Halloween

So this was the first year that we took Ashlyn trick-or-treating.She went as a Pirate Princess. The night before we took her to Boo at the Zoo along with Josh's sister and her girls. Halloween night took her to our hometown trunk-or-treat and to the grandparents. She loved it! It was so cute, her pumpkin was so full that she was having trouble carrying it but refused to let us help her.

Family Addition

Baby #2 here you come! We are so excited to meet you and hear your little heartbeat in the next few weeks. You'll be a great addition and we will all love you! We'll take lots of pictures of the coming holidays and your big sister's b-day so that when you come you'll see what we were up to while you stayed cozy baking in my tummy.

More Pictures taken by Cami

18-Month Check-up

Height: 32 3/4 in.
Weight: 21.25 lbs.
Head Circumference: 18 1/2 in.
Words: hey,what,mommy,daddy,yes,no
Words that are almost there: thanks, please,more
Knows the meaning of: Time to leave, kisses and hugs,keys,shoes,upstairs,no,outside,etc...
Things that just make her giggle: Flushing the toilet,turning off lights,dancing to music,and twirling

Colorado Trip 2010

So the last few days Josh, Ashlyn, and I were able to spend time in Colorado. We helped Neil and Jess move all of their things to Neil's mothers. They treated us to Water World and the Butterfly Pavillion. Both were so much fun. We had so much fun and even have talked about going back to visit if they are still there. Thanks Jess and Neil for a great time and please tell your mother thank you to. Below are some pictures of our trip.

July 2010 Pictures

Melissa and Adam Brown's contest

MOVIE TICKETS GIVEAWAY

We have decided to give away a pair of movie tickets to one lucky winner in the hope we can still be in the running to win something on the SmileGen photo contest. Everybody loves going to the movies-especially in the summer! There are a lot of fabulous movies in theatres or coming soon.
Toy Story 3, Eclipse, The Last Airbender, Despicable Me are just a few fun movies.

So here's the giveaway. 2 movie tickets to the theatre of your choice! To win you must vote (4 times) for our photo on the SmileGen website. To vote you must have a facebook account or twitter account. Here is directions on how to enter if you need them. And here is the direct link to our photo to vote.

Once you vote, leave a comment to let me know! You must vote 4 times to be entered in the movie ticket giveaway.
If you have already voted- THANK YOU. Let me know in a comment.
For extra entries- put this link on facebook or twitter and tell me where to find it.
Earn another entry by posting about this giveaway on your blog with links to this post and to my photo in the contest.
I must be able to contact you to find out what theatre and where to send the tickets.

Also- SmileGen is giving away a $100 amazon gift card to one lucky voter. So, by voting you are automatically entered in that gift card giveaway!
You have until Tuesday morning at 9 am to vote. I will announce the winner Tuesday!

Pictures and Videos of Ashlyn

So Josh and I have been doing a little bit better at getting pictures of Ashlyn. In the mix we got some really funny videos to. We just wanted to post a few of them for yours and our enjoyment. Next time we go see the ducks I promise to take the camera. The first two pictures I took today since mom and I cut Ashlyn's bangs and the others are from a few days ago. The video was from this morning.

Catching Up

So I've been really bad about updating our blog lately and I'm even worse about taking and posting pictures. We have been keeping busy with Josh's school schedule and my work schedule. Josh is doing really well in his classes and has mid-terms coming up next week. Once this semester is over Josh will only have 2 more semesters and an internship. I'm keeping busy between my 2 jobs up at the hospital. I'm really enjoying my new job up on the Maternity ward.

Ashlyn is growing up sooo fast! I can't believe she'll be 16 months next week. Before I know it she'll be in Nursery. Don't get me wrong that will be a blessed day in our lives, we'll actually get to listen to all of the lessons. She is definitely a picky eater right now so thankfully she likes the Carination breakfast supplements which helps with her gaining weight. She is really getting into copying everything we do. It's really cute for the most part. I love her so much and hope she'll always know it.

We are looking forward to all that will be coming our way in the next year with Josh's graduation and me possibly quitting working and being able to stay home with Ashlyn.

24

Josh turned 24 on Monday and I was able to take him out to dinner w/o Ashlyn and we had a great time. Thanks Bree for watching Ashlyn for us.

BUSY TIME

Hey everyone just wanted to let you know we've been up to and have going on.

Ashlyn now has 4 teeth with 2 more coming through and is into everything! I took down her crib today and rearranged her room a little. She says momma,dadda,yeah, and wha?. She is also really getting good at associating when it is time to leave. She will point to the keys and then the door. Anytime we open the coat closet she thinks it's time to go bye bye. I'm going to try to teach her to say bye and peas (short for please) next. She is so much fun and so busy. I'm surprised I'm not in better shape (oh well, that to shall come).

Work is keeping me busy and I'm glad to report that all is well in the health department. Josh and I are just finishing up the semester and gearing up for next semester. Josh only has 2 more semesters before we leave on internship and then we'll be back for 1 more semester. Then it's just trying to decide whether or not he should go straight into his master's program or not. We are also in the process of dejunking and packing since we will be moving on April 16th to a different apartment here in town. We also recently traded in our camry for Josh's dream pickup. To keep a long story short, our camry got recalled and we bought a four-runner but they told us they couldn't fix something that we had in writing so they let us get the pickup for the same price. It's a 2007 Toyota Tundra and only had 20,000 miles on it. I absolutely love driving it.

This last week we were able to see my dad set apart as a Bishop up on campus and my brother-in-law will be reporting his mission this coming Sunday.

