February 2011

     Wow, did February fly by or what? I know it is the shortest month of the year, but it almost seemed like we didn't even have a February. We are very excited in the Sawyer household that the weather is warming up quickly. Josh has been golfing already 3 times this year, and Ashlyn wants to go outside everyday! She has been sick for the past week, so we have been trying to keep her inside. She has recently had strep throat, and it seems like she is not getting much better. Hopefully she gets better we leave for Florida in 2 Weeks and her 5th Birthday is in 3 weeks! Ashlyn is by far the worst child I have ever tried to give medicine to. She tops every child at work I have ever encountered! She actually took her 10 day course of antibiotics good one day, and she got to pick out a prize for doing so. We went to Old Navy and she found some balloons to make balloon animals with as her prize. Of course, I then had to learn how to make balloon animals and balloon hats. This is what I came up with.

I made a 2 hats, a monkey,  and a dog

This is suppose to be a monkey!

This is Ashlyn sad because one of her petals on her flower hat popped!

    I can't believe she is going to be 5 years old already! My baby is growing up! We had breaking news this weekend, we are no longer having a Justin Bieber birthday party, we are now having a Hello Kitty party.  I went and bought all the Hello Kitty party supplies today. Now I just need to get the invitations together. I was asking her yesterday what she wanted for her birthday, and she can't even name anything she wants. The child has everything, I have no idea what we are going to get her. She did inform me that she is now too big for Disney Princess stuff.
    Although Justin Bieber was rejected for Hello Kitty, he still holds a place in Ashlyn's heart. She woke up for school last Friday and was upset that Justin Bieber has a girlfriend. She wanted to look just like Selena Gomez, so that Justin Bieber would like her. I dressed her up in a sparkly shirt, but she informed me it wasn't enough and she wanted black her. I told her she would have to be over 18 before she ever has black hair.
     Ashlyn had an exciting Valentine's Day this year. She enjoyed making Valentine's for the all the kids at school. She also enjoyed dressing up in all the heart shirts I had bought her to wear. Josh and I both helped with her school Valentine's Day party.  She was glad that Daddy got to come and help.  Valentine's Day must be a hit with the Dads, because there were tons of Dad's there with their little ones. Only a couple of months left and Ashlyn will be graduating from Wee-Ones and moving on to Kindergarten!

Here is Ashlyn making out her Valentines for her classmates. She is listening to some Justin Bieber as well.



Ashlyn's Valentine's Day Party

Before School In February

There will be lots to blog about in March so expect lots of post soon!

Winter Days

      The Sawyer family is ready for summer! Ashlyn is starting to get a little stir crazy in the house all the time. Ashlyn is making Mommy and Daddy a little stir crazy too! We are constantly playing games, watching movies, and building tents! I can't wait till we can say go outside and play. We have had our share of snow this year, but I am sure it is not over yet! Ashlyn has had lots of fun in the snow this year. She is constantly wanting to go out and play in it! Ashlyn discovered how to make snow angels the last big snow. She couldn't stop making them. She looks so cute all dressed up to play!

This was the first snow angel Ashlyn made!

There were many more to come after that!

She kept falling down in the grass to make her snow angel. She got a big surprise when she fell back on the concrete to make one. It wasn't quite as soft as the grass!

Ashlyn also learned how to catch the snow on her tongue. Once she caught a few flakes she decided to eat it by the handfuls!

She even borrowed some from the grill to eat!

How pretty she looked in the snow!

The house looked pretty in the snow too!

   I have been super busy lately planning our spring break vacation. I am so excited to go to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Ashlyn can't wait to go to the beach! She has only been once when she was 3 months old. When I asked her if she wanted to go to Disney or the beach, she said the beach. She must really want to see the beach. We have our plane tickets and our house, so we are ready for March! I have already started getting Ashlyn ready for vacation, I bought her a new suitcase just for her!

    Thirty-One has kept me pretty busy lately. When I am not at work, I am usually at home doing Thirty-One stuff. I am very thankful for the extra money! I already have a couple of parties set up for February, so I am sure I will stay busy. I have also been super busy planning a Justin Bieber birthday party and a bridal shower for Michelle. It's official, March will be the busiest month of the year for me! Since I have been busy, Ashlyn has had to make her own entertainment. She recently pulled her tricycle out of storage and my living room/kitchen/dining room has became a racetrack. She is almost too big for the tricycle!

     Today we got a card in the mail from a church organizations wanting donations. In the card was a cross necklace that Ashlyn has been wearing since Josh opened it. Josh told her the necklace was from Jesus. Ashlyn called my Grandma tonight and told her she got a new necklace from the Chinese. I guess Jesus and Chinese sorta sound alike!

    I put Ashlyn's new white boots on her for school today! Of course this would be the day she spilt grape juice on her shoes! I am sure they are ruined, but I will attempt to clean them. Ashlyn said well it looks like we will have to go shopping! I think I have created a monster! I am going to end the blog with some pics of Ashlyn before school one day this month.  I thought she looked so cute and grown-up! She even has matching fingernails!