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Ava is absolutely in love with Frito the cat. The second she wakes up, she’s on the hunt for him, […]

Ava and Hoober have a real bond at this point. She plays with him every day, shares her food with

We had such a beautiful afternoon at the Botanical Gardens, riding through the Wonderland Express, which honestly blew me away

We hosted our first Thanksgiving as a family of three (four, counting Hoober), and the house was full — Miranda,

Not a day goes by where Ava doesn’t show Hoober some serious love. She pulls his tail, his ears, climbs

Every night we carve out a little wind-down time with Ava in our bed. She copies everything I do, like

These pajamas sat in the closet for months waiting for Ava to finally grow into them, and now that they

Bubbles are pure magic for Ava right now. She lights up every time we bust them out at bath time,

Ava and I spent the day at the Shedd Aquarium with Auntie Francine, wandering from tank to tank and taking

Ava and I linked up with our Peterson friends for a mini reunion at Pickle’s Playroom — the weather had

Ava got her first stamp in her passport this trip — we flew down to Cabo for Marcus and Susanna’s

There’s a game I love playing with Ava where I ask her, “where’s your tummy?” and she goes to town

Ava rocked the cutest little Yoda costume at Julia and Justine’s second birthday bash at the Kohl Children’s Museum. Christine

Christine’s mom flew in from Salt Lake City to help out while I was down in Vegas with my buddy

Christine’s mom flew in from Salt Lake City to help out while I was down in Vegas with my buddy