Our New Baby Boy!!!

It's a Boy! Born December 22, 2008
Jason Trevor Strupp
8 lbs. 15 oz.
23 inches

I am so grateful that everything went well and we have a healthy baby boy! He's such a good little guy--I don't know what I did to deserve such good babies. I know he's only a few days old, so I shouldn't count my chickens or anything. But so far he's been the best little baby anyone could ask for.

Here's the story. If you don't want all the gory details, you should skip to the pictures.

It seems I always start having some contractions each night a few days before delivery, so I wasn't too alarmed when I did Sunday night (again) and figured I would go to bed to see if I could sleep through them. I did. At least I did until 2 am and they started getting too close together that I couldn't go back to sleep inbetween. So I got up and decided to finish my laundry and pack my bag, etc. This went on until about 3:30 am when I decided I should probably wake Trevor up and we should go. The contractions seemed really close together and I didn't want to miss my epidural window :) So I woke Trevor up and told him we should go to the hospital. "Why?" he asks. Funny. He was half asleep though.

So we go and they make sure I'm in labor, etc. etc. but I was only dialated to 5. The nurses call my doctor who tells them he is going on vacation in 5 hours and wants me delivered by then. So he told them to hook my up to some pitocin to hurry this along and he was going to come break my water. This from a doctor who wouldn't induce me until 41 weeks. Oh well, I'm fine with hurrying along the delivery. So, we did all that, and I finally got an epidural. Which worked INCREDIBLY well, by the way. Then Jason was born at 8:06 am.

Here is Jason's first picture:


The kids were SO excited to come see their new little brother. They've been so helpful with getting me diapers, binkies, change of clothes, etc. And they always fight over who gets to hold him. I know, this picture of me is really becoming. I would photoshop myself out if I knew how, or at least make the pregnant nose (why do noses get so fat there at the end? or maybe it always looks like this? Yikes.) and remaining belly smaller. But since I can't, here's reality:





Now, I took this picture a few days before having the baby (3 days actually) because people keep asking to see pregnant pictures. It's always fun to look at such a spectacle as Pregnant Kim. I wasn't planning on posting it after seeing what I looked like--but since I had the baby and am no longer pregnant, I changed my mind. So here it is, Kim at 39 weeks pregnant:

Christmas!!

I wanted to post this Christmas Post below the "Baby Boy" post so the other post was the first thing to see :) So, it's just a little out of chronological order.

Anyway, we had a WONDERFUL Christmas. My mom and dad(stepdad) came to be here for me when the baby was born. They brought Amanda and Brett and their little boy (also Jason :) ) So we had a full house and SUCH a fun time! I was really excited to be home from the hospital on Christmas Eve to spend with the family.

We woke up and got our stockings:



Opened presents--not a whole lot of pictures of the mayhem--but we did get one after with all of us by the (dead)tree:



And Jason slept through it all (don't ask me why this is turned 90 degrees?):

Hailey's Birthday

Ah, the business that was November. Somebody told me once (no names...) that they hate it when people update their blogs and post a bunch of posts at once. So...sorry :) There are 3 posts that I was going to put into one huge one. But I didn't want to shrink my pictures and they won't all fit into one post. It takes a whole extra 30 seconds.

Anyway, keep reading after this post.




So, the end of November was Hailey's 4th Birthday. I can't believe how old my kids are getting! It's so much fun watching them learn and grow.

I signed up to have the missionaries for dinner and didn't realize until I got home that it was also Hailey's birthday. But it turned out well--she thought we were having a birthday party for her and she loves the elders. I hope that was ok with them that we sprung a birthday party on them. One day when I'm an energetic and motivated mother, I'll have a REAL birthday party. With kids and all. As for now, she didn't seem to mind it was just the family...and the missionaries.

As for this picture:


I'm a little apprehensive to let you all in on a little secret. I am now a follower of the Twilight series.

At first I didn't want to read them because I had heard what they were about and it didn't really sound like my thing. But then a bunch of girls from my ward asked me if I wanted to come see the movie with them and I thought it might be a fun ladies night out kind of thing. So I went.

I liked the movie, there were mixed reviews. We were all talking about it on the way home and I said something like: I should read the books sometime. To which my friend replied that she would lend them to me when we got to her house. What could it hurt?

