Catch Up!

Well I have been slack on my blog and thought I'd play a little catch up ...


Grace finished her first season of soccer a couple weeks ago. She really enjoyed playing and we're looking forward to next season. Clint is threatening to coach, so ... If so I feel sorry for Grace b/c I know what it's like to play for your Daddy!! LOL


Abby didn't play soccer or cheer this year, she just likes playing at the ball park with her friends. She is doing really well in school - she loves it, thank goodness. She continues to be as creative and energetic as always.


Kaden is continuing to grow - I have lost my baby, he is now a little boy. He talks alot but we only understand a few basics - ma ma, da da, gace, bee(abby), dog, and his favorite is to scream at the top of his lungs if he doesn't get his way. He says thank you when you give him something (at least we think that's what he says) but every time it sounds a little different. He has now entered his climbing phase and he is fearless - can you say uh-oh?!


We are all really enjoying going to Cornerstone. Grace has been talking to us about being baptized (she accepted Jesus in December 2005) and we prayed with Abby yesterday and she accepted Jesus. It's really a blessing to us to have children that know and understand this at such a young age. The neat part is they were both 6 years old when we prayed and it was around the same time for each of them. We will talk with our Pastor about having them both baptized soon. Kaden is finally staying in the nursery and making little friends which I think is great - Clint and I actually get to enjoy the entire service now without wrestling a small bear!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy these pics and I'll try not to take so long to post some more.

Fall Fun

We have had several fun social events over the last month. First of all, our church home group had a dinner the week of Halloween and the kids all dressed up. We had lots of good food and fun. Here are a few pictures of the kids all dressed up.

Then we had a Hallelujah Night at the church - they had games, food, trunk or treat and the kids dressed up. Grace was a 50s girl and Abby was a kitty. In this picture, she had wiped her nose off in protest. That's my little drama queen. Kaden was a pumpkin - he's not really old enough to enjoy the whole dress up. Next year will be fun though.

Yesterday was Youth Day at church. The youth of the church led the entire service - they sang on the praise & worship team, the girls were in a dance with a group of other kids (I didn't take pictures) and gave testimonies. Afterwards, we had our family picnic with lots of great food and fun. The kids participated in a Fear Factor type game - it was really gross, so I'll spare you the details. Below are some pics of the kids at church during the Fear Factor - complete with slime, worms and push ups!

Rebels Soccer

Grace played soccer for the first time this year. It was actually really fun and by the end of the season she had made some really great progress. As a matter of fact, the second to last game of the season that we won - she made the winning goal. She was very proud - and so were we. Here are some pictures of the season ...

Kaden's 1st Birthday Party

Our little man had his 1st birthday party on Sunday, September 21st. We had an all boy party, per his Daddy - dump trucks, bulldozers, etc. As you can tell from these pics, Kaden enjoyed his own little cake very much! At first he was a little hesitant to dig in, but once he realized he wasn't going to get in trouble, it was on!

We are so blessed with such wonderful family and friends who joined us to celebrate this special day. Kaden has brought such joy to our lives, as have Grace & Abby.

There aren't a lot of pictures b/c we were kind of rushing thru - it had rained off & on before, plus we were all recovering from being sick! But here are a few of the birthday boy on his big day. Enjoy!!

This is Kaden on his new Tonka truck - Mommy & Daddy did good picking this one out!

Kaden is One !!

Kaden Joshua Ashley turned one year old on September 9th! We took him for his one year check up on Sept 10th and his doctor said he is perfect. He also said we need to get him a football helmet soon! He weighed 27.96 lbs, was 31.5 inches long and his head circumference was 19 cm. Needless to say, he is above the 90% for his age in all areas! But he is a big, healthy boy like his Daddy and we are so thankful. He is walking everywhere, getting into everything and "talking" up a storm. Of course we are still working on the translation! He is a smart, happy little boy. He loves to play with a ball - throwing is down to an art now! He also likes to put things in their place - if he finds his socks or shoes, he tries to put them on his feet; if he finds a hat, he tries to put it on his head; if he finds his blocks, he tries to put them in the correct shaped hole on the toy. Every day is full of laughs with him ... Where does the time go?! Thank God for all three of our beautiful, healthy children - I know that we are so blessed. Below are a few pics over the last year - the last couple are of him on his 1st birthday - my beautiful baby boy is growing up! Enjoy!