wagon.  She LOVES it! Climbing in and out, putting all her stuffed animals inside, and especially buckling herself and her babies in the seat.  She is simply obsessed with fastening buckles all by herself.  She looks at you with the greatest sense of accomplishment when she does it...soon followed by much frustration, as undoing a buckle is much harder than snapping it together.  This happens in her car seat, her high chair, Bo's leash harness, and now her wagon.

Ava buckling her seat belt after putting her baby safely in her own seat

Ava's other passion is drawing.  We are getting pretty good at convincing her to only color on paper, although we often find some artwork that goes way outside the lines!  She loves when we draw with her, but she doesn't like it if you take your own paper and start drawing (as Daddy has learned), you have to draw with her...on the same paper!

Feet must always be propped up...I think it helps keep her from sliding :)

"Come draw with me!"

Oh the concentration of this little one!