THE IVIES

I sure love my kiddos!

2009-07-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

So even though I only work two days during the week during the school year, it sure is nice to have summers off with thing one and thing two. We have already gone to lagoon, camping, the demolition derby, swimming, and the park. I am so spoiled to have such good cute kids! Jenn says that I never post on my blog (how can she say that!), but the truth is she just has all my pictures because I am not responsible enough to carry my own camera! I am such a scattered person that it is a wonder that I leave the house with clothes on me AND both of my kids everyday! The reason she has all my pictures is because she is my bff and is with me if I am doing anything even slightly fun, I sure do love her, and probably need her too, to keep me grounded and and a little more organized!

I heart Lake Powell and my family!

2009-07-06T13:51:00.000-07:00

We had the best time at Lake Powell. The only sad thing about it is that when it is over I have to say goodbye to my family! We are so spoiled to have such a good relationship with everyone! My Uncle is amazing and gets a houseboat once a year for us to use down there. Well this year about a month before our trip, it sunk. HOW DOES A HOUSEBOAT SINK!! We all camped out for the week and had just as good of a time! My cute grandparents set up a tent and air mattress and roughed it with us for the week, it was awesome! We got to see our new houseboat that we will get to use next year, it will too be amazing!

Meet Pete

2009-07-06T13:48:00.000-07:00

So I fell in love with this little fellow who has been a member of our family for about three months now. He is the best little chihuahua puppy ever! He loves kids, doesn't bark very often, and is learning to go potty outside. He is teeny tiny and we love him!

My transparant child

2009-04-06T19:56:00.000-07:00

How did poor Ellie get to be so white! Now I know that I am not exactly olive skinned, but geez you can almost see through the girl! We spend tons of time outside so I usually just lather her up with sunblock so she doesn't burn but today I made the mistake of walking to my car without sunblock on her and her little cheeks got rosy. She really does have very pretty skin, I guess I fear for the day she turns 15 and decides that she is going to fry it in tanning beds instead of appreciating the beauty of it, hey we all did it.

Hi!

2009-04-05T13:51:00.001-07:00

Wow, Christmas, really? That was the last time I blogged?! So now to everyone who says, nobody has a blog you have to get facebook, you know why I don't! I never get on the computer! So my kids are freaking adorable as always. Ells bells is huge, not really, she went to her 18 month check up and is officially in the zero percent for height, weight, and head size, which you would never guess because she is so dang chubby. She now weighs nineteen pounds at 21 months. Ashton is getting to be such a smartie artie. I have been busy teaching at his school and it is way fun because he just comes in my room with me when he is not in class. Brian has not to be seen since the weather has gotten nice because he has been riding motorcycles, working out, and shooting at the range, I'll have to give him the heads up that he is a father and hubby throughout the whole year, not just the cold months :) We are looking forward to our houseboat trip at Powell over Memorial Day and we are riding out to Sturgis in August. Maybe you will hear from me by the end of summer, if I don't get a facebook account!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2009-01-07T19:06:00.002-08:00

This year we had two Christmas'! Yes that is right, if you are as good as we are, Santa will come twice! First we had our Utah Christmas, which the pictures are from with just our family and then we drove to Colorado for our main Christmas. The kids got spoiled rotten. Brian and I bought a playstation 3 a couple of months ago that was predetermined to be our Christmas gift to each other. Ellie loves shoes so when she saw her lovely new slipper boots, that is the first thing she wanted and I am pretty sure her favorite thing because she is still wearing them everyday all day. Brian had surgery on his ankle the day we left for Colorado to have some hardware taken out that was put in last year when he broke it playing softball so I got to drive all the way to Colorado with two kids and a drugged up husband, yea! Surprisingly they were all very good. We spent the new year at our house with friends, cocktails, and rockband. It was amazing! We had tons of fun! I never take pictures so I will have to round some up.

Hulk Smashing

2008-12-18T11:37:00.001-08:00

So my lovely brother and his wife gave Ashton some Hulk gloves for his birthday, and permission to "Hulk Smash" anything in my house. As most of you have probably figured out, this isn't going well. The only reason the gloves are still around is for the hand me down potential they will have for Jer and Aud's children one day.

Late Thanksgiving Post

2008-12-18T11:32:00.000-08:00

Ashton's preschool also did a Thanksgiving feast. The kids wore hats and ate tons of food. It was very fun. One girl was so funny she said, "My food stinks, does anyone else's food stink, I can't eat it because it stinks." Silly kids!

