Ashlyn + Giant Inflatables = Lots of fun

Last week, Jared and I had some time to hang out with each other and Ashlyn because we were on potato harvest (I love Idaho:). Thursday we didn't have any plans so we decided to try out the new inflatables at The Rex/AFEC. It was so much fun! Ashlyn loved jumping around on them and for $2.50 for an hour, it was totally worth it to watch her have that much fun. Her favorite part was the slides. I don't know what they put on that plastic but it must be Armor-all because seriously, they flew down them! Jared took her on most of them because jumping around while being prego just really isn't that fun:). I know that I don't have any pictures of the belly yet, they're coming!:)

After the inflatables, we were walking out and Ashlyn saw a car with Kermit the Frog in it so we decided to let her ride in it and it was so cute, it was her first time really on a ride so she had lots of fun.

This is Ashlyn ready for bed after a fun, fun, fun day with Mommy and Daddy. We loved hanging out with her and I can't wait until I can do it more.

We got a dog!

So here's the story. We went out to Wal-Mart, minding our own business, when all of a sudden we see all these kids gathered around this box. We didn't pay much attention when we were walking in, but on the way out, we decided to look and discovered that these people were giving away dogs! Jared was like, "Should we get one?" and I was like, "Sure!" So we got one, later realizing that this whole time that we haven't had a dog, I've been the "voice of reason," because Jared has asked me many a times whether or not we should get a dog and I have said no. So we bought him some food and got him a collar so he's officially ours. Well, when something is yours, you have to name it something very special. So we thought and thought and finally decided to name our new dog after Jared's favorite book.................

CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So we now have a dog named captain underpants:) Haha, right now he is staying at my parents house but we made an offer on a house last week and we're hoping to move in soon. We'll keep you updated.

Ashlyn doesn't really like Captain Underpants because he's bigger than her. 

Jared was really excited to get a dog, but he's realizing that it's going to take a lot of time and a lot of money. 

Since I have been out of school for the last week on potato harvest break, Ashlyn and I have had soooooo much fun together! I love being able to stay home with her and it definitely confirms my desire to be a stay at home mom after this year of teaching. We've kind of had a routine this week and one of the things we do after she wakes up from her naps is go feed the ducks at the nature park. Fun, right? Well, not the last few times! I don't know what it is but I think the ducks can smell fear! Ever since I was little I've had a fear for ducks. All the pictures of me feeding the ducks with my parents is either me crying or me on my dad's shoulders. So, with Ashlyn, I've tried to face my fears and this is what happens.............

Not exactly ideal! Haha, I think that the ducks are also VERY hungry right now because my mom hasn't been going down every day to feed them, and it's also getting close to winter. They don't normally act like this but this last week has been very interesting:) Ashlyn was scared too. 

Yay for the slide!

So Ashlyn has recently become very attached to her slide. My cousin Heidi was over one day when I was talking about buying Ashlyn a slide and she said that her old one was in her dad's basement so she brought it over! Totally awesome:) If you can't really tell, there is Oreo all over Ashlyn's face too, this is her favorite cookie:) Her dad has taught her well. 

Picture

So that picture is from Christmas but I decided that we needed to have a family picture up there so when we get our ones this fall, we'll put a new one up:) Still haven't found that danged camera cord:(

Danged that freakin camera cord!

So I was really excited because I thought that I found the camera cord to the computer but I went to plug it in and it was a cell phone charger that attaches to the computer:( Sad day. Anyways, hopefully I can find it cuz we've got some way cute pictures of Ashlyn to post. 

Just a couple new things have been happening, Jared and I both started teaching school a few weeks ago. He's teaching high school math and I'm teaching part-time Kindergarten. It's great, we're both really busy and I miss Ashlyn a ton, but it's really good for her to go play with other kids, and it's only for 5 hours a day. 

We didn't buy the house that we initially were going to, but we're looking at few more and we see potential! We're really excited to find the house that fits us, and also to stop living out of boxes! We've been living out of boxes for like a month and a half and I'm sick of it! haha. 

We also just found out that I'm prego again! We're so excited. Here's the story. I initially didn't get the Kindergarten job so Jared and I decided that it was time to move on with our family. I went off birth control, but 3 weeks later, the principal came and offered me the job and I took it, not thinking that I could have got pregnant because with Ashlyn it took us like 2 months. Then a couple weeks ago I was sitting in our lawn chair next to Jared. We were watching Ashlyn play and I couldn't believe how danged tired I was! I was also starving, but we had just eaten like an hour before. Then, it struck me, Holy crap I think I'm pregnant! So we went and bought 2 testers and they both turned out positive! Way exciting, but SO surprising. I went to the doctor a week ago and got an ultrasound done and he told me that I was 10 weeks along which made me 8 weeks along when I found out! haha, so now I'm 11 weeks pregnant and seriously, I look like I did when I was about 6 1/2 months along with Ashlyn, my belly is so big! I haven't gained any weight though so that makes me feel a little better about being so huge. I just can't believe it. And the doctor thinks that it's another little girl because the heart rate is so high! We're so happy/overwhelmed. I'm going to have the baby end of March which is right during the middle of the school year. I'm just not thinking about it right now:)

As for Ashlyn, I don't know how well she's going to do with another baby in the house. I went over to see my friend right before she moved to Missouri and she had a little 4 week old baby that she let me hold. Let's just say that Ashlyn was NOT very impressed. She started screaming and running around and tried to hit the baby! I'm a little nervous for her..........

I'm really sad that the summer weather is over too. I like fall because of the pretty leaves and colors but I get really sad just thinking about winter:(

The one that got away... thankfully!

So this is a picture of the house we didn't buy....

                                                   

Amanda will probably take it off of here once she realizes I've updated the post.  Which, if anyone is familiar with us, might take till the first of the year.  We were supposed to close on the house while we were on vacation, then come back and move right in.  In fact, Amanda and I had spent quite a bit of time and effort getting most of our house packed up before the trip so we could move out when we got home.  Needless to say we found out two days before closing that there are flooding problems with the neighbor and our crawl space.  

So we're in the hunt again....