Ms. busy A. Rae is loving life!

Ashley is demonstrating her skills in independence and confidence- climbing and swimming.  She is fish- swimming with goggles, practicing using her feet and arms in the water, jumping into the pool and going down the slide! She loves to play with her brother and doing what he is doing, of course. Currently they have played with a cardboard box for three days and it's been a space rocket, house for cats, and a storage box for toys in my eyes. 

Ashley eats very well and starting to show more opinion with "bleck" or mmmmmm! Favorite foods include cheese, blueberries, oranges, and has discovered her sweet tooth. 

Visiting gymnastic gyms is another love of Ashley's, running, jumping, climbing, hanging from rings or a bar and swinging. 

 

Ashley demonstrates a fun spark for life, laughing and playing games of chase is always a favorite. 

Ashley Rae is 2 years old! 

Time for an update!

Hip, hip, hoorah!


2nd birthday party, surveying the playground and future ahead
October 24th, 2015

Ashley is fast...super fast! She runs in the house with quick little pitter patter, tap, tap, taps. She keeps up with her big brother and loves a good game of "chase me around the car". She also climbs, a lot. Loves to climb up chairs, tables, carseats, anything to get up and over or taller. If she has her way while sitting with us, she likes to climb over us, over our shoulders, head, to the back of a chair.

Ashley enjoys having her papa hold her by her legs and hold her up high to touch the ceiling. She is strong.

Every day there is a discovery and she takes joy daily with laughter of playing, giggles with peek-a-boo games, hiding under blankets and calling us to find her, listening to music and working on finding a beat to move to or clap her hands. Recently discovered the dance move of rolling her arms in front or one arm out as she spins in a circle.

Ashley has the energy to keep up with her big brother, loves to play games, chase, watch him and wants to do what he is doing, and loves to give him a hug or cuddle in a rare quiet moment. She loves her big brother "Tee-tee".

Outdoors she likes to dig, look around, push a truck around to fill, or go on a mad-dash walk with her doll stroller. Swinging is one of her all-time favorites at a playground, often times starting and ending the playtime. She is courageous and loves slides too, not timid, but will go head first and us coaching her when that is safe and when it is not.

Ashley is a water-baby. Loves to swim, and often times if swimming is on the docket, she is the first to speak up, "me!me!me!" and one of the few times she will get in her carseat by herself, hat on head, and patiently wait to leave for the pool. She swims underwater with goggles, jumps off the edge of the pool, and goes down the slide with a smile on her face.

Ashley is a joy, smiles and laughter abundant, and all the classic two year old stages of opinions, hurt feelings, potty training, independence and learning to ask for help when needed. We love this little spark of ours!

 

Halloween 2015

Minnie Mouse with her rubbed off nose and mouse ears with her aunt : ) 

Waldo Lake July 2015

First camping trip

 Redwoods National Park, Smith River, August 2015

First camping road trip

A walk to the park November 2015

Insisted on bringing her empty backpack. 

Little ms. a. rae

Ashley is our fierce little gal, taking life by storm. At 13 months she has an independent and outspoken streak. Ashley's strong, climbing, starting to run away when she knows she has an item that she is not supposed to have. She loves necklaces and bracelets, even if it's a roll of masking tape on her wrist. Ashley has the water gene, loves baths, swimming, and playing in water! Most of all she is enjoying exploring with her two little legs and being outside as much as possible. 

     

Little Miss Mighty

Little Ms. A Rae (as her big brother calls her quite regularly) is a fun one-year-old with a spark sharing lots of toothy smiles, giggles,  and determination as she will often march past her brother when he is making circles around her and she is on a mission. She is taking on the world with exploring, watching, and listening (Terry regularly gives her a hard time, and as daycare has shared with me, she does not take guff from anyone. I find this very true).

This mighty one year old is discovering her world in the following ways:

• When discovering a new child chair, Ashley promptly attempts to climb into and sit. She is very good at doing this, and then attempting to stand on the chair, which she does this regularly. 
• Chasing her brother down to watch what he is doing or getting into. Wanting to play with the toys he's playing with, 
• The babe loves to eat and drink. Currently loving bananas, cheese, apples, chicken soup, and unknowingly I gave her her first taste of a juice soda Terry had at his grandparents. She was not happy when this drink was promptly taken away. 
• She loves to put anything that imitates a necklace around her neck. Also tries to put on her mother's tops or her own clothes, or trying on her parents' shoes.
• This babe does not like hats and will not wear them willingly until recently. A little beret with pink polka dots apparently is a winner for wearing and worth keeping on. 
• Shoes and socks, quite the inconvenience. A moment allowed sitting, strapped into her car seat, and both of these are promptly taken off. 
• Upon a parent returning from a day at work, Ashley will smile big, raise both arms up, and walk a direct path to this parent. This warms both of our hearts and brings a smile to our face every day. 

- L

Sneak Peak of the One Year Old!

Sweetness with the sleeping babe, we love this little monkey. 

Peek-a-boo with Grandpa! 

Two steps, a giant leap for baby a.

Ashley stood still for a handful of seconds, and boom.boom. Two steps!  She took two steps, stood still, and looked around with a smile. The beginning of Ashley's walking days loom ahead. 

A Rae is about to crawl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szsA4HrbKRY

Best Fishes

David 

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