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Seth, Ashley, Ava, Madison and KinleyAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-41871759441693596712012-11-29T10:10:00.000-07:002012-11-29T10:10:55.498-07:00Catch upSO I am way behind, but here are a few things that have been happening around here<br />
In June Kinley had her tonsils and adenoids and tubes done. She has really grown SO much since then. We had her hearing and verbal skills retested since she was behind when we went to her 18 month check and her follow up the doctor expressed some concern also. She was borderline so they came to our house and did some more extensive tests. We were pretty surprised when we got her results back. She was actually right where she should be with her communication it just seemed so behind because she was testing at atleast a 26-39 month level for everything else. As of late her speech has really picked up and is talking a lot more and has a very large vocabulary for a almost 22 month old. We were told she was smart since she was small but her ears and tonsils were interfering with her communication. We are so thankful for medical technology that is allowing our sweet girls to be healthy.<br />
Madison has been her busy crazy self. She has SO much energy and we needed another outlet besides mom and sisters, so we put her in a dance and gymnastics class. She can be super shy and I was worried that she would just stand and watch or cry, but the first class she jumped right in and did everything they asked. She was really doing great. She was doing so great and I loved watching her do gymnastics. She was doing almost everything they asked her too. She was learning cartwheels and doing great on beam and bars. This last month she really wanted to take a break and do swimming lessons. I wasn't going to let her since she would have had to do parent child which she had already passed 3 times, but we got a call saying they would let her to the preschool level so we agreed to let her, but she had to choose dance/gymnastics or gymnastics or swimming, she picked swimming. A couple weeks ago we were at a church activity and the gymnastics couch asked why madison wasn't doing gymnastics, told her she wanted to do swimming and take a little break and she said she hoped madison would be back in January since she shows real promise, and has a lot of natural talent. She is loving preschool and is just our wild crazy funny girly girl tom boy. She loves to wear dresses and skirts and go play in the dirt while wearing them. She LOVES all things pink, and Merida(Brave).<br />
Ava is LOVING kindergarten and doing pretty good. She wants to be friends with everyone and gets sad if they don't want to be friends with her. Right after school started she let grandpa pull out her first wiggly tooth. She has had a wiggly tooth since February, but didn't really wiggle it. Then in july or august her cousin got his first wiggly tooth and Ava wanted to loose hers first. She was better about wiggling it then. Then the day came, and her cousin had grandpa pull his out first, and then a couple minutes later Ava let grandpa pull hers out. She cried about it for a while until it came out and then everything was perfect and was SO excited that she lost it. She got $1 from grandpa, a $1 from the tooth fairy and a stuffed cat since it was her very first tooth. Her other teeth were wiggly but not wiggly enough. Grandpa had to go back to north dakota and her top front tooth was getting very wiggly. She could wiggle it with her tongue, but she only wanted grandpa to pull it. the first weekend of november we went to jackson (more on that later) and grandpa pulled that wiggly tooth right out. Now she has 2 holes right above the other, although it was last long since her bottom adult tooth is coming in. She loves swimming lessons and doing well. She also did gymnastics, oh and she LOVES being .<br />
Seth and I have been really busy too. Seth got a promotion at work and a new calling too. He is the new 2nd Counselor in the young men and the new scout master. They haven't offically called him to scout master since they have to get the back ground check first. Seth and my dad drew out for jackson/ grand teton national park for hunting. We went the 1st weekend of November the last day they saw some that they could shoot at but missed them all. turns our seth's gun was way off and there was a momma and 3 cub grizzlies where they were and decied after shots they better go. So after thanksgiving they went back up and didn't see anything they could shoot. It ends saturday and you have to have 2 so they didn't get anything this year, it has been too warm and mild for the elk to move, there had been some movement but they in was too calm and the elk just stayed put. The yellowstone heard hasn't even moved yet. I have been crafting my buns off. I have done several things to sell online in my etsy shop. I haven't had anyone buy anything yet but one day. I am also making my nieces baptism dress. It is what she will wear to be confirmed in since it is crochet and has pearls and would be very very heavy all wet. We have had lots of adventures since june. We got 2 kittens, they were abandoned by their mom or moms, and were hand raised, there were 10 kittens. and we took 2. We had a black one and a tiger tabby one. the tiger one was the runt and TINY. she was just so small and didn't have enough left in her and she passed away. We still have our black cat and he is CRAZY. his name is Twilight, after the pony not the vampire series. she stalks and plays all the time. Loki thinks he's crazy and usually ends up getting the brunt to twilights focus. In july we added 3 chickens to our 4. We know have 4, 3 of ours and 1 that is/was my sisters. one was attacked and killed by two dogs. They got one but the other is still running around and we have seen him trying to get into our yard and to our chickens atleast 2 more times. Then one of my sisters chickens was killed by another dog. We don't really know what happened but we are pretty sure they same dog got a hold of one of our little chickens since she went missing the same time and we have not seen a feather of ehr since. We got my sisters back and burried her. So we now are back to 4. We love getting the fresh eggs from them too. <br />
Otherwise we are just trying to keep up with the kids and get things done.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-86962836832673688482012-11-29T09:29:00.003-07:002012-11-29T09:29:59.144-07:006 yearsSo this is a little late because I couldn't figure out how to add a new blog since the tool bar at the top that says new post doesn't want to show up, but after some trying and figuring I FINALLY got to where I could put up a new post! SO Sunday was Ava's 6th birthday! She was SO excited and could not wait until it was 2-5 HER birthday! We went the day before for a BIG birthday lunch with all my family. We have 4 birthdays within a month starting 11/11 ending 12/10. We went to Taggarts after Seth and my dad got back from hunting. We enjoyed GREAT food and SUPER good desserts. Ava got to open her presents from Cameron and Kayla and my mom and dad, and one from us. My sister and her family stopped by on her birthday and had cake with us. <br />
She was SO excited with her presents, she got a new 18" doll that has curly hair like her, a new mermaid cabbage patch doll, 2 new my little ponies, an art case, a diary, 2 new books, a new outfit, 2 new birthday dresses, and a guitar. It was horribly out of tune when we opened it, but thanks to dad and uncle kevin it is now in tune. Ava has been playing it every minute she can. She loves to play it and make up new songs, we could have the next taylor swift if she keeps it up.<br />
Here are 6 things about Ava on her 6th birthday<br />
1. She has lost 2 teeth and has 3 more that are wiggly<br />
2. She loves to sing and make up new songs<br />
3. She such a sweet hearted girl and wants everyone to be everyone's friend<br />
4. She is an AWESOME big sister and loves to help them<br />
5. She LOVES swimming<br />
6. She LOVES school.<br />
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We love our Ava Boo and couldn't imagine our lifes without herAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-83342129117257906432012-06-04T19:58:00.000-06:002012-06-04T19:58:54.616-06:0016 Months Kinley is 16 months old today and life is so crazy and busy! She is super funny and a pill too. She has her days when she only like one person and other days she likes a lot of people, she almost always loves and wants grandma but she has her days where she doesn't too. SHe has taken to making some of the funniest faces I have seen from a little kid. She is going to Primary Childrens on the 12th and then back on the 18th so we can hopefully get her tonsils and ears taken care of. She had her developmental screening today and past with flying colors on all but one area which she almost failed. That was her speech and language, which I was not surprised by. She doesn't really talk and has had atleast 2 ear infections the latest a MRSA in the last 4 months and that is with the tubes in. They are almost 100% sure it has to do with the ears and tonsils, but if she is not doing better with her communication by fall we should have her reevaluated. She is a handful and SUPER fun. Here are some fun facts about Kinley<br />
