tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136164428978992422024-02-07T22:14:27.244-06:00Bits and Pieces
Bits And Pieces From Our Happy FamilyAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-6917319813335103472013-08-19T19:52:00.002-05:002013-08-19T19:52:58.405-05:00Interesting statistics regarding homeschoolers<a href="http://www.topmastersineducation.com/homeschooled/"><img src="http://www.topmastersineducation.com/homeschooled/homeschool.jpg" alt="Homeschooled: How American Homeschoolers Measure Up" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />Source: <a href="http://www.topmastersineducation.com">TopMastersInEducation.com</a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-8318297119539546002012-12-26T15:43:00.000-06:002012-12-26T15:58:39.674-06:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I realize I am a day late posting this, but I'll blame it on the fact that 5 of our 6 family members were sick with a stomach bug for the week leading up to Christmas. Christmas day was the first day that all had felt well in nearly a week. The last thing I wanted to do was spend time at the computer or on my phone. :) Anyway, I hope each of you had a blessed Christmas with your family and friends. I hope to share with you about our Christmas soon. But for now, I'll leave you with this.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hCcGLE0GH_Eq3_8ESZ-MsdmCV4-7zCcOXsgsKsMrrGthOVgz5e1oj4Jsf6PIGNpcU_p2hESU63qKdngtFFhdpVGVf9-6fOE5BFpA7JgGXXFl6979hFvsWHNttBNkDbEAPTl-VO395GY/s1600/christmas+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hCcGLE0GH_Eq3_8ESZ-MsdmCV4-7zCcOXsgsKsMrrGthOVgz5e1oj4Jsf6PIGNpcU_p2hESU63qKdngtFFhdpVGVf9-6fOE5BFpA7JgGXXFl6979hFvsWHNttBNkDbEAPTl-VO395GY/s640/christmas+card.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-37719199022299034652012-11-12T20:32:00.000-06:002012-11-13T10:43:49.300-06:00On why we chose homeschoolingAs our little (or big to some of you) family evolves, so will our blog. And since we have returned to homeschooling this year and will stick with it from here on, many of the blog posts will be about that. It is a big part of our home life, so there will be lots to share here! I get asked pretty frequently why we home school. There is simply not ONE reason and it's hard for me to sum up our reasons in a short answer for those inquiring. I typically respond by saying "We feel led to.". But I thought I would share our reasons here.<br />
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When we were living in Kansas, we decided to put Luke and Avery Jane in public school. I hate admitting it, but we did so without praying about it first. It just seemed "normal". It's what everyone does, right?. We home schooled Luke for kindergarten for a reason that was really no longer an issue. So, naturally we looked for a home in Kansas that was in a great school district and enrolled them. When it came time to take them for their first day of school, it was very hard on this mama (and daddy too, really). But especially for me, since I am their primary caregiver. Like a lot of parents, I cried. On day 2, I put them on the school bus and I cried, walking all the way back to my house. Then I sat on the couch and sobbed for a couple of hours. This continued for 2 weeks. Simply put, I was HEARTBROKEN. Heartbroken to be sending them off to a place full of people that neither of us knew. A place where they would be sitting in desks for most of their days. A place that was run by a government that we simply did not trust. We did not know the character of their teachers or peers and had no control over the influence either would have on them. I couldn't have cared less where their teachers graduated from or how many workshops they'd attended. I cared about the fact that they were so young and so impressionable and I was "throwing them to the wolves". THAT is exactly what it felt like. It felt so wrong in my heart and I could not get over it. I could not get over the fact that their teachers and peers were going to be a <i>major source</i> of influence while our influence, as parents was going to be far less. Brady and I spent many days and nights discussing it and praying about our options. I began praying that God would give me peace about this path we had chosen or show us another way. As it turns out, he showed us HIS way, the way I should have sought from the beginning. While Brady and I were on the same page about traditional school and our children's education, neither of us were thrilled about potentially homeschooling. While Luke and I both very much enjoyed our first homeschooling experience together, I was selfishly looking forward to a "lighter load" and some free time. As for Brady, he was initially skeptical for reasons many people are: lack of knowledge. It's easy to knock something you know little about. Furthermore, it's not the norm. But here we are, homeschooling for the second year and each of us LOVING it. Such a transformation of perspective and desire. For the sake of time, I left out details about the evolution of all that, but I can faithfully say that GOD IS GOOD. He put on our hearts what it was that we were to do and also gave us a PASSION for doing it. I never would have imagined that we would be a homeschooling family and that we would be super passionate about it either. It is my first year teaching 2 grades and also this year I have 2 little ones underfoot instead of the 1 I had our first year. Both make my job more challenging, but I love it. So that little back story brings me to our first reason for homeschooling:</div>
