Happy Birthday, Myrt!

Today is my grandma, Myrt's, 79th birthday. Yes, I call my grandma by her first name- I don't really know why, but I've done it all of my life. I don't really think of it as her name- to me, it's just another word for "Grandma." It's funny too because she doesn't even like her name, but she has let my sisters, brother, and I call her that for many, many years!

So Myrt, Grandma, Great-Grandma, I hope you have a great birthday! I love and admire you so much.

This is our four-generation picture from Mother's Day.

9 Months Old

Ashlyn is 9 months old today. It is crazy how time flies when you have kids. It's been a lot of fun over the past couple of months to see her and Rylee play with each other more. We still have to tell Rylee to be careful around her though- she wants to hold her and carry her all over, sit right on top of her, and cover her with blankets. But even though we still have to keep an eye on the both of them, they can entertain each other a lot more. Ashlyn is trying hard to stand by herself. She will pull herself up and let go for a second.


Here is a comparison of both of the girls at 9 months. (Lindsay, I hope you don't mind I stole your idea!) They are both wearing red and denim. Rylee had more hair (but Ashlyn's is growing!) and bigger feet. I tried those sandals on Ashlyn today just to see if they fit and they are still way big. Ashlyn has never worn shoes- she's not going to know what to do when she has to wear them! All of the ones I've tried on just fall off anyway. Ashlyn still doesn't fit into the shoes Rylee wore when she was 6 months. So Rylee definitely has my side of the family's feet! (Sorry guys- but you know it's true!)

Bath Time

Ashlyn loves taking a bath- she even tries to get in when it's not bath time and there's no water in the tub! It's actually helped Rylee like to take baths again to see Ashlyn so excited about it. And they both like to take baths together. Ashlyn pulls herself up to get in.

Rylee's Train

Rylee made a train with the stools and chairs for her toys. And as you can see, she likes to run around in just her panties!

Exercise Ball

Suckers

Ashlyn loves suckers. They are a sticky mess when she has one though. Matt gave her one that wasn't opened thinking she would just play with it , but it wasn't too long before she had taken off the wrapper and was eating that sucker. We quickly moved her to her high chair where the mess was a little more contained and it was a good thing she was wearing red while she was having a red sucker! She would probably eat the stick if we weren't paying attention- she loves suckers!

Chickens

Our neighbors have a bunch of chickens that run around in our yard during the day. Rylee likes to try to catch them. She hasn't caught one, but she has touched a couple. This picture isn't too clear (Matt took it from far away), but you can kind of see one of Rylee's new friends.