Ashlyn's Beautiful Songs

Here's our special daughter.  Enjoy.

A Trip to the Park

Well, since the weather has been so lovely we decided to take the wagon over to Springwater Park. It was a little bit windy and chilly, but definitely nothing to complain about!

Both of the kids enjoyed swinging in the swings. I am really excited for them to be able to play together more as Carter gets older. I think they're going to be buddies. 

If our scale is correct, I think Ashlyn only weighs 9 pounds more than Carter. He is one solid fella!

It's Getting Warmer

Well, we are loving the warm weather around here! It has been in the fifties for at least three days now. Almost all the snow in our yard has melted and Ashlyn has gone outside several times to play on the swingset.

Yesterday we went to the zoo with Tiffany, Kyle, Diana, Azelynn, and Ryder. It was not really warm enough to be in short sleeves, but Ashlyn didn't want to keep her jacket on (that's kind of her thing now). She loved her "best heart shirt," so maybe she just wanted everyone else to see it!

Ashlyn and Carter both got pretty sick this month and it lasted a little bit longer than normal. Ashlyn would fall asleep almost anywhere and sleep and sleep and sleep . . .

Luckily, they are both feeling much better now!

Ashlyn also just recently went to the dentist for the first time. She got a princess toothbrush and a pencil after she let the hygienist clean her teeth!

Happy 27th Birthday Brad!

Today Brad officially enters his late 20's. What an old man! He is not a big fan of celebrating his birthday - in fact, he even changed the date of his birthday on facebook from the 10th to the 17th. He is planning on changing it back to the 10th later this week, so he doesn't have to have a birthday at all this year. Unfortunately babe, that doesn't mean you're not a year older. 

I know this isn't the greatest picture of the kids (Ashlyn is sucking on bread), but I just love it of Brad. You can just tell by his face how much he loves his kids. He is a wonderful dad and a wonderful husband. We love you Brad! Have a perfect day!

Professional Pictures

At the end of December we had our family picture taken. I don't love it, love it, but I think it is alright. 

We also had Carter's picture done. The photographer caught this cute shot on her first try. What a cooperative little boy!

We finally have our family picture hanging above the piano with a picture of each of the kids beside it. It had been a long time coming, but we figured now that we've lived her for two years we should make our mark . . . 

An Eventful Week

This past week has been just great!

First of all, Carter wore jeans for the first time. Impressive, I know.

This is the story of Carter's life . . . a lot of physical love from his older sister.

What a strong boy! He actually rolled over for the first time last Monday. He hasn't done it since, so maybe it was just a mistake, but it sure was exciting!

Tuesday we went to the Draper Temple Open House. Ashlyn was sucking on bread when we took these pictures, so her faces are really funny looking. Many of you may not know this, but Ashlyn sucks on her food all the time! I like this picture of her in her Sunday coat. 

Here I am with the kiddos before the open house. 

Here are my favorite three people in the world!

The temple was beautiful and we really enjoyed the evening together as a family. Ashlyn's favorite part was the bus ride from a local stake center to the temple. She also liked the "sparkly" chandelier in the Celestial room. Carter was a complete champ and didn't cry or fuss at all, so I think he kind of liked it too!

The other day Ashlyn put on this hat and gloves and told me she was going to a football game. She then went to her playroom and found this football. I'm not sure why she equates football with hat and gloves . . .

Earlier this week we painted the playroom. It is now green instead of yellow. There are some other things we'd like to do to it, and when it's done, we'll take a picture. 

Also, Ashlyn told me that Mason and Lorie are in "Maka." What a smart girl! However, she still doesn't quite understand how Michael could be "in Hungary." We're still working on that. 

Saturday we went to Olive Garden for my birthday dinner (a week late) and it was fantastic! We also bought two picture frames for our family picture and Atlanta Temple picture and a webcam. Happy Birthday to me! 

Hope all is well with each of you!

Precious Kids

Carter can fall asleep anywhere - even sitting in our laps!

Ashlyn wasn't being a very good girl this afternoon. We told her that we weren't very happy with her behavior and then brought her to the kitchen to eat.  We gave her a bowl of popcorn which she quietly ate. After she was done she got down and  said, "I happy now." Maybe she's like me and she just gets cranky when she's hungry!