art love

This summer has been a lot about lessons & appointments for us.


We've been very scheduled.. more so than I would have liked.


Ed therapy, language therapy, tutoring, swim lessons.


But my most favorite of all has been Ava's art class.

With this lady who adores her as though she's her own grandchild.

She was our neighbor for eight years.


The kind that brings you soup when you have your tonsils removed.


The kind who truly cares about you and your kids.


And it shows in the way she teaches Ava art.

And the way she praises her work.

It has been so much fun watching her pride over what she has created.

And I love how each morning, she asks to eat her cereal from her special bowl.