I started reading TWILIGHT the next day. I don't know that I put the books down after that. Poor, neglected family. It is pretty fast reading--but I think it took me like 6 days to read all 4. They were surprisingly good! TO any of you who haven't given them a chance: you should try it. I guess it's more of a girl thing, though. I know some guys like them, but my husband wouldn't and I know my brother didn't.

Anyway, that's a picture of the girls I went to the movies with. Good times. So thanks to all of you for taking me!

Again with the house

I know, I know. Who cares what home improvements we're embarking on now? I do. So you all have to sit through it and compliment me at the end on what a good job we're doing :)

We started painting the exterior of our house. It turned into being a much bigger job than I had imagined...like Trevor told me. Don't tell him he's right though :) But we finally finished it and I'm so proud. I got to help on this project again--hence, the proudness.

Here are a few pictures:


This is a picture of when the house was all powerwashed. It looks HORRIBLE. Don't worry, that's not what it looked like before the washing--but the paint was REALLY peeling and so we wanted to powerwash, sand and scrape, etc. Then prime (the white that's done in this picture.



Here's an after picture of our painting job. I know--it's pretty much the same color. But I'm so original I figured it would be easier to cover if we went with the same color, but nothing too dark so we didn't have to use two coats. We may as well have, because we had to prime the whole house anyway. Oh, and Trevor doesn't think the trim is dark enough or that there is enough contrast. But I'm not about to redo it.



Trevor took this picture because he got a bunch of slack from the neighbors for letting me climb up on the scaffolding when I was 8 months pregnant. Bunch of whiners. Plus, Trevor had no say in it. In his defense, he tole me I shouldn't be up there--but what's he going to do about it when he's at work? Don't worry, I was REALLY careful and it was REALLY stable scaffolding. Trevor's friend from work had his dad drive it to us from Tulsa. It's like 4 hours from here! We don't even know his dad, just drove it down for us. There are some nice people in this world.

The Wildlife Refuge with Grandma and Grandpa Strupp

Trevor's parents came to visit us in November--I have just been a little too busy and preoccupied to post all these new posts. So...bare with me.

We took Trevor's parents to a few places around town. We had a LOT of fun, although they were probably bored out of their minds because we live in such an exciting place...they even kept begging me to let them help us finish painting our house. I couldn't let them do that on THEIR VACATION. Plus, I was having fun doing it. So I declined. We were so glad they were able to come visit. I hope they felt like it was a restful vacation even though my kids would NOT leave them alone!


Hailey and Ashley on Mount Scott. Overlooking the lake.



At the wildlife refuge, feeding the groundhogs. They were pretty tame, as you can see--they would come up and eat from our hands!


There are other animals like buffalo, longhorn cows, etc. to see on the refuge. But feeding the groundhogs was the highlight :)

Tagged

Ok, I've been tagged by a couple people--one was "Six Random Things About Me" and one was "Seven Random Things About Me". I'll pick six :) So, here goes:

Six Random Things About Me:

1- I don't like shopping. I already used this for one post a year ago. But it still remains true.

2- I've self diagnosed myself with adult ADD. Not really..but sometimes I start a story and get off on tangents and totally forget about the point of the story in the first place. And I don't like long movies because they're too painful to sit through. Also used in a previous "tag" post of mine. Maybe I should just go back and copy that one...

3- I've recently found I really love to paint. Not art painting, I'm just not that creative. But house painting. I painted our house (inside) a couple years ago when we bought this house--because then I found I could help with the whole "remodel". But that was less fun because the house was freezing (middle of winter, furnace didn't work yet) and it was late at night (we were living in a rental while we fixed up this house--Trevor would work on the house during the day, and I would go paint when he got back at night.)

Anyway, the point is--we're painting the outside of our house now. It's taking way longer than expected and it's kindof a long story--but when Tyler's at school and the girls are taking a nap, I go and paint outside. It's such beautiful weather and I feel like I'm accomplishing something. It's kind of therapeutic.

4- I like country music. I guess that's a random thing. I like other music too, but I started listening to country when I worked at Hallmark and they played it all day long. Good stuff.

5- Ok, only two more to go. Hmm. I make my husband take me to all the Christmas Balls the military has. Actually, we've been two years in a row. They were both stupid. So maybe not this year. Plus, I would look like a cow (a pregnant one--I might need that tent, Paige :) )

6- My husband has more shoes than me. This isn't saying anything about my husband having a shoe fettish--because he doesn't. I just don't have a lot of shoes because I think they take up too much room in my closet...and it probably goes back to the not liking shopping thing.