Ava calles her KinKin<br />
She has only 4 teeth<br />
She weighs about 19 lbs. <br />
She knows several signs and we use them to know what she wants<br />
She likes to sit on the potty<br />
She LOVES to climb<br />
She s DEEPLY attatched to her blankie, which she stole from me<br />
She LOVES to cuddle.<br />
She has an ATTITUDE!<br />
She is Funny and loves to make you laugh<br />
Aunt Gina likes to laugh at Kinley's top teeth because she says they are HUGE, they are bigger then her bottom.<br />
She loves to brush her hair and put on and take off hair things, and like to take yours and put them on you too<br />
We LOVE having her in our family, and can't wait to see how she is once she is actually healthy and all healed up <br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-17511762212121206882012-05-24T11:58:00.000-06:002012-05-24T11:58:25.796-06:00....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is no good way to title this post there are so many emotions I have right now relief, happiness, amazement, sadness, grief, guilt. Now this probally sounds crazy but they all are about my baby Kinley. She is almost 16 months old and i don't think she has really ever know what it is like to be healthy, atleast not completely anyway. She was born very bruised and developed jaundice and had to be on the buli light and then started the reflux and then the ear infections. Tonsilitis more often then most adults i know. She had fluid in her ears for probally 5 months, and got tubes at 7 months, until then she had a hard time staying up when sitting up, when she would try and crawl she would fall over, she only said aa aa aa nothing else, she had am earinfecton for over a month, then after the tubes, the runny noses and sore throats and reflux really kicked up. Now this might seem odd, but be NEVER knew she had an ear infection unless we happened to be going into the dr for something else. She never showed regular symptoms, she never pulled her ears never refused to eat slept and played never ran a fever, all the basic things to look for she never did, she would also randomly break out in a rash and within minutes it was gone. She got those tubes and within a a week she was crawling and sitting up and pretty soon we heard mama. I was relieved that she could hear, but she was still very small, after her 4th sinus infection and the dr hearing her breath she thought we needed to go back to the ent, this is also after the 6th strep test in 4 to 6 months. So back to the ENT we go and found out that yes her tonsils are on the side and not on the back like normal, all my kids and mine sat there. After he got looking he realized she could not breath through her nose. We got into surgery and took out the adenoids and thinned out the membraines in her nostrils so she could breath. Well her adenoids were infected inside and out, they were really large and now she can breath better but still has issues. Then we found out at our follow up her tube in her right ear migrated up, and wasn't where it was draining like it should, and did I mention that when she had her adenoids out she had apnea pauses with the breathing tube in? We knew she had apnea pauses before but figured she wouldn't with the tube in. So we knew at 11 months she would have to have her tonsils out, but we had to wait for her to get bigger. So we went for her follow up in april after 2 more strep test in april alone and knew after FLordia we would get the plan set out fro when they would come out, well the day we left for Florida her ear was draining but we didn't realize til we got there and her ear was really draining, but other then the draining you would not know she had an infection, she was happy and cuddley and ate as much as ever, she slept and we still hd fun, the first full day we were home we went to the dr and found out she had a sinus infection ear infection, and something else, amd lots of medicine to take, but a few days later when we came back for her check it wasn't much better and they decided that a culture was in order and guess what it is a MRSA in her ear! After 17 days on antibiotics it started draining again, and after another strep test 2 in 2 weeks it is the MRSA still fighting, so now the dr thinks things need to happen NOW and not later, so we call our AMAZING ENT and find out she will have to stay over night, well our hosptial in town is for proft and EXPENSIVE! I mean we have paid atleast $10,000 out of pocket after insurance and with a discount for paying in full, The insurance has asked that we stop using the hospital here if possble because they refuse to adjust their prices to make them more competitive. So we got a referral to Primary Children's. I Love our ENT and he has done amazing on all of us and I wanted to use him, but the price of our hospital is prohibitive. I know Primary Children's is Amazing but it isn't our ENT.<br />
So now why I am amazed, Kinley is SO resilient. She is happy and determined and does things I can't beleve she can do at almost 16 months. We took her in since we knew she has a MRSA and her ear was draining again, and she had a temp 97.1 no fever so Happy and busy and smart, she doesn't talk much and I think her throat and ears are part of that plus her sisters talk for her. I am amazed at how well she has grown and developed and the funny crazy girl she is. I also feel bad that she has had to go through all these things. No parent wants to see their child hurt sick or in pain and it seems that is all she has had. I know things could be much worse and she could have more problems. I am greatful that they are all things that can be treated and or cured We love her and can not wait to see who she grows to be and how different she will be where we get her issues taken care of.<br />
So here are a few facts about why we are doing it now, 16 or so Strep tests all negitive, 6 plus ear infections 2 surgeries 7 months and 11 months 1 MRSA and more antibiotics then I can count Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-65290940384580359542012-05-16T19:53:00.003-06:002012-05-16T19:53:24.279-06:00Summertime!Okay so it isn't summer yet, but we are getting excited. A couple weeks ago we went to Florida with my whole family and went to Disney World and Sea World, It was A LOT of fun and REALLY busy! We went to a park everyday and went went went but made some AMAZING memories. The one negative was that Kinley got an ear infect and we are still treating it 2 weeks later, Turns out is was an MSA or MRSA infection. She has tubes but the one in her right ear has migrated to the top of her ear and apparently allows fluid to build up behind it. This along with the 15 strep tests (I wish i was exaggerating on that) and the sleep apnea pauses our little 15 month old with be having her tonsils out and the tube replaced. She already had her adenoids removed and 10 1/2 months.<br />
Ava has one more preschool classes and an end of the year picnic and she is done with preschool. It is hard to believe that she will be in kindergarten this fall. Madison is now old enough to go to preschool and we are hoping she will be in the same preschool ava will be leaving. She is one crazy monkey girl who loves to climb and jump and bounce and play pretend, and can be super shy still. Ava LOVES to dance and hopes we let her do dance classes and swim lessons, it turns out they are both little fishes and skipped up to levels above kids their age. <br />
These days there are lots of fun and busy things going on at our house. We planted our garden on our NEW GARDEN AREA IN OUR NEW HOUSE! We will also be adding 4 (if they are all girls) chickens to the garden area. The girls have wanted chicks for a long time and now we can really keep them so we said why not! Everyone but Kinley got to name them and their names are Cracker sometimes Popcorn (Madison named) Dancer (Ava named) Feather Head (seth's) and Sprocket (mine), it will be nice to have the eggs and not have to buy them, the girls LOVE eggs.<br />
