Oh, Adelynn. Oh, Ava.

Hello! We are a bit late posting - as per usual. :) I realized today that I haven't done one of my kid quote posts here before. I am just getting ready to post one to my blog tomorrow, so I'll share a sneak peek here! To get all the quotes you'll have to visit my blog tomorrow. I'll also include a couple of bonus quotes that won't be featured on my blog tomorrow... along with a few pictures. Enjoy!

We are in a public restroom. Both girls are in stalls. Adelynn asks "Ava are you right beside me?"
"No. It's me. Ava!" She says.
It cracks me up how you assume there's only one way to answer a questions and Ava finds a new way!
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I walk into the play room where all the kids are. Ollie clearly found the markers while I was in the other room. I ask the girls "Why didn't you stop him from getting into the markers?"
Ava responds cheerfully "He was trying every flavor!" His mouth indicated that green was the winner.
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Ava's hair was only half dry after her bath. I kissed her head.
"You kissed bath water hair!" She laughed.
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We walk over by the vulture at the zoo and it stinks nearby. Dave points and says “It’s a vulture, girls!”
And I say “No wonder it smells like death over here.”
Ava pipes up “Death is stinky!”
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Ava shows me a stack of about 5 books and says “Nana read all of these books to me.”
”All of those?”
”Yeah. And then her breath was tired.”
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Ava walks into my room after being in her room that is just across the hall.
“Hi neighbor!” She says.
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In talking with Ava about hair colors and Nana asks
“What color is Oliver’s hair?”
”The same color as his skin!”
It’s not entirely untrue.
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Ollie startled Ava right after she woke up in the morning “Ollie, you gave me a fright!”
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We drive through a big puddle and it splashes up on the car. From the back seat Adelynn yells “I didn’t do it!”
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Ava brought me a play cup full of water.
“Ooh. What drink is this?”
”It’s your favorite kind of drink!”
”Oh, thank you.” I pretend to drink it.
A minute later she comes back with another cup full of water.
”What is this kind?”
”Caffeine.”
Ha. That’s all I need to know!

Ollie enjoyed his first experience with bubbles! He says a few words. A whispered "Wooww" being one of them.

It often seems that when we go on outings, we go with other people. On this particular morning, we were ambitious and went to the zoo - just the 4 of us! 

The aftermath of blowing "pixie dust"

Ava really, really, really loves horseback riding and her instructor is wonderful! At the end of her lesson, Adelynn often gets to ride along with Ava to lead the horse back in her corral. On this day, Ollie got a ride too! (He enjoyed it more than his face conveys)

My mom's extended family meets every 3 years for a reunion at Rocky Mountain Mennonite camp. Ollie really enjoyed the spaghetti! But riding the paddle boat with a life jacket on... not so much.

Ava was brave and caught this huge grasshopper with her bare hands! She calls him "The Beast Grasshopper".

We met up at Botanica! It was a lovely and exhausting day! Ollie was overjoyed with the water - both pictured below and in the water play areas!

 Hope everyone had a wonderful Summer!