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1) It is God's will for our family. PERIOD. It feels so right in our hearts. We are no longer torn about our decision. We have such peace!</div>
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2)Because NO ONE is more committed to our children and their education than we are. It's not even close. We invest time and effort and LOVE that no teacher can and that many would care to.</div>
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3)Freedom. We believe that because they are only little once, they should be free to be children and enjoy their days learning, exploring, being creative and using their imaginations. Freedom to completely customize and tailor their education to their needs and desires. Yes, I said their desires. We incorporate a lot of child-led learning because we all learn best when it is something we are personally interested in.</div>
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4)Because we believe hours spent outdoors, weekly field trips, countless trips to the library, road trips, and being free to imagine and create makes for better learning than a year at a desk.</div>
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5) Simply put, because our education system is broken.</div>
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6) Because we believe that learning with people of all ages, not just the ones that share their same birth year makes for the BEST learning and helps create well rounded children. </div>
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7) Because we reject the indoctrination that is happening in public schools. We cannot stand by and allow the government to push their agenda on our children.</div>
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8) Because we've seen the village and we don't want it raising our kids. I read that on a friend's Facebook page quite some time ago and it really resonated with me.<br />
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9) Because our children are some of our favorite people in the world. I absolutely LOVE spending my days with them. When they were away at school all day every day, I was missing them terribly. <br />
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10) Because family is SO important. A lot of problems in our world today would disappear if families spent more time together...ate together, prayed together, played together, learned together. <br />
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This road is definitely the less traveled one but we are thankful that it is quickly becoming more and more mainstream. We have already met some wonderful families, some that share our views and some that do not. But we all have the same goal of giving our children what we feel is the best education. Having said that, we are not so naive to think that homeschooling is for everyone. I don't think anyone would argue that there are many children that sadly are better off at a school than they are at home with their families. Also, there are many families with both parents working and many other circumstances that make homeschooling a difficult option or even not desirable. We don't judge those who do not choose this path. To each his own, right? We are just so incredibly thankful for the <b>freedom to choose </b>this path for ourselves.</div>
Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-77001046410775203492012-10-12T11:28:00.000-05:002012-10-12T11:28:17.010-05:00The Friday Funnies and blog newsAs you may have noticed, The Friday Funnies are no longer a regular weekly post. While the kids still give me regular material for the posts, I've just not made it back here to share. In other blog news, Bits and Pieces is about to have new life breathed into it. We are busier than ever, yet I have missed coming here and sharing bits and pieces of our life with YOU. Several people have asked when I would resume posting and I have recently felt the urge to get back to it. No promises on exactly when it will be back, but SOON. There may be a name change and address change, new photos and new writing material. Until then, here is a funny for today. If you've checked my Facebook, you may have read this one already.<br />
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<b>Cash: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> I wike the steewers (Steelers) and I told Dad but he say if I wike da Steewers, I have to go to bed early, so I say I wike da Titans. But I reeeeewy (really) like the Steewers, Mom!</span></b><br />
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Happy Friday to all of you. I hope you have a great weekend!!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-77661246335908886042012-05-05T00:06:00.000-05:002012-05-05T10:11:42.881-05:00The Friday Funnies are BACK!Luke and I were talking about the grading system at his school (a 1-4 scale) and also the letters that they get on worksheets. i.e. S, S+, etc.<br />
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Me: I think the "S" means satisfactory.<br />
Luke: Yes, it does.<br />
Me: And the "O" is probably....<br />
Luke: Obsessed?<br />
