Ethan just couldn't resist...Ashlyn wasn't even in the pool for a minute when he 'christened' her.
"Whooo...this water's cold, Momma!"
She really loved the pool and all the toys..
Watch out, Efers...look who's got the cup now..
Ethan seemed to like having Ash in there with him...even if it was just to torture her with cold water..
My little water baby
Hey!!! No nudity at the pool, little miss!
Twinkle and Budge love playing together now..and actually will sit together long enough to take a pic now..noticed I said "A pic."
No worries! Just chillin' in the kiddie pool! (yes, Mama did get in ONCE..the water was FREEZING) You may wonder where Ashlyn is..well..she still takes a morning nap..don't worry..you'll see her in the pool soon enough!
Ethan loves to run down the driveway..then jump into his little pool.
Say Cheese!
Our cute little girl's all over the place now.
This was Ethan's first year at Vacation Bible School. He had a blast!
Showing Kyle and Sam a flower he picked.
Here's where they sang every night. Ethan's on the far right in his teacher, Rebekah's, lap
Spikey head
Spikey heads
Spikey head part deux
One of Ash's favorite play centers...She has dishwasher radar. Anytime we open it, she's right there..ready to jump on in!
I'm bummed that this pic turned out so dark..little Budgie and I played at Pump it Up..and went down this huge inflatable slide together a few times before he completely refused...
This is how I found the kids...playing in the ball pit together...
"Hello!! I'm crazy bag head!!"
And here's my sidekick, Crazy bag head and arms...
"Cheese!!"
The tradition begins...here's Ashlyn in one of my shirts..we'll take a pic of her in it every birthday too.
The beach ball cake I made for Ashlyn's party
Momma and her little surfer girl
Ethan and cousin Matthew..messing around on our bed during the party..pillows fights galore..
Twinkle's showing off that she can walk a few steps now
Poor little cake never had a chance...
Side view of the main cake again...sorry...
Ash loved opening the presents..and eating the paper..
Would you want to pick her up??
"I can get into this!"
"Mmmm..what have ya'll been hiding from me all this time?"
Ethan just wanted to be a good big brother and help his little sister....eat her cake..stinker.
Every year we take a pic of Ethan, on his birthday, in this same shirt..Daddy's shirt..
We're going to watch him grow into it...sigh....
Ethan and Ashlyn having a jam session
He loves to dance in circles when the piano's demo is playing...silly budgie!
One of 2 cakes I made for Ethan's party.
The kids loved the pinata..Ethan managed to stash away several suckers..and ate 6 before I could pry them out of his hands. Stinker!
Thanks for the presents, everybody!
Exhibit A in the sucker case.
I finally bought Ashlyn some bows. Isn't she gorgeous? 
The kids can't wait to go outside..
Ash and Cade spending some quality time together.
Ashlyn's first time in the grass.
Love those little piggy toes
Ash started to cry, so Ethan gave her a hug.
"I think I can get into this, Momma!" 
