Cabin Fun

My Dad's cabin is one of our favorite places to go each summer. It is just so beautiful up there and there is so much to see and do. We have been dying to bring Ashlyn up there ever since I was pregnant with her. We have always just deemed her too young. She had been up there once before, but only for an hour or so. We decided this last weekend, that she was finally old enough to give it a try. We decided to only go up for one night to see how it went. We had a great time!!! Ashyln absolutely loved it up there. It was so nice to leave everything behind and enjoy nature. We had such a great time, that we decided to go back again next weekend. We hope to spend the entire weekend up there.
Ashyln's favorite part was definitely feeding the chipmunks. St. Elmo is famous for their chipmunks. It is amazing to see the amount of people that flock to them each weekend. We got there bright and early and fed them before it was too crowded. Ashlyn is dying to feed them again. One of Ashlyn's favorite movies right now is "Alvin and the Chipmunks". She was so excited to see some real live ones. She kept calling all of the fat ones "Theodore". It was too cute!

In other news, Ashlyn had her first dentist appointment this week. Joey found a great pediatric dentist to take her to. I was sooooo impressed with the office. From the moment you walked through the door, you could tell that this place was geared towards kids. The entire office staff was so friendly and great with Ashlyn. Ashlyn did amazing! She even sat still for x-rays! She did a great job during the cleaning and exam. The dentist said her teeth looked wonderful. She also said she has great spacing between her teeth which is important for when her adult teeth come in. Ashlyn really enjoyed her time there and I'm sure she will be excited to go back in December.

Ashyln is also doing a great job with potty training. I waited a while to start training her. I'm a very firm believer in waiting until they are ready so it is much easier on everyone. She is definitely ready. Since Ashlyn is lucky enough to have a plumber for a Grandpa, he came and installed a special toddler toilet for her in her bathroom. She loves using that thing! She has been doing a great job staying dry all day. We haven't tackled pottying when we are out and about yet, but I am confident that will come in time. I am so proud of my growing up girl!

Ashlyn's first time roasting marshmellows and making smores.

She was kind of confused at first.

Eating smores with Papa. She LOVED them!

We had a great time sitting by the fire.

Daddy and Ashlyn by the fire.

She was all cuddled up and ready for bed.

Up bright and early and ready for the adventures of the day.

Alli playing in the water. I think Alli may have even more fun then we do up there!

Ashlyn enjoyed throwing sticks for Alli.

Each and every time I go to the cabin, I am amazed at how beautiful it is up there. I truly think it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It always takes my breath away. We are so fortunate in Colorado to get to see this stuff.

Getting ready to feed the chipmunks

Daddy showing Ashlyn how to feed them. (While I have fed them before, I was more than happy to be the photographer. They kind of scare me.)

Trying to pet one.

Getting the hang of things.

They love their food!

She was quite popular with the chipmunks.

They loved her!

I was very amazed when I saw this. While the chipmunks are VERY used to humans, they generally don't like to be touched. I looked over and saw that she had one in the crook of her arm and she was petting it.

The girl is like Snow White. LO

Walking down to the river.

Having a great time with Auntie