Ashton's Preschool Performance

2008-12-18T11:28:00.000-08:00

Ashton had a Christmas performance for preschool on Tuesday and they did such a great job! The kids all sang songs and got to wear fun hats! They were so cute! We all enjoyed it, especially Ellie who danced the whole time! Good job Ashton!

Ashton's picture smile

2008-12-18T11:25:00.001-08:00

So I always see these cute blog pictures with families and everyone is smiling normal. Ashton is going through a phase where you ask him to smile for the camera and you get something weird and different everytime. The poor guy is trying so hard, it is hilarious! Here are a few before his Christmas program. Now everyone knows why I have hardly any pictures of the kids smiling together for a picture, it would be next to impossible to get a good shot!

Twilight

2008-11-21T23:08:00.000-08:00

I went and saw the Twilight movie with my friends tonight and I must say that I was impressed. I thought I would be very critical of the characters but I think they were all perfect! I hope that they make the next one soon because I need my fill of Edward! (yes, I can be one of those girls)

Who needs toys?

2008-11-21T13:29:00.000-08:00

Ellie has decided that my tampons are better than any toy I can find for her. I know that you are thinking that I just need to take them away but in my mind hours of silent play is totally worth it to me! Brian always comes home and freaks out like oh my gosh Ellie just got in the bathroom cupboard, little does he know that she has been playing with tampons since breakfast. I always act surprised, like "Oh Ellie, you know better than that, listen to Daddy and put those back!" he he he!

p.s. Note the piggy tails, aren't they getting cute!

Happy Birthday Ashton!

2008-11-21T13:23:00.000-08:00

Ashton turned 4 on November 17. Wow, time sure does fly! He has always been such a good kid and it was so fun seeing how excited he was for his birthday! We made pizzas, ate cake and ice cream, had a pinata, and opened presents. Thank you to everyone for making his day special!

HALLOWEEN

2008-11-04T09:45:00.001-08:00

This year we went to St. George for Halloween to spend it with Jeremy and Audrey. It was so much fun! The weather was so nice so we could trick-or-treat as long as we wanted to and then come home and pass out more candy to kids. Brian was a creepy chimp that he loved scaring kids with. After he got it, he would sneak up on our kids with it at home when they weren't expecting it, how cruel! Luckily they got immune to his tactics and were no longer scared of him so he had to resort to tormenting trick-or-treaters on Halloween night. I was the mom from Incredibles, only I forgot black paint so I don't have a mask and my hair isn't down, but it was a super fun costume! Ashton was Frankenstein and Ellie was a pink poodle. She would knock on the door and say "treat, treat". Thanks for the fun weekend in St. George Jer and Aud!

Long time, No post!

2008-10-21T11:29:00.000-07:00

So it has been awhile since I have posted. We haven't been up to a whole lot. The kids have been getting excited for Halloween. Ashton got to go to the firestation for preschool which he LOVED! It was so funny because the firefighter was telling the kids that it is important that they are not scared of them if there is a fire because they have all of their big fireman gear on and are there to help them. He then began getting dressed in his get up telling the kids, look it is still me, Tony, right? I looked at the mom next to me and said "What do you bet we loose half of the kids by the time he is in his full gear?" Sure enough, one by one the kids started dropping out and by the time he put on his darth vader breathing mask, about ten kids were bawling with their parents. It was so funny! Ellie has just been up to 14 month old things, trouble mainly. She climbs, gets into drawers, now refers to herself as "bebe". "Bebe, peez" is her favorite for wanted anything. I must say that I got spoiled having a boy first because they are so easy to get ready in the morning, Ellie has this hair that I am still trying to figure out what to do with, it is very cute, but crazy all of the time.

Our Little Monkey

2008-09-15T11:00:00.000-07:00

Ellie is such a climber! Once again, something Ashton never put us through, I am begining to see a pattern. She loves to climb on the fireplace and then the other day, up on the speaker to our tv from there! She kind of knows how to get down but would much rather scream when she is done until I come and get her, really now, isn't that easier? She is starting to tattle on Ashton, it is so cute (for now anyway)! She will come running up to me yelling and pointing and then go running back to Ashton pointing and yelling, it is so funny!

Rock-n-Roll Preschool!

