The Sun came out!

This was our first weekend in two weeks that we have all been together. Ben and Hannah just returned from their Hawaii trip this last Tuesday. Ashton sure seems a lot happier when they are around! We were very excited to see the sun come out this afternoon. I thought I saw it on the forecast, yet it hailed this morning. Such strange spring weather we have had lately. The family decided to get outside and enjoy some Vitamin D!

First thing on Ashton's list was to ride his tricycle. Ashton finally figured out how to ride this last week. He has had his tricycle for almost a year now, and used to get discouraged quickly. Then he saw his sister Hannah outside riding in the cul-de-sac. He kept asking what she was doing. We said riding in circles. He seemed to find this very amusing, and decided to try his hardest to keep up with his sister. He is pretty quick now. Even learning to use his leg muscles to get up some slopes.

















Next was basketball. It was exciting for me to see Ben and Hannah actually playing together. I definitely had to get proof of this in a photo!





Ashton wanted to play too, but it was a struggle. Daddy tried to help, then we decided to bring his little Basketball hoop over to the big court.

What a great way to end the weekend!

San Diego 2011

This was Ashton's first Airplane ride. He was so excited to get on, and he was a perfect little traveler. He took care of his Elmo bag the entire time. All kids in a car seat had to have the window seat, so he was happy to be able to look outside. While in the air, he had the iPad and his headphones to make him happy.


During our trip we Visited the San Diego Zoo. It was our first time seeing so many of those animals - like the koala bear and the camels. What a beautiful clean zoo!



Mark's cousins live in the area so we were able to spend a few hours with them. Ashton got to play with his second cousins. We wish we lived closer!
The beaches were beautiful with some great play areas. He is learning to swing on the big kid swing!




LegoLand was fun! There was a great little kid area to play in, and some rides he could do with us. He was able to ride a train, jeep, helicopter and a boat. He loved it! I look forward to the day we can return and he would be excited to see all the items made of Legos! I loved the little tennis court legos!






He loved SeaWorld. Unfortunately it wasn't because of the dolphins or whales, but because of Elmo and the huge playground they had there. It was great to see him enjoying himself going up and down a big slide. We compromised and came back to the fun play area after walking around and enjoying what SeaWorld had to offer. We spent two full days there. Mark even sat through the Pets world show. Ashton really enjoyed seeing all the animals doing tricks.






I think one of his favorite things on vacation after our long day was to come back to the hotel room and listen to the Wiggles. We didn't pack his guitars, so he kept using anything he could find as a guitar. He choose his Train track most of the time to use as his Wiggly Guitar. He sure loves to sing and dance!