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I hope you all are doing well! I hate I've been absent from the blog. There is this thing called life that tends to get in the way. :) I really hope to get back to regular blogging soon. We'll see! Have a great weekend! We will be hitting up the farmer's market in the morning to get our produce for the week. And while we are enjoying being together as a family, perusing the market, the family of this <a href="http://www.wbir.com/news/article/218773/2/Body-of-Franklin-soldier-Jason-Edens-returns-home-to-family">guy</a>, will be preparing to bury him. My heart is heavy for them. Please say a prayer for this family, if you don't mind. I am fully aware that that could have easily been our family. I am thankful that my brother returned safely to Alaska a week ago after his year-long deployment. <br />
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Should be a low-key weekend for us. My favorite kind. Maybe I can check in on Monday with a weekend recap. Until next time...<br />
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(Posted in the wee hours of Saturday AM. 12:06 to be exact. Close enough to Friday still. :))Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-14891167287219583802012-02-03T20:47:00.004-06:002012-02-03T20:53:26.160-06:00Happy Friday<div>I don't have a "funny" for you this week, but how about this cuteness from a couple of nights ago? I could totally eat him up! Oh wait, I do......every day. :) Hope y'all all have a great weekend!!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_bl3WDwa2DwogEq12BcEOLCYHOsB3t7-BGwmLBJY2ady8uC79OAodmMM84BfkqXZgVsZOdxZGhRq2DVNWr0Mq64ptIFQBu0TjqfFFDepuse_Sw5xSZFIDgfhq2b8TAhZaMf3qD3lfwI/s1600/photo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_bl3WDwa2DwogEq12BcEOLCYHOsB3t7-BGwmLBJY2ady8uC79OAodmMM84BfkqXZgVsZOdxZGhRq2DVNWr0Mq64ptIFQBu0TjqfFFDepuse_Sw5xSZFIDgfhq2b8TAhZaMf3qD3lfwI/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705106798938610130" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-80792605490453940932012-02-01T21:10:00.005-06:002012-02-01T21:24:55.207-06:00February Photo A Day<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img class="photo" src="http://distilleryimage6.instagram.com/ac4539224c8811e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; width: 612px; -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094) 0px 0px 10px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094) 0px 0px 10px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love taking pictures and thought this would be fun. Hopefully it will force me to be a little creative and definitely snap more photos. Read more about this challenge <a href="http://www.fatmumslim.com.au/2012/01/february-photo-day-challenge.html">here</a>. Anyone else doing it? I'll be instagramming, facebooking and maybe tweeting my photos. I'll try and blog them too. I know I won't be able to do it everyday so I'll probably post multiple days at a time. I hope</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; "> some of you will join me!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; ">P.S. Just click my link to see the details. I do not know why my photo is being cut off b/c it is all good in the draft.</span></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-48439979327840937842012-01-31T20:52:00.005-06:002012-01-31T21:10:46.984-06:00Happiness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyp1YMn207eKmFgk16y78JzAEUNtrgwp0P8VPlct324m3It9_-jxrt-jRRhdE_FAk-AElW7UwjjMDx9borbe3sy3bi8g5ylXYMZrRYEL1I1Wa3oPNZlHBTMUkEqk7BjrgdKvRv1BXzTE/s1600/photo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyp1YMn207eKmFgk16y78JzAEUNtrgwp0P8VPlct324m3It9_-jxrt-jRRhdE_FAk-AElW7UwjjMDx9borbe3sy3bi8g5ylXYMZrRYEL1I1Wa3oPNZlHBTMUkEqk7BjrgdKvRv1BXzTE/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703996137071448514" /></a>Winter in middle Tennessee tends to be rainy and gloomy much of the time. This is why I get spring fever immediately following Christmas almost every year. BUT, it has been a mild winter here thus far and we have enjoyed so many lovely days since returning home. Today was sunny and 68. It was the second day in a row that Cash and I were able to play outside most of the day. I am crossing my fingers for more days like this and an early spring. Btw, I took the above photo with my phone and texted it to Brady (who is in Naples, FL) after he texted and asked how my day was. I told him I thought the photo spoke for itself. Cash and I sat on the swing under the pergola for probably 25+ minutes. Love this weather and love my boy!<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;"><br /></span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-59872500803653200232012-01-27T17:52:00.002-06:002012-01-27T17:55:46.984-06:00The Friday Funnies, Vintage EditionSo what do you do when you can't remember anything funny the kids said this week? Pull out one from the past.....<div><br /></div><div>11/2007-After putting Luke in his bed he said "Can you leave now? My dreams are coming."</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Friday, everyone!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-58382772960176857742012-01-21T08:53:00.005-06:002012-01-21T09:04:28.305-06:00Sentimental<div><br /></div>These overalls belonged to my father-in-law and were given to me by his sister. I love that each of my boys have been photographed wearing them but regret I never put them on Avery Jane. I mean, how sweet are they? The baby boys wearing them too! : )<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB0GMkEZhxbKrKeDi9XcNcdv6FAAEn1go46Q4tLnANJUZEtO_3ahJhx7aoJvmiO0zLJW7gaTOpxfUzDisgn_xnrY52ZKlMRO42htpcaqe-T3OZnSzoqNsLYJ8SAoJazJQKAW7lJgNNTY/s1600/3+boys+in+overalls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB0GMkEZhxbKrKeDi9XcNcdv6FAAEn1go46Q4tLnANJUZEtO_3ahJhx7aoJvmiO0zLJW7gaTOpxfUzDisgn_xnrY52ZKlMRO42htpcaqe-T3OZnSzoqNsLYJ8SAoJazJQKAW7lJgNNTY/s400/3+boys+in+overalls.