So, there it is. Six random things (sorry I couldn't come up with any more interesting tidbits...) I don't know who to tag either, so if you feel like sharing...feel free :)

Halloween

Halloween was a lot of fun this year. We had a ward Fall Party where the kids got to play lots of games and do a little trick or treating inside the church.

On Halloween night we went trick or treating--I know, if anyone pays a lot of attention to what they dress up as every year, you'll notice it's the same as last (well, Tyler was a power ranger 2 years ago) but it was their idea. Tyler and Hailey's costumes are a little small, but they wanted to squeeze one more year out of them.

It was really fun taking them trick or treating. The kids wanted to go trick-or-treating with some friends, so we had the Jones over to our neighborhood. They ended up watching my kids the whole night while I was in the back of the pack slowly moving along with Ashley. :)

Trevor decided he would have some Halloween fun and decorated our garage. It looked really cool but I couldn't find any really good pictures of it, so this will have to do.




This is the front, there's a door cut on either side to walk in and out.



Inside the garage there was like a "U" shape walkway where you walk past a scary looking dummy, then to Trevor for the candy and then out.

In the center of the "U" he had a graveyard with some tombstone's, skulls, ghosts, etc. etc.

Oh, and to top it all off, he had a fogger to fill the garage...but not just any fogger. He made a cooler with a tube to "chill" the fog before it entered the garage. Apparently this is supposed to keep the fog low. It looked pretty cool, but I do like to tease him when he gets ideas like these.

It was a big hit with the neighborhood kids, but in hindsight--I should've stuck around to stand outside and give candy to those poor tiny scared kids. Some are just too young for that. I know my kids were always scared at houses even remotely scary. Oh well, next year if Trevor decides to do it again, I'll remember to stick around for the little ones.

Pumpkin Patch

Our town is so exciting...our pumpkin patch isn't even a real pumpkin patch. This is the only one we could find that's even a little close to us. That's OK though, I don't think the kids know the difference between a real pumpkin patch and a volleyball net at the closed waterpark with pumpkins spread around the field.

We went with Hailey's preschool to "the Pumpkin Patch" and let the kids each get a pumpkin. They had a lot of fun. They were pretty funny though, all the kids wanted tiny pumpkins instead of big ones to carve--but all the easier for me so I don't have to carry my kids big pumpkins out to the car. Here are some pictures of our fun...

Oh yeah, Tyler went yesterday with his class at school to this same pumpkin patch. Apparently there's a substance abuse class that goes along with the pumpkin patch. I know, when you think "Pumpkin Patch" doesn't "substance abuse" immediately come to mind? Unfortunately, the class was full and our preschoolers didn't get the exciting lecture on substance abuse...only the "pumpkin patch". Thank goodness.

Tyler did ask me though if I know what the new drug is--he informed me it's medicine. :) I told him he was right, we aren't supposed to take any medicine unless the doctor gives it to us. At least he learned something.

Backsplash

We finished the backsplash in our kitchen a couple weeks ago. I was so excited--I think that's like the last thing INSIDE our house to get done before it's "finished". Actually, Ashley's closet doesn't have doors--well, we HAVE them, they're just not ON the closet. Right now we're working on painting the outside of the house, pictures of that to come--but I digress.

Anyway, here is a picture of the backsplash...more importantly, the part I did on the backsplash :) My poor husband. He worked on it all weekend and was pretty tired of it so he decided to stop and finish the last five feet another day. (It was late and he had to get up pretty early--he had already done the whole kitchen) So I made him show me how to use the tile saw and I finished it while he was at work. You'd be surprised how long it takes to lay 5 feet--bunch of measuring, cutting, then recutting--walls are kind of a pain because you can't lay it all out to see what needs to be cut and do it all at once. You have to keep laying as you go--then going in and out of the garage to cut what needs to be cut :) ...all the while trying to get it laid before the mortar starts to get too hard. (Pretend you don't see dirty dishes in the sink.)




So, I'm pretty proud that I was able to help and that it looks decent--plus it's still on the wall after two weeks so I must have done something right.

About the frog...I know, it's not that exciting--and all of you who live around here have already heard this boring story...

