21 months- Sept 2012

Not much has really changed since the last time I’ve blogged.  Ashlan’s still talking a lot and seems like she’s adding words every week, so I can’t really report on that.  We did go to the zoo with a friend the other day, and I’ve been working on staining the chest and putting up some of the things related to Ashlan, so that’s about all I have for you this week.  I finally finished Ashlan’s photo albums, so I am caught up until July of this year, woohoo! (It was from December to July, haha!  I usually tried to do it every 3 months).  Luckily, I haven’t taken an obscene amount of pictures in August and in September so far, so I’m pretty much caught up for now, which has allowed me to do other projects.  I have already completed Ashlan’s growth ruler and the shadowbox with her first usable shoes, headband, and handprint in it, so I’m currently working on the chest that I’m staining, but only one more coat and I’ll be done with that. 

Ashlan had a fever this day, so she was all snuggles and wanting under the blanket.

The finished growth ruler.

The chest's before picture.

After I sanded the stain off.

At the zoo, looking at the anteater.

Ashlan and Tyler were mesmerized.  

We went on 9/11, which made the zoo sooooo dead.

Interesting creature.

Staring at the tapir.

Cannot remember what this animal is...

But apparently Ashlan and he had a staring contest, haha!!

Trying to look at the turtle that was down below.

This was us trying to get a picture together by a fountain...

The picture was not happening, haha!!

She was doing circles around the tree.

It was kinda funny...she did it like 10 times.  :)

By the carousel.

Checking out the kangaroos.

This is how the little kids can look at the penguins.  

She was too scared to go underneath.  :)

Tired girl.

The growth ruler and the shadow box I stained.  

Her first handprint (18 months), shoes (12 months), and headband (6 months).

Ashlan set a clean diaper down and set her dolly down on top of it, haha!!

My pretty girl.  

Carrying her step stool around everywhere.  :)

I asked her to say 'cheese'.  Haha!!

The first coat of stain.  :)

And Dan finally put her toilet seat up.  :)  It's just an add on to the regular seat.