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700098795392423186" /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-48779252562175851252012-01-20T19:04:00.001-06:002012-01-20T19:07:09.115-06:00The Friday FunniesBrady was washing Luke's feet on the side of the tub the other day....<div><br /><div>Brady: You know Jesus washed the feet of his disciples....</div><div>Luke: Why, because they had stinky feet like mine?</div></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-43984799936115934072012-01-16T10:41:00.003-06:002012-01-28T08:34:51.110-06:00Our Year in ReviewJanuary- We moved from St. Louis to Wichita Kansas. My Mom drove out here with the kids and me, so I wouldn't have to do the drive alone. Brady had been here for a week or so before us and had the house unpacked.<div>Cash turned 2!</div><div><br /></div><div>February- Enjoyed an extended visit from Brady's Mom (Nana) and sister, Jessica while they waited anxiously with us for Noah.</div><div><br /></div><div>March- Sweet Noah was born!</div><div><br /></div><div>April- Bought the van....our first brand new car. Only our 2nd car purchase since we've been married.</div><div><br /></div><div>May- I drove home to Franklin with all 4 kids by myself for the first time. Noah was 5 weeks old and nursing every 2 hours at that point. What a trip! Thankfully they were all angels for me and we made the trip in about 12.5 hrs or so.</div><div><br /></div><div>June- Gigi (my Mom) came to visit.</div><div><br /></div><div>July-</div><div><br /></div><div>August- Papa Frank (my Dad) came to visit us. Luke turned 7, I turned 29, Luke and Avery Jane went off to school for the first time! (Kindergarten and First Grade) Brady's Mom & grandparents came from Iowa to visit and celebrate Luke's birthday with us.</div><div><br /></div><div>September- Went to St. Louis for a weekend. Went to Rams/Eagles game...our first Eagles game ever. (Brady's Dad recently left the Titans and it is his first season coaching for the Eagles).</div><div><br /></div><div>October- Avery Jane turned 6, Brady turned 32. Noah turned half a year old. Brady and Luke took a guys trip. They went to Philadelphia and it was their first Eagles home game.</div><div><br /></div><div>November- We experienced our first Earthquake! A 5.6 in OK City shook us here in Wichita. Very scary! Avery Jane and I went on a girls trip. Our first time in Philadelphia and NYC. AJ's first train and subway ride on our trip to NYC.</div><div><br /></div><div>December- Brady's sister, Jessica came to visit. A surprise job offer came for Brady in his dream territory. After much prayer, we decided to take it and move back home. This meant our first and last Christmas in Kansas.</div><div><br /></div><div>All in all a great year for the Washburns! This life of ours is never ever dull, that's for sure. Lots of moves, babies, kids growing up, trips.... We are blessed beyond measure and are thankful to have made it through another year happy and healthy!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-53743039256577998222012-01-06T11:03:00.002-06:002012-01-06T11:06:19.355-06:00The Friday FunniesAJ: Dad, when you blink, do you die for a second?<div><br /></div><div>Such cuteness! Well, I'm already starting the year off doing a better job of blogging which is one of my goals for this year. Hopefully I can keep it up! Have a great weekend, everyone!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-52166169933397807762012-01-04T08:43:00.018-06:002012-01-05T08:22:34.994-06:00Happy Blogiversary<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:130%;">Happy 3 year blogiversary to Bits and Pieces!</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">As I was thinking about the anniversary of the blog, I decided to look back through some older posts. Boy, have things changed! Here is a look back at a few of the posts from each year:</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">2008</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">This <a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2008/07/lukes-first-experience-with-guns.html">video</a> of Luke cracked me up this morning.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Love the <a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2008/07/christmas-in-julyand-other-weekend.html">lessons </a>I learn from my kids.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">2009</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Avery Jane <a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-girl-turned-4.html">turned 4</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;">Luke learned to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2009/11/all-it-takes-is-20-minutes.html">ride his bike</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"> without training wheels.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiving-program-and-feast.html">Thanksgiving</a> cuteness.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">A little <a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-have-fabulous-kids.html">shameless bragging</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">2010:</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">A white <a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2010/12/white-christmas.html">Christmas</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-first-birthday-cash.html">Cash turned one!