Saturday, June 28, 2008

Comparisons


Tyler at six months

Hailey at five months (and Tyler and Aysia)

Ashley at six months

I was looking at pictures of all the kids as they were growing up, and I was noticing that my babies seem to be getting thinner and thinner. Tyler was a pretty big kid, I'd say Hailey was about average, and Ashley maybe a little below average...Well, not according to the "charts" but just from comparing them to other babies I see around.

I promise--I'm not getting lazier as a mom and not feeding them as much as I have more kids. In fact, probably the opposite. Now that I have more mouths to feed, I fix bigger meals. And actually I'd say Ashley is my biggest eater. That girl can put it away! She's always the last one at the table, too. Not because she's slow, but because she goes back for seconds and thirds. I keep asking her if she's done eating yet and she keeps telling me "no"--then keeps on at it. I guess she just has Trevor's metabolism. It's just not fair. It makes me worry about what the poor child that comes next will look like. If he/she is scrawny, you'll know it's because they're trying to follow the trend.

Friday, June 20, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEY!!

A couple days ago was Ashley's 2nd birthday--I can't believe how fast the time flies! She's at such a fun age where she's learning so many new things and talking (well, yelling) so much. Here are a few pictures of the fun we had. Grandma and Grandpa (my parents) were also there to celebrate with us--I just didn't have any pictures of them at the birthday :)


She did have a shirt on...before the cupcake.



This is how Ashley says she's two. To hold up two fingers on one hand is just a little too difficult.


She's a goofball.


Hailey was kind enough to help speed up the unwrapping process. Ashley didn't mind, so Hailey opened most of them--that she also helped wrap.

Monday, June 2, 2008

The Waterpark



Before we went swimming at the waterpark (they were REALLY excited)



Afte we went swimming at the waterpark (the next day).

Just a note, they didn't get sunburned that bad, Tyler and Ashley got it the worst on their backs and we CAKED sunscreen on them. 45 SPF, in case any of you were wondering. Hailey got a little burned on her shoulders, but she sure is milking it for all its worth. Whenever I get the aloe out for Tyler or Ashley, Hailey starts fussing like her sunburn hurts and she needs "awoe". Funny kids. I guess that's what happens when white baby skin sees the light of day for the first time.

The waterpark we went to is really pretty fun. My friend, Jen, asked me if I wanted to get a season pass with her while they were on sale for like $30. I know--CHEAP. And, Hailey and Ashley are free. I would only have to buy one for me and Tyler! But I didn't get one thinking how busy we would be for the summer and how I probably wouldn't want to take all three kids by myself all the time...they all don't know how to swim and I'm overprotective what with how they could drown and stuff...Plus Ashley's crazy and would run off at any chance she gets...

But I'm kicking myself now. The sale is over, so now season passes are $50 each if I can get two other people to buy passes (the group rate) or $60 with just us two. The kids LOVED it. We stayed there all day (hence, the pink shoulders and backs) and they played so good the whole time. No naps and all.

The waterpark has a little kid area that they played in most of the day. They have waterslides and everything for them--they're nothing to scoff at either--they have some pretty big slides for the little kids. Tyler kept running off to go on the slide and I kept telling him he can't leave without someone with him or tell us where he's going. But then I would turn around and he would be in line for the waterslides again...without telling me. Hailey was pretty cautious. She would go down the slides with me or Trevor, but everytime we would convince her she's big enough to go by herself, she'd bump her head on one of the turns and it was all over. Ashley, on the other hand, WOULDN'T go with me. She wanted to do it by herself. If Trevor wasn't with me, I had to go down the waterslide first, and then the lifeguard would help her on the slide so I could catch her at the bottom. They loved every second of the day, and it was the least sick I've felt in a LONG time :) Just a little suprise treat for those of you who read this long story. Maybe I'll bite the bullet and buy the stupid passes.

Dragonflies



Trevor saw a dragonfly outside with a broken wing and thought the best thing to do is to bring it inside and let the kids play with it. They sure did have a good time, though. Squeeling every time it flew a few feet trying to get away, and then picking it back up and passing it around. Don't call the animal protection agency on us.

But while I'm confessing, I should have gotten pictures of the baby bunnies they caught in our backyard a couple weeks ago. They had two in a box for an hour (to show Hailey when she woke up from her nap) but then I made them let the bunnies go. We caught a turtle last week, too. But that was totally by accident. We went fishing--who knew turtles like worms? I also made them set him (or her) free. It's just fine. They sure think their dad is the coolest when he does stuff like this with them.