July Family Portraits

Our portraits were taken by Sandy Runner in the Gardens across from Fairy Tale Town in Sacramento :)

More Summer Time Fun!

Just a few pictures of boating with the VDubs and the State Fair this past weekend... We are keeping busy with lots of summer fun :)

Early Morning Blogging :)

It's a beautiful, cool, overcast morning in JULY, and I am awake while Ais is still sleeping. Several things are off in the universe today!
I just thought I'd add a few pics to catch up some moments from the summer thus far...

Aislinn and Daddy on a hike (and Daddy letting Aislinn drink bacteria infested water... oh my)

Ella's 2nd Birthday Party at Whitney Park

Shelly (our neighbor) and Aislinn at the Fountains after Shelly's Performance

My baby looking more like a little girl :(

And lots of playing in the front yard!

The Happiest Place on Earth... with a toddler :)

We just returned from our Disneyland vacation and we had a blast with the VanWinkles, Grammy Tami and Aunt Bre. Aislinn did even better than we expected with the drive and the long days in the park! Now we need a vacation from vacationing... good thing we took some extra time off :) 

18 Months!

Aislinn is 18 months old and is a very mellow, sweet little girl. Just a glimpse of this age:

Ais loves playing chasing games, reading books, and playing with her puzzles. She has adjusted well to the new house and we are ALL happy for her to be in her own room. Ais wakes up around 8 and likes to start the day with a hearty breakfast. She likes to "help" dress herself and then enjoys playing in her room. She likes to have one of us with her (always) but can entertain herself for hours. She still takes a 1.5-3 hour nap after lunch, and our afternoons are filled with play dates, park play and walks. When Travis gets home from work we spend some time together as a family, have dinner, then it's bath time and bed time around 8:30.

Ais seems to understand most of what we say to her and she nods 'yes' and 'no' to our questions. Besides saying Mama and Dada, her first clear word was Baby, which she started saying at 17 months. Clear words thus far include: Mommy, Dada, Baby, Hi, Bye, No, Dog, Duck, and Ball.

Ais continues to be a good eater. Her favorites include fruit (all kinds), yogurt, eggs, oatmeal, PB&J sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, avacado, and smoothies. She uses the sign for 'more' to let us know when she is hungry. It is amazing how well she can communicate her needs without using words!

At her 18 month check up, Ais measured 90th percentile for height, 75th for weight and 99th for head circumference, and she continues to develop normally. She is a very bright little girl, and we are so happy with the little person she is becoming! We love you Aislinn Abigail :)

Recent Pics Of BooBoo Bear!

Aislinn and Ella at Chuck E Cheese's

Aislinn at Mahaney Park

Easter Weekend

Carter's 3rd Birthday Party

My Little Nugget Playing at Home

The House...A Work in Progress

Travis proved to be more of a handyman than I would have expected. After doing the demolition ourselves, we hired help to paint and install flooring. Here are a few pics of the process, and where we are now! There is still much to be done!