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

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!