The Wonderful World of Ashlee

Oh boy... long time no post... So here is a Summer Wrap Up!!

2008-09-07T17:03:00.000-07:00

Well, the summer started off with me still not working..... so little miss ashlee got to have more fun at home with her mommy.... At the beginning of June, we went to Vancouver for 3 days with my dad and stepmom for Tom's graduation from Simon Fraser University. we had a great trip, and ashlee did very well in the car for that long (6 hrs each way). we got to stay right downtown Van, in Uncle tom's guest suite in his highrise condo building. very fun!

Middle of june was maddy's birthday and father's day. :) we took my dad out to armstrong for the train ride, and went to the mini-horse farm. ok, so maybe this was more for ashlee, then my dad, but he seemed to love it!

at the end of June, we went down to Osoyoos lake and stayed at my friend jackie's lake house for a weekend. what a gorgeous place. so beautiful and relaxing. ashlee had a great time playing with her 3 girls, and it was nice to catch up with jackie again.

In July, I went back to school... and Ashlee's daycare went on holidays for 5 weeks, so miss ashlee got to spend extra time with granny, and nana... and some days, Tianna babysat her. :) Ashlee loved all this. In the beginning of august, sam came to visit ashlee again, and be her "daycare" for a week, while i was in the last week of my summer classes.

then the last 2 weeks of august, i was on holidays, and my brother, todd came out from alberta with his family. it was GREAT fun!!! Kyan, who is 2.5 yrs old, and ashlee were inseperable!! he is just young enough to follow ashlee's every command. pretty cute!!! i think ashlee taught him some bad tricks, but SHHHH! don't tell anyone! :) Todd and Jamie also had their second son in June, so we got to meet Abel for the first time. what a cutie! he is a really good baby, very content to just hang out and cuddle. :)

so that is it for us.....
Ashlee is doing great overall. she has grown like crazy!! she moved into a booster seat in the car, and loves it. she is talking up a storm, and loves to "read" me and her stuffies, stories and books. she is a very helpful child, and will cook dinner with me, do the laundry, feed the cats, you name it, she wants to help do it!
a recent funny story:.. we were at my dad's, and went for a walk... well, we happened along a trampoline, so ashlee stopped to jump on it... as she is jumping she bounced in a circle or something, and then proclaims to us "i'm amazing"
hahahah. we all died laughing, but had to agree.....

she really is amazing!!! and i couldn't love her more!

Ashlee had a visit from her Daddy!

2008-04-17T13:48:00.000-07:00

during the first week of april, ashlee's dad came to visit her. they had a good time! it had been almost a year, so i was surprised at how well she did with him. I really do have a great child. she is very well adjusted, and thoughtful and caring. :)

Sam enjoyed his time with her too. She has changed and grown sooo much since he last saw her! he was very impressed with how smart she is. says she is smarter than some 5 and 6 yr olds that he knows :)

here are some photos from his visit.

Hiking at BX Falls....

then it was naptime. :)

also during his time up here, he helped ashlee make a surprise for mommy!
this is what they made....

and then it was time for goodbye.

Update and 3 yr appt :)

2008-03-20T14:21:00.000-07:00

hello hello hello...

finally got ashlee in to the doctor for her 3 yr checkup. All is well :) she is 39 inches tall, and 16 kg (about 35 lbs). :) Doctor was impressed with everything. so that is great. :)
Ashlee also got to have her first dentist appt this past month and passed with flying colors. :) she let the lady clean her teeth, and even sat with the fluoride trays like a champ!
ANNND... while momma was at it, we scheduled her for her first eye appt too :) et voila, she can see just fine, no glasses needed here!

yes, we have been busy busy busy!

the other big big news. Mimi (her soother/binky/sucky) got "lost"... poor thing! but Ashlee has handled it way better than I expected. I think Momma might have been more upset than her! haha! it has been a week, and i think it is safe to say, that "mimi" is gone for good! whew!! it was about time. but it makes me sad, cuz it is just one more baby thing that is gone, and shows me that she is really a little girl now. *sighs*

She is very excited about Easter coming this weekend, and has been talking about the easter bunny for the last 2 weeks. She wants to hid eggs for the bunny to find! haha!

hope all is well! Happy Easter everyone!

Growing Up!

