Ava is at that age where she loves dressing up.
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She will try on anything, whether it is hats, jewelry, or shoes.
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She will spend hours going through all of her shoes and hats trying them on one at a time.
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Not only does she like to dress herself up. She also likes to include Nala in on the fun.
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Though Ava isn’t much of a shopper (yet)—she quickly loses her patience when I take her to the mall—she certainly likes trying things on when she’s at home.
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Considering the number of hats that we have bought for Ava, I am so glad to see that she has finally started taking a real interest in wearing them and keeping them on for more than a minute.
You can see here how excited Ava was to hear that she was wearing one of her Aunt Maddie’s old hats.
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Here Ava is thinking of how to get even more hats.
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Ava also loves going through my closet and trying on all of my shoes. The other day I even found her putting on my socks.
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I know that these are quite scarily bright socks, but they are actually so comfortable (I only wear them to bed).
Next up: getting her to love shopping!