2008-09-02T09:02:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my baby is going to preschool. So when all of the other moms had a hard time, I thought it is just preschool, just a couple days a week for a couple hours, what's the big deal? Then I sent my little one. It was very bitter sweet. He is ready, I should be ready because to be quite frank he has been driving me a little bonkers lately, but it was still a little sad leaving him because ususally I always stay with him when we do fun things. Ashton just kept asking me all morning, "Mom, are you ready to rock and roll, I am ready to rock and roll, are you ready to rock and roll?" He is such a great kid and I know it will be a fun and great experience so I am super happy in that aspect, I am also hoping to meet other moms who have little ones around Ellie's age, she would adore a little friend. When we went to Ashton's preschool orientation, she just loved wondering around playing with all of the kids, I wish she could stay and go with him!

We love bounce houses!

2008-09-02T08:56:00.001-07:00

We have been to a couple of bounce houses and love them! There is a new one in West Jordan that is fantastic because it is brand new and doesn't smell like stinky feet yet. We took Ashton and his friend Noah, they had a blast and unfortunatly discovered the drinking fountain also. Ashton is fearless on these slides, I went down one and got a little nervous, but not him!

Big Girl!

2008-08-21T14:27:00.000-07:00

I took Ellie to her 1 year checkup today, even though she is closer to 13 months. She is doing very well, the doctor commented on how well she runs. I think that their job is to make you feel like you are the best parent in the world raising an obvious prodigy. He thinks that she talks so well and was just amazing how well she played with his bead toy, I knew when he said this that he was now just searching. She is still just a tiny thing, weighing almost 18 lbs., you would never guess is though with her chubby little legs and buddah belly. This is a picture of her playing peek-a-boo. She puts her head on the floor and waits for someone to look between her legs and then says "peek, boo".

Slip 'N Slid

2008-08-07T08:32:00.000-07:00

I remember slip 'n sliding as a kid, but not like this. Brian, of course, has to take everything to the max, including slip 'n sliding. He decided that the kids couldn't go fast enough on their own so he was throwing them, litteraly, down the slid and then when they didn't land in enough water to nearly drown them as it is, he decided to add a pool to the end of the his obstical course. As always, the kids were lined up for turns!

Happy Birthday Ellie!

2008-08-07T08:27:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Ellie is already 1! How could this be, I just barely had her a year ago! We had a luau for her and she had a blast! She is such a wonderful addition to our family and we are so blessed to have a such a beautiful little girl running around our house. She is so funny because she can now walk, but she is very, very slow. I remember when Ashton learned to walk, he would run until he fell over. She puts much more thought into it so that she never falls, but is instead slower than a rock. We have really enjoyed this past year and can't wait to see all of her accomplishments in the year to come.

DINOSAURS!

2008-07-13T20:31:00.000-07:00

Ashton loves dinosaurs! He even calls all of them by their correct names, including Dimetridon. I took him the the Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah and he was in heaven! He was so cute because he wanted to wear his little dinosaur shirt there!

4th of July

2008-07-06T09:07:00.000-07:00

We LOVE the 4th of July! Every year we go to the Murray parade with Brian's family and attend a bbq at his Grandparents house and then have a party with our friends in the evening. We had the party this year at our house, it was a blast! We lit fireworks and were able to watch the West Jordan fireworks on our roof. Jeremy and Audrey were up for the weekend so the boys took Ashton four-wheeling and up to a lake on Saturday while I spent the day with Audrey and Ellie, we had so much fun! The kids were awesome all day even though they were hot and tired. Ellie sat and watched the whole parade just waving her little flag while Ashton tried to retrieve as much candy as he could. Ellie was funny because she loves to blow spit through straws, yes I know, very lady like, so that also entertained her for awhile. It is so funny because Ellie will just stand everywhere, but hasn't quite decided to take her first steps yet so Ashton will always tell her that it is time for her to walk now. At the parade, I think that he was grateful that she couldn't get to the candy as fast as he could though!

I have a girl!

2008-06-20T06:23:00.000-07:00

I remember thinking that there were certain things that I couldn't wait to do if I ever had a girl, one of them was getting her a cabage patch doll and another was putting her hair in pigtails, I have reached a milestone! She is so stinking cute these days!

Swimsuit season is here!

2008-06-20T06:19:00.000-07:00

We have been loving going to the pool and running through the sprinklers! I just can't understand why everyone thinks it is so adorable when Ellie's chub is hanging out all over the place and when I look just the same, I get a different kind of look, sometimes things are just different for babies I guess!

Sometimes being a dinosaur can be just plain exhausting!

2008-06-20T06:15:00.001-07:00

Continued pictures from girls trip!

2008-05-16T17:15:00.000-07:00

So I don't know how to post more that 5 pics per blog, so here are some more, I have so many that I wish I could post them all!

