Today was Ava's first birthday. We had a nice little day. We went to the circus. Paulchen really enjoyed it until he grew tired and cranky. He watched everything intently. Ava sat on our laps and clapped when everyone else did. It was really cute.
When we came home, we had a simple meal of chicken and then cake. Ava didn't like the frosting, but she ate some of the cake. It was very funny, Paul kept trying to get Ava to blow out the candle, but she just looked at him like he was crazy. He really tried hard before he finally gave up and blew out the candle.
Then we openhed presents. Paulchen helped Ava open the gift from him. It was a small box with shaped holes that she can put shapes through. She also received clothes and a bouncing zebra from family. The zebra is really cute. She needs help getting onto it, but once on it, she bounces around and slightly turns around. She really likes it, as she bounces and it plays music.
