Ryker's 1st Birthday and Jeff and Sara's Pre-4th of July BBQ

Today was a very busy day. Mike was on call yesterday so he came home and slept in the morning. Ashlyn, Carter and I went to Ryker's 1st birthday party. Ashlyn loves playing with Ryker. She decided he needed help opening gifts. Ryker did a great job with his cake as you can see. Happy 1st Birthday Ryker!!





We had to leave the birthday party to go to Jeff and Sara's house for a pre-4th of July cookout. They always have a cookout on July 4th but this year they were heading to see her sister in South Carolina. We had a great time! We got to meet the new addition to the Johnson family..Delia. She was born a couple of weeks before Carter. Sara had lots of fun things planned for the kids. They played in the sprinkler, used window markers to draw on the door, and had water balloons to play with. Good food, Good friends...what more could you ask for.

Carter hanging out with the boys.

Alexis


Lincoln,Caleigh, and Ashlyn playing with the window markers.

Our house is for sale!

So much has happend in this past week. We found out that the house we have been keeping an eye on is going to go on the market in the next 2 weeks. It is a foreclosure that is in Mike's parent's neighborhood. Mike talked with the realtor and he is interested in letting us make a move on it before they put it on the market. We had a lot to do. We put our house up for sale, packed items and got it ready to show, and worked on getting financing for the new house. My head has been spinning all week! I'll keep you all posted on what happens.

Carter is 1 month old!

Where has this month gone? My baby boy is already a month old! Carter had his 1month old check up with Dr Stein and I had my postpartum check up with my new Doctor, Dr. Hilligar. Carter is 9 lbs! We couldn't believe it! He went from 7 lbs to 9 lbs in just 15 days. After being worried about him for 3 weeks to get up to birth weight, he sure took off. He is such a good baby. He didn't make a peep for 3weeks and then he started grunting. He spits up a lot so we have to keep him elevated for a long time after he eats. This is new for me because Ashlyn never spit up. Carter isn't sleeping in his bed yet because of this situation. He cries when he is hungry or tired and he has been eating every 2 hours.

Our 5 year anniversary and Father's day!

Friday, June 19th was our 5 year anniversary! I can't believe it has been 5 years already. Time really does go faster the older you get. Mike had the day off because he was on call yesterday. We did our usual routine, dinner at the Melting Pot. We go there once a year on our anniversary and love it! Spending time with Mike is priceless. I enjoy every minute we have together and I am extremely blessed to have such a wonderful, thoughtful husband who loves to spend time with me.


Saturday, June 20th was a fun day! We got Ashlyn's big ball sprinkler out and she played in it until Mike decided to wash my Piolet. Ashlyn thought that she needed to wash her car along with daddy. She had colored all over her car with sidewalk chalk earlier in the week and it really needed washed off. Once the car's were clean, we had to try out a kite. We had a small amount of wind but not enough to really fly the kite. We tried and succeeded a few times but they were very short lived. This evening we went to Indiana Downs with Brian, Kim, Lincoln and Eva. The boys bet on the horses and the kids played on the playgound. They even had these giant rocking horses that the kids were able to ride. If you ask Ashlyn who her boyfriend is she always says "Lincoln". We ended the day with ice cream from Ritter's.



Sunday, June 21st, Father's Day! Mike was on call at the hospital today,so I took the kids downtown to see him. It was a short visit but we were able to eat lunch with him. Ashlyn kept saying, "Happy Mother's Day" instead of Father's Day for some reason. It got to be quite funny after awhile.

Big Girl at Night.

Mike was off today so we decided to take the kids to Chuck E Cheese. Carter's 1st trip to Chuck E Cheese and Ashlyn told him all about it before we left. Usually, if we tell her to talk to Carter she tells him the story about the trash man taking her ba ba's! HA HA. I don't know why she always tells him that story but she does. It is so funny! Now the big news of the day. I finally decided to have Ashlyn sleep in her underwear and guess what??? No accident! I'm so excited! My little girl is growing up so fast!

Ashlyn and Daddy going through the tunnels for the first time.

Carter is so excited about his first trip to Chuck E Cheese.

Wedding, Yard Sale and Visit.

On Friday, June 12th, Ashlyn left with Mamaw and Papaw Sanford for a weekend trip to Angola Indiana. Mike's cousin Zach got married to Courtney at a State Park on Saturday. We weren't going because Carter is so little but they wanted to take Ashlyn so we could have a weekend with just the baby and so she could have some fun at the Park. Lisa, a friend from MOPS brought us dinner this evening. Mike came home from work but was on call at Hancock Hospital for the evening. Brian and Diane came to pick up Ashlyn and at the same time Mike was leaving so in a mad rush to go to the hospital. In a blink everyone was gone. It was just Carter and I at home and boy was it easy.

Saturday, June 13th. I decided to do the community yard sale since Mike and I didn't go to the wedding. I was up early getting things ready and we didn't end up having much traffic down our way. We closed up shop at 1pm and I decided to do a little shopping myself. Later that evening, Ashley, Kaylei, Alex and Laura came by to visit. Mike and I ordered pizza for dinner and was able to watch a movie in peace. It was a quiet evening.


Sunday, June 14th. Mike was on call so he was gone all day. Ashlyn came back in the afternoon and told me all about her weekend. She was so excited to tell me about swimming, dancing and even riding a horse! Yes, she actually rode a horse all by herself. She wouldn't even get 10 feet from it the day before and then she rode it the next day. What a big girl! When she gets her mind set on something she does it.

Dinner with Friends.

Chris, Val and the boys were here for the week, so they planned a dinner so we could all meet. Brian and Kim hosted the dinner at their house and the other guests were Jeff and Sara. It was great to be with everyone and to see the kids play together. We are now up to 7 kids total. We didn't stay too long because Mike is on call tomorrow but we had a wonderful time and it was great to see how much Josiah and Titus have changed. Kids grow up so quickly, especially when you don't get to see them very often. We look forward to our next visit with them.

3rd visit to the doctor.

My mom went back home yesterday :(, so today is my first day to have both of my kids without help. I also made it a little crazy because I had to take Carter back to the doctor for his weight check. Yea!! He is finally above his birth weight. He weighed 7 lbs even. I think we were all excited about this. Amanda my group leader from MOPS brought us food for dinner and we greatly appreciated that. Things went pretty good today. Ashlyn had a few meltdowns but all in all it was a good day. I just have to figure out how to balance everything and get a schedule.

2nd visit to the doctor.

This week my mom has come to help me. Mike had to start a new rotation that is a really bad one. He won't be home much so my mom has come to help me. I took Carter back to the doctor to check his weight. He still isn't back to his birth weight but he has gained some. He is now at 6.6 lbs. We will be back to check his weight again next week to see if he is up to birth weight.

Mamaw Carter and the grandkids.