The Graduate

On June 5, 2009 my Shay graduated from Granger High School. I am so proud of her! There were tears in all of our eyes, even Grandpa's. Afterwards we went to Red Robin for dinner. It was fun Shay had a good time but I don't think she even cared about graduating half as much as we did.

Friends

Swimming

Today it was really warm so we put up a little pool in the backyard. The water was so cold. Ash tried insisisting it was warm. But she had fun!

Me: Honey, are you sure it's not too cold? You have goosebumps.

Ash: I don't have a goose bum, I have an Ashlyn bum!

My Tiny Dancer

Ashlyn performed at her first dance recital last Tuesday. It was at Cottonwood High School auditorium and she did so good. I was really worried that she was just going to stand there and stare at the audience because it was her first time on a stage in front of people. I was such a proud Momma! Grandma, Grandpa, and Shay came to watch. We only stayed for the first half of the entire show and then went for dinner and ice cream after. I think Ash really enjoyed herself because she keeps asking me if she can dance on the stage again. Today we registered for summer dance and fall session. I can't wait for the next performance!

Mother's Day 2009

Finally

Ok, so I really, really suck at updating my blog. I think I spend too much blog stalking other blogs and than I feel like my life is a little boring and who wants to read about it?
So let's see, lots has been going on since my last post. We went to Disneyland to celebrate Ashlyn's 3rd birthday in March. We had an awesome time. It was the real vacation I've had in years and was totally worth the wait. We went to her birthday dinner at The Rainforest Cafe. It was tasty but I did not anticipate that Ash would be scared of the atmosphere. The animals move and they have a pretend lighting and rain storm. Ash ended up crying herself to sleep, it was sad. I think I made up for it later- I ordered a Tinkerbell birthday cake and had room service set it up in our room while we were gone. Overall, it was fun, the kids were well behaved and I definately want to do it again soon! And so does Ash, she keeps me telling me she is 4 now so we need to go to disneyland again.
Ashlyn also started dance in late February. She loves it and it's been good for her social skills. She adores her teacher Sarah and has to give her a hug and a kiss goodbye after each class. Her recital is coming up on May 12th and I am super excited. I hope she does ok, but I'm sure either way it will still be adorable!
Another milestone we have passed is Ash is now potty trained. It is so nice and such a relief! I feel bad I didn't do it sooner, but it's so hard to potty train and work full time. But it's over and done with and glad it's over.
I enjoyed a nice Mother's day today. We played outside because it was such nice weather. Then we had yummy BBQ for dinner and rode bikes afterwards. It was a good day and I'm glad I had it off from work to spend with my daughter and my mom.
Well, that's about it for now. I am going to try to update a little more often. But no promises!

Happy Holidays

Ash and I had a great Christmas. Ash had it all figured out. She was a little confused last year, but this year she caught on really quick. I tried not going overboard this year, but I just can't help myself. And the fact that I kept storing gifts in different areas did not help. When I got it all together to wrap it, it was a little overwhelming.

Ash's favorite toy that Santa brought was a Little People Learn-About-Town. I think she really enjoyed her rock star and Snow White dress up kit. In fact, it was quite the struggle to get her to take them off! She also likes her V-tech laptop and has conquered a few of the games already.

This year, I actually had Christmas Eve and Christmas day off. I don't think that has happened in the almost 6 years I have worked at VECC. It was nice being able to relax on Christmas Day and not have to rush to work. We had fun playing with toys and just hanging out at Grandma's house.