- She wants to go to a costume party all the time. This stems from Daniel Tiger and Halloween. Often, her costume is putting on a tutu and a tiger ear headband.
- Ashton is becoming a little "mommy" by telling us to stop doing whatever we're doing, trying to feed Tanner a plastic bottle, etc.
- Told me the other day that she plans to ride a motorcycle to the beach
- Thinks the clouds in the sky are elephants
- Also, she says thunder is bears growling in the sky.
- Excited to start preschool in the fall. When we went to the open house, she thought she would go back the next day. It will be a long summer until she gets to go.
- Very talkative. She is ALWAYS talking. Right now, we're working on using an inside voice. It's not going too well.
- Ashton will say, "It's a little freezy outside." Mind you, it's 70 degrees out.
- Draws circles and lines. She does get frustrated if you ask her to draw a house and she can't do it. Ashton reminds me of myself. I think she will be a high achiever in school but will be stressed when things don't go according to her plan.
- Does everything on her own that she can possibly do- buckle her car seat, put on shoes, get dressed, twist the top of her sippy cup on, etc. Independence runs deep in this child.
- Gets scared while watching a Halloween show like Curious George Halloween or the Little Einsteins Halloween one.
- You must read EVERY page in a book. Title page, author page, copyright page, etc. included. She knows if you skip a page.
- "Last night." Anything that she did prior to that moment happened "last night." She fell one day and immediately told someone that she fell last night.
- Is in love with her schedule clock. She asks it nicely to go to the color she wants at that moment.
Here is her typical schedule. I found myself looking back at her schedule for Tanner lately so I figured I would write it down in case I want it in future years.
6:15-7am Wake up. We are a morning family. I'm grateful for this as it will make the school years slightly easier when we have to wake up and get ready for school. Tanner seems to follow suit so far by getting up about 7am so that makes it easier.
7-8am Eat breakfast and watch a show. Say goodbye to Daddy.
Morning: We go to the recreation center together and she plays in the daycare while I walk with Tanner in the gym.
Then we go to playgroup, library time, grocery shopping, etc.
12-1 Lunch and watch a show
1-4 Naptime! She typically naps 2-3 hours. After all the months of fighting with naps, she finally sleeps!
4-5 Wake up, snack, wait for Daddy to come home
Evening: Play with Dad. She loves jumping on the bed with him. They have a bunch of little games that only they play together. It's really cute and I love the few minutes I have to make dinner or give more attention to Tanner.
7:45 Bath-time
8:30 In bed. She is typically asleep by 8:45 or 9. She still sleeps in her crib. We are in no rush to transition her. I am fairly confident she will no longer nap once she moves to a big bed. And she loves her crib so if it's not broken, don't mess with it!
She's a delight to raise as our daughter. As I said, we definitely have to be creative with her as far as consequences and limits. As most toddlers do, she likes to see exactly how far she can push her limits without getting into trouble. We love her and look forward to most of the years ahead of us. I don't look forward to her teenage years. I can tell those will be hard.
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| She climbed in here and then couldn't get back out. I was busy feeding Tanner so natural consequence was she had to stay in here until I finished. She was unhappy to say the least. |
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| Every trip to HEB includes her looking for candy in the dispensers. Every now and then, she gets lucky. |
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| Gardening with Daddy |
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| Bad picture but they're both looking. |
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| A trip to the lawn mower store (aka Home Depot) |
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| How I found Tanner one day when we were ready to go to church. |
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| Her schedule clock. |
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