When I went to go clean out the pan of water under the tile saw (the next day) there was a frog in the pan. I don't know how he jumped up there. The tile saw was on a table that was at least 3 feet high. With nothing around it to jump on and then up to the table. I don't even know how he got in our garage. Crazy. So I went to get my camera to show Trevor the picture of the frog when he got home, and the frog jumped out of the water onto the garage floor. Exciting. I know.

San Antonio

This last weekend we took a trip to San Antonio. It was A LOT of fun. We were able to stop by and see my friend, Nancy--that was GREAT. I haven't seen her in a LONG time. Then we went to the riverwalk, and to Sea World. Here's a slideshow of some of the pictures we got:

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Fire Station Field Trip

As promised, here are a couple pictures of the Fire Station field trip. It was really a lot of fun--I think the moms had more fun listening to all the stories and what everything is on the truck than the kids did. Oh well, I guess they're a little young. The firemen showed us all around the station and slid down the pole for us. They showed us the truck and all the different hoses they use for different occasions. Then they let the kids sit in the truck and try spraying one of the hoses. It was a lot of fun--Hailey is always so excited to see what the next day at preschool will bring!

Hailey's off to Preschool

So, this was a week and a half ago :) I'm catching up! Some friends and I decided to start a little Joyschool for a few of the little girls Hailey's age. They are so cute! I had them this week and it is so funny to listen to some of the things they come up with. Anyway, Hailey LOVES to go to school and feels so big like Tyler. She asks everyday if it's a "school day". She has such a good time. This week we had a "safety" theme. So we took a field trip to the fire station. More pictures on that to come...

The Blue Hole

This is the Blue Hole. It's in New Mexico--I guess it's pretty popular among divers (like the deep sea divers--tanks and all) If you click on the pictures to enlarge it, you can see all the divers in their wetsuits getting ready to go down.




It's pretty deep--as the picture shows :) I'll have to ask Trevor to remind me why it's there--I guess there's a spring at the bottom where all the water is coming in? I don't really remember, he read about it. But we stopped here on our way home to stay the night in a hotel, and this Blue Hole was like 1/2 mile from us, so we visited it before the long drive back home.


And this is my crazy husband. It was pretty cold outside that day (weird for New Mexico) like 55-60 degrees. And the water is freezing, I think it was like 42 degrees or something ridiculous like that--seriously, the sign above is lying. That temperature must be on a mid-July afternoon or something. Really, it was COLD. But Trevor decided he couldn't pass up the chance to jump in a couple of times. So he did--we didn't have any towels to dry him off, so we used the kids blankets. Everyone around was staring at Trevor for not having a wetsuit for this, but being from Idaho...he's used to this cold water :)
It was fun, I was a LITTLE jealous and wanted to try it out. I didn't for a couple reasons: the shock of the cold water would put me into labor (not to mention the looks I would get), and also because then we REALLY wouldn't be able to tell the kids they couldn't do it.

Baby Names

Now, I know I promised lots of posts to come--I just haven't gotten to them. So today I will try and catch up with any spare moments I have.

When we were on our vacation, we had a baby shower for my little sister. This was like 3 weeks ago :) She's since had her baby...

Now, this said sister had in her list of names the only boy name Trevor and I could agree on: Jason. I told her she could use it if she'd like (like she needs my permission, she DID have her baby first) because I didn't LOVE it--and if she used it, then we would be forced to come up with something else.

By the time the baby was born, her and her husband had narrowed their list to two names, one of which was Jason, and they were going to see which name fit when they saw him. Well, apparently he's a "Jason"

Now me and Trevor are stuck with what to do. I think we should go with one of the many other names I like (ie Austin, Brian, etc) but he seems to think there are enough duplicate names in my family (plus he doesn't like the names I like), what does it matter if we use Jason, too? I think it's a little too soon to duplicate a name (all the other duplicate names are like uncle/nephew-25 years apart) and my sister thinks this is a ridiculous idea. Like we should listen to her... :) Any opinions out there?

The Wedding

So, we took our vacation to go home for Briana's (Trevor's sister's) wedding. It was a LOT of fun to be able to see everyone and finally meet our new brother in law :) Things were a little crazy because we drove and only had a little bit of time to see all the family before we had to drive back.

Here is a slideshow of the reception in Bountiful. A couple stories:

1. Hailey had on a really cute dress to begin with. Not the one in the pictures, it kind of matched Ashley's, but wouldn't you know it--she threw up all over it on the way to the reception. All my kids were sick with some ailment at one time during our vacation. Good times. Plus, Hailey gets carsick too. So that didn't help.