We are going to go camping and hopefully some more fun stuff, we are going to be getting the girls ready for school in the fall and hopefully i can get some good crafts stuff done. i am WAY behind but here is a little update atleastAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-82259379724845315992012-04-01T20:45:00.001-06:002012-04-01T20:53:36.491-06:00Madison's Stats!So I took Madison in to the Dr tuesday ( I know it is almost a week later) and she didn't have to get any shots and did pretty good. She hates to have her ears looked at and had a hard time when the dr wanted to look at them. We have to watch atleast one of her tubes because it is coming out funny and if it doesn't come out right they have to go in and remove it surgically. Anyway she is our wild little monkey! She is climbing and spinning and jumping and all over, she has always been small weight wise, but taller. Since she was about 2 months old she has not been on the charts for her weight, well that finally changed! She now weighs 26 lbs and is in the 0-5% for her weight, and is 36 1/8 i think inches tall and is in the 50-75th for height, so she looks more like a long string bean. We love her crazy sillyness. She is funny makes everyday an adventure. I can't imagine our life without our fun spunky smart crazy three year old. We like to say in some ways she is 3 going on 17! She always is doing or saying something funny or silly and keeps us on our toes!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-13855776283212870022012-03-24T08:41:00.002-06:002012-03-24T08:55:13.272-06:003 YEARS AGO3 years ago our family changed forever. We welcomed miss Madison into our family. She has always done things HER way even before she was born. She refused to let us know what she was so we were excited to find out when she was born that she was a girl! We have had lots of "adventures" with her, she has had liquid stitches which she ripped out, actual stitches on the same wound and 17 months on her head, she walked at 8 1/2 months crawled at 5 and never stopped moving! She is crazy fun, and adventurous, as long as she is around people she is comfortable with.<br /> She can be SO shy, but don't let that fool you, once she has gotten comfortable she is going NONSTOP! She has the funniest little things she says and does, she LOVES to dance and climb and swing on anything she can. She loves to swim and go to gymnastic classes, and is actually really good, but that is no surprise to us since we watch her swing and flip on everything, and she is tiny making her light and easy to flip and balance. We love her fun little smile and how she says I lub you! WE couldn't imagine our lives or family without our sweet mad-i-bug!<br /> Here are 3 things about Madison you may not know<br /> 1 she LOVES Pinkie Pie and all things pink<br /> 2 She may be small but that little girl is just like dynamite!<br /> 3 She says so many funny things, and has a HUGE imagination!<br /> there are just a few things about our wild crazy funny silly busy loving adventurous Madison Jade!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-29907467122002505052012-02-06T18:31:00.002-07:002012-02-06T18:38:29.552-07:00Year Stats!So we took Kinley in for her 1 year check. She is 16 lbs and 28 inches long while she is not on the charts or very low for her height she is growing to her own curve, and everything developmentally is right on or ahead. With Kinley I would expect nothing else! She has always done things her way and I think she will continue to do things her way. She did fine getting the shots, she cried for a minute and then because she is allergic to the glue on bandaids they had to hold cottonballs on the injection sites til she was done. Because she hadn't gotten these shots before we had to wait and it was a good thing we did because she reacted to 2 of them. One was just really red and swollen and the other started with hives so they gave her benadyrl and they are looking better. We also saw the ENT for the follow up and everything is looking good. I found out her poor little nose tissues were so swollen she couldn't actually breath through it. It is still swollen but she can now breath through it. She will most likely have to get her tonsils out in 6 or so months, so her body can recoup and she can gain some more weight. We love our tiny Kinley Bug!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-79653910054859455832012-02-04T08:15:00.002-07:002012-02-04T09:09:50.929-07:001 Year! What a Crazy year!Today is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kinley's</span> 1st birthday! I cannot believe it has already been a year since she was born. We have had an adventure since we were pregnant with her. there was morning sickness for a long time and then the problems with my back and hips and then we found out i tested positive <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">for</span> group b strep and since I am allergic to the -<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cillian</span> family the medicine I would need to ensure that our sweet baby would get it I would have to be on the medicine 2 doses 6 hrs apart. Now I was maybe in labor with Ava for 5-6 hours and 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ish</span> or less with Madison we knew that we needed to have an induction to ensure I could get the medication. I was already <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">dilating</span> so we decided sooner rather then later and so we went for the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> since it was a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">friday</span>. I got into the Hospital that morning and was like a 4 so they started the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">pitocin</span> and gave me the medicine at about 7:30. They didn't want me to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">dilate</span> too fast since I had to wait <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">atleast</span> 6 hrs for the next dose. Then my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">dr</span> came in around 8:30 and talked about breaking my water but decided that we should wait til lunch and closer to the next dose since I tend to go 3-4 centimeters after you break my water. SO a while later like 11:30 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">ish</span> we were talking to the nurse about who we wanted to be in the room and I said just Seth and I and the Dr and nurses of course. well about 1<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">ish</span> my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">dr</span> comes and breaks my water and says they can turn up the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">pitocin</span> up since within the next hour I would get the last dose. well after he broke my water my back labor and my hip pain really kicked in and so I asked for an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">epidural</span> since my body was not working with me and I could not stand the pain anymore. They gave me my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">epidural</span> and it only took on 1 side the one I didn't need. well then they gave me the last dose about 2 and and then all the sudden my hip really felt like it was ready to explode so the nurse came in and I was a ten and her head was there, now she had been high the whole time and we wondered if she was going to drop. So they called the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">dr</span> and I had to sit up with my legs crossed trying really hard not to push, that was at 2:20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">ish</span> and they wanted to wait a little longer to ensure all the medicine went into the iv so she would be the safest. So my Dr finally came in and said when you have a contraction push, well the contraction started then and I pushed she was out completely in one contraction. So from water breaking at 6 cm to born in just about an hour and dropped to born in 10 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">minutes</span>. She was So bruised and swollen. I felt so bad. She was a busy little girl and wanted to nurse as soon as they gave her to me.<br /> If we had known this was just the beginning crazy life with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Kinley</span>. She was a fun happy cute baby until about 1 month then she was really spitting up and cranky. It only got worse over then next 2 weeks when we went in and had to go to primary <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">childrens</span> to see why she was throwing up and spitting up so much. we worried it was pyloric <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">stenosis</span>, so we did the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">barium</span> test and saw she had some pyloric <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">stenosis</span> but not what would need surgery, we watched her reflux so we knew she had that and then we found that she processed her food slower then normal all leading to she issues, so we started her on medicine for the reflux, she started to be better. we went in for her 2 month check and had an ear infection, no signs of one, so on antibiotics she went. then her 4 month check she had fluid and I think one ear was infected, she would randomly get rashes that would pop up and go away, we still don't know what caused that. Then 6 month check double ear infection. this was a mean ear infection, 3 medications and a trip to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">ent</span>. We found out there was still fluid in her ears. so surgery for tubes was set for that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Friday</span>, After a month of antibiotics