Special day with Lauren

I had a free coupon to build a bear so Lauren got a have a special day with grandma & grandpa. She dressed all up and was so excited.


She did not understand the concept of choosing an animal. It was a bit overwelming to her. With a little bit of help she chose the dog.

She liked giving him a bath.

Her favorite part was playing on the computer. She was very good at that.

Afterwards we went to Walmart because we thought we had better get a little treat for Claire or she might feel very sad and betrayed by her grandma who likes to spoil her. Lauren chose some candy and then she saw a little purse/lunchbox and thought she needed that also. She smiled so sweet, how could we resist. It was a fun day with little Lauren. We love you!!!

Trip to New York

Another very cold family at Niagara Falls.


We enjoyed being their for Norah's blessing day.




This is how Dallen spends his spare time.

Proof that Jonah is a true Ashby boy.

This is Norah thinking about how happy she was that grandpa caught her and she didn't get dropped on her head during the blessing.

Fun in the Snow

While we were visiting with Dallen's family we took a little trip to the junior high to let Jonah play in the snow with his new Christmas sled. Here are some pictures. Notice how he could only find one glove and had to use a little sock.


He was a bit concerned about going down the big hill.

Now he is getting a little bit braver.

Enlarge this picture to see how much fun he thought it was. We had a great time but couldn't stay too long because it was too cold!

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas

Jill and John went to Las Vegas for their anniversary.

Jill enjoyed taking a "little" break from her diet.

Jill liked seeing Cirque du Soleil.

She loved seeing Phantom of the Opera.

And she REALLY loved seeing Chippendales.

We had tons of fun.

Blake's Stitches

It's been a while since we've posted any pictures on the Blog. So here is a picture of Blake's chin stitched up. Now he will have a nice scar on his chin to go along with the scar on his nose.

Grandma and Grandpa visit New York

This is Norah's blessing dress that grandma got her.










Marie threw a party with lots of food.





Jonah got a cool game called Elefun.


Niagra falls.

Christmas

According to Reagan....

Reagan has decided that he is going to be getting a baby sister. In fact he is so certain that today he informed us that he is going to use his birthday money to buy a dress for his baby sister. We tried to tell him that we don't know if the baby will be a boy or a girl, but he gets angry if we say anything other than this baby being a girl. In addition Reagan no longer refers to the baby as a girl baby, but has given her the name Meagan! I wonder where he got that name from?? Well who really knows? We go to the doctor for our first appointment on February 4th. Hopefully at that appointment we will schedule the ultrasound so that we can either encourage Reagan or convince him that another little brother will be awesome.

Max's Blessing day.

Here are some pictures taken of Max and the family on his blessing day. Cory did a great job and it was nice to be with family. Max was blessed on December 5,2010. So he is about 1 month old in these pictures.

Thanks for taking these pictures Jill! I love you!!! :)

Reagan's Birthday Party

Reagan had a hard time believing he was 4 before today. He knew he didn't really turn 4 because in order to have a birthday you have to have snow and your friends have to come over to celebrate it. I tried to explain to him that he was 4 and he would stubbornly tell me he was still 3. Although we still haven't had snow he finally got to have a birthday party with a few of his friends. I'm not sure if I have ever seen Reagan happier than he was today. He will even admit that he is now 4.

The happy boy with his pirate cake.

Blowing out the candles.

Reagan hitting the pinata

Benson hitting the pinata

After realizing the pinata was childproof Abe got to hit the pinata.

Reagan's Pirate Friends