Ava’s face lit up the second she spotted the Elmo bouncy house in the courtyard. She kept yelling “Ellllmo!” at the top of her lungs. It was our neighbor Olivia’s second birthday party, and Ava bounced for over two hours, played in the water table, and ran around with her friends. The evening was topped off with an actual appearance by Elmo, which had Ava equal parts scared and excited.