Life is great and we couldn't be in a better spot. I'd definitely like a few things but I can wait for them for now. We hope the warm weather comes quickly and decides to stick around for a long time. Lovin' you all. Hope to see more of you when things start to settle down a little more.

Movies and Pics of Ashlyn's 1st B-day

So I was checking everyone else's blogs when I realized that I promised back in Feb. that I would post pics of Ashlyn, so here they are. My camera didn't do that great of a job but at least I've got them. I'll record and post more pics later when I've got more time.

MIA!

So I've been MIA for the last little bit since we have been really busy. Both of us are working and going to school and Ashlyn is growing up so fast! Well we have survived half a semester so far, Ashlyn turned 1, we attended Sam's wedding, and just keep ourselves busy. I will post pictures and videos later this week since I don't have my camera.

Ashlyn: Welcome to Toddlerhood

At her 1 year appt she measured in at 30 1/2 in and weighed almost 20 lbs (compared to her cousin Claire she's a lightweight but for mom she is getting heavy) and got her shots. She didn't like the shots but who can blame her. Thankfully after our nurse gave her a sucker she forgot about it for the most part.

She is into everything now that she is walking (she's been walking for over a month now, what happened to my baby?). I think her favorite things to get into is the drawer under the stove and the lazy susan. Sometimes she'll pull everything out and then climb in. She thinks it's great, especially when we spin her; but she easily gets mad because she tends to get stuck. It's also fun to see how much she likes books. If we are doing something and Ashlyn has been playing and we no longer hear her, we can usually find her back in her room with all the books pulled off the shelf and her sitting there looking at one. Another favorite of hers lately is going back into her room and closing the door and then hiding when we come and open it. She really gets a kick out of it and will continue to shut the door just to get us to react. It's pretty cute. She gives fives now and waves bye when she feels up to it. I think one of her funniest expressions is when I say what or huh to her because she mimics me and says "wha" at she raises both hands. I really need to get that recorded and post it because it is so darn cute. Overall, Ashlyn is doing great and is thriving and happy which makes us happy.

Josh and Jamie:

Josh is now working the grill up at the college M-F, instead of working up in St. Anthony every night. It's been working out really well. Jamie is still up at the hospital. She's keeping busy but is glad to know that the end is in sight in December (we know it's still a ways a way but she's really glad to be done there). School keeps us busy and we are really glad we've made it to the half way mark for the semester. Now we just need to keep going strong through the last half. After the semester Josh will continue on (he's got 2 more semester before his internship in Dec-Jan. time frame) while I put school aside. Ashlyn hasn't been handling it very well and I felt that she needed me home. She's not use to having to share time with me and my school work and I don't blame her. I'm glad though that I can do this for her because it's so much more important to me to be a good mom and be there for her. I'll finish my schooling later but for now I just need to be there for my little girl.

Overall life is going really great for us, it's just super busy! We hope things will slow down a little bit after the semester so we can have time to see family and just be able to relax a little more. Like I said before, I will post pics and videos later this week.

Pictures

Josh and I couldn't believe how much older our baby looked with her hair in piggys.




Christmas

Welcom 2010!

We are looking forward to what the new year holds for us. This past year went by so fast that I often wonder where the time has gone.

Can you believe my baby will be 1 in Feb. She is doing wonderful! She still only has 2 teeth and hasn't really taken to walking but she has taken her first steps (Dec. 26,09). She says "mama","dada", and "wha". Pushing things,climbing in drawers and waving are also common at our home. We can't imagine life without her and look forward to watching her grow and reach more milestones.

We'll both be starting school next week and working. Most of our classes are on-line so we can stay home w/Ashlyn for the most part. Jamie is still working at the hospital and Josh is working on campus as well as for his uncle still.

The year is starting out busy with a baptism,wedding,new school year,and much more and will continue to stay busy throughout the year but we are looking forward to it with excitement. Wishing you all a happy New Year and we hope to see and hear from you all!

Last few days

So we've had a couple rough but fun times the last few days and wanted to share:

Fun times/things:
*My birthday was on Friday (turned 23)
*Ashlyn learned to drink from a straw (Friday at Wingers), found out she likes blackberry and kiwi lemondades
*Ashlyn learned to cluck her tongue (Thursday)

Rough times:
*Ashlyn hasn't been sleeping well and eating
*She has been having a tough time staying upright which has resulted in 2 bloody mouths and a lot of crying
*Also she doesn't want to be put down ever

Hoping this next week is a little more balanced

The Good and the Bad

Well this past week has been an eventful one with Dr. Appts.

Jamie and Ashlyn both had dr. appt on Wednesday and Josh had 3 appts.

Jamie was simply getting her thryoid re-checked and the lab results came back good. She doesn't have to up her dosage and hopefully won't have to take the medicine after she finishes the bottle.

Ashlyn had her 9-mo. check-up as well and is doing great. She weighed in at 14 lbs 15oz and is 29 in. long. She was so silly throughout the appt until she got the flu-shot. She's a little ahead of schedule and just doing really well.

Josh hurt his back and has been to a chiropractor(not the best idea) and then has been into a regular 2 times since. The medicine given didn't really do anything so now we are going to wait and see if his back will get better on it's own or not. The doctor said to give it another week and if it's not better then we will have to decide where to go from here with it. Right now he isn't allowed to lift things (including Ashlyn) and is basically a home-body for awhile. We hope that it will heal quickly so that he can get back to doing the day-to-day things and go back to work.

In general we are well. Both of us are getting our school schedules worked out and looking forward to the holidays.

Some of the Pics Cami Took in UT