Greatest Girls Trip Ever!

2008-05-16T17:07:00.000-07:00

So my closest girlfriends and I decided that it was time to leave the men at home and head out for a week of fun. We went to Las Vegas and Los Angeles and had the time of our lives. We didn't leave anything out from a spa day, nice dinners, going to the ocean, dancing at clubs, hitting up Six Flags, and trying to spot stars on Sunset Blvd. It was a time that I will never forget. I am so furtunate to have a great hubby who will take care of things on the home front for me to get away and also to have the greatest girlfriends in the world!

Learning to crawl is hard to do!

2008-04-22T14:26:00.000-07:00

I found these pictures of both Ashton and Ellie taken at 8 1/2 months, they were both just figuring out what needs to be done in order to crawl! Ellie chose the flying tecnique with both of her hands held out to the side of her body while Ashton preferred the push up style. Ashton was such a chub weighing 7 more pounds than Ellie at this age!

Like brother, like sister?

2008-04-01T20:15:00.000-07:00

So I swear that Ellie wants to do everything that Ashton does because he is the coolest. They are so funny. I got them out the bath and into their cute little robes, which they LOVE, and Ellie was all smiley so I thought it would be a great time to get a picture. Ashton was sucking his thumb because he was getting tired. Ellie looked at Ashton as I was trying to get him to take his thumb out and smile. The next thing I know, she pops her thumb in too. What silly kids!

How big is Ellie? Soooo big!

2008-03-31T13:12:00.000-07:00

I can't belive how much Ellie has grown. She now has two bottom teeth and has more personality, stuburness mainly, than anyone I have ever seen! What a girl she is! So many mothers have approached me when they heard how loud Ellie is and have said that they knew a baby like that and one day they just started talking in full sentences. Well it happened! Kind of anyway. On Brian's birthday we were at his parents house celebrated and I heard a baby that wasn't mine, I turned around and it was mine! Ellie was talking! She has never before cooed or made any of those cute baby noises, nothing but shrilling from this one and now she was saying mama and dada and kitty and all sorts of other unrecognizeable words. This was so special, because it was Brian's birthday and she was saying dada, and even more special in my opinion because it gave me some hope of not having to pack ear plugs in the diaper bag. She has been yelling signifigantly less, but now she is talking, rather loud, but at least talking!! YEAAAAAAAAAAAA! She is so impressive because at 7 months she will try and say almost any word you ask her to, granted the majority of them are not understood, I truly attribute it to all of the practice that she has had! Now I can be one of those moms who hears a baby yelling non-stop and reassure her that one day it will pay of with some awesome talking skills. Ellie is not yet crawling. It is so funny because if you ask her if she wants to crawl, she laughs at you, even though she doesn't know what you are talking about. Daddy will hold her and tell her that it is okay that all of the other babies are crawling, not to worry about it because crawling is a bust anyway. I don't think these pep talks are helping. I guess she is only 7 months old, I should know better already having had a baby than to try and rush the mobility stage.

Dress Up!

2008-03-17T15:51:00.000-07:00

We spent the afternoon playing dress up! I like how Ashton picked out some stylin heels, we let Ellie wear some great sunglassess. My camera ran out of batteries before we pulled out the old Halloween costumes, those were great, Ellie was a puppy and Ashton was a dinosaur! What fun kids!

Both of these kids are getting big!

2008-03-17T15:47:00.000-07:00

When we first got Toby Ashton could pick him up! Now he is over 130 pounds of pure love! He is such a great dog to have with kids because he is so mellow and gentle, just watch out for his drool and his tail!

Where am I?!?!

2008-03-12T21:28:00.000-07:00

This picture cracks me up! We have so many sweet sleeping newborn pictures of Ellie, but both Brian and I agree that this one is our favorite! It really captures what a new baby must be thinking about this strange place and these strange people. This was the same face that she would make at me in the hospital in the little cage that they give you to roll them around in. I remember I would be sleeping and I would look over and get startled because all I would see were the whites of her eyes and the shadow from her hair sticking up, just staring at me. How can you not love her to pieces!

Ashton and Brynn

2008-03-12T21:21:00.000-07:00

Ashton loves his little friend Brynn! She has been on vacation and we were looking at pictures on the computer and he kept telling me how he sure wants to play with her. Here are some pictures from their last play date. Brynn is such a good sport at playing all of the boy games like tools and superheros. Ashton even found her a superman cape to wear while he wore his spiderman pjs. They spent the morning flying around the house.

