This weekend marked another first for Ashlyn, this time in the form of a birthday party for a friend’s four year old. When we asked Ashlyn if she was excited about going to the party, she replied with a strong “yeah!”. So on went the big pink backpack (more on this in a minute) and off we went. As always, it took Ashlyn a few minutes to warm up. But once she did, she made circuits up and down the slide, and even climbed up three stories in “the cube”, which is essentially a four story McDonald’s-like play house for kids. The trip back down was much quicker than the trip up; Ashlyn slipped when trying to climb down and skipped a story on the way down. She was tough though, and didn’t make a fuss.
Playing can be tiring, and there’s nothing like a sugar filled slice of cake to get the energy back up. Luckily for us, the energy faded by the time we got home so she could take a nap. All in all, Ashlyn had a good time, as did her parents.
We also started to build some raised gardens in our side yard this weekend. Our hope is that we can grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs. This will not only be a good source of fresh food, but we hope it will be a teaching aid for Ashlyn as well. Ashlyn likes to be a helper, so of course she wanted to get in on the action. The hammer was a little too heavy though, and all she managed to do was bang on the boards a few times before handing it back to dad.
I’ll finish this off with a discussion on backpacks. In this case, we’ll talk about a backpack that Auntie Sisa and Uncle Jeff (I’m sure Jeff was heavily involved in the purchasing process) gave Ashlyn for her birthday. The backpack is a bit too large for her, but Ashlyn doesn’t agree with my assessment. So the backpack travels with us now, and Ashlyn insists on wearing it. We’ve had more “awwww’s” from this in the past week than I can count. Here’s why:
Awwww.