there was still fluid and she got a horrible yeast infection, that required a oral medication. So when the tube went in at just about 7 months and said she would have gotten another one soon had we not put the tubes in, and noticed she would <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">probably</span> have to have her tonsils and adenoids out down the road where they sat and how small she is. well she started crawling with in a week and mama and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">dada</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">aba</span> and 1 or 2 other words. She was pulling herself up on things and we thought we were finally going to have our happy baby back. it lasted for a little while but come November things were changing. She was getting really cranky and her nose was always running or stuffy and the snoring was getting bad. At the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">beginning</span> of December we moved into our new house and she did okay for the first week but then she was screaming day and night. then we went to my grandpa's funeral and my mom saw how bad it was and said I needed to get her in well I was already taking her in so we went in and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">dr</span> was worried about how she doesn't sleep and the screaming and the nose has caused a rash on her face and they thought maybe she had strep only the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">th</span> time they thought that in the last 10 months of her life, and said she needed to go the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">ENT</span> and see about her adenoids and tonsils. So the next week we went into the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">ENT</span> and he thought he needed to get the adenoids out and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">probably</span> thin the nasal passages, but her tonsils will have to wait since she is SO small. She is less then 16 lbs. She has apnea pauses caused by her tonsils, and then other issues, SO the next day <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Kinley</span> had her second surgery in her 11 months. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">She</span> had her adenoids out which were horribly infected and they thinned her nasal tissue. We have had a very grumpy girl who has just started to get back to being happy. We had to take Madison in on Monday for a cough that was not getting any better and the Dr noticed a lazy eye on her. So into the eye <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">dr</span>. She has a very very minor eye turn out and could just be weak muscles so we have to do a eye patch therapy daily to ensure she is using both eyes to avoid any permanent problems. She has just started to cut her first tooth. we go for her check up for surgery and 1 year check Monday. will update on her stats then!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-69439223690405189142012-01-24T08:22:00.002-07:002012-01-24T08:51:12.188-07:00New YearOkay so I am slacking again, but atleast I have a good reason. We moved last month into our new house and are still trying to get it all set up while still trying to keep up a normal life. on the 23rd of December my grandpa passed away from the affects of a long battle with Alzheimer's. His Funeral was the 28th of December. He had a beautiful service and since he was a WWII vet he was buried with Military honors and a gun salute. We are all wondering how long my grandma has. Sadly she also suffers from Alzheimer's and hers set in more quickly and progressed much faster so we know that she may not have as long as my grandpa did, until then we are taking time to visit her.<br /> We started the oldest 2 girls in swimming lessons, we decieded it was a good idea since we got one of the best Christmas presents ever from my parents, WE ARE ALL GOING TO DISNEYWORLD! And I mean everyone, my family my brother and his wife and my sister and her family and my parents. We are renting a house that has a pool and thought it was a good idea if they could swim. Now here is the real reason why I have been slacking, one word Kinley. Since the middle of December she has decided that she doesn't want to sleep but instead she wants to SCREAM all day and night. She began having apnea pauses and is SUPER grumpy. The girls and I went with my mom to my grandpa's funeral and had to be there the night before so we stayed the night, well neither my mom or I slept much or our neighbors since she screamed for nights on end, which wasn't the 1st night but rather the 10th or so. Well it wasn't really stopped we have maybe one or two nights where she will actually sleep.<br /> So the first of the year I had to take her in to get the booster of her flu shot and had to get her weighed to see if she had gained enough weight since she is pretty tiny not even 16 lbs and was 11 months, well she had a rash on her face and her nose was either stuffed or running all the time and always sounds stuffy, she is an open mouth breather. Well her dr decided that she needed to see the ENT to see if her adenoids where a problem. So the next Thursday we went to Dr Haack(hawk is how it pronounced) and he realized she had 3 problems, and only 2 could be fixed right now, So the next day she had surgery. She had her adenoids taken out and they were horribly infected, which makes me wonder just how bad they would have been had she not been on antibiotics for 8 days before for the rash on her face, and they took a laser and thinned out the tissues in her nose so maybe she could breathe better. Now the 3rd problem was and is still her tonsils. She was having apnea pauses with the breathing tube in and so we had to stay at the hospital longer to make sure she would be okay. She is too small to take them out yet. So in the past 11 days she has been just as miserable and grumpy and still doesn't really sleep. She has been running a low grade fever this entire time, and just acts like she doesn't feel good. Seth took her into the dr for me so i could keep my massage time (which I was ready to give up). They said it was normal and could take up to 4 more weeks for her to feel better, so not much we can do until then but try and keep our sanity. <br /> So we know that in a few months like 7 or so we will be back in the operating room to take out those blasted tonsils and maybe we can have a happy healthy child again.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-20205431896505112432011-12-21T22:49:00.002-07:002011-12-21T23:13:05.661-07:00Where to startThis month has been a busy one, it actually started in October when we found a cute 3 bed 1 3/4 bath house we really liked, and decided it was the right house for us and so under contract we went. We were supposed to close the 25th of November which happens to be Ava's birthday and the day after Thanksgiving this year, with all that we wanted to move up out closing to the 23rd, then there was a problem that came up when the appraiser came so instead of moving up the closing it got moved back. On the 2nd of December we closed on our house. We spent the next 3 days painting and cleaning the house. For my birthday we painted and cleaned, not to exciting, The next weekend we moved our furniture and most of our stuff over and had our first night in the house. The girls love it and love their new room which is at least twice as big as their old room. We have a guest room even. the girls have really done well in the new house. Madison had decided that she wanted to start using the big girl potty before moved and I feared she would regress after we moved, she had a couple more accidents for a couple days but has been using the potty like a champ, and she hasn't had any accidents at night! We are SO proud of her since she is the one that really trained herself.<br /> The end of November we had Ava and Kinley's well checks, Ava was 43 pounds and 43 inches tall. She right where she should be and even ahead some. Kinley was 14 pounds 11 oz, she isn't on the charts for weight and was 28 or so inches long, she is incredibly busy and has learned how to stand her self up all by herself. She has tried taking a step or two but hasn't quite gotten it down yet. She is doing great developmentally and we are amazed at her and her spirit.<br /> We also took some time to go down to see my Grandpa Deters. He has Alzheimer"s and has gone into transition. He has not eaten or drank for 6 or so days. Today we found out that his time is limited and I am very greatful that we went Monday to see him. The girls were scared at first, he was laying there unreponsive to us. He does not hear well and then he did wake up some and the girls sang him some Christmas songs and he tried to reach out some to kinley and then the girls gave him a hug and kiss and told him good bye. I also gave him a hug before we left. I pray that his passing is and painless. <br /> I am SO greatful for my understanding in the plan of salvation, and the knowledge that we will be perfected. I am so greatful to know that when he does pass that he will once again know who we are.