Milestones

Ashley cut her first tooth yesterday, July 26, 2011.  She literally had drool running all the way down to her toes, so I opened up her mouth and there it was!  She's been teething for MONTHS, so this was super exciting for us!

Ashley: July and so far...

It amazes me how long Ashley has been in our lives.  It feels like just yesterday we greeted her, and now she's doing so much...she's a little two foot tall tiny human, not a baby anymore.

Accomplishments to date:

Smiling, of course.  She does it all the time.

Attempts at Mama and Dada

Rolling.  Everywhere.  Quickly.

Combat crawl...backwards only

Eating...she loves it all

Teething....for months.  With no result, yet.

Pulling herself up to standing

Snorting

Giggling

Hiding her face in our shoulders...this is new, and so cute

She is truly my joy. 



Big Bob's birthday!

4th of July Weekend

All I have to say is thank goodness for camper air conditioning.  We had a great weekend camping over in Idaho...it was really nice to get away and spend some time together with Ashley and our friends.  Jonathan has so much fun with her, it's absolutely amazing to watch.  She is completely enthralled with him...he's like a big jungle gym.  Friday night we arrived and set up and had a great meal cooked by Matthew and Dallas.  Saturday the guys went hunting and Shawn and Dallas watched Ashley while I went on a bike ride...it was so nice to get out and ride, I forgot how much I loved it.  I hadn't been outside on a bike since October of 2009, thanks to winter and wedding and pregnancy and winter and baby....the list goes on and on.  I really missed it!  We went down to the cabin for dinner for Sheila's birthday, but were back at camp early enough to get a good night's rest!
Sunday the guys went hunting and then Jonathan came back and we turned on the a/c and hung out in the cool of the camper.  Ashley and I took a really nice nap, it's amazing how great you sleep when you're cooled off!
After getting home yesterday, we all took naps and relaxed, drowsy from the heat.  After Ashley woke up, we were sitting on the floor and I held my hands out and she reached out and grabbed on, and with a little help, stood up.  Unbelievable.  My baby girl is getting soooo big!

Relaxing in the sun with my Daddy