My sweet Ashlyn turns 4!!

My sweet little girl turned four today.  It is so weird to have your child grow and change so much so fast.  I know every parent must feel this, but it is so surreal.  Ashlyn is an amazing little girl and we have so enjoyed watching her learn and grow into the amazing person she is.  I can't wait to see how she changes over the years!

Birth May 2008

 I am so in love with this little girl, it is amazing how much you can love someone!!!

Not even a week old and already our world as tilted to revolve around you in the best way possible!!!

1st Birthday May 2009

 You are such a character!  I love you babe! Your shirt says "It's Fun To Be One!"  and it sure was a fun year!

 You and your sweet friend Lila (see below for another pic of Lila and Ash! :))

 Such a sweet beautiful girl!

 I am not sure you quite knew what to do with this large cupcake in front of you, especially since there is a flaming candle on it

  Okay you decided the cake was awesome! Way to dig into it babe!

Ashlyn in the dress that my grandpa bought for my mom on her first birthday, every girl in the family has worn it for their first birthday pics.  So glad that my sweet girl was part of this tradition! :)

2nd Birthday May 2010

 Ashlyn sporting her new cute haircut! Such a sweet girl!!

Such a funny birthday moment!  Auntie Tracie said now that you have big girl panties you can get a boyfriend and this was the response from Ashlyn!

3rd Birthday May 2011

 Smiles for park time!

 Love this 3year old beauty!!

Love this pic and how excited Ash is for her butterfly cupcakes!

4th Birthday May 2012

 Such a big girl now that you are 4!

 Ashlyn and Grammie Pam ready to party

 Ashlyn and her Papa Bob

 Sarah and Ashlyn! They will go from preschool through high school together!

 The birthday girl and her mamma, love this girl so much

 Ashlyn and Soraya!  Such cuties!

Lila and Ash, friends since birth! 

I love this picture so much! Such a beauty!

 me and my big girl :)

 Daddy got her a tee-ball thingy, they have already been having a great time with it!

 Happy Birthday Sweetie

 Love this one!

Yummy pink lemonade cupcakes for her garden party!

 Daddy and the birthday girl! Getting ready to do the last birthday present!

 wondering what all this gear is for! She guessed a scooter....

 I think she likes it!

Yay!  A scooter! What a good guess Ash!

 Ashlyn is really such an amazing girl, there isn't much that she can't do.  

Ashlyn here are some of the things that have mastered by four.  

• Numbers up to 14 (you mix sixteen and fifteen, then you could go on for ever because you have the pattern of counting down)
• You are adding and subtracting single digit numbers
• letters (you have known them since 21 months old)
• almost all letter sounds
• You are starting to read a few words
• When we work together you can sounds out words and read them, you do seem to have a perfectionist attitude about this and get really frustrated when it doesn't come automatically
• I know you wish you could read everything already, you are measuring what people can do by if they are readers or non readers
• You can cut out shapes really well
• You are a master artist, staying in the lines and free drawing all sorts of things.  your people are amazing and you have drawn a helicopter that was so spot on I was shocked, you also drew daddy riding his bike and we thought that was pretty awesome too!
• You are a skilled linguist and put your skill to use throughout the day :)
• You love playing word games like opposites and rhyming
• You are a puzzle expert
• tee-ball, soccer, riding your tricycle and scooter...Took you about four minutes to become a scooter pro!  
• There are a million more things that you do so well and to be honest I think my perception is off since you do so many things so early.  I have to really pay attention to comments others make "like she can ____ already, Wow!" then I know this is not what other kiddos your age are doing.