The Joy of Cooking

You've heard me say before that I have high hopes for my girl in the kitchen.  No matter how much flour I have to clean up, our chocolate chip cookies will be the best in town, even if there are a few eggshells in them.  And what I'm loving the most at the moment, is that Ava's instincts seem to have The Barefoot Contessa written all over them.  She gathers all these things from the kitchen herself, and "cooks" her magnetic fridge letters with a pinch of focus and a dash of flair.

Now if cooking ever begins to bore her, art may be her pastime of choice.  Ava's been a bit under the weather lately, so to cheer her up I picked up some sidewalk chalk to see if it could live up to her love of stickers and play-doh.  So far so good.

Time with Friends
It's been a while, so we were thrilled to get a chance to spend the evening with the Lassars recently.  It's hard to believe that these beautiful girls were all of 10 months old when we met them.

Watching them grow up has been so much fun.

And thanks to their pretty little piano, Ava may have picked up a love for another artistic hobby.  I'm not sure how the marker in her hand came into play, but who am I to question.

It's always so nice to spend an evening with our good friends, and Ava took advantage of every second.  Kristi's going to kill me for blowing up these pictures, but I think they're so sweet.  Ava is lucky to have these folks around. 

Happy Monday, all.