Christmas with the Hoernke's

Ashlyn was checking out cousin Tyler. She told me he is pretty cool! Grandpa Dave and Grandma Karen with their Grandchildren...

The whole gang!

Christmas with the Hesgard's

Ashlyn can't wait until she can attend her very 1st "Colby Cheeze Dayz"

The Hoernke brothers...

Ashlyn was all smiles with Grandma Deb on Saturday night!

Grandma Dukie with all of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren

Christmas in Phillips

We spent a few days up north at Grandpa Mick and Grandma Jeannie's house in Phillips. Ashlyn of course enjoyed playing with her cousin Mya and her aunt Stacy.

My 1st Christmas!

Ashlyn enjoyed her first Christmas (well I'm pretty sure she did - she attended 5 different Christmas celebrations over the long weekend)!! She received numerous nice gifts from everyone and we enjoyed seeing all of our relatives again.

Yummy Rice Cereal!

For the last three nights I've been mixing a little cereal in Ashlyn's bottle for her last feeding before bed at night and I think it's been helping her sleep better through the night! Tonight we tried to spoon-feed her some cereal. She wasn't so sure what to do at first, but she actually got the hang of it pretty well and ate more of it than I thought she would. She is growing up WAY too fast!!

4 Month Well-Baby Checkup

Ashlyn had her 4 month check-up on Thursday, which meant more shots for my little girl :( She did well though and didn't seem too affected by them. The Dr. said she looked great! She was 15 lbs 1 oz (75th percentile) and 25 3/4" (90th percentile) long; so she is still growing the same as she has been, which is good. She has really started enjoying her Jumperoo lately. She sits in there and plays longer and longer each day.

Arizona Adventures...

A little revealing for such a young girl!! We went to eat lunch in an old Arizona desert town and the bathroom stalls were all painted like this.

Grandma and Grandpa with Ashlyn in the back yard at their house. We went to visit my grandparents in Sun City, AZ at their winter home and had lunch with them. The girls then visited while the men did a little home repair work. They were happy we could come to visit.

Tortilla Flat, AZ

Arizona Sun!

Ashlyn is ready for the Arizona sun with her sunglasses and summer outfit! We made it to Arizona safe and sound. Ashlyn did awesome on our trip out to Phoenix. She slept during the car ride to the Cities. We made it through security at the airport with no problems, got up to the gate and preboarded right away. Ashlyn fell asleep as everyone else boarded the plane, then woke up and just hung out and played in daddy's lap for the first half of the flight and then fell asleep and didn't wake up until we landed. The people sitting behind us saw her as we were leaving the plane and didn't even know a baby was sitting ahead of them. She didn't make a peep! Hopefully our return flight will be the same!!

4 Months Old!

Ashlyn is 4 months old today! Despite still having her cold she has been pretty smiley tonight and seems to be feeling alright. We leave for Arizona tomorrow to visit my parents. So I'll have to post to let you know how our first time on an airplane goes...hopefully well!!