</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; ">AJ's <a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2010/01/girls-just-wanna-have-fun.html">first haircut!</a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family:Tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-seriv;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.happybirthdayidea.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/clip-art-birthday-cake.gif" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(174, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; "><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-54" title="clip art birthday cake" src="http://www.happybirthdayidea.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/clip-art-birthday-cake.gif" alt="clip art birthday cake Cartoon Birthday Cake" width="341" height="341" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; max-width: 540px; height: auto; border-top-width: 3px; border-right-width: 3px; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-left-width: 3px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-top: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; " /></a></span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-8113431689445043032012-01-01T17:31:00.003-06:002012-01-01T17:40:35.993-06:00Happy New Year<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircWkimykRzs1wmk3Ft27V93PGK948Cn0cndIWaG7hAidhvjLVnIB9NLCJwy36wxfi1G6R7H3LfTCg50pFEQRVX6igV1GZbww4XVMci8MsC7j5wuNaC-j7zNqogdwlBt36HTzHzjHW0JA/s1600/New+Years+Card.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircWkimykRzs1wmk3Ft27V93PGK948Cn0cndIWaG7hAidhvjLVnIB9NLCJwy36wxfi1G6R7H3LfTCg50pFEQRVX6igV1GZbww4XVMci8MsC7j5wuNaC-j7zNqogdwlBt36HTzHzjHW0JA/s400/New+Years+Card.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692810515185921634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We wish all of you a joyful and blessed year ahead! </div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-37281134275085644672011-12-30T16:27:00.002-06:002011-12-30T16:30:16.422-06:00The Friday FunniesAs Brady and I were taking the ornaments off the tree on Monday....<div>Cash: You taking all the instruments off the tree, Momma?</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-23589369376266141642011-12-25T17:17:00.003-06:002011-12-25T17:30:52.471-06:00Merry Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all have had a special day with your families and have taken time to focus on what this day is really all about. Happy birthday, Jesus!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlM98PcDWfKeH-_fZMtnnbMTxDxr-gdqUr1zFIaCMum5-hxjRLVQPV_sPC_NGngVQcwieRHVvhyv1vXlpkPmiKidOVQtX4omJfF0zG6ZqCNF9NrH8xOt0hEGdngc_vZ2Ef0GgXadxv5c/s400/DSC_1765.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690210182742123650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlM98PcDWfKeH-_fZMtnnbMTxDxr-gdqUr1zFIaCMum5-hxjRLVQPV_sPC_NGngVQcwieRHVvhyv1vXlpkPmiKidOVQtX4omJfF0zG6ZqCNF9NrH8xOt0hEGdngc_vZ2Ef0GgXadxv5c/s1600/DSC_1765.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaawoZNIAaS0KKaOc7q7FfIZWCFneBhELJez5tZctb1fOz9WdiASyLJumnr6UL3l779WlcHieSWIaPoqwclsk__aVSerO9_KYtOU0yV_58mH4q5K8RXoTrBJLnYY9zzeBltZQ4U9NTwc/s400/DSC_1763.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690210176970755778" />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-53849405969724614392011-12-09T17:07:00.003-06:002011-12-09T17:11:55.856-06:00The Friday FunniesSo, the kids have been learning about drugs at school (don't get me started on this)....<br />Luke: Mom, I learned about drugs at school today. Alcohol is a drug and pellets are drugs!<br />Me: Pellets?<br />Luke: Yeah, you know. They are medicine that you take if you are sick.<br />Me: You mean pills?<br />Luke: Yeeeeeah<br /><br />Have a great weekend, everyone!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-49049578025675927492011-12-08T09:41:00.002-06:002011-12-08T10:03:00.548-06:00A little food for thoughtYesterday, I read this <a href="http://jenhatmaker.com/blog/2011/11/29/the-christmas-conundrum">blog post</a> by Jen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hatmaker</span>. She is an amazing writer and speaker that I recently had the pleasure of hearing speak at our church. It is a long post, but without a doubt, worth the time. It was thought provoking and convicting. I thought about it long after I walked away from the computer. Later, I read it aloud to Brady and we talked about it. We discussed ways we can change the way we do Christmas. I kept thinking "How do we undo what we've done for years?" Our oldest kids are 7 and 6. I came to the conclusion that it isn't too late for change. We can make small changes a little at a time. It will begin now.<br /><br />And then, this morning I read this <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/12/when-christmas-gets-radical-whose-birthday-is-it-really/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HolyExperience+%28Holy+Experience%29">blog post</a>. I've been reading this blog for a long time and it always blesses me. I have finally started her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NYT</span> best selling book <span style="font-style: italic;">One Thousand Gifts</span>. If I was convicted yesterday from Jen's post, boy, I really am now. I had barely begun reading when I began sobbing at my computer. I kept thinking "I've got it all wrong.". My heart is so broken right now. Change is coming. More on this later but for now, I just want to share it with you.