Chilling in the chilly weather

While the rest of the country has been hit with snow, the southwest has been hit with some cooler than usual weather. With Ava still recovering from a cold, this means that we can’t play outside quite as much. Last weekend we took advantage of some of the sunny days to play at the park near our house.

Here’s Ava running through the park.

And seeing if I am watching as she tries to go into the desert area.

Later in the day we took her to the Tempe town lake. Here she is trying to see all of the ducks.

Followed quickly by a “mission” to go pet a dog that she saw.

We moved Ava’s picnic table inside recently. She like having a little indoor picnic with it for lunch.

On Wednesday evening we took Ava to the Phoenix Art Museum. She loved running around and looking at everything, but was a little disappointed that she couldn’t touch it all.

Flashback to the same spot from November 2009:

Ava’s favorite activity was cleaning the condensation off of the windows….

In addition to art, Ava has also managed to stay up on pop culture. Here she is with her “There’s Something About Mary” impression.

For now we are looking forward to a return to our normal warmer weather and more time outside – not just to wear her out, but so that she can practice some art with her sidewalk chalk.