My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Sydney has been taking ballet all year and in May they had their big performance. She did so good. I was worried she would get out there and not do anything. It really helped that she was with Dylen, Brooklyn and Riley. (Nothing like a little peer pressure).

Ashlee's Baptism

YAY!!! Thanks to my amazing Friend Misty I can catch up on my blog. She gave me a disc with a bunch a pictures that she had of our family because I really struggle to even remember my camera let alone actually use it. Back on April 24 Ashlee was baptized by Carl. My parents and Nanny and grandpa came out for it. It was really nice and she was so excited for it. After the baptism we had a little BBQ and party at the Kimball Rec Center and all our fun friends were able to share Ashlee's special day with her. Thanks to my mom for making all the yummy salads

2010 BASEBALL

Since soccer season wasn't hard enough with all 3 kids playing we decided to sign them all up for baseball/softball/T-Ball. Here are a few pics from the season. Caleb did awesome and hit every game. Ashlee was a really good hitter too. Syd lost interest and hated being in outfield. But they all had a good time.

Catch Up......Easter at Sunset Beach

The greatest part about where we live is that we can drive a little over an hour and be in the Sierra's or go the other direction and be at the beach. For Easter weekend we decided to head to Sunset Beach (by Santa Cruz for you non-Californians) The kids showed off their artistic ability in sand sculpture and we had a great time. The Easter Bunny even found us.

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I am blogging out of order because I can't seem to get my act together to catch up again, But I had to tell my sweet girl Happy Birthday!!
8 Things I adore about my Ashlee Bug..........
1. She loves everyone. She seriously just wants to be friends with anyone she meets.
2. Her laugh is hilarious. One of my favorite sounds is Ashlee's belly laugh.
3. Her love of animals. A couple of years ago for about a month straight she refused to answer to anything but Pinky Poodle and she would bark everything she said. Awesome for about the first hour....after that not so much.
4. Her generosity. If she has any money of her own she offers to buy stuff for Caleb or Sydney.
5. Her patience (this she did NOT inherit from me!!) It's not easy being Syd's older sister but Ash is sure good at it.
6. Her determination.
7. Her creativity. I am amazed at her artistic ability (again, not inherited from me).
8. Her love for her Savior Jesus Christ. She has such amazing, simple faith. She couldn't find something the other day and I found her on her knees asking for help.
I love this girl sooo much and I am so grateful every day that I was blessed to be her mom.

Misty and Tami took these amazing pictures for Ashlee's birthday and baptism.

Locks of Love....

Ashlee has been wanting to cut her hair for awhile now and I finally relented and had Tami Tam do it. I was fighting against it because when I was little my mom took me to Katie Harris to cut my hair just like she would her 4 boys. Yes, mom there are some post traumatic memories of that haircut. I may upload a photo sometime so you can all experience it with me. So needless to say I was determined to keep Ashlees hair long. However, now that it's cut I LOVE it. She is so cute with her new hairdo and an added plus is that we cut 11 inches off so she is donating it to "Locks of Love" to help other little kids. She is such a sweet girl.