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-15078419981659453802011-11-30T11:10:00.007-06:002011-11-30T13:47:51.630-06:00Noah, Catching upI think I'll stop apologizing and explaining my absences here. You all know I have 4 kids and I think that's enough of a reason. :) I do, however, feel bad that I can't find the time often enough to update on Washburn family happenings, especially now that we are so far from home. I do worry that some will start forgetting about us and as for our family, I want them to feel like they aren't missing so much. I mentioned in a recent post that we were going to scale back on some of the "stuff" that keeps us busy. I was hopeful I'd have more time for blogging, among other things. BUT, just as we did, a flier came home from school in Luke's backpack about an informational meeting regarding the wrestling team. This is right up Luke's alley, as he is ALL boy. He lives for playing rough, wrestling, any kind of sport and lots of physical contact. Brady is constantly throwing him around, rolling around with him, and play fighting. I was hesitant just because we were enjoying more free time, but we thought they could just go see what it was about and then decide. Well, he came home from the meeting jacked up about it. We couldn't say no. And since practice is 3 nights/week, we are back to our very busy life! You know what though, as much as I enjoy easy weeknights, I am thankful that we have the opportunities to do so many things. I will eventually post some photos and video from practice.<br /><br />I'll update on other life stuff some other time, but for now I will give a quick update on our sweet baby Noah, since that is really what I came here to do. :) It's been a while since I've posted anything about our growing baby boy. He has changed so much in the last 4-5 months. There are no weight/height/percentile stats as we have stopped going for well visits. I was not pleased with the pediatrician that we chose and haven't bothered to find another. Let's be real, people...This is child number 4. I know my baby is healthy and hitting the appropriate milestones. I don't need to pay a $30 copay to be told that.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJdWbINN4M-aMJM6INzXaqwaEdEQqzoqRnBhwVSIbuqvDe28gImgdtARboffIOYKtU_0CsksbA5jkLMH5KCYhjutB29RBj4xLYzvGwycQXqst3yngaTliDH5bB98pDArKg-yYqT-Bl4I/s1600/Noah%252C+5+months+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJdWbINN4M-aMJM6INzXaqwaEdEQqzoqRnBhwVSIbuqvDe28gImgdtARboffIOYKtU_0CsksbA5jkLMH5KCYhjutB29RBj4xLYzvGwycQXqst3yngaTliDH5bB98pDArKg-yYqT-Bl4I/s400/Noah%252C+5+months+%25284%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680839063792762210" border="0" /></a>Can you believe he started sitting up at 5 months old? This is the same baby who rolled over at 1 month! Strong boy, he is!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqTi29rcmKEAfnxwVklmW3sWG9M0o9PP6lnzLFFeUX041MMBfKnvyUYDDSIKE0PwdtjoV2-fXUyUrVaZQ0adJyluuvj_TSnoN4DvsEYge8rD8fu-j8QhVGTDM71OENyaBhyl6raIzcL8/s1600/Noah%252C+5+months+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqTi29rcmKEAfnxwVklmW3sWG9M0o9PP6lnzLFFeUX041MMBfKnvyUYDDSIKE0PwdtjoV2-fXUyUrVaZQ0adJyluuvj_TSnoN4DvsEYge8rD8fu-j8QhVGTDM71OENyaBhyl6raIzcL8/s400/Noah%252C+5+months+%25283%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680839057312524834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRegnHp2IV_sMKvYZuqCy3sIqm0eLgY0AWDyqZ-1azQrBO8DCFHcazLjqSA8s2nb7d7V8AZ9hOdUQBayHo40-HDgTHGFSTx0SvhkYxUu1-n8WmtScB9Y1bkoKCSmm7unc-ugn38fANs7I/s1600/Noah%252C+5+months+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRegnHp2IV_sMKvYZuqCy3sIqm0eLgY0AWDyqZ-1azQrBO8DCFHcazLjqSA8s2nb7d7V8AZ9hOdUQBayHo40-HDgTHGFSTx0SvhkYxUu1-n8WmtScB9Y1bkoKCSmm7unc-ugn38fANs7I/s400/Noah%252C+5+months+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680839056301746162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">6 months:<br />He was sitting up without falling over at this point.<br />Got his first 2 teeth (top front, and at the same time)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpGWFyxvpW8tzR1pADbX2ydQsV-OuwjNL3UraF1pLfipEW-bKNpIhnxrUoUDsZveTVXXaBTLaLF7I0CPbjK8NDk88OvDPgb0R6xeUJFepThuRyuHzKu49UkCGDChxUX9mi6cHW9wulF0/s1600/Noah%252C+6+months+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpGWFyxvpW8tzR1pADbX2ydQsV-OuwjNL3UraF1pLfipEW-bKNpIhnxrUoUDsZveTVXXaBTLaLF7I0CPbjK8NDk88OvDPgb0R6xeUJFepThuRyuHzKu49UkCGDChxUX9mi6cHW9wulF0/s400/Noah%252C+6+months+%25283%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680851409036701698" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2RDsZuF_z_VGAkuUayBfcR3dc1UsiU5w3RWvd5xyRVzdHP1H5fik8Vw7g7bGfVhF2nwoBzAEXULZmSpEpFCr0KutVNkf5yUv97kQyQHUOzBfjpueQlFd5LFKfURxBt3RsvTZGEgiLuk/s1600/Noah%252C+6+months+%25288%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2RDsZuF_z_VGAkuUayBfcR3dc1UsiU5w3RWvd5xyRVzdHP1H5fik8Vw7g7bGfVhF2nwoBzAEXULZmSpEpFCr0KutVNkf5yUv97kQyQHUOzBfjpueQlFd5LFKfURxBt3RsvTZGEgiLuk/s400/Noah%252C+6+months+%25288%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680851422522810018" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZB1cW5ZgaGiV6B_uy_k5oKi2UXKlh9JNzyM0yszzPUlbywfjzky_d7SfyQFYVwJJlSvrVKcxG8urbINdSuxez2cIHNWi4s4Ph8H7K7QJuXBzNQ5Lsw369tWLDj6i-rZo5qxr4dypwmc/s1600/Noah%252C+6+months+%252824%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZB1cW5ZgaGiV6B_uy_k5oKi2UXKlh9JNzyM0yszzPUlbywfjzky_d7SfyQFYVwJJlSvrVKcxG8urbINdSuxez2cIHNWi4s4Ph8H7K7QJuXBzNQ5Lsw369tWLDj6i-rZo5qxr4dypwmc/s400/Noah%252C+6+months+%252824%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680851429669437362" border="0" /></a><br />7 Months:<br />* Got 3 more teeth (bottom front 2, again at the same time, and then another one on top about a week later.