Summer Time Finally!

It has been a very long, and cold spring, but I think summer has finally arrived in Colorado! Summer is our favorite time of year. Ashlyn just loves being outside and soaking up the sun. It is still very windy here, but we are trying to work around the wind. Yesterday, we went down to Ashlyn's friend Josh's house. Ashlyn played all day in the sprinklers and in the pool. It was such a wonderful summer day. We are so excited for a great summer full of fun outdoor adventures. We are really lookng forward to the cabin this year.

Ashlyn finished her last week of preschool last week at her old school. We kept telling her that it was her last week. I know she loved the school and had made good friends in the two years she was there. She wasn't too upset to go. I think it's because she doesn't quite understand the concept yet. She continues to say she is looking forward to her new school and making new friends. She starts her new school the first week of August. We are looking forward to two months of no school to get to and lots of summer time freedom before the hectic school year starts for both of us.

Dawson continues to become very mobile. When laying on the ground he is constantly flipping and moving. He can really get himself around. We are continuing to work on his sleeping. He has been sleeping in his crib every night this week. Some nights are a lot better than others. He never makes it the whole night, but he is averaging 6-7 hour stretches which I will gladly take at this point. Last night he slept from 7:45 to 2:00. When he wakes up, I usually take him to our room to sleep the rest of the night. I did the same thing with Ashlyn and her stretches of sleep eventually got longer and longer. I'm not getting stressed over it becaue I know he will eventually sleep and this is all part of the fun of having an infant.

Here are some pictures from this week. I know my post title has to do with sumer, and I just realized I don't have a single picture that reflects summer from last week. I will make sure to take some this week.

Ashlyn did something she has never done before: she fell asleep at the dinner table! Joey and I just had to take a picture since she has never done this. She must have played hard this day.

Working on his tummy time


Such a handsome little boy

He is liking his tummy a lot more these days.

My two loves

They are too sweet together

Sticking out his tongue for the picture.

I bought Ashlyn these blocks for her first birthday, and they are still one of her favorite things to play with. I love that she is so good at using her imagination.

Joey bought Ashlyn her first toolkit. She just loves helping Joey in the garage. He decided that their first project should be a bird house. Here she is hammering away.

She is concentraing so hard.

Having a great time helping Daddy.

Just recently Dawson and Ella have really started noticing one another and interacting more with each other. Yesterday when I was babysitting, they had a great time together. I got a great shot of the two of them looking at each other. They are going to be best buds!

Ella holding Dawson's hand. She does this a lot. Too sweet!