Happy Birthday Ashley!!!!!!

TEN

So technically Ashley's birthday was yesterday, the 12th. But I didn't have time to blog since I was making her a fancy breakfast, then had lunch and recess with her at school and after school I took her shopping then we went out to her birthday dinner, then we had the other party. Plus a few things in between all this! But our little girl is now 10!!! She was so excited to now be in the double digits! And she just enjoyed all the attention she got all day long! And it doesn't end there! Grandma J took her to dinner and to get her b-day gift Wednessday, she gets to have all her friends come to the aquatic center for cake, ice cream and swimming on Sat, and then Grandma H will take her on Monday! Sheesh, birthdays are becoming week long events these days!

And now Austin is telling everyone that he is 10 and 3/4 because he can't possible be the same age as Ashley. "I AM ten and a half months older than you are" he says to her.

So we have two 10 year olds, and no, they are not twins! Every year for 6 wks they are, for all intents and purposes, the same age.

Ashley is so fun and full of life! She loves to sing and dance. She makes up songs and dances with her friends all the time. She is so good at following the rules, even when no one is looking. And she's amazing at making new friends, alway wanting to include everyone, and sticks up for people at school who are getting picked on. Sometimes she tells me to stay in my room or my office for a while, and surprises me by cleaning the kitchen. She's also been fixing her own hair beautifully for a couple years now. She has friends ask her to fix their hair when she gets to school cause they like what she does better than what their moms do! I've never been good at fixing hair, she does a much better job than I do. And when she can get Emily to sit still, she fixes her hair better than I do too!