Loving the Camera

So Ashlyn loves the camera and wanted me to take pictures of her. I'm not good at taking pictures but I think it's fun, especially where Ashlyn likes to try and pose. Here are some that I took of her the other day. She liked them so much that I told her that if she puts clothes on and lets me do her hair next time then I'll do a little photo shoot with her. That got her pretty excited! By no means will they be anything great but it's fun to do things like this with her. So here are some pics, hope you don't mind that she's only in a diaper. If this is a problem for you please just skip this post; otherwise, enjoy.

Where did the sun go?

Oh, I looked at the window and what did I see? This deary day was looking at me!



So this is what it has looked like here for the last 3 days. Boy oh boy, has it been a quick change of the weather. I was dying in the heat of the high 80's-low 90's since we moved and have had the ac running a lot. So it's been nice to not have to run the ac now, but a little crazy that the heater was going all night long. I'm definitely not use to having to have long sleeve shirts and socks on all day but it's definitely that time of year now in Idaho.

Positive things about the weather:

*We haven't gotten snow yet(knock on wood) like some of my family. It's just been raining a lot. Yesterday it tried to snow but didn't really succeed.
*It really makes me want hot chocolate or apple cider
*I don't feel as guilty when I want to just cuddle up with the girls under blankets and watch a fun show, do reading time, or simply nap with them.
*Eggnog is in the stores
*It makes me want to simply bake yummy deserts, breads, and an occasional soup here and there

Speaking of baking, this is what I enjoyed doing yesterday





Dinner was so yummy last night with homemade bread, mash potatoes (surprisingly I have started to enjoy making my mash potatoes), and a yummy smoked apple-glazed pork
loin.

Starting Solids

So we finally decided to try some rice cereal with little Miss Kaylee (Oct. 4th) to see if it would help her sleep better at night. To my surprise she actually likes the stuff and didn't make any disgusted faces, like Ashlyn did.

I really wish I had her on video camera when I let her try it for the first time. She was so funny. She was trying to get out of her seat to get to it. It'll be so much fun to see how she responds to other foods, but that will have to hold off until November. With her allergies, the doctor recommended that if I wanted to I could start her on solids at 5 1/2 mo-6 mo to go ahead so I'll wait til she's 6 months before I introduce the other foods. It seems like a long time away but it's only 4 weeks away. I think it just seems long because we started Ashlyn on solids at 4 month of age due to reflux issues.

Looking forward to all of your milestones Kaylee Kakes, but take your time. I want you to stay little!

Story time

So I am totally taking advantage of story time at the library every Wednesday. It gives Ashlyn and I something to look forward to each week. Ashlyn learned about silly animals yesterday and had lots of fun joining in on the songs and sitting next to the reader. After we listen to the stories and songs we go and pick up several books. This week I checked out 6 books for her and she's already had me read them all to her. Her favorite one this week is called "Yummy Yummy, Food for my Tummy" because of the monkeys and sharks. It's great to see that she loves books and wants to read with me. I think it's so important for kids to learn and to enjoy reading so I'm glad we are starting early. I try to get her excited and tell her what kind of things we are going to read about at story time so she is more willing to answer questions and speak up when the reader asks questions. The interaction with other kids her age is great and it's nice to let someone else entertain her for a half-hour.

This is a great little program that the community does and I'll be sad to see it leave during the winter months :(



Yummy animal crackers and a fun coloring sheet for me to enjoy ;)



All ready to go, waiting on mom and Kaylee