My Baby's growing up

Well, Ashlyn has a mouth full of teeth, she's been waking for sometime, she can sign a few words, and can say even more.

This past weekend we tried the potty. She did it. She pee-pee'd in the potty! I was so proud of her.
Then Monday night we tried the (take the bottle away from baby) thing again. This time we (i.e. Lori) stuck with it, and it has been 1 1/2 days since she's had her bottle. Whoo-Hoo!

Like I said, she's growing up. (sob, sob)


That's it for now.

Daddy!

Vacation Pictures

We went to Americus, GA for vacation. Light House Baptist Church has a Campmeeting every years and we were honored to be in the meeting with them.

We caught Ashlyn off gaurd playing in Alli's room

Here's Alli Dent. She was playing with something I'm sure.

Here is a group of Great Singers.
Left to right:
Clint Kerns, Donna Kerns, Lance Carpenter, Labreeska Atkinson, Sam Atkinson, and Teresa (?) all singing at the Camp Meeting.















One of my all time Hero's of the Faith.
Lance Carpenter has been a hero of mine since 1990 or 1991. I fell in Love with his Spirit. He's so humble. He is a talented song writer, singer, and musician. He wrote a song a few years back called "I have not forgotten" "The Inspirations" sing it now. It went #1 on the Southern Gospel charts in March. I hope I never lose this picture, I also hope and pray that Ashlyn will have the honor and opportunity to get to know Bro. Lance.

Finally!! Some pictures!

This was Monday Night. We ate Grilled Chicken and Ashlyn ate Mac & Chesse and English Peas

I had to give her a bad after she ate. If you look close you can see the soap suds on her mouth. She likes to stick her face in the suds.

A few weeks ago she finally climed into the shower. Lori caught her in the act.

She gave it up here. Her Mamaw T. bought her a "Dora" couch and she loves it. She doesn't like for daddy to lay on it though.

Here we are at the park in Knoxville. Lori had a meeting with the ladies at church so I took Ashlyn on a date. We (I) had a good time.

It's been a while

It’s been some time since I posted last.

Ashlyn is growing like a weed. She’s now almost 14 months old. She’s been walking since February, she’s say a few words like mom, dad, dog, me, dia(Lydia), eah(Leah), and nana (Tonya) She said Papaw yesterday (so her papaw says) and she got 8 teeth now and working on 9 & 10. Lori is doing great, still as beautiful as ever, if not more. We’ve just come back from Vacation in Americus, Ga and had a great time there. We got to spend a lot of time together which at home is very hard to do.

One thing that is evident about Ashlyn, she’s like me, she loves to aggravate. She picks on me all the time. I’ll ask her to come to me and she’ll walk or run all the way to me and turn to someone else.  God really has blessed us with Ashlyn, we have tried to imagine or remember our lives without her, and we just CAN’T do it.

I’ll try not to stay gone for so long. See Ya

 

Sincerely,

 

James Burke

My little girl

My baby doll is growing up so fast. Next Friday, February 16, she will be 11 months old. I can't believe it. She is going all over the house now. I have to keep all the doors shut to the other rooms now because she likes to sneak into them, especially the bathroom. My days are very busy now trying to keep up with her. She loves to mess in the kitchen drawers and get out the spatulas and she loves getting every dish cloth and towel out and spreads them all over the kitchen. She likes to help me put clothes in the washing machine, she'll hand them to me and I'll put them in. Well, I guess I'll go for now.


Mommy

No Pictures, just news!

I don't have any pictures just now, but I do have some news!

Ashlyn now has four teeth, and we think she's working on another one on the right side bottom.
She's been walking a few steps here and there but never more than four or five at a time.

NOW, she's everywhere. Sunday night after church I asked her if she wanted to take a basth and she nodded her head yes then let go of the couch and ran over to me. I just stood there in shock, she hasn't stopped since. She all over the house, into everything, and will not slow down. When we try to hold her she cries wanting down, so we're very busy now.

Well I know its been a while and I'll try not to stay away for so long next time. Talk to you later.

-Daddy

Getting Caught up

"My first Stocking"

"There's my monkey, why'd you hide it from me?"
"Ah! Scooby Snacks!"

Scootin' over to the real presents.
"Now I'm at mamaw's, opening more gifts."
"Yep, more"

Brushing my two Lower toofer's!"

Say Cheese!