Picture Day

We got our pictures made professionaly! I think they turned out great. Here are a few of the pictures wegot. Hadley is 4 months and is Ashlyn is 25 months in these pictures.

Time to crawl

Hadley is starting to learn how to crawl. It is so cute. She gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth. It won't be long until she is all over the house. I can't wait until she can follow Ashlyn around and they can start playing together. I think Ashlyn will realize that she is not just a baby doll but a little kid just like her.

Fun in the Pool

Ashlyn and Hadley played in the pool at Boppa and Mamma's house. Hadley sat in her bumbo while Ashlyn jumped in and out of the pool getting grass all in it. Hadley enjoyed watching Ashlyn and she really liked trying to get the grass in her mouth.

July 4th

We had a good Fourth of July. We bought a few fireworks to do at the house. Ashlyn did good to stay away from them and just watch. She knows what "hot" means, so we just kept telling her they were hot. Nathan grilled hotdogs and hamburgers and boy were they good!

Fun at the Lake

We took the girls to the lake for the first time this year. Ashlyn loved it. We got her a life jacket and she did real good with it on. She went out to where she couldn't touch a few times with Nathan right there with her. She didn't know what to think about it, I think it scared her a little. Hadley just layed back and relaxed. I think she liked it too.

Haircut

Ashlyn got her first real hair cut. When she was 6 months old I had to cut a little bit of it because she had a terrrible comb over. We want it to thicken up so we decided the time was right. We sat her down in on the ottoman in front of the t.v. after her bath and she held real still for Nathan while he cut it. He has a much steadier hand than I do so it was his job to do. He did a great job!

Hungry Girl

Hadley has started to eat baby cereal and baby food, but what she would really like is our food! She tries to pull my drinks to her mouth like she really knows what she is doing. Here she is wanting some of Nathan's spaghetti and the other picture she is wanting some candy I made. What a funny girl!

The Zoo

We took the girls to the zoo in June. We really didn't know how Ashlyn would act this year, but we went anyways. She has never been the child to ride in her stroller and this day was no different. But it was like a turning point for her.
















We let her walk with us and she stayed with us the entire time. We were so proud of her. My favorite part is always the gold fish. They are so pretty and there are so many of them. We bought some fish food and let Ashlyn feed them. She loved it! She is getting to be a big girl and not so much a toddler anymore.
Hadley stayed in the stroller the whole time but when I fed her and changed her. I am so thankful that she is a laid back baby. God knew that I couldn't handle two independent children.

Vacation

We went on vacation in May to visit my parents, sister, and brother in law. I called my sister and told her we were coming and kept it a secret from my parents. What a good surprise! The first day we went to the park to let Ashlyn play. She had a great time playing. She is so funny, she always picks one slide to go down. Everyone was trying to get her to go down all of the other ones.

We had to go to the beach, of course. The water was a little cool, but it was a nice day. Ashlyn had a blast playing in the sand. Hadley didn't know what to make of everything. Grammy and I took turns holding her under the tent so she didn't get burned.

We took Ashlyn to the Eastern Shore Shopping Center to play in the water fountain. The year before she loved it and was really brave. This time she wasn't as brave. Grandaddy tried to show her that there was nothing to be afraid of. Aunt Tonia is giving Hadley some lovin'!

The last night we were there we went to Dauphin Island to watch the sun set. It was a really windy evening. We kept Hadley bundled up and Ashlyn and I had a great time together. We ran and skipped down the beach. Nathan and Jack walked as far as they could before we left.

We had a wonderful time visiting our family and taking Ashlyn to different places. Can't wait to do it again!

Ashlyn turns 2!

Ashlyn turned 2 on May 1st. I can't believe that her 2nd year went by faster than her 1st. We had her birthday party at the park and invited family and some friends from church. It turned out pretty good. Parties can be so stressful, trying to make sure everyone is happy and comfortable. It's hard to just focus on the real reason of the party, "The birthday girl"! On her birthday she woke up to a new kitchen just for her and then we took her to a place called "Little Bitty City", it's a little place just for toddlers, we ate at Chick fil A and then she got to play on the playground there. It was a day just for her!