2. There are some pictures of Tyler dancing with a little girl. This was the groom's niece, Parker. She was so cute--she came and asked Tyler if he'd like to dance (there was dancing at the reception) and he told her he "didn't know how to dance very good." Then Trevor pushes him toward Parker and says, "she'll teach you." It was so cute. Everyone was stopping to watch her teach him how to dance :) My little boy--such a ladies man.

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The New Driveway

So, I have PLENTY to blog about. This is from a couple weeks ago (before we went on a little vacation). But I only have time to post one thing this time, so I figured I better go with the oldest pictures first.

BEFORE:


DURING:


AFTER:



I'm telling you, he can do anything. Concrete is one of his favorites, though. Trevor worked construction through college. He really likes hard labor--weird, I know, but I'm not complaining. Anyway, our driveway looks one million times better. And I'm so excited to finally DRIVE on it (he wouldn't let me drive on it for 10 days--but we were on vacation anyway.)

First Day of Kindergarten

My little boy is growing up. It's a little sad to see them go off to school for the first full day of school. I'm always worried about what words he's learning on the bus (or any new anatomical terms he has not yet heard). I always worry about the kids at school and whether they'll want to be his friend and play with him--he tends to be a little shy at first. I DID worry about his teacher (after a less than stellar teacher last year), but after meeting this year's teacher I think she's the best thing since sliced bread. So I worry a little less. Here's a picture of Tyler before school.



I didn't even cry.

He told me his first day of school was good, but he didn't make any friends. I then proceeded to assure him that it would be like last year where he didn't know the boys and girls at first, but pretty soon he would get to know them and become friends. Then I asked him about recess and he told me all about some of the kids he played with and the people he sat by at lunch. I asked him if these people were his friends and he said they weren't because he didn't know their names. Funny kid.

After all is said and done, I hope I've taught him well enough about right and wrong. I hope he's got it through his head he should not talk or go with a stranger. I hope I've taught him the things he shouldn't be doing, even if his friends want him too. And I hope I've taught him to be who he is no matter what. I know, a little sappy.

Waterskiing and Tubing

We went waterskiing this weekend with some friends. It was a LOT of fun. I really miss having a boat--one day we will...

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I wanted to post this little video. Bear with me--the beginning is a little boring. The friends we went with had never seen anyone do this before, so they were impressed enough it convinced me to post the fun tricks Trevor's learned on a tube. It's kind of old news (to us)because everytime we go tubing, it's Trevor's favorite thing to do. He IS amazing :)

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Here are a few pictures of us too. The kids had a lot of fun on the tube--I should have gotten some of Hailey and Ashley on the tube. Oops--but since we were both in the tube with them, we didn't think to take pictures.

Yep, I did go waterskiing. I know, a little taboo when you're pregnant. But I asked my doctor and he said if I was REALLY CAREFUL and I also had to wear something besides my swimsuit for protection. Without going into too much detail, he tells me a really common injury is when you hit the water in a sitting position and it temporarily "inflates"...an area you don't want inflated...this causes like an air embolus = bad for pregnant women. So he told me to wear some shorts or a wetsuit besides my swimsuit to protect any areas from inflation :) But as far as hitting on my stomach, it's still early enough the baby is low and protected by all the bones around. Just so you all know, I wasn't being negligent...and I didn't fall, I let go :)

I didn't get any pictures of Trevor waterskiing because he's better than me and makes me look bad. Just kidding. I was trying to keep all the kids sitting down and I forgot to grab the camera...conveniently :)

Ultrasound--IT'S A BOY!!

I had my ultrasound today. I was so excited I almost posted a picture of some parts--but I figure that's a little overboard. I was so convinced it was a girl. I'm sure you've all heard me say that over the last few weeks. But it was a nice surprise to find out I was wrong (of course we would have been happy either way :) )

I love ultrasounds and watching all their little movements and seeing their face (sortof). The poor kid had the hiccups for the last 15 minutes of the ultrasound. I felt bad because you could see each time he hiccuped it jolted his whole body and his head would jerk back. They've gotta get some kind of whiplash or something, don't you think?

So, now for names. You all have to give me some ideas because for the last 3 months we've only been talking girl names. Trevor and I both can agree on Jason, but my sister likes that one too--and she has her boy before me. That's OK, I don't LOVE it, I just like it. So--give me some ideas...