<br />*Started crawling (video to come....no promises when though) :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-cJFjRC8rw938-zry9U2GqVSZ6PhpoVf4ZCjXMH-z4o4IfZKSr8JePNCf5XzwxAe4XVtLA5yF8-2ExPRF_NrFGMov9CHom_FsukbwAfCu1dcKNhPe3vHzCKY1mU8cUV0078NeLYk2h0/s1600/Noah%252C+7+months+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tCSEK-s9Ht1q7fvIlO2hGSErjrXkqpI9MCvrBSmAoqjaOVE6vLRKZVtGTLlhEtwyGVBOtL2JUQUmfG0x75bDqRpX6aRul_TmDLbmeS92cwNjuF4VErZGrsU5jTVbhVknwoHYoxf4MGI/s400/Noah%252C+7+months+%25287%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680854060020810290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">8 Months:<br />Pulling up on everything now<br />Still has just 5 teeth.<br />Says "Mama" and "Dada" very well. ( More video....again, eventually)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsN_wo4fSk8pXGMgvtnIOFBdkNzJr8hSgs8RnfP3HFQuVW7A8uzeGGJ456l7AoFHHGt2O5hAul7xicsEZ4GUdWWBQsQcFoznN9aPE75eIhuKqw1NvBCMwYWyOJWk-cYtjE-dG0HEbCYM/s1600/Noah%252C+8+months+%25288%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsN_wo4fSk8pXGMgvtnIOFBdkNzJr8hSgs8RnfP3HFQuVW7A8uzeGGJ456l7AoFHHGt2O5hAul7xicsEZ4GUdWWBQsQcFoznN9aPE75eIhuKqw1NvBCMwYWyOJWk-cYtjE-dG0HEbCYM/s400/Noah%252C+8+months+%25288%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680859983522083554" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADjCN2GE2fU2pCj3ivUUxfv9AJ-6YXL_ZQDVTqnfmNO0KcFQwVxQ2wCwhhJU5GTzo3PXQfMPXiExqMyiTuZueXc0HM7YGUKpX8jLby5xZk5A56vxpax4-4zFCZ3Stf3fMOrFxKud9jUY/s1600/Noah%252C+8+months+%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADjCN2GE2fU2pCj3ivUUxfv9AJ-6YXL_ZQDVTqnfmNO0KcFQwVxQ2wCwhhJU5GTzo3PXQfMPXiExqMyiTuZueXc0HM7YGUKpX8jLby5xZk5A56vxpax4-4zFCZ3Stf3fMOrFxKud9jUY/s400/Noah%252C+8+months+%25287%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680859970598552178" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJM9A3Nv3eAFv8djQSmawxdPT7S8VcJMG_-YN3zVw-V6T9MAtSeMSVFu760vDIEj-Vrv-b-z6wXwhraDrOGnldiyks05EPmZt6pWoEEZUyghZpqsn7BWE2bgwPrUa_QrK807B4WcOUNw/s1600/Noah%252C+8+months+%252814%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJM9A3Nv3eAFv8djQSmawxdPT7S8VcJMG_-YN3zVw-V6T9MAtSeMSVFu760vDIEj-Vrv-b-z6wXwhraDrOGnldiyks05EPmZt6pWoEEZUyghZpqsn7BWE2bgwPrUa_QrK807B4WcOUNw/s400/Noah%252C+8+months+%252814%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680859982244153986" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzv6QPnF-HDpBtl2lBv4mVz95xyjxastjwzNT-EevmgJSZNGQgU-6MBCmAAeWLCuC3k4FP-7wn4o2Q5eEOj7N7hbMf-cftWOSHhbTMipcXWtToo0ZeoPVYEx9_CyGTB2eHeuJd8_Ynik/s1600/Noah%252C+8+months+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzv6QPnF-HDpBtl2lBv4mVz95xyjxastjwzNT-EevmgJSZNGQgU-6MBCmAAeWLCuC3k4FP-7wn4o2Q5eEOj7N7hbMf-cftWOSHhbTMipcXWtToo0ZeoPVYEx9_CyGTB2eHeuJd8_Ynik/s400/Noah%252C+8+months+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680859964904610850" border="0" /></a>As you can see, he is seriously the happiest baby EVER. He NEVER cries. He smiles and laughs all the time. Almost every time I go to pick him up from church, his teachers remark about how delightful and content he is. He is like a little chunky ball of sunshine. Looking at these photos and gushing about him, is making me want to go wake him up from his nap and squeeze him.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-62268857642490479622011-11-22T14:42:00.004-06:002011-11-22T16:57:55.090-06:00Avery Jane, the model<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjGnm7MFQyjF0WdX_GyFq7GFVSvJRVqzlYkGA5CClSekioj8qDvDZ-W77dE_ILZ4RLUg2fBY0T6_8RPA09TrbbUKKX-oa5tNh81z5yyVQM0IRnriwF4AyNuS4dQrxiArDaEveysuyD8E/s1600/Avery+jane%252C+the+model+11-7-11+%252815%2529.JPG"><span><span></span></span></a>So, she dressed herself for school the other day and I asked if I could take her picture to send to Brady. I was quite amused by the combo she chose. She was really posing and getting into it and said "Mom, I'm like a model. Can you pay me?"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMilCzup7lqqEnXviLmWXfjqvX0p4HPY46YEqJ-IHBndJkoHWAn0Aey9DhWIalKdfKvFIGcMQWlEafAo1Wx3c0FWAQkLjXM7CiTl9p9NCjQSgo1SLqm5nAdW50uHms8BNkwokiHwuhL64/s1600/Avery+jane%252C+the+model+11-7-11+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMilCzup7lqqEnXviLmWXfjqvX0p4HPY46YEqJ-IHBndJkoHWAn0Aey9DhWIalKdfKvFIGcMQWlEafAo1Wx3c0FWAQkLjXM7CiTl9p9NCjQSgo1SLqm5nAdW50uHms8BNkwokiHwuhL64/s400/Avery+jane%252C+the+model+11-7-11+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677924579642738642" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhwjE8QUJxIT2Qie3PzbHQs2hWntpPJ4jWuy15_6B-iOut1kv5V0V9m7JClztQWLcvdS3RMv5-Q3750c9WrjoK_1ujxvU9QQ0n2ezFlBmnQbRcWocOuCJQvDbzKBhFcS8yCbWAJSV1dM/s1600/Avery+jane%252C+the+model+11-7-11+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2DiaaE9V7RakfYqrJ0EQonKZTvWtCPVskb0wmhtryhKSB3e7z4IbQGa5j09zhWtKVspoJ0MkqiFpT5A3Cut-AHPKLxIbjpH-YGiBhDogZsqnf-W4QfhRs3bUegYKh6OGizGGF-r71oM/s400/Avery+jane%252C+the+model+11-7-11+%25284%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677924609071887842" border="0" /></a>Before she left for the bus, she asked me to take another one with her jacket on.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TTy-Cm1t4UMTsWnE20DIkzc8hGdp5zicN5Rxl4PXbH4YTuxm6Zyww5UeFXQnkEq0T_YOt6ceEFSukGbJNsNM_nlQ4x9HI83_XVFyfex4d0fzm51ywsDfpRUAD4HpR1_ugAMKpdPhRSA/s1600/Avery+jane%252C+the+model+11-7-11+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TTy-Cm1t4UMTsWnE20DIkzc8hGdp5zicN5Rxl4PXbH4YTuxm6Zyww5UeFXQnkEq0T_YOt6ceEFSukGbJNsNM_nlQ4x9HI83_XVFyfex4d0fzm51ywsDfpRUAD4HpR1_ugAMKpdPhRSA/s400/Avery+jane%252C+the+model+11-7-11+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677924564949981474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then she got the camera and looked at them all and took a self portrait.