a long update

we have been busy around here lately. david and i tackled our garage on memorial weekend and divided up piles of ebay, trash, goodwill, and storage. i'm hoping it will bring in some money to buy myself a new lens. a few weeks ago we had some summer storms come through and gave us the most beautiful rainbow we had ever seen. david insisted i go get the camera and take a picture of ashton with it. by the time we got set up at the park, the rainbow was half gone and half as vibrant. it wasn't until later that evening did i really understand how much my kit lens really suck. i always knew it did. but my gosh it's just outright horrible.

this last weekend ashton was invited to his first birthday party.

it's party time!
he had such a good time (so much so he pooped out after three hours).

we went to the zoo the next day and some german festival a german deli was hosting. it seems ashton is starting to become like us. he really enjoys being active. looking at this picture makes me realize i need to start working out. stat.

he has found his cute little feet and absolutely loves his daddy. every evening when david comes home (from work), ashton's little face lights up with excitement.

(typical. he is his dad's son. the tv is almost never on when i am home with ashton, but as soon as david comes home it's the first thing that gets turned on.)

that can not be said about tummy time. ashton has learned how to roll from back to front, but it proves to be a dilema since ashton still hasn't learned to accept being on his tummy. if only he could figure out how to roll tummy to back he would be good to go.

he must think he is a big boy. anytime he isn't sitting up (carseat, bouncer, swing etc) he tries with all his might to sit up on his own ha.

and big kudos to david. he's been practicing manual mode on the camera and is learning quickly. a picture he took of ashton yesterday at the zoo. ashton makes the cutest goofy faces.

i have also tried to get ashton to accept a "lovey". something i can use to let him know when it's close to nap/bedtime. when i was digging through one of my junk boxes (we had in storage), i came across this really sweet bear that david gave me for valentines a few years back. i washed it and gave it to ashton.