our stupid window unit died today (it was hardly a week old!). hopefully sometime in the next week we will be able to fix our real air conditioner! david had ashton close to him while he installed our new unit. i could hear ashton laughing from across the house so i set up our webcam, (sorry for the poor quality, hopefully we will be able to get a camcorder before ashton turns 18years old).
Sunday
happy 34th birthday david!
poor david. birthday boy got up early and took care of ashton so i could sleep in (i was up late last night baking him a birthday cake [more on that later]). he also cleaned the entire house. i remember david coming into the bedroom to show me he was wearing ashton in the babyhawk carrier while cleaning (which was the most adorable thing ever). then after ashton's mid morning nap, david really wanted to go to lowe's. we have a very tiny covered patio. it's not big enough for a table (which david JUST has to have). david wanted to price out how much a brick patio would cost. so off we went. by the way. today was the first day of the summer that hit 100f. it was HOT!
did i tell you it was a hot miserable day? yeah. hot.
it didn't take us very long to find something we liked.
you can see the poor little mouse in his head working overtime figuring how much it's going to cost us!
we like this one.
david has been dying to put grass seed out on our front lawn. our neighbors have the most amazing lawn i have ever seen! everyday i want to run through it barefoot.
birthday dinner at david's favorite resturant. ashton had a blast. pulling the table cloth off, licking mommy's water glass, watching the birds/people, pulling on the tree above us, talking, and squealing non-stop. he had us cracking up most of the time.
i love these boys so much!
ashton didn't know what to think at first. it didn't take long for him to figure out how to splash with his feet! people were laughing and smiling at him as they walked by.
watching the dead bugs float by. he kept reaching out to touch them. ick.
**SPLISH**
**SPLASH**
GOOD GOSH, have i mentioned how much i love these two?!
::sigh:: so, i wanted to sell my 85mm lens to get a different lens. but the more i use the 85mm lens, the more i love it. look how sharp it is. you can see his tiny little hair strands!
oh how i wished i could have taken off my shoes and dipped my feet without looking like a complete freak! (mental note: time to go to the water gardens)
::::sigh:::: it looks so refreshing! (mental note part duex: or at least a baby pool that will be big enough for me to play in)
love the lens. however, sometimes i wish i had a wide angle lens. you have no idea how far i had to walk back to get this shot. even then i wasn't able to get the entire fountain in the frame (something i was aiming for). i need/have to sell one of my lenses.. which will it be?!
why is this so hard to figure out?!!! 85mm or 50mm.
ashton was kept gazing towards the top of the fountain. david was impressed he noticed it.
it feels like i am trying to rid one of my own kids. it makes me sick to think one of these babies will need to go in order for me to get a new lens. i keep telling david i need a wide angle for our trip to florida next month. he claims i take good pictures with the lenses i have. yeah well, i want to take GREAT images not good! at least i can rent a lens but that in itself is pretty pricey. :o/. either way i am not going to disneyworld/the beach WITHOUT a proper lens!
now on to my pathetic excuse for a birthday cake.
i love baking, i really really really do. but it's times like these that make feel like i should give up baking forever. it's been a long while since i have been able to bake something worth eating. my lactation cookies were a failure. my cream filled coconut macaroons were tasteless and now my sacher torte was absolutely terrifying! i can't even tell you how HORRIBLE this cake turned out. i was hoping to do something special for david. bake his favorite cake seemed simple enough. the money i spent on high quality chocolate alone is enough to make this failure feel even more embarrassing. so why am i sharing it here? i don't know. i guess i feel like if i share it, maybe my 'bad luck baking streak' will end, and my fruit tart i plan on making next weekend,(for the first time), will end up being edible. ::shrugs::
plus the pictures of ashton with the cake make them worth sharing.
right?
♩♫ happy birthday to you.....
happy birthday to you...♪♬
♪♫happy birthday to davvvvvvvvvvv-id...
happy birthday to you!!!!♬♩
me: "okay honey, make a wish!"
david: *making wishes* "i hope she doesn't bake me any more birthday cakes"
ashton: **blows a spit bubble that turns into a raspberry**
david: *still making a wishlist in his head* "i want a new patio"
ashton: *still blowing raspberries* "pffffffffffffft, oh hai mommy"
david: "and for her to quit asking me for an expensive lens"
ashton: *still going* "pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft, ohhh look fire.."
david: "but mainly i wish for that she doesn't bake me anymore birthday cakes"
ashton: "wait, what?! what happened? where did it go?!"
such a sad pathetic cake. everything that could have gone wrong went wrong.
just for kicks we tried it! it.was.bad.
david had to drink a glass of water bad.
