Day 92 - Dada's Mini Me

Dawson put on Dave's hat and sunglasses and was pretending to be daddy. He told us he was dada and dada was Dawson.

Day 79 - My Loves

It was almost bedtime and dada and Ashlynn were sitting on the couch together... I guess Dawson was feeling a little left out so he went and sat on top of both of them (he was on Ashlynn's legs a little bit but she didn't seem to mind). I thought it was super cute. I was on the phone with my mom so I didn't get the best picture but I love it. They are all looking at me like what are you doing?! haha

Day 71 - Halloween Costumes

Happy Halloween!

Day 70 - Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

Today we finally made it to the pumpkin patch! I tried to get a picture of the kids together with the pumpkins but Dawson wasn't interested in getting his picture taken. Ashlynn was being cute as can be, she's smiling in just about every picture I took (the sun is in her eyes) and Dave is trying to get Dawson to sit down and look at me in just about every picture. *lol* I did get some really cute pictures of them individually but I wanted to share a picture with both of them in it.

Dawson had SO much fun at the pumpkin patch. They had a lot of little rides set up and he wanted to ride them all. He ended up going down a big inflatable slide a couple of times and he also went down the small one they had too. He went on a boat ride, a small ferris wheel, and a swing ride. He had to go on all the rides by himself because they were too small for adults to ride and he did so well!

I also took a picture of a picture that we got today...


We went to a Halloween party tonight. That was a lot of fun too. Dave loves Dawson's sweet face in this picture (so do I) and Ashlynn looks too cute in her costume. She also looks huge because of the way Dave is holding her. *lol*

Day 69 - Wheeee!

I took a lot of pictures today and I love a lot of them so it was hard to choose just one! I really love this one because Dave and Dawson are having so much fun. ♥

Day 65 - Dawson is 3!!

Dawson turned 3 today! It was such a wonderful day. I feel so blessed to have him in my life. I love you, baby boy!

Day 64 - Children's Museum

I took the kids to the Children's Museum this morning and they had so much fun! This picture is of Dawson inside the rain house. There was water coming down on the roof of the house and it sounded really cool! There was also a big foam puzzle inside that the kids put together.



He had a lot of fun. Ashlynn couldn't participate as much as Dawson (although I'm sure if I would have let her she would have tried) but she did get to ride on a rocking horse which she LOVED and she also played with a drum and some bells which she also really loved. It was a fun morning. :)

Day 62 - Disney Store Halloween Party

Yesterday (day 62) we went to a Halloween Dress Rehearsal Party at the Disney Store. It was fun. The kids played a few games, got a couple little prizes, and then Dawson's favorite part; they had a costume parade. He loved walking around and waving to everybody.

After that we went to a Disney clearance store that just opened up down the street from where we live. I can't remember what it is called but I remember going to one a couple of years ago when me and Dawson were living in Salt Lake. The store is only around for a couple of weeks (maybe months?) and then it moves on to the next city. They had a lot of cool stuff there but our favorites were this giant Mickey and Minnie!

Day 54 - Happy Face

Dawson was showing me his mean face, his happy face, and his sad face... all three of them look pretty happy to me. *lol* They basically all looked like this picture right here. He's too sweet to be mean and too happy to be sad. :)

Day 49 - Fun with Dada

Dave was spinning Dawson around on his head and Dawson was having a blast! Too bad I didn't get any pics of his face, he kept his head down the whole time. We had a fun and relaxing walk with a stop at the playground of course! ;)

Day 37 - Kisses

Another cell phone picture. Eek! This is the only picture that I took today (actually I took two pictures so I'll post them both) and it's not very good. The moment I was trying to capture was sweet, though! Ashlynn was being super lovey dovey and kept giving Dawson kisses. She would grab onto his face and pull him towards herself with her mouth wide open. Baby kisses are the sweetest. Ashlynn was up a little before 6, and Dawson wasn't far behind her. This picture was taken early in the morning so the lighting really sucks, and I was using my cell phone... AND because I was too lazy to grab our camera I wasn't even able to capture any kisses because my cell phone camera is SLOW. By the time it would snap the picture Ashlynn was distracted by the annoying flash and would stop giving kisses. *sigh* I know better now. Expensive camera good. Phone camera bad.



Oh, and no Ashlynn wasn't attacked by a cat. Her fingernails grow SO fast and she scratched her little face in her sleep. :(

Day 26 - Best Friends

My first cell phone picture of the challenge. I knew it was going to happen eventually but I was hoping it wouldn't happen so soon. I love this picture, though. Dawson and Ashlynn always have so much fun playing together. One of their favorite things to do together is build blocks. Well, Dawson builds them and Ashlynn knocks them down! Dawson thinks it's hilarious when she knocks them over, he'll laugh and immediately start rebuilding.

Day 22 - Go Broncos!

To celebrate the first game of the season for the Broncos we all wore our Broncos jerseys today! Well, Ashlynn's is a onesie, not a jersey, but it's Broncos and that is all that matters. Go Broncos! I tried to get a picture of both the kids looking at me and smiling but Ashlynn wanted to look at Dada (at least she was smiling!) and Dawson was not interested in getting his picture taken at all.

Day 18 - Impromptu Picnic

This post is up a little bit late but this picture was taken on day 18. The power was out all over San Diego yesterday. It was a HUGE outage that even extended into Arizona and Mexico. It went out around 3:30pm and came back on around 1:30am. It was quite an adventure! We decided to go to the park and have a picnic dinner. :) We had peanut butter sandwiches (no jelly because we didn't want to open the fridge and let any cool air out), some crackers and water. Here's a picture of the kids at dinnertime. After I took the picture I brought Ashlynn to the table with us so she didn't have to sit by herself.


I made sure to bring a flashlight with us because I knew it would be dark when we were on our way home and all of the street lights were out. Dawson had fun holding the flashlight on the way home. Once we got home we went through our normal bedtime routine (brushing teeth, going potty, reading a story, etc) using the flashlight as our only light. It kind of felt like we were camping in our own house. It was an unexpected but fun night. It was nice to "unplug" completely (even our cell phones weren't working because we get crappy service where we live and rely on wifi to make calls and stuff) and just enjoy our little family.

Day 16 - Racing Down the Slide

Sometimes it is hard for me to decide which picture I want to post. I'm trying to limit each post to just one picture but I'm not doing a very good job at it. Tonight I have two pictures that I want to share.

Dawson wanted to take Blue with us on our walk tonight and when we got to the playground he wanted Blue to slide down the slide with him. I thought it was too cute and Dawson was having such a great time.


His smile says it all. ♥

Day 11 - Hanging Out in the Crib

When Dawson comes with me to get Ashlynn out of bed he'll usually ask to cuddle with her for a few minutes. It's crazy to think that he used to sleep in this crib... he looks so big! Please excuse the blue sheet, Ashlynn only has one sheet and it was being washed. Dawson has 5 extra sheets so we just use his when her sheet needs to be washed.


He asked if he could read to her...


And she kept trying to steal his book so I gave her one of her own. :) (The blue sheet isn't dirty, Ashlynn just drools a lot and she had just woken up.)

Day 10 - My Silly Boy

Here is my adorable son, Dawson. He gathered all the hats that he could find and put them on... at the same time. :D He cracks me up!

Day 2 - Sibling Kisses

The natural light in our house isn't the greatest... I'm sure I'll probably post a lot of inside pictures anyway since it's where me and the kids spend most of our time. With that being said, here are my babies. They adore each other.