Jonathan is home!

YAY!

Saturday

Quiet day at home with my favorite girl and the pups.  Went on a bike ride with her to get out for a while, and planned on going to Idaho to see everyone camping but I didn't want to drive.  Driving to Dillon twice a week makes me not want to go anywhere on the weekends!  Cleaned house, hung out, played with the cutest girl...it was a nice day overall.  After yesterday and the water debacle (broken o-ring on the water filter housing, made for a huge mess) and all the stress over trying to get the State ground/Bear Gulch closing going, it was really great to just chill out.  I really miss Jonathan, I can't wait for him to come home... 

Real Estate

 I'm back in the office again after dropping Ashley off with Ericka and Kaden this morning.  I am so much more productive while in Dillon, but I still really hate leaving her. 
We had a great weekend together, even if we missed Jonathan and Big Mama and Big Bob.  Saturday we went to the Snowmobile Association dinner, where it was the majority agreement that Ashley is the happiest baby anyone has ever seen.  Sunday we walked a property in Wise River with my buyers, then went to the cabin and hung out by the pond.  We tested out the bike trailer as well, and Ashley loved it!  It was a good Father's Day, even without her daddy there!

Friday

I miss my husband.

Baby food-alicious

So my mom and I spent a lot of last week (ok, to be honest, it was mostly my mom) making baby food for Ashley.  She is a foodie already...she is a big lover of all things orange...carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash, and has also fallen for green beas and peas.  Asparagus might take some getting used to, but apples, pears, and prunes (yes, prunes) are high on the list of loves.  Up next are avocadoes, mango, apricots, and peaches, not to mention chicken as her first meat. 

yum yum

faster please!

Mom and I (again, mostly Mom) roasted, steamed and boiled ourselves into a baby food frenzy, and call me a dork, but I love looking at the result in the freezer!  We used ice trays with covers (thank you Amazon mom and Evo), froze everything and then freezer bagged them.  We might have gone a wee bit overboard though, as Ashley's doc said to only keep it for 4-6 weeks.  We're on three times a day now, so I think we'll use most of it up!

On a side note, at Ashley's 6 month check up (and last appointment with shots for quite a while), Ashley's doc was SUPER pleased with her development.  So much so, that at times when I would ask him a question, he was so wrapped up in watching and interacting with her that he would completely ignore me. 

He said her weight and height were perfect (90% each), but to not be surprised if both went down to 75% or so at her 9 month appointment.  As he said, neither Jonathan nor I are very tall people, and he's seen our families, so we can't really expect Ashley to maintain the high percentiles.  That's fine with me, the most important thing was how healthy she is!  He also said he wouldn't be surprised if she tried walking around 9 months, as she's already so mobile.  I really love Ashley's doc.

Had to tell mom and dad bye today, but we can't wait to see them again soon!  We really did have a blast these last few weeks, the only dark spot was that Jonathan had to be gone for work....but I can never thank them enough for all of their help!

Big Mama and Big Bob



This little girl has had a pretty special time of it lately

 My parents arrived a week ago Monday to visit for a week and ended up staying an extra four days because their fly fishing lodge was flooding.  Ashley and I were thrilled...no fly fishing meant more grandparent time!

Jonathan has been away from home a lot for work, so having them here was a humongous help.  They took care of Ashley while I was at work, Mom cooked a ton and made lots of yummy nutritious meals, and Dad put diesel in my gas truck...but I got a free oil change out of it!  (Look at the bright side, right?!)  I took them to Idaho and showed them where we go camping, we went and looked at some of my listings (including a four wheeler ride for Big Bob to look at a 30 acre property), and we spent a lot of time listening to Ashley laugh!

I can't describe how much fun we had with Big Mama and Big Bob...they made a lonely time without my husband into a laugh filled couple of weeks!
We love you!

Gracie Mae

My insta amiga Meagan Ramos had her first baby last night, and I can't believe we are both mommies now.  It seems like yesterday that we were running around Costa Rica, having a pura vida time, acting like fools and living it up.


That's Meagan to the left of me...Las Brisas, Portrero Costa Rica

Then we were getting married...

August 2009

April 2010

...and now we're mommies.



Gracie Mae Ramos
6/13/11 11:30pm
8lb 2 oz 21 inches



Ashley Sue White
12/8/10 6:55 pm
7lb 14 oz 21 inches





I am so happy for her, and excited for the journey ahead.  Even though we live a few states apart, Meagan will always be my insta amiga, my hermana Tica, and hopefully our girls will have friendships like the one we have.  There is no friend like the kind that you can talk to everyday, once a month, or once every six months and have it feel like no time has passed at all.  

Saturday

What a crazy couple of days.  Got my husband home from four days teaching new firefighters how to, well, fight fire, and got a few hours with him before he left for New Mexico with an engine crew.  Sigh.  It's his job, I know, but I've gotten sooo spoiled over the past few years with slow fire seasons.  Less money = more husband.  The hardest part for me, though, is knowing how much he misses Ashley. 

Reminiscing

I just looked through all of Ashley's photos starting from birth.  Here are a few of my absolute favorites from right around when she was born

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Snowy June Day

Ashley had a great night, though I had a minor scare when I snuck into her room around 11pm to just take a peek at her...she had rolled onto her belly against the front of the crib and was hidden from view by the bumper until I was standing right over her...granted, there was no way she could have been missing from the crib, but it still gave my heart a pause!
Woke up this morning to rain, which quickly deteriorated into snow.  A lot of snow.  My broker Chance and I went to look at some property outside of Dillon and couldn't see it for the white...this global warming is just brutal!
Seriously conflicted about my time away from my little girl, though I suspect that once I make a few sales and get some money coming our way I'll relax about it.  For now though, the money it takes to get to Dillon twice a week is really adding up quickly.

It's late

I decided this evening to start a blog.  I have really only one reason for doing this...in this hectic thing I call life I don't always stop and think about my day, my week, the last hour.  I want to start doing a little bit of that, just a touch of reflection every once in a while.  If other people decide they want to start reading this and maybe get some enjoyment out of it, that would be great.  But, really, it's for me, and maybe my daughter (or all my kids (?!)), and my husband if he wants.  But for now, it's gotten late, and I'm going to bed. 


I live in a beautiful place...