:o(
while i put the cake out of it's misery, david finished his birthday day by playing peek-a-boo with ashton.
other than the cake and the heat, it was a good day!
did i tell you it was a hot miserable day? yeah. hot.
it didn't take us very long to find something we liked.
you can see the poor little mouse in his head working overtime figuring how much it's going to cost us!
we like this one.
david has been dying to put grass seed out on our front lawn. our neighbors have the most amazing lawn i have ever seen! everyday i want to run through it barefoot.
birthday dinner at david's favorite resturant. ashton had a blast. pulling the table cloth off, licking mommy's water glass, watching the birds/people, pulling on the tree above us, talking, and squealing non-stop. he had us cracking up most of the time.
i love these boys so much!
ashton didn't know what to think at first. it didn't take long for him to figure out how to splash with his feet! people were laughing and smiling at him as they walked by.
watching the dead bugs float by. he kept reaching out to touch them. ick.
**SPLISH**
**SPLASH**
GOOD GOSH, have i mentioned how much i love these two?!
::sigh:: so, i wanted to sell my 85mm lens to get a different lens. but the more i use the 85mm lens, the more i love it. look how sharp it is. you can see his tiny little hair strands!
oh how i wished i could have taken off my shoes and dipped my feet without looking like a complete freak! (mental note: time to go to the water gardens)
::::sigh:::: it looks so refreshing! (mental note part duex: or at least a baby pool that will be big enough for me to play in)
love the lens. however, sometimes i wish i had a wide angle lens. you have no idea how far i had to walk back to get this shot. even then i wasn't able to get the entire fountain in the frame (something i was aiming for). i need/have to sell one of my lenses.. which will it be?!
why is this so hard to figure out?!!! 85mm or 50mm.
ashton was kept gazing towards the top of the fountain. david was impressed he noticed it.
it feels like i am trying to rid one of my own kids. it makes me sick to think one of these babies will need to go in order for me to get a new lens. i keep telling david i need a wide angle for our trip to florida next month. he claims i take good pictures with the lenses i have. yeah well, i want to take GREAT images not good! at least i can rent a lens but that in itself is pretty pricey. :o/. either way i am not going to disneyworld/the beach WITHOUT a proper lens!
now on to my pathetic excuse for a birthday cake.
i love baking, i really really really do. but it's times like these that make feel like i should give up baking forever. it's been a long while since i have been able to bake something worth eating. my lactation cookies were a failure. my cream filled coconut macaroons were tasteless and now my sacher torte was absolutely terrifying! i can't even tell you how HORRIBLE this cake turned out. i was hoping to do something special for david. bake his favorite cake seemed simple enough. the money i spent on high quality chocolate alone is enough to make this failure feel even more embarrassing. so why am i sharing it here? i don't know. i guess i feel like if i share it, maybe my 'bad luck baking streak' will end, and my fruit tart i plan on making next weekend,(for the first time), will end up being edible. ::shrugs::
plus the pictures of ashton with the cake make them worth sharing.
right?
♩♫ happy birthday to you.....
happy birthday to you...♪♬
♪♫happy birthday to davvvvvvvvvvv-id...
happy birthday to you!!!!♬♩
me: "okay honey, make a wish!"
david: *making wishes* "i hope she doesn't bake me any more birthday cakes"
ashton: **blows a spit bubble that turns into a raspberry**
david: *still making a wishlist in his head* "i want a new patio"
ashton: *still blowing raspberries* "pffffffffffffft, oh hai mommy"
david: "and for her to quit asking me for an expensive lens"
ashton: *still going* "pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft, ohhh look fire.."
david: "but mainly i wish for that she doesn't bake me anymore birthday cakes"
ashton: "wait, what?! what happened? where did it go?!"
such a sad pathetic cake. everything that could have gone wrong went wrong.
- i'm not used to baking with our convection oven.
- when i poured the ganache on, it didn't flow down the cake sides. it sort of just sat on top.
- so i used a spatula, which made it worse.
- then the "H" in happy broke off it's little toothpick when forced it into the cake.
