Ashlyn's first Avocado Festival!

Our weekend down in Carpinteria for the Avocado Festival started out with Taco Grande on Friday night.

Ashlyn is (obviously) all about burritos.

She dove into Tim's burrito more than last time.  We actually had to take some tortilla and carne asada out of her hand (we let her eat the guac).  

Saturday morning was sunny and very warm.  If the Miller's had been able to come, we were planning on having smore's in my Dad's firepit, so there were chairs outside around it.  Ashlyn was so proud of herself for sitting in her very own chair.

Ashlyn at 5 Months

So I think things are going to start going reallllllllll fast.

Oh yeah, and just chillin in my own chair

Translate:  I wish I could blog more but I can't.

Because soon I'm going to be chasing around a very mobile little girl!

For those of you who know our house, there is no possible way to block off, say, the living room, so we could contain Ashlyn.  Or the dining room.  Or the kitchen.  The front of the house isn't exactly a great room, but it's also got larger doorway areas than a doggy gate can fit.

Enter child-proofing my whole house.  (Yes, I suppose we could block her off in the back of the house, but really what's the point in that?  The idea is for her to be safe while I'm doing things like cooking making baby food and doing laundry).  Thankfully, it won't be until she walks that we're outside every day and everyday becomes "pick up dog poop day".