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-4890900070761831172011-11-01T12:20:00.002-06:002011-11-01T12:27:26.599-06:00BIG NEWS!!!No I am not pregnant but our family is going to have a big change, in the next few weeks we will be closing on our first home! It is a cute 3 bedroom 1 3/4 bath closer to my parents. It has had a lot of work done on the inside and we are VERY excited! It all came about very quickly, like 2 weeks ago we found out about the house then we put in an offer and went under contract on Friday! We are supposed to close on November 25th, Ava's 5th birthday. We are very excited to have a fenced yard that the girls can ride their bikes and toys in and to be able to go outside and burn some of their energy.<br /> It has a garden area and a nice kitchen, and a detached 2 car garage, and one of our new neighbors' property l's behind ours and he brings in horses at times so our girls will love that! We feel truly blessed and that this the place that the Lord wants us to be, Keep you updated when we get moved in and all that funness, in the meantime I will be busy trying to pack and keep the girls entertained while Seth works out of town for most of the weekAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-27893041136720101902011-09-14T08:14:00.008-06:002011-09-14T08:49:08.290-06:00Oh Kids! LOTS of Pictures!Yesterday was a trying day, Monday night Ava and Madison ate something that made them sick so they were up all night taking turns throwing up, about 5 ish Tuesday morning they finally were both sleeping. at 10 ish Madison came in and looked like she got in a fight with a weed wacker, she said "Sissy did it" Ava came in and her hair was not as bad but not good either....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi657tE26HVMhPWKc1i-rt9u_K1wrdfR1Gdsr5vn-fUqfp9HaGdfcAu7XkUDKQXZ-LoFO5kZGxRE5eQn18Gyf-Ai1JgdH1PhyphenhyphenbvWIEHLdjiLlbIf0TOr3E0DGVuWYjX61FB_TjaSvdm7kd7/s1600/more+phone+pics+022.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi657tE26HVMhPWKc1i-rt9u_K1wrdfR1Gdsr5vn-fUqfp9HaGdfcAu7XkUDKQXZ-LoFO5kZGxRE5eQn18Gyf-Ai1JgdH1PhyphenhyphenbvWIEHLdjiLlbIf0TOr3E0DGVuWYjX61FB_TjaSvdm7kd7/s400/more+phone+pics+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652220388106532834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3P2JPgLAoavhFC6M0MDyvq0ECNw2GPQRNM28D85eeVVG7IyhKA_V1d2K_j1uRbGpt4CMfUEIHUvAtPSuYoF5Hzrkg1Q-w8RhbhCAvctUpEvwwyBC-Hx1Ekx9gUHoE8qOSBMPB4oAurTsF/s1600/more+phone+pics+023.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 420px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqgaeYzB-Z7u27Ga4vU6KoNl4Y7axxbF55l5xh7OTqyE2-h-v5LC9xhS_0nolizZArRZBzrK9pT6S-p8ZuZryojbIsEukPfGB1xBDR5js1NQuqKxo0rT87R-orM2HeezVKn-r58ylVtb4/s400/more+phone+pics+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652220407310336194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />here is a before (Monday)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzKsTo1D2_FP9dNH_CjHocEtasaGQP5JpCTf-tu2QexEos4jYm_wMe58b7ZK0sRP2OctAoA6LV_NKPe-rTXSbL7CtSaAq9BskbmV3Jqg9Q5jomVJwufz_xdeFk7ZC-jzsQtuARZJ8ofev/s1600/avapreschool+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzKsTo1D2_FP9dNH_CjHocEtasaGQP5JpCTf-tu2QexEos4jYm_wMe58b7ZK0sRP2OctAoA6LV_NKPe-rTXSbL7CtSaAq9BskbmV3Jqg9Q5jomVJwufz_xdeFk7ZC-jzsQtuARZJ8ofev/s400/avapreschool+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652221158130579090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl7SCTbeMcMv5oBFM6Rnm14i1U3fw1TgHFeiPpRQWZYTun-4gGX2CcPYa8daGet4AYXToMH8B3vD4hjGE-UIVv3Fkw-RyvafV40jupLdMVM-OPbTBuJ59Lw2knk3mirsr27n_Hgxie_v0/s1600/avapreschool+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl7SCTbeMcMv5oBFM6Rnm14i1U3fw1TgHFeiPpRQWZYTun-4gGX2CcPYa8daGet4AYXToMH8B3vD4hjGE-UIVv3Fkw-RyvafV40jupLdMVM-OPbTBuJ59Lw2knk3mirsr27n_Hgxie_v0/s400/avapreschool+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652221153817975618" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>After (Tuesday)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7Iw8WkxAkqjOqAwvp419OnpMPX-pzT4yVWcFY3X2srhkTsSX4HJd-dGVU78FPCY0-3ulpx5Fzf8eStGUMKINPxcVf1mRm4JiDO8ow1ZGTUAbWkLR9OhW9b1Kmj2KAZmfHJsS3_XkfQEy/s1600/camera+pics+038.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 485px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7Iw8WkxAkqjOqAwvp419OnpMPX-pzT4yVWcFY3X2srhkTsSX4HJd-dGVU78FPCY0-3ulpx5Fzf8eStGUMKINPxcVf1mRm4JiDO8ow1ZGTUAbWkLR9OhW9b1Kmj2KAZmfHJsS3_XkfQEy/s400/camera+pics+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652224110816343090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcX4g-2SUCA0txGtUDI_Et23Gbx8lk6-qACfGMAH__9HFRs1vVo6SnuIGmH5KGqN0x2KsEIN8CMmqhhjgcFTiFKOpBKxGGp28NJFzZoLIbXRkZSovd4vrGqBAyZU_CYClCi1PKrBwn3Pru/s1600/camera+pics+020.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbORE_4PiFvZ4WieHEVjTYRzu13IVE9k1ZE3DZ2OZiHEPSU4JyyzwxERtunQ5lz70i4K3YwfvwjSRMsH1acCCZ3TYv1Tu1rauGjtfRXQUs8jd1lNTAC_OWysdWyUf0WCeeCIe2px9eMd3W/s400/avapreschool+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651553315299604658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUkMap9LpOVoFCRM53UurkV0u7wMMxBj5wqSWJK1t74IJ2UPpjaenqEyv8kyDtYgN5G2UHabJPws2mhRHQUVsT5hk8xDIgYNX2fGncvoaP6dfDKevEiZ92LYgZ31B3_V41FeStwFXrlfc/s1600/avapreschool+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUkMap9LpOVoFCRM53UurkV0u7wMMxBj5wqSWJK1t74IJ2UPpjaenqEyv8kyDtYgN5G2UHabJPws2mhRHQUVsT5hk8xDIgYNX2fGncvoaP6dfDKevEiZ92LYgZ31B3_V41FeStwFXrlfc/s400/avapreschool+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651553308094763698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ipQROBZnqPyosNTNKhHbKbIYwqnq1n3GpuAHfFzhHGHKD-X2pv-iXDLg7lzGAelv8uqi9nQsoKuEEqphofmCljhoWJUVYNmpN7bpeFLHShbQqB2toR_1Qp5OCoNyayqKJnDg4LaaUjbm/s1600/avapreschool+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ipQROBZnqPyosNTNKhHbKbIYwqnq1n3GpuAHfFzhHGHKD-X2pv-iXDLg7lzGAelv8uqi9nQsoKuEEqphofmCljhoWJUVYNmpN7bpeFLHShbQqB2toR_1Qp5OCoNyayqKJnDg4LaaUjbm/s400/avapreschool+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651553336438316210" border="0" /></a><br />So today was Ava's Last First day of preschool. I can not believe that next year she will be in Kindergarten! She has been asking if she can go to school today ALL summer long. This morning I told her today was school and she was SO excited! She LOVES her teacher. She had Ms Hana last year and was SUPER excited to be in her class again, on our way to school she said Ms Hana is the best teacher in the whole world. I have known Hana since I was little since she is one of my sisters best friends, and I had to give her a heads up that Ava has about 20000 stories. She gets to have lunch at school this year and she loves it. We just got her home and she was SO excited about her day. She was the Line Leader and has had a ton of fun today, and can't wait til Wednesday for her next day of school, but she gets to ride the bus Wednesday, I love the Bus it makes life SO much easier!<br /> Also Kinley has learned to crawl, she prefers to army crawl or roll to get where she wants to, but can crawl. She has really become a new baby in the last week or so, on the 2nd of September she had tubes put in, she had fluid behind her eardrums for alteast a month if not more, and she had a month long ear infection with 3 antibiotics to finally get rid of the infection and still had fluid, behind. She really never said any kind of words and was always leaning when she was upright, she tried to crawl but always fell over, now she says mama dada aba nenenene all kinds of things and is so much more balanced, if she hadn't had the fluid i think she would have crawled earlier.<br />Madison is still her crazy busy self. She loves to climb and jump and dance and wiggle and anything she can get away with. She wants to go to school so bad but still has a year before she can go.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-59095632622461495342011-08-10T09:45:00.002-06:002011-08-10T09:55:37.685-06:006 Months So 6 days ago Kinley turned 6 months old. I can not believe how fast the time has gone! Here are a few things about Kinley
<br /> She LOVES food....baby food, your food, nursing all of them if we would let her she would eat all the time.
<br /> She loves her sisters, especially Ava....she will smiling all the time for her. They love to play with her and feed her
<br /> She loves to roll around. as long as you are paying attention to her she is happy to be playing.
<br /> She she is LEARNING TO CRAWL!
<br /> She LOVES mommy and ALWAYS wants mommy
<br />okay here are her 6 month stats
<br /> 13lbs 8 oz putting her in the 5th percentile
<br /> 26 1/2 inches being the 75th-90th percentile
<br /> her head was 17 50-75th percentile
<br /> She is right where she should be developmentally and even slightly ahead.
<br /> We love her SO much and can't imagine life without her. She has been a great addition to our family, and even with her reflux she can be such a cute and happy girl, I hope that as she out grows the reflux more and more of the happy sweet girl continues to emerge!