- the cake almost broke my electric knife (!!!) when i tried slicing a peice off. yikes. that speaks VOLUMES right thar!
- it stuck to my plate for a good 30 seconds before finally meeting it's fate in the trash can.
just for kicks we tried it! it.was.bad.
david had to drink a glass of water bad.
:o(
while i put the cake out of it's misery, david finished his birthday day by playing peek-a-boo with ashton.
other than the cake and the heat, it was a good day!
Tuesday
a little more about the swing..
NOTE: this blog entry was written two days ago. typically, i update my blog during ashton's first nap and then process any images when ashton has gone to bed, (then post the blog right before i go to bed). lately, that has been impossible, (i'll blog about my issue(s) some other time. right now i don't have the energy). now back to your regularly scheduled program.
it happened again. yesterday when i put ashton in the swing for playtime.
i guess ashton missed the memo that swing = play, not sleep.
anyhoo. this time i added the lap bar as an extra precaution, (the swing also has a 3point harness that goes around their bottom half). the manual states the lap bar is not intended to hold the baby in and they are restrained by the 3point harness. i'm laughing, if you could have seen ashton yesterday in person, you would have seriously thought he would fall out at any given moment. it's harder to see in pictures, but trust me, it was enough to still make me uncomfortable.
woop.. my darn camera (shutter noise) wakes him up every single time.
doesn't look too pleased does he?
whew, i miraculously avoided a complete meltdown. he was out within 2.5seconds.
it doesn't look so scary in this picture. he looks safe and normal
cute right?!
nap time over! i think the swing needs new batteries. it's having difficulty swinging after about 30mins. actually, it was more than difficulty swinging. i could have sworn i heard the swing say, "kill----me----nowww".
ashton: "hey look! a TOY!!"
i asked him to show me the (imo),"not so safe" 3point harness strap.
ashton: "ohhh, a toy!".
gotta love baby's short attention span.
me: "hey ashton, how old were you yesterday?"
ashton holds up four fingers
me: "that's right! FOUR months!!!!"
don't hate that my baby is smarter than your baby ;o)
hmmm either that look is for "i'm done" or "i'm going to smash that camera in". me thinks the latter.
i'm not sure what i'll do. ashton is officially 5months now and even though he can sit in our laps without much help, sitting by himself on the floor is another thing. as soon as he sees something he wants he topples over. i'm pretty sure he is on track regarding the issue, (so i'm not trying to be super pushy about it), but i noticed that he was doing the same thing in his swing yesterday. i'm now rethinking maybe if i leave it alone and just keep a watchful eye on him maybe he will learn to center himself. it could be a learning tool.. what do you guys think?
overall i am still pretty pleased with the swing. i'm just not sure if ashton is ready for the "big boy" position. omgosh that was painful to say. "big boy?" ::sniffles::
story bonus:
shortly upon moving in we noticed our air conditioner wasn't blowing out cold air (yes, we had an inspection done. however, it was too cold for the inspector to properly test our A/C). after the quickest $60 we have ever spent, we were told that our coils were leaking pureon, (eco friendly version of freon), and that it would cost around $3-4k to fix. we filed a claim with our home warranty people who said they would pay all but $1k. better than $3-4k but still pretty pricey. david said we would get it fixed as soon as our tax stimulus package would come in (the $8k you get for buying a new home). well, it's been over two months and no money to be seen. we are getting pretty close to having 100degree days and our house is getting HOT! typically, it's very manageable. i don't ever feel toooo hot until about 2pm till 7pm. which happens to coincide with ashton's longest (and important) nap of the day (between 3pm-5pm). it makes for one hot uncomfortable nap.
david told me it was cooler in the guest room than our bedroom. so, yesterday we took a nap in there. it must have been the hottest day yet this summer because...
it.was.too.hot.for.us.
i demanded (if you haven't noticed, i'm bossy) david do something about it. i hate going to the mailbox everyday to find nothing but junk.
finally, david relented and bought a window unit.
they do nothing for the decor! i love how david used bricks to hold the unit up (because we're classy like that). i have yet to see how it holds up during the 2pm-7pm stretch. (update: it went beautifully!) we bought a cheap single room unit since we only plan on using it for a short period of time (hopefully not all summer!). however, i can feel it throughout the house. it isn't super strong but strong enough for the house to be very comfortable! which is good enough for me!
yesterday's heat didn't stop me from taking some cute snapshots of post-nap half naked ashton!
waking up (thanks camera!)
