Ashtyn Gives Kisses

This week Ashtyn has started giving kisses, she walks around smacking her little lips!

Similar Faces

There are times I look at Ashtyn and can see similarities between her and Callie. But, Ashtyn also has her own unique look. These are pics of them at about the same age...you can definetly tell they are sisters!



Ashtyn at 15 months



Callie at 15 months

Happy Easter

We celebrated our first Easter in Batesville this Sunday. We had a nice Sunrise Service, it would have been even better if the SUN had actually been shining! The girls enjoyed all the treats from their Easter baskets and we spent the rest of the day just resting. Trying to get a nice picture where both girls are cooperating is not so easy...so here is what we were able to get!

A Dream Come True!

So, the beginning of April we got to do what every child dream of...go to Disney World! I had not been since I was 7, so I was just as excited as Callie:) We are so very thankful to Trey's parents (George and Jana) for paying for our trip to Disney, and all the fun things we got to do there!

I have to admit that I was REALLY worried about how the girls would do for the LONG drive down to Florida. I had anticipated it to be a horrific experience! The first day we took several breaks, including a 2 hour one, and made it to Trey's sister, Jill's house (in Georgia) late at night. Surprisingly the girls did well! The next day the whole crew headed down to Florida. Even through stops and traffic, the girls did great with the drive!

We got to stay at a really nice house that had a private pool. It was called "Minnie's Mansion" and Callie actually believed that Minnie lived there:) The first day we went to Magic Kingdom. Callie was so excited the whole drive to the park and her reaction to seeing Cinderella's Castle for the first time was priceless!! She even brought tears to her daddy's eyes:)

The first thing we did was eat breakfast with the princesses. While we were waiting to go into the breakfast, Cinderella emerged from an elevator right in front of us, and Callie just ran up to her and hugged her! Then, we got to meet Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, and Ariel. It was by far the BEST experience and so worth it, for Callie's enjoyment!! We rode lots of rides, and Callie's favorite was "Winnie the Pooh."

The next day at Disney, we went to Disney Hollywood Studios. We went to a Disney Junior Live show and both the girls loved it. There was also a "Little Mermaid" show that we saw that was really neat, and made you feel like you were "under the sea." To end our day at that park we saw a live "Beauty and the Beast" show in an outside amphitheatre. The actors were really good and Callie had a lot of fun:)

Our last day we went back to Magic Kingdom. We got to see Mickey and Minnie and that was by far the best part for Ashtyn. She was in awe over her favorite characters and they gave her lots of hugs and kisses. We decided to ride all the rides we loved again and Callie was even a trooper and rode the Haunted Mansion with us!

We keep saying that this was the BEST vacation we have ever been on! Disney World is such a magical place, not just for kids. And honestly I feel like I had more fun watching Callie enjoy everything, then when I went as a kid 20 years ago!! We are already planning our next trip to Disney when Ashtyn is a little older and will be able to really enjoy everything.

To end our vacation we drove (ok, Trey drove, we rode) the whole way home. We left at 8:30am and got back to Indiana about 2:00am the next day.

Here are some pics of our wonderful trip, we can't wait to go back!!

Warming Up...

We are so glad that spring has arrived!! They told us when we moved to Batesville that it would be a COLD winter, full of snow...and they were right. My girls get so tired of being cooped inside, so the first sign of 60 degree weather, we went OUT! We had a few days of really nice weather in March, and the girls thouroughly enjoyed their time outdoors.

Callie picked out some fun outside toys, including sidewalk chalk. She has a lot of fun drawing on our driveway, and Ashtyn loves to watch. We also enjoy taking walks around our subdivision! Ashtyn wasn't such a fan of the stroller last year, but this year so far she LOVES it. She takes in all the scenery and is especially fond of dogs in our neighborhood:)