All about Ashlyn: Almost THREE Weeks????

Its been almost three weeks since I've posted! Time sure does fly. Now that summer is officially over though it seems like our lives are slowing down a little bit. The summer is always so hectic and busy, I look forward to fall.

Last weekend we took Ashlyn to the pumpkin patch with some friends of ours. She had so much! She loved picking out her pumpkin and riding daddy's shoulders for the corn maize. There were lots of animals for her to look at and a hay maize for little kids that had mom feeling a little claustrophobic and daddy crawling on his knees to get through. She thought it was hilarious though and laughed the whole way through. Thank goodness we had a flashlight because it was DARK!

This weekend was mine and Jered's weekend away. Mom and Eddie brought Bailey and Macy up on Sat so we could go out. We went up to Hood River and did some wine tasting, ate some awesome sushi and stayed the night at a really cool hotel. If you ever get the chance to stay at the Columbia Gorge Hotel, do. It was really cool and I'd definitely stay there again. We'd heard good things about the brunch buffet but we both thought it was overrated and too expensive. Ashlyn had a blast playing with Bailey and Macy. The girls are so good with her and she loves being able to play with the big girls. She was sad when they all had to leave though. She cried and said "I go! I go!" We'll see them next weekend though when we go down for Halloween.

On Friday I made our reservations for our Kauai trip!!! I drove my friends at work nuts singing, "I'm going to Hawaii, I'm going to Hawaii!" We're going in May so its still about 7 months away but when you're using a timeshare you have to make the reservations quite a bit in advance. We are so excited!! I've already started reading the guide book, realized I have a 4th edition and there's a 7th edition so I ordered it from Amazon :) I like to be well prepared for vacation so that we can see and/or do everything! I don't want to miss anything, especially since it'll probably be a few years before we get the chance to go back.

Ashlyn is talking up a storm and will repeat everything you say. And I do mean everything! Jered has taught her "What does a Beaver say Ashlyn?" and she raises her little fists in the air and says "Touch Down!" Its so darn cute we keep trying to get it on video but she won't perform. A duck apparently only says "Quack" but I'm trying to teach her say "Number 1!!" Its a work in progress. She's starting to be real interested in the potty and likes to sit on it but has yet to actually go. The whole idea of potty training is pretty overwelming but she's ready so I guess we'll be starting that soon.

Here's some pics from the pumpkin patch and a couple of me and Jered from this weekend.