The BEST big brother in the world!

2008-02-28T11:53:00.000-08:00

Ashton melts my heart. Ever since Ellie was born they are each other's favorite person. Ashton will do anything for her and she just idolizes him. I think about how lucky I am everyday when I see them interacting. I notice that even when I am not around and she is in his room watching him play, I will come back and she will have all sorts of toys that Ashton has brought over to her and ususally they are all of his favorite toys! I can't get over him. They other day he asked if Ellie could play with his tools with him so I propped her up next to him and gave her a tool to play with, I was doing dishes and I came back to find that he had put a pair of safety goggles on her! They were so cute! Ashton was dead serious about it, he just said that she needs to be safe too, that made it all the cuter! Anyhow, he is just my favorite little guy ever and I hope that he keeps his selfless and gentle qualities forever!

Bless his heart!

2008-02-19T21:18:00.001-08:00

Do my kids look tired or what? That is because this picture was taken at 6:00am, ahhhhhhh! There is a very funny story that goes with it though. Ashton is my king of all sleepers, I get him out of bed most mornings but this morning was different, I heard his door open very early in the morning so I slowly got up to see if he needed a drink or something. When I got to him he was the most excited you have ever seen a small person be at 6:00am. He was so anxious to tell me something that he was practically yelling (hence why Ellie is also in the picture at 6:00am). He finally got out that he found his first mole on his body and just couldn't wait to show me, it is on his leg. How he found this teeny tiny thing that looks like the smallest freckle you ever saw in the middle of the night, I do not know, but the fact is it is there and he is dang proud of it and will gladly show it to anyone anywhere anytime. Do you know how hard it is to fake enthusiasm for something like this at this time. "Wow Ashton that is awesome I am so glad that you showed me that mole, have you shown your Daddy yet?" Funny little guy he is.

Ellie

2008-02-19T21:10:00.000-08:00

I just was looking at Ellie thinking that she was so beautiful and thought I would share a picture of her. She is gnawing down a spoon, it is very difficult to get a picture of her without something in her mouth! She has the most petite features! She is 6 months old and is just 13 lbs. Her feet are just fitting into those teeny crib shoes! I joke that she had better wear shoes by the time she is in school or the other kids will think that she is weird. I feel bad sometimes because I have said rude things about her like her being birth control because she is so loud or that it is not too late to reconsider adoption, things along these lines, but Brian and I were talking that it is so funny that everyone tries to one up everyone else with how perfect their children are, but guess what, you would love them all the same whether they were perfect or not. Ellie is by no means a perfect baby, she is LOUD, she screams, she gets up at 6:45 am reguarly, but she is the most loving, gentle little girl who needs us so much and little does she know that we need her even more.

A Day at the Aquarium!

2008-02-02T14:35:00.000-08:00

My husband, John, and Josh went to southern Utah for the weekend to help search for a missing couple from Kearns, I hope that they find them! The wives decided that we needed to do something fun with the kids so we went the The Living Planet Aquarium and out to lunch. Ashton loved petting all of the animals, although he decided that he just wanted to look at the horseshoe crab. He loves getting out with Noah and William because he is normally surrounded by girls so he gets to get a little of his manliness out. Ellie was as loud as ever, shrilling and screaming at everything as happy as can be. I actually had one woman come up to me and say it is so funny how she is smiling all while yelling at the different animals. Her new talking is a very high pitch LOUD squeal that she can manage to do for oh say about an hour and a half if she is really happy. I don't know where she got to be so dang loud. She couldn't go in the rainforest show because they requested that it be silent for the birds, Ellie is not capable of this. Another woman came up to me and said that her daughter talked very loud like that when she was a baby up until about 9 months when she just started talking full sentences, ANOTHER THREE MONTHS, I DON'T THINK THAT I CAN TAKE IT!, but we do love her very much of course.

Hide and Seek!

2008-01-22T14:55:00.000-08:00

So this is day three of my kids being sick. They are getting better today, but I still don't want to take them around anyone and spread their cold. Needless to say we are all running out of things to do around the house so I was playing hide and seek with Ashton, which he will do for hours. This was his favorite hiding spot where he was sure that I wouldn't find him. I managed to take pictures without him even noticing! I love that little guy so much!

Poor sick kids!

