Doll Hoarder

Ashlyn can't have enough dolls in her arms when she plays at nursery. She has only been legal to attend for 2 weeks but we slipped in a few times before the big 1-8 months cause we (I) was bored of wandering the halls with her. Ever since that first visit she has been fixated on the enormous doll basket that sits atop the cabinet. It is piled high with at least 15 dolls and she does her best to get her arms around each and every one..all at the same time. She is obsessed. 

Little Angel

Tonight when we were saying a prayer before dinner we noticed Ashlyn in her high chair folding her arms. I thought it was just a cute coincidence. We decided to see what she would do at our family prayer before bed. We got the camera ready and Trevor said the magical word "pray." This is seriously what she did all on her own as we snapped photos. We are in awe that at just shy of 10 months old, she knows how to fold her arms for a prayer. So funny!

Milestones

Ashlyn is getting pretty good about using her hands. I have already had my plate grabbed at a few times during dinner. Sometimes I find her just staring at her hands while she opens & closes them. It is so fun to watch her develop. 

She also learned a new trick last night. She can now grab onto her foot. She only grabs the right foot so far but we are sure the left is soon to follow. 

We love this sweet girl!

4th of July

Ashlyn celebrated her first 4th of July today! 

We celebrated up in the mountains in the cool & rainy weather. It was in the 60's and felt so heavenly! Ashlyn spent most of the day napping & eating. The rest of us enjoyed the outdoors at Camp Gardner. We went out to find some fireworks at night but it turned out we were misinformed about the starting time of the show. We caught the end of the show while in our car, which suited us just fine since Adam & Ashlyn were passed out. We had a wonderful day celebrating the country's birth surrounded by family & awesome weather!

13 Weeks

13 weeks and still growing! She is such a ray of sunshine! I couldn't ask for a better baby!