Meet the Author!

Mira and I had the golden opportunity to meet and aquire the autograph of our favorite author!! Avi Hughes was at a book signing, and her latest release was dedicated to ME, so we just had to go!

Oh, yeah - it's published that way!!!  =)

We showed up without warning, so Avi was quite surprised to see us outside the library doors! The look on her face made the six hours of driving totally worth it!

A picture with the author! Doesn't she look beautiful in her frilly skirt and Fancy Nancy shoes!? She put the outfit together all by herself for the big day!

She autographed my copy of the book for me! How sweet!

Mira LOVED exploring the library! She was showing Avi the tiger that she found and roaring for her.

Ummmmm.....not our best library behavior, but she was having fun, and it wasn't a normal library scenario. There were plenty of loud voices and food & drink, so I figured it was okay if the 16 month-old Army crawled under the table and chairs.

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At first, Mira stuck with Avi as we traveled around the school.

Then, after getting comfortable with the setting, she got a mind of her own! Poor Avi - she's trying her best to be a vigilant cousin! It's hard running in heels!

Then she broke into a full-on run! She was laughing hysterically as she "ran away" from Avi. Avi was trying to play it cool and fight the smile that was creeping across her lips.