Merry Christmas mom and dad!

Me (and Troy) and a couple of my siblings (and their spouses) put together an early Christmas present for my mom and dad while they were away on a cruise. My mom has always wanted to display her grandkids' current pictures but didn't have a spot or know where to create one. So, we "redid" her entryway with a wall of all her grandkids and also a wall of her 5 yorkies. In addition, we added a couple of decorations for it all to come together. They were surprised and excited when they arrived home yesterday. So fun to do projects like this that bring so many smiles! I love it!

Merry Christmas!!

tooth fairy

So i have a question for those experienced mothers out there...

So, the tooth fairy brought Ashton a dollar and she took the tooth with her.

So, do I save his first tooth? Is that weird?

And if I do save it...how does mom explain where she got the tooth that the tooth fairy took with her to fairyland?

hmmmm....

(this is all new to me!!!)

THE DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!!!!

ASHTON lost his FIRST TOOTH

WAHOOOOOO!!!!!

Here he is (above) on 12/7... he announced this day that his tooth was loose!

Here is is on 12/9 - minus a tooth!

Ashton has been hoping and wishing and hoping for this day to come for many years. In his mind, he has graduated to "bigboyhood" if he looses a tooth. I have to admit that mom got a little teary eyed that he has reached this monumental moment in life!!! sniff sniff... I know, i know- this is only the beginning.

He wants to yell it from the rooftops and let everyone see... it is really cute..he is so happy!

FALL... Fun times ... Family... Friends

I have been carrying my camera with me most of the time these days... so sorry for ALL the many pictures. I think i have an obsession with documenting everything!

We have had a lot of fun times this last fall.

So grateful for so many wonderful people in our lives.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Cystic Fibrosis

Just proud to see my friend Somer, who is fighting Cystic Fibrosis, in the newspaper yesterday. She never ceases to amaze me. So happy they are making head-way to help the problem with new medicines- and that she is a part of it all. WAHOO!!
Check it out HERE !

My Little Man

Here are some recent photos of my little man. What a good boy he is, as always. I got another hug at church yesterday in the middle of Primary, in front of all the kids- after he came to the front to help with a game...what a sweetheart. He acts like an adult a lot of the time and is very responsible. Yesterday he got up for church and made his bed before coming downstairs and without being asked (the first time ever). One day we were laying in my bed in the morning before getting up to get ready for something we had going on that day. Ashton said- Mom, are you going to get up and get in the shower? I said yes, and rolled back over to rest. A couple minutes later he said- So, do you think you'll get up now, or what do you think? He is the parent sometimes. He LOVES kindergarten. He always does his best in everything. And he ADORES his sister and is so good with her. I love my boy!

Ashton and his friend I - after their indoor soccer game

Corn maze





Sun glass day at school - his friends W and I



decorating the door for Halloween

our one and only watermelon from our garden...it was so juicy and sweet...mmmmm

Backwards Day at school

Sun glass Day

Handsome little devil!

First time golfing with his new clubs he got for his bday - with papa and daddy

Lego's are his new obsession...

Grandma and grandpa's new Camero...Ashton wishes it was his and he always comments when he sees another one on the road. Good taste at an early age I guess. Troy wishes it was his too.

My girl

Here are some recent photos of MY GIRL. She is still just as sassy, emotional, opinionated, stubborn and sweet as she has always been. There is never a dull moment when you are in her company. She makes us smile. We love our Seni Beni.

Watching Baby Einstein on the "couch" (he favorite place). This was Ashton's favorite show at this age as well. It is the "Neighborhood Animals" one. However, Ashton used to call it the "E-I-E-I-O" because they sing the Old McDonald song on it. Seneka calls it the "Neigh" because it has horses on it. She asks to watch it all the time.


Seni's favorite place - the lazy susan because it is full of "teats." I blew dry her hair straight this day for the first time...she looked adorable.

She loves the funniest things for a baby. She will sit and eat an entire cucumber (from our garden, of course!) or an entire tomato. She also likes onions and lemons. She is such a funny girl.

There was no letting go of this drink. She felt like such a big girl! She loves "Coke" - which is anything other than her sippy cup of juice.

One day she decided she didn't want to wear a diaper - but instead wanted to wear panties (which had to be Ashton's Hanes b/c we didn't have girl panties on hand). This didn't last long because she was too traumatised to sit on the potty yet didn't want to go in the panties - so the diaper came back on.

She uses whatever she can to get to whatever she wants. She has a one-track mind. She loves to climb. Most days she carries a step stool around with her so she can reach things. I often find her walking on top of the counter. Stinker!

She chews on her fingernails...just like her mother (and brother). One habit I wish wouldn't have passed on...but what do you do?! It is so cute though when it is her doing it.