Carla

Who would have ever thought, looking at my sweet innocent baby girl in pink, that she would turn into such a firecracker of a four year old? Here's the latest on Ava:

-She insists on being called "Carla". Don't ask me where it came from. She started naming her dolls and stuffed animals Carla and then it just evolved into her becoming Carla. The other day my friend said, "Bye, Ava." and when she left Ava said, "Mom, she doesn't know me. She doesn't know that my real name is Carla." I told her I would set my friend straight :)

-She was picking her nose the other day and announced, "I'm finding lots of buggies in this loophole. That's what I call these (nose holes)... loopholes."

-Driving to Costco: "Mom! I just saw Simon Cow driving that car!"

-Wrestling with Sean: After a while Sean told her he was too tired to which she replied, "Come on Dad! Be a man!"

Conversation at the mall restroom yesterday:
Ava: "Mom, how do people in wheelchairs go to the bathroom?"
Me: "Some of them can get out of their chairs by themselves and go and some need help."
Ava: "I'm going to pretend that this stroller is my wheelchair and it's part of my costume. I wonder if people will know that this is a wheelchair and not a stroller."