2008-01-22T14:48:00.000-08:00

So Ashton and Ellie haven't been sick yet at all this winter, yea! So I guess it had to catch up with them sooner or later and they are both sick. Poor little Ashton has had a fever so he comes and gets us in the middle of the night to say that he needs a drink because he is so hot. He also is abusing Germ-x telling me that if the germs go away he can play with his friends and have a sleepover at Grandma and Umpas house. Sad little Ellie has never been sick before so she is just acting very serious. I think that her face is so funny when she is not all smiley, here are some pics.

Oh little Ellie

2008-01-18T20:47:00.000-08:00

So anyone who knows Ellie knows that she is CONSTANTLY sucking on something, whether it be her clothes, thumb, finger, you get the picture. Well now she has discovered the art of sucking on her toes, she loves the big one. For some reason she doesn't think that she can get them with pants on so she waits until I am changing her diaper to pop them in. She is such a funny little thing.

Boys will be Boys

2008-01-18T20:44:00.001-08:00

So I spend all day long telling Ashton how nice it is to play soft and how I like how gentle he is being with his blocks today all to have Dad come home and crash cars into each other and drive them like crazy all over my house, bless his heart!

Remanising

2008-01-02T13:34:00.000-08:00

So I went to see Samantha and her new little baby the other day and it made me realize how fast time flies. It seems like I was just pregnant and ready to burst and couldn't wait to have the baby. Then came little Ellie belly and I couldn't wait until she was sleeping through the night, now I can't wait until she can self entertain a little more. Well seeing a new baby made me stop for a minute and enjoy the moment. I know that I had to remind myself to do that often with Ashton because sometimes it is a lot of work having a new little one. Ellie looked so big compared to a little newborn and it made me realize that my little baby is growing up, possibly a little too fast, maybe I will stop feeding her and she will slow down a little, just kidding. I thought I would post some pictures of me as a B-I-G girl and my little girl.

Christmas

2008-01-01T13:02:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas this year with the kids. Our tradition is to go to Colorado where my grandparents live and spend the holidays with my family. This kids got spoiled rotten and loved every minute of it! One of Ashton's favorite presents was temporary Cars tattoos that Santa gave him in his stocking. Everyday he would insist on getting another one on his arm, now I know what my answer would be if he ever asked for just one real one. Ellie was so funny, she is starting to scream just because. She will be smiling and happy all while screaming an ear piercing scream. She managed to continue this the entire week we were in Colorado, what a vocal little girl!

Christmas Pictures

2007-12-10T13:28:00.000-08:00

We got Christmas pictures done on Friday. I think that they turned out pretty cute! Both of the kids were really good except for one incident. Ashton has been starting to notice the differences in people around him, so he has pretty much humiliated me on numerous occasions by pointing out heavier set people, asking my doctor why he was brown, these types of things. So there was the sweetest little girl at the picture place that was the same old as Ellie so I was talking to her mom. The little girl had a large birth mark on her face and I should have thought about little stinker Ashton. So of course he says, "Mom what's that on her face." The woman didn't hear him and I ignored him hoping that he wouldn't say anything again, but oh no. He then said "Mom, MOM WHAT IS ON HER FACE." To my great fortune, the woman didn't hear again so I just said I think that we were going to wait outside because it is was so lovely out there. This was a lie because it was pouring rain and if I remember correctly it felt about 10 degrees below zero with the windchill factor. People inside Kiddie Kandids were staring at me like, why does that crazy lady have those poor children outside in weather like this. Little do they know about what I have to do to keep any remaining dignity that I have. Other than that, things went just lovely.

Brother and Sister

2007-12-04T20:18:00.000-08:00

I love to watch Ashton and Ellie grow together as siblings, they are so funny! Ashton loves to watch Curious George while I make his breakfast in the mornings. He now has Ellie loving it too! They snuggle up on our chair, with our cat of course, and watch it together. Ashton tells me, "Mom, Ellie wants to watch George now." Priceless! My favorite thing about this picture is that Ellie looks like she totally knows what is happening on Curious George, I think that she is pretending for Ashton's sake!

Fun in the Snow!

2007-12-01T21:38:00.000-08:00

We were so excited to wake up to snow this morning! Brian got a chance to try out his new four wheeler while Ashton played all day in the snow! I thought he would get cold but he only came in for a nap and some lunch and other than that he was out in the snow with Dad. I tried taking little Ellie out there, but she decided that she would rather stay inside where it was warm!

My First Blog

2007-11-30T10:58:00.000-08:00

This is a test blog. After seeing my friends' blogs, I decided that I also needed one. So now that I have typed this, I am going to see if I can read it on my little blog site.