RETRACTION: I just wanted to print a retraction for the last post. Ashley was potty-trained for all of two days. Now she ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT sit on the toilet. She's a stubborn little stinker...screams and runs away... When I have the time and energy, we'll duke it out and I'll break out the bribes (besides the pee-pee dance) But since we'll be going on vacation soon, I figure it can wait. My apologies for the hasty post.

Potty-trainin'

I know--it's a little silly to blog about this. But I'm just so happy :)

For awhile now, Ashley tells me she has to go potty. But it's usually copying what Hailey does. If Hailey comes to me and is jumping around and holding herself--Ashley will do that, too. So, I figured it was a little too early for that and Ashley just wants to copy Hailey. Well, whenever bath time comes--Ashley says she needs to go (right after Hailey says SHE needs to go). So I sit Ashley on the toilet and she'd sit there for like a half second and say: "I'm done!" And, of course, nothing to show for it. But no skin off my back--I was taking the diaper and clothes off for bath time anyway.

When is it a good time to potty train? For Tyler, he wasn't having it till he was three. We tried and tried. Hailey was a little over 2 1/2. My mom says girls are always faster? But Ashley just turned two like two weeks ago--I guess it's been a month...and if she's ready... I always just kind of scoffed at people who said their kids were potty trained but they still had "accidents" nineteen times a day and they were like 1 year old. Or those people (no offense if you are one) that "potty-train" since BIRTH and every time the kid eats (drinks) they sit them on a bucket. I know people who do this (no one that frequents this blog, though). I'm just saying, I'm under the impression that kids have to develop those muscles down there and it just doesn't happen until about 2-3.

Anyway, a couple days ago Ashley tells me she needs to go and when I sit her on the toilet, she says: "Go away mom" and pushes on my leg to leave. Whatever, I think, as I go help the other kids with their clothes for bathtime. And as I gather the dirty clothes from them and their laundry basket--I hear a tinkle in the toilet! So I do the "pee-pee dance" for her, and tell her how proud I am of her, what a BIG GIRL, etc. etc. But I still think this is a coincidence. She probably didn't need to go, but was sitting there long enough and happened to go.

But the next couple of days, she keeps telling me she wants to go potty. It's usually at an inopportune time--like when we're in the van driving somewhere. So I think nothing of it. Then yesterday when she told me at home she needed to go--I put her on the toilet and she went again! YEAH!

Today, she even pooped on the toilet. What in the world? That was the last thing my other two would do. They would be all potty-trained and I would have to coax them to poop on the toilet. Not Ashley. I was so proud and happy. Could this mean I have like four months of diaper free children? Crazy. We've had diapers since April 2003. I should've taken some pictures. Sorry about the "no visuals"--use your imagination :)

Comparisons

Tyler at six months

Hailey at five months (and Tyler and Aysia)

Ashley at six months

I was looking at pictures of all the kids as they were growing up, and I was noticing that my babies seem to be getting thinner and thinner. Tyler was a pretty big kid, I'd say Hailey was about average, and Ashley maybe a little below average...Well, not according to the "charts" but just from comparing them to other babies I see around.

I promise--I'm not getting lazier as a mom and not feeding them as much as I have more kids. In fact, probably the opposite. Now that I have more mouths to feed, I fix bigger meals. And actually I'd say Ashley is my biggest eater. That girl can put it away! She's always the last one at the table, too. Not because she's slow, but because she goes back for seconds and thirds. I keep asking her if she's done eating yet and she keeps telling me "no"--then keeps on at it. I guess she just has Trevor's metabolism. It's just not fair. It makes me worry about what the poor child that comes next will look like. If he/she is scrawny, you'll know it's because they're trying to follow the trend.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEY!!

A couple days ago was Ashley's 2nd birthday--I can't believe how fast the time flies! She's at such a fun age where she's learning so many new things and talking (well, yelling) so much. Here are a few pictures of the fun we had. Grandma and Grandpa (my parents) were also there to celebrate with us--I just didn't have any pictures of them at the birthday :)


She did have a shirt on...before the cupcake.



This is how Ashley says she's two. To hold up two fingers on one hand is just a little too difficult.


She's a goofball.


Hailey was kind enough to help speed up the unwrapping process. Ashley didn't mind, so Hailey opened most of them--that she also helped wrap.