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-70605869907411027042011-08-06T20:30:00.003-06:002011-08-06T20:41:38.144-06:00All Done<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7hgLZjUzKVQHg3JHFG0gDSolihO25zwpXAQmTwXqc6YzV2f8oSt2oUxEgHMi9gzvaZmP-iGBmXZ9dzGcgHZ503D-gS_D_oj7v1EUg0jwj0nPI5fa9b29t3XkcdAEgHc9Agh_SdA-AYTc/s1600/DSC00669.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7hgLZjUzKVQHg3JHFG0gDSolihO25zwpXAQmTwXqc6YzV2f8oSt2oUxEgHMi9gzvaZmP-iGBmXZ9dzGcgHZ503D-gS_D_oj7v1EUg0jwj0nPI5fa9b29t3XkcdAEgHc9Agh_SdA-AYTc/s400/DSC00669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637937349449298578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuxv7MaFcfF4aZm1qW9q8aLWM7Hr7qhdzdigj88yrtpOp0nU1XkN6BQljGw0Q9jLXmTtwotGjKZ3u9iY3l88kuPG3P-AU1EtUuvESgA4cNiidYivWC1t8UQbscqnnECf3uTgsrg-i-i6_/s1600/DSC00704.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuxv7MaFcfF4aZm1qW9q8aLWM7Hr7qhdzdigj88yrtpOp0nU1XkN6BQljGw0Q9jLXmTtwotGjKZ3u9iY3l88kuPG3P-AU1EtUuvESgA4cNiidYivWC1t8UQbscqnnECf3uTgsrg-i-i6_/s400/DSC00704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637937340390878098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdJj31ZaaUobml7KXeCl4e9CPotKXbexNb5plAlvih25EMelViW2HwLTtNdbzfAlDCOOAxYoT4ic3KDUE4G0ne46nVmU-injEzFFZD7bznpvkB5DyRbJt_qauqjjgSL1zJrWK0rHux87K/s1600/DSC00695.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdJj31ZaaUobml7KXeCl4e9CPotKXbexNb5plAlvih25EMelViW2HwLTtNdbzfAlDCOOAxYoT4ic3KDUE4G0ne46nVmU-injEzFFZD7bznpvkB5DyRbJt_qauqjjgSL1zJrWK0rHux87K/s400/DSC00695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637937330308670834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcUp5g7khmSEnPD1Bgq9Z5Bci6NXMQUB7sz5w2Ih3uCwkIiv8fanBZH5E4hnlJaTHYrdcTP7GK9aHG4jjBU8LPnYotbM4Bo82xybaGT6V7qq4IEQ85J0N9ZZ44n15_1AL_FFlrEdRQrO8/s1600/DSC00666.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcUp5g7khmSEnPD1Bgq9Z5Bci6NXMQUB7sz5w2Ih3uCwkIiv8fanBZH5E4hnlJaTHYrdcTP7GK9aHG4jjBU8LPnYotbM4Bo82xybaGT6V7qq4IEQ85J0N9ZZ44n15_1AL_FFlrEdRQrO8/s400/DSC00666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637937322809390114" border="0" /></a><br />So I finished my pattern test and like I said I won grand champion with it....I haven't decided what I am gonna do with it whether I keep it and save it or sell it I haven't decided yet, here are a few of the many pictures I have of it....Kinley is a pretty good little modelAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-35671754188533726022011-08-02T19:21:00.002-06:002011-08-02T19:30:04.402-06:00YAY ME!Okay so usually I wouldn't really be too much into making myself sound better, but I am in such SHOCK over this that I have to share! So I have recently taken crochet back up. I learned when I was much younger and have crocheted here and there but recently I have found it relaxing so I have done much more of, like part of Kinley's blessing dress. So I was pattern testing for the lady that wrote the blessing dress pattern for another blessing dress. I decided that I would enter it in the fair so I had something to shoot for to have it done by. I finished the crocheting the night before it was due and finished with the ribbon and buttons that morning. I turned it in on Monday and today they opened the hall so we could see results. I went in and couldn't find it...after a little more looking it was in a glass case and this is what I found....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAygCcDvH6qf6VPW7CHwAAFAbWGtr4Tt3JyCOvXj8O_cTiXEjjaSRrsFYizwFa-I1qSM132bShuiDdSr8nEfj-S407x3Et5olho2AHfzmdXxJKC4DACGtIiln4m1t3FGKPgfA7wzhdaufU/s1600/285905_1977798602691_1174915977_31949738_8106271_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAygCcDvH6qf6VPW7CHwAAFAbWGtr4Tt3JyCOvXj8O_cTiXEjjaSRrsFYizwFa-I1qSM132bShuiDdSr8nEfj-S407x3Et5olho2AHfzmdXxJKC4DACGtIiln4m1t3FGKPgfA7wzhdaufU/s400/285905_1977798602691_1174915977_31949738_8106271_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636435772112312130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I got GRAND CHAMPION!!!!I am completely shocked! I have been thinking about selling my crocheting I will look more into it now.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-7563540388861388132011-07-06T09:46:00.002-06:002011-07-06T10:12:04.215-06:004th of July and 5 Months old!I love the 4th of July in Evanston. There are TONS of huge fireworks and lots of fun to be had. We started out the 4th weekend going to Malad to see most of my dad's family who we haven't seen in a while, it was lots of fun and the kids had a great time playing in the sprinklers and with their cousins. we had steaks there and the next night too. I love dave's stakes and my dad is great at cooking them. He were all so glad to have my dad home for atleast alittle while and are hoping he gets to come home to stay soon. <br /> We bought some fireworks and shot them off with my parents and our family and my niece and nephew. It was super fun and made all the better since all but Kinley got to have a sleep over and grandma and grandpa's. It was kinda weird to have it so quiet in our house. On the fourth we went fishing and craydadding. We caught 1 fish and he was pretty little but he swallowed the hook to far and had to keep him, we started at the bear ponds and then we went out to sulfur creek. We didn't have a single bite but we got about 10 good sized crayfish. They were all about 5.5 inches or bigger. It was pretty fun but was raining on and off not so much fun.<br /> That night Robert joined us and we went to my aunt and uncles for a bbq and more fireworks. We ate lots of good food and watched lots of good fireworks. The city does a great show and the residents do a great one too. One thing about living where pretty much every firework is legal means LOTS and LOTS of fireworks and LOTS and LOTS of pretty shows. You can't mistake the 4th weekend in Evanston since from 9ish am until around midnight to 2 am there are some sort of fireworks going off.<br /> Kinley turned 5 months on the 4th. I can't believe how fast this last 5 months have gone. Here are some fun things about Kinley at 5 months,<br /> She LOVES Ava, she is almost always smiling or laughing for her<br /> She loves to roll around and it good at it<br /> She can pull herself on her tummy, she puts her hands out and grabs onto something and pulls herself forward<br /> She LOVES baby food. Her favorites and squash and sweet potatoes and carrots, she likes to eat bananas too. <br /> She has a super cute smile and laugh. She is finally getting over the reflux, and hasn't had to have her medication since starting food. <br /> She has kinda tried to crawl but prefers to roll. <br /> We love our little Kinley and loved to see how all the kids have grown and changed.<br /> Madison has developed a new phrase where she puts her hand or hands on her hips and says "I not too little, huh", she has so much attitude in her tiny little body. We love our crazy little monkey. <br /> Ava has been playing soccer and we have learned it really isn't her thing. but she has 2 more games and then she will be done. <br /> Madison has fully recovered from her surgery, and on the 27th Ava will be having her tonsils and adenoids out, we hope she will be all healed before her last year of preschool and the Deters get together.<br /> Just a little on what we have been doing!