Ava is 2!

It’s hard to believe that I’m not giving birth at the moment, as I did so every two years for awhile there. Ava is 2, and my baby is a big girl now. She went around all day excitedly saying, “Happy Birtday!” She got some wonderful gifts from Grandma Deloris, Anna and Dan, and Dawn and Kirk. We all had fun playing with Isaac, Sophia and Lakota. It reminded me of being little and playing with my two cousins at all the birthdays.

I gave Ava a tutu, and can I just say, she is the most precious little thing in it! We also got her some “melissa and doug” brand toys that let you scoop ice cream cones and cut up fruit. I highly recommend them. I will buy the Sushi one for Connor’s birthday in May. (You can get them at “Scout” in Lincoln.)

Dan and Doug foolishly went to Val’s soccer game in shorts. Anyone who knows Spirit Field knows better. It’s like 90 mph winds at all times. Val actually got sunburned for the first time this year, even though it was freezing! I always wear Doug’s XXL hoodie when I go.

I also chaperoned Prom on Saturday night with Cyndy. The kids all looked so nice, and there was (in my opinion) minimal drama and grinding. They played “Footloose” and then “Pour Some Sugar on Me.” I thought of all my gang back in 1988 freaking out when that song came on. LOVE ME LIKE A BOMB BABY! COME AND GET IT ON!    Now the kids do the freak and no one knows how to dance to the 80s beat. At one point they all had a huge line of the back to front grinding. I’m trying to think of what our generation did to shock the elders. Probably just “Monie Monie.”