i love the little things

i love it when ava sees that everyone else is laughing so she starts "fake laughing" as loud as she can.

i love it when i get home from work and i see her face smooshed against the front screen door waiting for me.

i love it when she doesn't quite make it to the front door, so as i walk in she is walking towards me with her arms out.

i love it when she tries to feed me snacks. but when i tell her im not hungy, she tries and tries and tries some more.

i love it when the word "toothbrush" comes up in a random conversation and the next thing i see is ava running as fast as she can down the hall towards the bathroom.

i love it when i open her door to see if she is still napping and she is standing in her crib with the biggest smile as if she has been waiting for me.

i love it when clasps her hands, bows her head and then yells "aaaaaeeeeennnn!" at the end of our prayers.

i love it when she says the word "lamby" out loud.

i love it when i ask her what the birdy says, and she says "roooaaarrr"

i love it when ava tries really hard to blow her nose because she sees her mommy doing it.

i love it when ava climbed on to the couch last night beside her daddy, then stretched her legs out like daddys were, leaned against some pillows, and tried to stretch her hands behind her head like she saw me doing.

i love it when my beautiful wife sends me hilarious photos of ava throughout the day. the highlight one of the month was of ava lounging on a chair, watching some blues clues, and eating her new favorite "popcorn like" snack known as "pirates booty."

thank you Jesus. you are the giver of all good gifts.