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-82357316787916765482011-06-22T09:42:00.002-06:002011-06-22T10:09:57.115-06:00The Year of the DroctorsOkay so since January I do not think there hasn't been a trip to the Dr. office or dentists office. Between having Kinley, and regular dentists check-ups, the well checks for Kinley and Madison's 2 year check, which we expect we have had a few other trips too. I end up with several cavities from the heart burn and night time reflux I have seemed to get since having Kinley. After a few trips to get them all filled I also ended up having one filling that kept falling out, i think we finally got it to stay 4th times a charm. Along with those trips we have had Kinley in the Dr.s for a few weird rashes and to see why she had such a hard time laying flat and keeping her food down. We took her to Primary Children's to see wheither she had Pyloric Stenosis. This is where the bottom muscle to the stomach that lets food out of the stomach gets too tight and they throw up forcefully. She had this and some of reflux, we watched her reflux and knew atleast she had that. She has been on medicine up until a week or 2 ago. She is doing pretty good, but teething now. The other two have also been in the dr. Ava Madison and Kinley all had ear infections in April. Ava also had en eye infection Sinus infection, strep throat along with her ear infection. Madison had the beginning of bronchitis, tonsillitis, and her ear infection. Kinley had an ear infection. Two weeks later Madison had another case or tonsillitis and another ear infection. We took her to the ENT and she ended up getting tubes put back in and tonsil and adenoids out. We took her for her 1 month check up and is all healed up, We took Ava to get a second opinion on hers. Her tonsils are big but her adenoids are HUGE. She will be getting them out on July 27th. They are impeding her breathing especially at night. All in all we have been finally getting on the mend I hope. We have learned Kinley has an allergy to band aides, and we have to watch to see if she has any other allergies. Hopefully the last month of soccer leads to no injuries for her, and we can all get on the up and up for Ava's last year of preschool for Ava.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-14703304155621644852011-06-09T15:57:00.003-06:002011-06-09T16:01:43.219-06:00Pattern Testing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAfy2qXOUgi07PzcGGvLs1CPv18JbU3CI_AZ-wrbrA80vcVdy-q0xXHHYq8Hlkb3hHVPEroLya-QLPDhEaC_jn4Sprxi91sMb0l7YPZgp3ZLxJSEvZpigEk_XrOcGmSd46YJvCVWANASg/s1600/Photo_00039.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAfy2qXOUgi07PzcGGvLs1CPv18JbU3CI_AZ-wrbrA80vcVdy-q0xXHHYq8Hlkb3hHVPEroLya-QLPDhEaC_jn4Sprxi91sMb0l7YPZgp3ZLxJSEvZpigEk_XrOcGmSd46YJvCVWANASg/s400/Photo_00039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616343322997838066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFyUj-W-CjZb8ofWvkxTXrdydwj6ndhvpmqhwsZacxDd1fWJHod6jjJvVYFl0obQQrqcvoMZRszKHplaio6f_K6xXIZUwh-FzyK-uf3G-OLBIHZSAha3bY2lUMTU7OZ3qLSCl6boI0I17/s1600/Photo_00037.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFyUj-W-CjZb8ofWvkxTXrdydwj6ndhvpmqhwsZacxDd1fWJHod6jjJvVYFl0obQQrqcvoMZRszKHplaio6f_K6xXIZUwh-FzyK-uf3G-OLBIHZSAha3bY2lUMTU7OZ3qLSCl6boI0I17/s400/Photo_00037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616343312660268194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39LU3TRzgviRjDVlEN6l1flRKrwePerb3qu2om5-lPOSm3J7WPSy1SVbQ4gI277PFUZeoW2WfVv9Co1r3tgWMec9Nc8kT14_kNYjuJgiq9_5eWrbbgKFm4LPWsGmP6tgoC4EPX8AZjwYv/s1600/Photo_00038.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39LU3TRzgviRjDVlEN6l1flRKrwePerb3qu2om5-lPOSm3J7WPSy1SVbQ4gI277PFUZeoW2WfVv9Co1r3tgWMec9Nc8kT14_kNYjuJgiq9_5eWrbbgKFm4LPWsGmP6tgoC4EPX8AZjwYv/s400/Photo_00038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616343309973103618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmWIfmIK0y8LjxDKlMYlUnM0wvUdZgJlY5HEaU11jBv6yxkcbLsdrrKvPJnA6LZO2q-wB_HqhQQknqhBqGXWhf6OltDiLhstmni9NDdoyNAX7BY2Sm6FvvnIO9tPi0yQQW4um-FmwC_Re/s1600/Photo_00036.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmWIfmIK0y8LjxDKlMYlUnM0wvUdZgJlY5HEaU11jBv6yxkcbLsdrrKvPJnA6LZO2q-wB_HqhQQknqhBqGXWhf6OltDiLhstmni9NDdoyNAX7BY2Sm6FvvnIO9tPi0yQQW4um-FmwC_Re/s400/Photo_00036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616343298923650306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwozkTk2ML5_ugR7584_o1p5kUgYqdY5ByhZjK_sV2crXzO9OsADU1MoKrXq278wmND20rmJtMMQ5j-ktfmQdb34hwvgYRT-YANWZ7l3hNgrVZkIUS98S6nT3OnVmPpOOaWjjhtQgnSRM/s1600/Photo_00035.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwozkTk2ML5_ugR7584_o1p5kUgYqdY5ByhZjK_sV2crXzO9OsADU1MoKrXq278wmND20rmJtMMQ5j-ktfmQdb34hwvgYRT-YANWZ7l3hNgrVZkIUS98S6nT3OnVmPpOOaWjjhtQgnSRM/s400/Photo_00035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616343296208370738" border="0" /></a><br />I am Pattern testing a crochet blessing dress, It is called Heirloom Lace. Only partially done with thew skirt but this is some of what I do with my limited free time. Kinley is a good model!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-27543936591357399812011-06-07T09:47:00.002-06:002011-06-07T10:03:08.153-06:00Kinley is 4 months already!Where does the time go? Saturday Marked 4 months of having our fun little Kinley!<br /> Here are some fun things about Kinley at 4 months,<br /> She can roll from her tummy to her back and her back to her tummy, and has learned she can keep rolling. <br /> She loves to smile!<br /> She has lots of stories to tell<br /> She loves her sisters<br /> She loves to cuddle<br /> She likes her rice cereal in her bottle, but would rather nurse if she is with mommy<br /> She has never had formula but has had her fair share of medicine and tests<br /> She is finally outgrowing her reflux<br /> Now we went for her 4 month check yesterday and she is 11 lbs 15 oz putting her in the 10th percentile, 24 inches putting her in 25-50th percentile. Her head was 40 cm also 25th to 50th. The dr was impressed with you alert and strong she is. After getting her shots we had to wait since last time her leg turned bright red and got swollen, and after waiting they lifted her bandaid and found out that like me and my mom and madison she is allergic to the band aids. At least it wasn't the vaccines. she is trying to figure out crawling and can push her self a little when she is on her tummy. We love her and feel so blessed to have her in our lives. <br /> <br />I will admit it is really trying having 3 kids when they all think they need your attention at the same time and with Kinley having the issues she has but I have learned a lot and have gotten more patience. I hope that they will continue to be friends and help each other with their trials, and help us to teach them too.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-18496234139934585992011-05-18T10:09:00.002-06:002011-05-18T10:25:30.310-06:00Oh Madison!What a fun time we are having with our Tiny Madison. She has SO much personality in her tine body. She loves to run and climb and is SO fun, but can be a real headache sometimes too. She is very adventurous and loves to do it herself. I can see many trips to the dr or er in her future if she keeps it up. She loves the phrase, "I Funny". In the last few weeks she hasn't been at her peak. On April 19th she had an ear infection and bronchitis and we got her over that and then 2 weeks later she poked herself in the eye and we thought she had hurt her eye, so we ended up taking her into the eye dr after hours, turns out it wasn't an injury but an eye infection! We got her on antibiotics and took her to her pediatrician the next morning. Well she had an ear infection again in the same ear! Well at 9 months she had tubes put in her ears after 7 ear infections, they stayed in for about 18 months and lost one, the one she has had 2 infections in since loosing it. We had to take her into the ENT and we found out she still had the fluid behind her eardrum. luckily it wasn't infected again but she has to get tubes back in. I also mentioned that in the last 2 weeks she has had 2 cases of tonsilitis. After looking he said her tonsils are big but not huge, but since she is 2 years and almost 2 months old and is about 23 pounds with her loud snoring and restlessness that she is going to at some point have to get them out as well. After getting mine out a year and a half ago and now having a tube in my ear from the same things she is going through, her and my tonsils aren't more on the back of our throats but more on the side that it could cause damage to her ears like mine does, so we decieded if she has to get it done anyway at some point we would do it all in one surgery, so Friday Madison is having her tonsils and adenoids out and tubes put in again. We hope this will help her. I hope she recovers quick too.