Since Mama is 2 years behind on the blog (it really is currently July 24, 2017) she is going to take a new approach to get us caught up. We will have individual posts for big milestone events and vacations but otherwise we will have Happenings posts that share what happened in that month. Cross your fingers that Mama can get this done because we sure love looking back on all the fun we are having in this life! Here goes August...
Mama never wants to forget how Ashley scoots right up next to her on the couch and holds on tight. Such a great feeling!
Date night at a dive bar in Scottsdale!
Brian loves to play pool and is darn good!
Awww...
And it never fails that he'll pour a drink when he gets home, sets it on the ottoman only to fall asleep before drinking said drink LOL
Speaking of Hillins boys that can sleep....
...even after being transferred inside! Zzzzzz
Picking out Trevor's new lunch box for kindergarten!
For Trevor's special dinner before his first day of kindergarten he requested shrimp and boy did Daddy deliver! Yep, he ate them all. No problem!
Ashley and her bestie at school!
Ashley continuing to practice her leg lift!
Because we have such wonderful neighbors who all have kids going into kindergarten, after the 1st day of school we set up a walk-pool. They are excited to leave for school!
Off they go with Brandon!
Mommy and Ashley have a lot of together time now which is great! She plays the piano for Mama and sings!
Ashley also went to her second? dental appointment.
She wasn't so sure about this. Usually big brother is there to go first.
But she did it, with didi her lovey clutched tight!
There is a smile!
And before we knew it, it was done!
Yay! Trevor's favorite halloween costume still fits! Although it is way too hot still to be wearing it!
Okay, just one quick drive!!
Another day, another walk pool. Miss Michelle the crossing guard is so great with the kids!
Ashley in her monogrammed cuteness!
Celebrating Miss Julie's birthday!
One of Ashley's favorite outings during the day with Mama is going to Petsmart and checking out the animals. Luckily the grocery store has lobsters which she also thinks is cool!
Her outfit is too cute to not remember!
Driving Miss Daisy!
On Saturday mornings we gather with the neighbors outside, have some donuts and the kids play. How lucky we were to pick a house with such great neighbors - and kids the same age!! If only there were a boy for Trevor. He doesn't seem to mind though!
Ashley playing magic!
Getting a firefighter hat from a nice firefighter at Albertson's!
Going to check out Ashley's school! She was so excited to know that only she would be going, not brother!!
Her class room! Same as Trevor's the year she was born!
There is just something so sweet about watching kids sleep.
Activity one day was washing Trevor's scooter!
Girls night out with Julie and Ellie!
At Ashley's dental appointment we learned she had a cavity so deep it might need a root canal. And there were some others they were worried about. Well Mama knew that the only person she would let do the work was Dr. Bobby so off we went to his office for him to check her out. She wasn't so sure about this again so Remy pretended to get checked out while Bobby held her.
And then Julie since she wanted nothing to do with Mama!!
But eventually she got down and got examined.
Friends can get through anything together. So thankful these two are such great buddies!
Surprise lunches with Daddy!
Driving the fast Jeep of the neighbors!
Our photographer asked Ashley to model for a marketing piece she was doing. She said it turned out exactly how she wanted....
....which is good considering often throughout the session Ashley faced the wall, shook her little doopa and said 'butt' over and over while laughing hysterically!
Yes, we still have Toby. He's still as lazy as ever.
And Ashley loves, loves, loves school!!!