2008-02-09T16:58:00.000-08:00

Ashlee is just growing up much too fast for me...

the other day, on the way to Bonnie's house (daycare) we had this conversation.

ashlee: mummy, can i tell you something?
me: yes, you can.
ashlee: i a big girl. big girls no ride in car seats.

hrmm......

i didn't break it to her, but canada just passed some law, and she will probably be in some sort of "car seat (booster)" until she is like 10 yrs old! yikes!!!
and to think, i grew up without ever riding in a carseat!

Ice Princess

2008-02-09T16:45:00.001-08:00

Ashlee went skating for the first time. wheeee!!!
she really enjoyed it, and did SO well. didn't fall once. :)

here is a video

in fact, it was so fun, we are planning on going skating again tomorrow!

Look out!!! I have my own little ROCKSTAR!!!

2008-01-21T13:07:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Ashlee's birthday on Sunday. one of her presents was a microphone...

enjoy!

isn't she just too precious for words? i think so!

the new year!

2008-01-12T15:23:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone....

it is already TWO weeks into the new year... where does the time fly?

Ashlee has started the year off very well.... is healthy (finally over her cold) and partying up a storm! she is very excited about her upcoming birthday, and talks non-stop about her "party" and "presents" and "friends"..... so i guess mommy better plan a good one, eh?

She got to spend a few days with papa and granny, as mommy had to travel to toronto again, and she loved that. helped papa with the doggies, and enjoyed time in the hot tub, and doing puzzles with granny!

we also went with a bunch of friends to another hockey game. that is fast becoming one of her favorite things!! she LOVES hockey!! we got her some skates, so now just need to find the time to get her out on the ice. :)

Merry Xmas to one and all!

2007-12-21T21:47:00.000-08:00

well, it is that time of year again. wow! time flies... quickly! :)

ashlee and i will be staying home for the holidays... we have all our family coming into town... along with alot of friends, so it will be good times.

uncle todd, aunt jamie and kyan are already here...
uncle ben and uncle tom will arrive tomorrow.

auntie jojo, uncle chris and nathan will be in town, along with auntie jackie and her family....

i got ashlee a pair of skates, so we will be trying that. sunday, is skating with santa at the multiplex, so wish us luck! hehe! they are little hockey skates, and ashlee was quite concerned that "those are boys skates, mommy, those are for boys!". hehe :) it has actually been a good 6 or 7 yrs since i myself, have been on skates, so it should be an interesting evening... make sure to check back here for an update, eh?

anyways, it is bed time, so i will end this now...

Merry Christmas and Much Love to all our friends and family!

Tiny Dancer (well, not so tiny)

2007-12-11T10:46:00.000-08:00

well, on saturday night, Ashlee and I were taken to a "Merry Moore Christmas" program at the Performing Arts Centre. it is an annual program put on by Paul and Melina Moore (new york broadway singers, who live in the Okanagan here, and have a music school)... it is a great time!

anyways, the lead up to it, was talkign to ashlee about going to the program, to see the singers and the dancers ect... so she was getting very excited about it... she got to put on makeup with mommy, wear perfume, and even got her hair curled with a curling iron... what an exciting evening i tell ya!!

so then as we were waiting for the grandparents to pick us up... she decided to put on her own little dancing show, and i captured it on the camera, so here it is! :)

(sorry that it is sideways, i havent' figured out how to rotate it on the blog)

the program was awesome, by the way, and she entertained everyone in the lobby with her dancing... They had about 6 people singing xmas carols before the show, and then during intermission.... So she had an open space, where she danced up a storm!! At one point, she is all "come on, mommy... dance". the crowd had a good laugh at that one. I politely declined the invite! ha!

Sunday was a very nice, xmas-y day also... woke up to it snowing, and off to nana's house to help decorate her tree.... then home to have a nap, and then papa and granny came over for supper, and we decorated our own tree. :) I'll have to take some pictures of our tree, and also our xmas decorations. Ashlee was a HUGE helper in decorating the tree this year. yes, most of the stuff was on the lower half of the tree, and god forbid if i moved it (had to be "rearranged" after she was in bed).... but it all turned out beautifully! :)

Bath Time Fun!!

2007-12-04T22:39:00.000-08:00

so for my second post of the new blog, i'm going to give you a video :)

enjoy the singing!

Welcome, Welcome :)

2007-11-30T15:05:00.000-08:00

OK kiddies... here we are!!

the new blog.....

and here is a pic of miss ashlee to welcome you!