<br /> Madison Also LOVES school...she has been a few times with Ava and is sad anytime that she can not stay with her. Today was a sad day since she couldn't stay with sissy, so I told her we would do school at home. As I was buckling her in her car seat I asked her if she knew how to spell her name and she said uh-huh. I asked her how and her reply t-fork....just another one of her little cute things....Sunday she wanted to go potty and Seth sent her out since i was out with Kinley who was being cranky, i say Madison and she told me mommy don't follow me I do it myself....pretty sassy for a 2 year old, she finally let me go in when i told her i had to go. she loves to talk on the phone when it is her idea, and a real big cuddler as long as it is her idea. She is finally coming out of her shell and letting people know the real her! We love our crazy MadisonAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-8520571649301434822011-04-24T20:34:00.004-06:002011-04-24T21:05:24.617-06:00The Blessing- lots of pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzJll6upBUxxiKMzw0Kt1oCESnH9xrUyJvJ9AF-mDFbC-hHUut8PUgGoDNfN9MFJwK1z1ZWygnf_XG0WFzoetjN8ws5eWi046xIZ5xYTs50Z22aW1swiUNEEM4JgpZH4HC6O6M3TyqMQI/s1600/208682_1741293730217_1174915977_31694371_95049_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzJll6upBUxxiKMzw0Kt1oCESnH9xrUyJvJ9AF-mDFbC-hHUut8PUgGoDNfN9MFJwK1z1ZWygnf_XG0WFzoetjN8ws5eWi046xIZ5xYTs50Z22aW1swiUNEEM4JgpZH4HC6O6M3TyqMQI/s400/208682_1741293730217_1174915977_31694371_95049_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599347614226264722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZvR_BfdmnJkuRMRdIP7zOKouf85Ye1iM1YOy1MUVHQt4kT3AGndJXpc4VVrKP3xMvPAjwcRr1Hkz6Uxmp_aWbVAp9T9PnFqp2WnF6G6wjw4z29fDSInoOVZ6Qhs5jh3hTyE1LMbFOPu6/s1600/215269_1741293370208_1174915977_31694370_7356057_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcy1g16Yx_n-EjbC2-NgYYwd3OMAReqx-K5Y8dSZrsEUWIb_vbkVU4vKl0q6qa9asgPpdz3ePo4aAk5kqoFa1wn7N_ULqkjEr1QD1jLs6ym_HcLpBa_vEXmgNeNmjH3hN6KUG07rywMVD-/s400/218069_1741295610264_1174915977_31694382_2418858_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599347199945361970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrSIiFn7vI418YfZiEJjUdyZmSVzUBj4VgyEvIM9hIsc_aIlC3eCRbIXuVy5bsCXe2pHcctGKVLEtxKS7V8S7oBgMtxI9Ku8y9qvKS1-ud-8r9s2qUxBlwU7-IlJhT_Alj0oRZBN53MCc/s1600/206826_1741292890196_1174915977_31694368_6989868_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrSIiFn7vI418YfZiEJjUdyZmSVzUBj4VgyEvIM9hIsc_aIlC3eCRbIXuVy5bsCXe2pHcctGKVLEtxKS7V8S7oBgMtxI9Ku8y9qvKS1-ud-8r9s2qUxBlwU7-IlJhT_Alj0oRZBN53MCc/s400/206826_1741292890196_1174915977_31694368_6989868_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599347193754313794" border="0" /></a> She wasn't feeling very good in these ear infections<br /><br />Last week we blessed Kinley and were SO greatful for those who could make it. My dad was home for a couple of days so we took advantage of it and blessed our little angel. My mother in law Beth made the fabric dress and I decided before she was born I wanted to try my hand at crocheting a dress. I think it turned it pretty good, and am even considering doing more, in fact i am working on the other pattern I bought at the time. I just might even sell them, along with the car seat covers I will have to take some pictures of ones I have made and add them later. here are some pictures, they were taken a few days ago since I forgot to take them at the time. I also made the crocheted blanket,been having fun being crafty at least as crafty as you can with 3 kids 4 and underAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-41342253672080984452011-04-05T10:51:00.003-06:002011-04-05T10:57:11.086-06:00Kinley's Blessing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFPd_lTHLrzQWBIOIksdhSLJVZ1FjAob8uOCIDReZ6Qjkqcya1Gy-AUwfTCj9vahj1F9Ax_Sfb3R2krMUUMGgtcX_RXxT6hSAqhI-YQQ4I4CgxT5mkz-yBJzc2Ua72v3P_xZSYlEaJJur/s1600/198090_1663732431233_1174915977_31631846_4256479_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFPd_lTHLrzQWBIOIksdhSLJVZ1FjAob8uOCIDReZ6Qjkqcya1Gy-AUwfTCj9vahj1F9Ax_Sfb3R2krMUUMGgtcX_RXxT6hSAqhI-YQQ4I4CgxT5mkz-yBJzc2Ua72v3P_xZSYlEaJJur/s400/198090_1663732431233_1174915977_31631846_4256479_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592144503382539026" border="0" /></a><br /> We are blessing Kinley on April 17th. Our sacrament starts at 12:30 p.m. and is at our stake center on Morse Lee. We will have a lunch after the blessing at my parents house, there is no way we would fit in our house! let me know if you got have any questionsAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2056809496578869041.post-49761743249275268922011-03-25T17:39:00.004-06:002011-03-25T18:09:06.409-06:00Madison Jade Graham!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9CRr7QLW64O6QTPAQCZyijSyvKIngP_EsUkvtgmeSf1MST1-XuiFLI2CkcSfoe6fSTb3dY230nKItvHuvWUaGp-XcJxW60yBwUnwBqE3CZDgY-iDWbzXNLN0ox9g4wwNNQu3-kd5zN5V/s1600/IMG_0388.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9CRr7QLW64O6QTPAQCZyijSyvKIngP_EsUkvtgmeSf1MST1-XuiFLI2CkcSfoe6fSTb3dY230nKItvHuvWUaGp-XcJxW60yBwUnwBqE3CZDgY-iDWbzXNLN0ox9g4wwNNQu3-kd5zN5V/s400/IMG_0388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588173840868812770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuUJgAplpddsefEQ7L3kXlLGGnENPR-jMTcrn62eWSHCM49s2w4Lv8wq_SWbNFDFepv3Gsnmsq23kwexiFQAIGZYblyt3Y2ET-E-JIYLcNhBoSNtCUtEa_JfvjbJ6YWjtwRW5sjBkcof7/s1600/IMG_0390.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuUJgAplpddsefEQ7L3kXlLGGnENPR-jMTcrn62eWSHCM49s2w4Lv8wq_SWbNFDFepv3Gsnmsq23kwexiFQAIGZYblyt3Y2ET-E-JIYLcNhBoSNtCUtEa_JfvjbJ6YWjtwRW5sjBkcof7/s400/IMG_0390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588173390543838146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9agOgqDwc2CQsqPPD0Cuw3wzpRtIC28q22EiOMPLN_NzbB2F8coy_NoQgIhNYZmN_v6xB5oJRoYGL5kyolJic58R58fR7nAf2FKp6TyEGreJiIPMrJSWeSnSQVDjLcnAec7YAzICbZr4/s1600/IMG_0398.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDwS4iM15I4-kC3UOOv-gxk3Bs0vdGMFFRbkkhDwPa_4MLbeDaeq1gf6xjuyvBKtd4ywIwmUrDwrhOudyZ3tvcPNVIorlW_OqjUsjpuztiMNXElJZIsws-moyarn1MJ8Rh5WNY6CoW-dj/s1600/IMG_0339.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaYdsopAJwkk2rSahbO9mNoZ4XWdXLYprt_W331DbWBFdBZOp-9eDrGoswnRPFYggjdEvMxlJWzKSh50ogsImGBEJswqMA8BqQGFpbhIQCtAhp2i1rZ8bY_PrX_xIES_n5Bs4sy7c9lx7/s1600/IMG_0338.JPG"><br /></a><br />Yesterday Madison Turned 2! I can not believe how fast this time has gone. The last 2 years have been crazy and SO fun with her in them. She loves her sister Ava SO much and wants to do everything she does. If Ava is doing it she wants to do it. Some of the major events of the past 2 years include...RSV, 6 Ear Infections, Ear Tubes, 2 Trips to the ER for the same injury, lots of bumps and bruises and LOTS and Lots of laughs.<br />For those of you who don't know Madison you are missing out on one of the cutest kids ever. We call her our living doll since she not only looks like one but is about the size of one too. Today we went to the DR for her well check and she is a massive 21 lbs 12.5 ounces and is 33 1/2 inches tall. She has SO much personality in that little body. Some of the things that come out of that little girl still surprise us. She loves to growl at you, and it is funny how low she can growl. She has recently begun to say no I Madison. She wants you to know who she is. She likes to put her hands on her hip s and talk to you. She Loves animals and colors and food, not that you would guess by her weight.<br />One of her favorite things is drawing especially with daddy and sissy. She loves Mickey mouse and wants to go see him at his house....one day we hope. Now she likes Kinley but she is starting to like her more. We love our crazy Monkey Madison and all her crazy anticts and are so glad that she came to us. We also love that she is starting to let other people see her and her personality.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01362122595260258150noreply@blogger.com1