June began with a work trip to D.C. for Brian, with Ava joining along to attend Camp Paula. There, she spent five full days without either of us (definitely a first) as Auntie Paula and Uncle Joe kept her happy as a clam. That is until the nighttime came and she decided that maybe she was just a little bit homesick :( Perhaps in a self-fulfilling prophecy, she then got a 24-hour stomach bug, which derailed some of the fun they were having. Despite the vomit-filled visits to the Walgreen's drive-thru, Paula and Ava made it through the untimely illness and are still two peas in a pod. Stay tuned for Paula's guest-post, coming up soon.
The rest of the month was quite celebratory, with Father's Day and Nana's (Sue) birthday. For Father's Day we had a picnic on Mt. Tabor, with Ava keeping us on our toes with some shockingly fast bike riding, sans braking skills (still working on that!). We spent the afternoon at Sue and Rod's for Sue's birthday and played Ava's new favorite game "telephone." Ava LOVES whispering but hasn't quite mastered the art. She has two volumes: on and off, but more likely off. So the game of telephone involves her breathing hot silent air into your ear drum, and then lots of giggling and wide-eyed looks of anticipation as she waits for everyone else to have their turn. It's pretty precious.
