Ava loves people, and she loves live music, so the free 30-minute

Ava and I spent the day at the Museum of Science and

I surprised the girls today with a trip to the Sod Room,

Ava’s always loved listening to me beatbox, and now that she’s a

While Christine and Ava were out in Salt Lake for the holidays,

Another cold, wet day here in Chicago, so we chased away the

Today was the coldest day Chicago has seen in 20 years, and

Ava has spent more time with a cardboard box than any actual

The family keeps growing every year — this time we were just

Ava is completely smitten with the cat, the dogs, and these mountains

After a nice afternoon at church, we came home to a delicious

We spent Christmas with my brother’s family and my cousin this year,

Ava is absolutely in love with Frito the cat. The second she

Ava and Hoober have a real bond at this point. She plays

We had such a beautiful afternoon at the Botanical Gardens, riding through

We hosted our first Thanksgiving as a family of three (four, counting

Not a day goes by where Ava doesn’t show Hoober some serious

Every night we carve out a little wind-down time with Ava in

These pajamas sat in the closet for months waiting for Ava to

Bubbles are pure magic for Ava right now. She lights up every

Ava and I spent the day at the Shedd Aquarium with Auntie

Ava and I linked up with our Peterson friends for a mini

Ava got her first stamp in her passport this trip — we

There’s a game I love playing with Ava where I ask her,

Ava rocked the cutest little Yoda costume at Julia and Justine’s second