Thunderbirds

This weekend the Thunderbirds were in town. We decided to go out and see the show. We ended up watching the show in the parking lot by our car since we were running a little late. This ended up being a good thing because we left Ashley in the car with the A/C going. After a while Logan ended up getting scared of the planes because of the loud noises they were making. So we went and sat in the car with Ashley. Every once in a while when they would fly low, Logan would get scared but I assured him that we were safe in the car. After watching the Thunderbirds we went and walked around to look at all the different planes that they had out on display. Overall it was a good day and they put on a great show.

5 months

Ashley is now 5 months old. My time does fly. Currently Ashley is trying to sit up on her own. She is not very good yet but we prop her up with pillows or sit her on the couch next to us. She likes being able to sit up and look around instead of laying on the floor. Something she has been doing is playing with her rattles. If she drops it, she tries to pick it back up so that she can play with it again.

The last few weeks Ashley has become really playful. She really likes it when people make funny faces or even just talk to her. You know that she is happy because she gives you this big smile and then lets out a high pitched squeal. Also, she likes to try to reach out and grab you. Logan, Ashley and I play a game where I hold Ashley, help her touch Logan and say "got you." This is now Logan's favorite thing to do. He will come up to Tim and I, say got you and laugh. The other day Logan, Ashley and I were sitting on the couch (Ashley was working on her sitting skills) when Ashley reached out and grabbed Logan's shirt by herself. Logan didn't quite know what to think of this and gently tried to pull away from Ashley.

Ashley is learning that being on your tummy is not so bad. She started rolling from her back to her tummy a few weeks ago and it started to disrupt her sleep. We have been trying to show her how to roll from her tummy to her back but she has not caught on to the concept yet. So for now she has been spending more time on her tummy because she put herself that way.

Life is a beach

Ashley finally got to go to the beach. It had been almost 6 months since Logan and I had been to the beach. Ashley did not seem to mind it very much. She spent most of her time in the carseat since she is not able to sit up on her own yet. But when I stuck her feet in the sand, there were no complaints. She didn't even seem to mind when Logan threw sand at her while she was in her carseat.

Logan's day at the beach was interesting. When we first got there and started walking through the sand, he didn't like it very much because the sand was sticking to his legs and feet. But after 10 minutes or so, he decided that sand was fun to play in. By the end of our day he was covered head to toe in sand as you can see in the following pictures. I guess we are going to have to take him to the beach more often now and see if we can bury him in the sand.

2 Year & 4 Month Photos

Here are the pictures we took for Logan's year photos and Ashley's 4 month photos.

Trouble Sleeping

Ashley has been having a little trouble sleeping lately. She usually sleeps on her side but has recently started to roll over more. This is not the first time she has rolled over but she has just been doing it more often now. This wouldn't be much of a problem but she does not really like being on her tummy for long periods of time. Also, when she rolls over her arm (usually her left) gets stuck underneath her. So needless to say her naps and sleeping at night have led to her being more tired during the day (and her mom as well).

Birthday Picture

Happy 2nd Birthday Logan

It was on this day at 9:15am (PST) two years ago that Logan joined our family. It has been so much fun watching him grow. He continues to amaze us. The other night he climbed up on a chair and stood on his tip toes in order to reach his bag of cars on top of the bookshelf. He was tired of having to trade cars to play with and wanted to play with all of them. We thought we had put them up high enough but Logan proved us wrong. Now the cars are still on the bookshelf but towards the back where Logan can't reach them unless he does some major climbing. Logan's vocabulary is increasing everyday and we are able to understand him more and more. We are looking forward to another year of adventures with Logan.

For those of you who read the last post. The first one is Ashley and the second one is Logan.