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbV9n6PxLSK_R22Bj6tD97jNi-9PQjUjS9dcGNE5V9M7fj23eDmWibUpe0eUFRILdV6ibcawszYisxAXWQ3qYS7a9koYmwf1UB07l7XUXhYTNbKDS7LrvvebYTZaXa7de7rl6kWdcu04/s1600/Avery+jane%252C+the+model+11-7-11+%252812%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbV9n6PxLSK_R22Bj6tD97jNi-9PQjUjS9dcGNE5V9M7fj23eDmWibUpe0eUFRILdV6ibcawszYisxAXWQ3qYS7a9koYmwf1UB07l7XUXhYTNbKDS7LrvvebYTZaXa7de7rl6kWdcu04/s400/Avery+jane%252C+the+model+11-7-11+%252812%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677928831300735778" border="0" /></a>I love this girl!!!<br /></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-364311522591211972011-11-11T15:43:00.013-06:002011-11-11T18:05:37.167-06:00Halloween 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY44oS5jBTVLdF1Jsi3DEwbYc2Z5sskdSVsxm96Tv04B7DR4tHOcAbslBEizjVx_25S37EIGBMfmB6ggnPUjVW3jDZ3xUmCZGSiW-R9Ef1NWcMvRhF3sS1LXkBWuLpaHdL6_BVr9C72UQ/s1600/DSC_1566.JPG"><span><span></span></span></a>Our Halloween in pictures (mostly)....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxhk503IWqKASN491xI9QbpRkAPG_nXZYZ2zctvGi0tMjyp9rihXXMjJgEt-KwTWUA2vHX2XJ8o-sFQi-thUR97mEzHjhYAlIRGC51H_YWvONX9s8p4l3TIGG1CRjtRUWCy8ZFr4RbeE/s1600/DSC_1544.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGH4ScpBwELlA0n6qOBF5-vQu2vw-SFWs5xB8r3xAlIwybnRhwkh22rqJ4XY6beUbbIscpfWXwFJUviq80DYLZP4b5K4EHbLBqoPgJcOUBCM2iX2qw9s2yD5HzgbhEXJZ9EYjUa8qccI/s400/DSC_1556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673867763116139186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was our first Halloween in Wichita and the weather was amazing. I apparently did not blog about last year's Halloween but here are flashbacks to <a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2009/11/halloween-2009.html">2009</a> and <a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/search?q=halloween+festivities">2008</a>! I did blog about <a href="http://momto3poshtots.blogspot.com/2010/11/pumpkinfest.html">Pumpkinfest</a> last year though! Y'all know I love flashbacks! It is so fun to see how they've grown from one year to the next.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onclick="if (this.className.indexOf("ubtn-disabled") == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}" id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" target=""><div class="cssButtonOuter"><div class="cssButtonMiddle"><div class="cssButtonInner"><br /></div></div></div></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyafQXXHDCSQdEmRl73Ugwy9JCxFiLkLFalM0kPNgThLL-qLjXTHOKraFfvdnzhTuODUP2NwfJKRrvXgRlFDeXbdKIQgLOHV_lSvQsTMyRoXzbdjrGoAxcHxN92qbNkKCK-w067NmUIs/s1600/DSC_1542.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1TkZUbpsINdiXGhvJZZ6TpQEh0SjldHj4l8SzNHj7EFgsHU4Tb2V6HZGuv7xG4YBRAvTQ1YSfPvs7za9PlpiCcHYaSFPi9Wz1TK1SYkiovMuQRRyZ-zJRCTol66BwCuAq3JyJO2CDq8/s1600/DSC_1541.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPZe_mD-EiCFnV0im-gl1-i4eHWPsOg8WHHNiV4i1DfL7uyKdjo7llzVmH0jMf0VOBXzO9RWT03HoFb7jQqTj5HdwtrjqJQ0MccE54B5B91rTjERWBQzpGi_wiq0JOAuVhX120iW9TZY/s1600/DSC_1530.JPG"><br /></a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-49101066696565757572011-11-11T15:39:00.001-06:002011-11-11T15:42:51.895-06:00The Friday FunniesMe: Ahhhh, my phone is frozen!!<br />
Luke: It just got too cold or something?<br />
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And there were other funnies from this week but I jotted them down on paper and don't have it handy so this will have to do! I hope y'all all enjoy your weekends! <br />
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0Wichita, KS, USA37.6922361 -97.337544837.491201600000004 -97.6534018 37.8932706 -97.021687800000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-62018283827715571682011-10-28T22:47:00.002-05:002011-10-28T22:51:35.254-05:00The Friday FunniesAn infomercial came on tv for some kind of spray that you spray your dog's food with. I think it is vitamins. Anyway, my Mom (the kids call her Gigi)is a huge dog lover and rescues and fosters dogs....<div><br /></div><div>Avery Jane: Mom! We need to get Gigi that for her birthday! </div><div><br /></div><div>*I mean, who doesn't want dog food vitamin spray for their birthday?!?!?? :) Hee hee</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713616442897899242.post-60270273849032147082011-10-24T14:23:00.010-05:002011-10-25T16:31:48.142-05:00Applejack Pumpkin FarmThis past Saturday we went to a local pumpkin farm and invited some friends to come with us. We had a great time. We opted not to pick our own pumpkins because in the past we didn't have good luck with that. The big kids each picked out a pumpkin that was already picked and ready and they also loved all the fun activities the farm had to offer. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxhQqF9296tmSDHpertWcgWvbtIw-947luDkBj6XTtr1i06t1Xd6AGy20EtBYpsIwyXwVUPs7MadBlPr48cLNMxRWo-Lo51wsL9JdjqK25pFxam_QW0rdB3ptOpDXz52ZT9HNa32FFOA/s400/DSC_1461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667161689584875938" border="0" /></a>And I rarely get in front of the camera, but here is one photo to prove I was there. :)<br /></div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348091796201709070noreply@blogger.com0