Monday, August 8, 2011

Our Summer Fun

Hello all!

I know it’s been awhile since my last update. Things have been so busy around here. I suppose you can expect that when you have a family! Since my last update Brittany turned 4, we saw our family in NM and met up with Brett’s family in CO, and Brittany and Logan started preschool.

Brittany turned 4 in July. We had a small party for her and Brett and I made her a princess castle cake. It came out pretty good, but I could have done better if I had more time and access to stores. She loved it and that’s all that matters. Brittany is still very much into princesses!

Logan is well, all boy! He has recently gotten into Superman. It’s funny how kids just naturally gravitate toward certain things. Our friends gave us a Superman costume, and he wears it all the time. We also bought some Superman cartoons. Both Brittany and Logan enjoy watching them, except they only like the parts with Superman, not Clark Kent or Lois Lane. They also dislike the villains. It makes it quite difficult to watch a superhero show without the villains and the alter ego.

Ashlynn is growing up so fast! She is already six months old. She can sit by herself and loves to watch Brittany and Logan play. I know she can’t wait to join in the fun. She has started eating baby food (a few months ago!), and loves the meat or fruits. She isn’t as fond of the plain veggies. Brett says it’s because she’s his daughter! We finally made it to our community pool to swim for the first time this summer. It was a first for Ashlynn, but you’d think she was part fish from the way she was acting – she loved it! She was kicking and squealing so much I almost lost my grip on her a few times. Brittany and Logan also had fun. It’s nice when the water is above 85°F!

We had a great time visiting with our family in NM and CO. We were only able to stay in Albuquerque for a day, but we were able to see most of the family. My cousin had a baby a day before we had Ashlynn. We were able to see them while we were in Albuquerque. It was neat to see how different they were even though they are the same age. Lorelai was almost crawling and would roll around to get toys. Ashlynn on the other hand just lays there. I hope they grow up to be good friends!

Our visit to CO was so much fun! There are tons of things for kids to do at the place where Brett’s parents stay. We took all three kids on the paddleboats. They loved them and asked to go back every day. Brett took Brittany and Logan fishing a couple of days. They have a guarantee catch lake there. They were so happy when they finally caught one, but then were a bit traumatized when they learned they were going to eat their fish. We took the fish to the guy to gut and the kids suddenly were all excited to eat them. The kids loved going on walks and they ask to go back all the time!

Brittany and Logan have started preschool. Brittany went there last year, and Logan is so happy to get to go too! I just can’t believe they are old enough to be in preschool. Although I do have to admit that it’s nice to have a couple of mornings with just Ashlynn. I do find myself wondering what to do with my time! I’m sure I’ll figure it out very soon!

Things are going really good! Brett is working on getting a job in Austin. He has talked to a guy but he hasn’t gotten an actual job offer yet. We really want to move closer to family, but we’ll just have to wait and see what God has in store for us!

I hope you all have had a great summer!

Love,

Brett, Cherise, Brittany, Logan, and Ashlynn



In Colorado

Fishing

"Which fish do you want to catch?"

My 3 cuties!

Ashlynn couldn't stay awake any longer!