Wow, Summer Break sure did fly by! I slacked on my blog all summer, hopefully I will do better this fall. Ashlyn and I had a great summer together. Ashlyn went to the movies for the first time, and she loved it! She looks so tiny sitting in the little movie chair. Josh and I thought the best way to introduce her to the movies was to do the children's movie day at Great Escape. Since the movies are free, it wouldn't bother us if Ashlyn didn't want to sit through the whole movie. Little did we know that it was going to cost us 15 dollars in drinks and snacks for the movie. So much for a free movie!
Ashlyn had a much better social life than I did this summer. She went boating almost every weekend, and played with Aunt Jenna on a weekly basis. My Mom, Grandma, Ashlyn, and myself tried to get together weekly as well for a girls outing. Ashlyn and I were also in my best friend Michelle's wedding, but that will have to be another blog!
I forgot to mention we have a new family member, our boxer puppy Jax. Wow, is Jax a lot of work! When we first got Jax in April he was only 5 weeks old and 3 pounds. Now Jax is 5 months old and 30 pounds. He has grown sooo much! He is very hyper and needs constant supervision, but is extremely smart. Jax is already potty trained and can do lots of tricks. Ashlyn loves to play with Jax, and they are very cute together. If only our cat Princess liked Jax as much as Ashlyn.
Yesterday, my baby girl started Kindergarten and I can't believe it. She is growing up so fast. The night before Kindergarten we read and story called "The Night Before Kindergarten". She loved the story but started getting a little nervous afterwards. She asked me lots of questions and had a very hard time falling asleep.
Her and Mommy were both big girls yesterday when I dropped her off for the first time. Neither one of us cried, but it is very sad to think she is growing up! When I picked her up she was starving! Come to find out the silly kids only ate 10 chips and a slice of apple for lunch. She said her brain didn't feel like eating, needless to say she ate the rest of her lunch on the car ride home!
She loves Kindergarten and has already made a couple of new friends. She says her teacher Ms. Harbin is the best teacher in the world. She had no trouble falling asleep last night, she was so wore out!Today was her second day of Kindergarten, and Mommy already forgot to return her homework folder to school! I am too busy worried about her looking cute in the mornings to think about homework!
Like I promised from the last few blogs, here are her T-ball pics that never got posted!
I had to add one last photo. When Ashlyn went to sleep one night this summer, she said she was going to sleep like PaPa Vernon.