"good afternoon sweetheart, did you have a good nap?"
"no, why is it so freaking hot in here?!" *throws paci to the floor!*
me: "don't worry, im forcing daddy to do something about it". *plugs paci back in*
ashton: *smile*
awwww, ashton loves his feet as much as i do.
it happened again. yesterday when i put ashton in the swing for playtime.
i guess ashton missed the memo that swing = play, not sleep.
anyhoo. this time i added the lap bar as an extra precaution, (the swing also has a 3point harness that goes around their bottom half). the manual states the lap bar is not intended to hold the baby in and they are restrained by the 3point harness. i'm laughing, if you could have seen ashton yesterday in person, you would have seriously thought he would fall out at any given moment. it's harder to see in pictures, but trust me, it was enough to still make me uncomfortable.
woop.. my darn camera (shutter noise) wakes him up every single time.
doesn't look too pleased does he?
whew, i miraculously avoided a complete meltdown. he was out within 2.5seconds.
it doesn't look so scary in this picture. he looks safe and normal
cute right?!
nap time over! i think the swing needs new batteries. it's having difficulty swinging after about 30mins. actually, it was more than difficulty swinging. i could have sworn i heard the swing say, "kill----me----nowww".
ashton: "hey look! a TOY!!"
i asked him to show me the (imo),"not so safe" 3point harness strap.
ashton: "ohhh, a toy!".
gotta love baby's short attention span.
me: "hey ashton, how old were you yesterday?"
ashton holds up four fingers
me: "that's right! FOUR months!!!!"
don't hate that my baby is smarter than your baby ;o)
hmmm either that look is for "i'm done" or "i'm going to smash that camera in". me thinks the latter.
i'm not sure what i'll do. ashton is officially 5months now and even though he can sit in our laps without much help, sitting by himself on the floor is another thing. as soon as he sees something he wants he topples over. i'm pretty sure he is on track regarding the issue, (so i'm not trying to be super pushy about it), but i noticed that he was doing the same thing in his swing yesterday. i'm now rethinking maybe if i leave it alone and just keep a watchful eye on him maybe he will learn to center himself. it could be a learning tool.. what do you guys think?
overall i am still pretty pleased with the swing. i'm just not sure if ashton is ready for the "big boy" position. omgosh that was painful to say. "big boy?" ::sniffles::
story bonus:
shortly upon moving in we noticed our air conditioner wasn't blowing out cold air (yes, we had an inspection done. however, it was too cold for the inspector to properly test our A/C). after the quickest $60 we have ever spent, we were told that our coils were leaking pureon, (eco friendly version of freon), and that it would cost around $3-4k to fix. we filed a claim with our home warranty people who said they would pay all but $1k. better than $3-4k but still pretty pricey. david said we would get it fixed as soon as our tax stimulus package would come in (the $8k you get for buying a new home). well, it's been over two months and no money to be seen. we are getting pretty close to having 100degree days and our house is getting HOT! typically, it's very manageable. i don't ever feel toooo hot until about 2pm till 7pm. which happens to coincide with ashton's longest (and important) nap of the day (between 3pm-5pm). it makes for one hot uncomfortable nap.
david told me it was cooler in the guest room than our bedroom. so, yesterday we took a nap in there. it must have been the hottest day yet this summer because...
it.was.too.hot.for.us.
i demanded (if you haven't noticed, i'm bossy) david do something about it. i hate going to the mailbox everyday to find nothing but junk.
finally, david relented and bought a window unit.
they do nothing for the decor! i love how david used bricks to hold the unit up (because we're classy like that). i have yet to see how it holds up during the 2pm-7pm stretch. (update: it went beautifully!) we bought a cheap single room unit since we only plan on using it for a short period of time (hopefully not all summer!). however, i can feel it throughout the house. it isn't super strong but strong enough for the house to be very comfortable! which is good enough for me!
yesterday's heat didn't stop me from taking some cute snapshots of post-nap half naked ashton!
waking up (thanks camera!)
"good afternoon sweetheart, did you have a good nap?"
"no, why is it so freaking hot in here?!" *throws paci to the floor!*
me: "don't worry, im forcing daddy to do something about it". *plugs paci back in*
ashton: *smile*
awwww, ashton loves his feet as much as i do.
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