Ava's Beau

First comes potty training, then love. On Saturday, Ava and I went to my friend Paige's house and hung out with her and her little boy Beau. Ava was a little shy at first, but then she warmed up. I was surprised at how well she played with Beau. There were a few rough spots and she took a few time outs, but over all she played really nice. Paige has a little kiddy pool with a slide and she loved that. Her and boy filled the pool with slide down the slide, they ate ice cream, and played with toys. We then went to Groovefest again, where they jumped in the jumpy things, listened to music, played on the playground and (sigh) held hands. We would be walking and Ava would ask, "Mom, where Beau?" Paige and I decided that it was love and they would have cute kids. Plus, I would love Paige as Ava's mother in law. I apologized to her when Ava smacked Beau and she said, "It's okay. This is how relationships start with people trying to figure out their roles."

The following day, Ava kept asking for Beau. She made the swimming sign and said, "Mom, swimming Beau." I told her we would have to go and see him again. I asked her, "Is Beau your boyfriend?" She just smiled and said "Beau."