Ashley's B-day

It's a little late, but here are some pictures from Ashley's B-day...

SAY CHEESE!!!

Best part of the cake? The frosting on the bottom of the toy.

Ella just making sure she isn't left out...

Ashley's favorite gift was a sandwich bag full of change to put in her new penny bank. (Pretty easy to impress).


Her first glimpse of her new ride...

Big sister showing her how to look cool on training wheels...

Who needs the helmet? Look no hands!!!

Also since our last post, we had a litter of kitties, went fishing and saw the Wizard of Oz.... Pretty busy way to end out a summer.

The Kitties... We started out with 8 now we are done to 4... If I keep playing my cards right we will hopefully be able to get the number down to 0.

Cousins and kitties... "Ashley!!! Get your hands out of your mouth!" That's disgusting.

Her is a picture of the girls and their aunt/actress/drama queen Candace. And yes, she did not have to wear any make-up for the part.

Mommy caught a fish!!!

There's just something about a pregnant woman in hip waders...

Ella's First Day of School

Today was a big day for our family. It was Ella's first day of school. I took the day off so that I could take part in the preparations and see her off. We can't believe that we have a kindergartener... She has grown up to fast.

Ella was very brave and excited about her first day of school. There was no hesitation stepping on to the bus. She was excited to take this next big step in her life. Ashley was a little jealous she didn't get to get on the bus and that she had to stay home with Mom and Dad, but she got over it.

When Ella got home we asked her how her days was and if she liked it. She said, "It's a long story..." Needless to say, we weren't able to get much out of her at first. But from the comments she made later in the day, I think that she had a good time and made some friends.

We are very proud of Ella and know that she is going to be a great student. She is very smart and is a good example for us in our family.

Here are some pictures of her first day...

Ella dressed and ready to go to school...


Ashley wanted to get in on the picture taking fun


Waiting for the bus...


Jana and the girls


Dad and the girls


There she goes.. Everybody wave!!!


Ella really likes the bus, and it is a good thing. She has a half hour bus ride to and from school each day.


And her she is when she got home. All smiles.


"What's the deal with all these pictures of Ella? I want some of me to!"

A Tea Party At Grandma's

Ella and Ashley were both able to go over to Grandma Dixie's today and have a Tea Party with their cousin Kate. This Tea Party was the last one they would have before Ella starts school. The tea party included a light luncheon with a few hors d'oeuvres (that's French for snacks) and a special craft project for the girls to do. Enjoy the pictures!!!

Everyone has on their Tea Party hats and gowns


Even Grandma is joining in on the fun

Ella

Ashley

Kate


Some heart-shaped PBJ, complimented by the Swirled Cheese Puffs and frosting covered cupcakes. Looks like we got a little bit of each of the major food groups. (Is that real Tea Grandma?)

Even Baby David got a special invite to the party. It's all about who you know. (I sure hope that's peanut butter on his nose....)

And to cap the afternoon off, they all got to paint their own jewelry boxes.

THANKS GRANDMA DIXIE!!!

Some Summer Fun

We have had a pretty eventful summer so far, spending a lot of time with family and friends. Grandma and Grandpa also got a new house trailer and we have had some fun camping trips. Here are a few pictures...

Jana and Ashley enjoying the swing ride. Jana looks like she is having a real good time.


Ella and Scotty


Ashley driving by herself.


Ella riding the dragon.


Ella and Ashley on their horses.


Ella riding mules with Uncle Tim.


Hey Tim!!! That is a nice ass.


Ella is a good little cowgirl.


Grandma and Grandpa's new home away from home.


One of the cutest little girls in the whole world. (And one of the biggest trouble-makers).


Hmmm.... What could we get into next?


I promised my mom I would post a picture of her looking her best. :-)


The End....

The Baby!!!

We just had the 20 week ultrasound today, here are a few pictures of the baby. The due date is December 25th. And for those of you wondering if it is a boy or girl, you can keep on wondering. We haven't found out on the previous two and we are not going to find out on this one. We need to have some surprises in life... And don't give me the, "it's a surprise when you find out at the ultrasound" or "what are you going to do for clothes if you don't find out". Those are just weak excuses. (We have some upset Grandparents that sent monetary bribes to the ultrasound tech, but were unsuccessful.)

Ella and Ashley keep referring to the baby as a boy... I don't think they understand that we don't have a lot of say in the matter. We took them both with us to the ultrasound... Ashley keep wanting to know when they were going to cut mom open and get the baby out. I don't think either one of them were impressed with the picture quality.

I think we are all hoping for a boy. We definitely have enough barbie's in our house and I don't think Jana or I can handle any more drama. I can't imagine having another girl, I would most likely have to live outside in a tent. But as long as the baby's healthy, we don't care what it is.

The side shot

The Foot (all 5 toes, we counted)

Good shot of the hand

Side profile shot


A picture of the face. We had a hard time getting the baby to put its arms down.

I almost forgot...

Here is our most recent family photo of all 5 of us. All FIVE members of our family are in this photo. We just thought that you might want to see a current picture of Me, Jana, Ella, Ashley and ???? (and no, the guys in the background our not in our family.) ;-)

Where have we been and what have we been doing???

Well, I am assuming that this is going to be my responsiblity to keep this thing updated... I was hoping Jana would take it over. :-)

Looking back, the past few month's have been pretty eventful. (That's probably why I haven't had the time to update anything.) We have had Easter, we celebrated Ella's Birthday, took a family vacation to Yellowstone, Jana was able to come along with me to Orlando for a work conference and the girls have had fun enjoying their summer just running through the sprinklers.



A COLD Easter egg hunt...

A typical Ashley expression...

Ella using her "glamor shots" pose and Ashley trying to be funny...












Me on my float tube fishing in the background on the mighty Buffalo River in Island Park. (You can just see the fish trying to get away from my deadly cast.)








This fish wasn't so lucky...

The girls on the cabin porch with Grandma Kerry.

Buffalo in Yellowstone.

Baby buffalo.

The girls and "Old Faithful".

Who are these people?

Grandpa and the girls.

From our trip to Orlando on the beach in St. Petersburgh. This is our best Baywatch impersonation. I am the Hass and Jana is Pam Anderson. :-) We are going to go rescue that guy floating in the background.

The girls and the sprinkler they bought me for Father's Day. (I haven't got to use it yet.)

"Ashley the Brave". She's not afraid of anything... Expect for taking a nap.