catch up

Jaden and his cousin Sam batman forever! Jaden gets in his own little world frequently and plays guys! He will cha, ha, make sword sounds and bombs blowing up sounds all the time! These two can play guys more hours! It is so funny!

Jaden and Ashli at salt air before the stinky season. There is a hot air balloon festival there over labor day this year that looks cool. We are going to check it out. And we are going to try floating in it if it seems clean enough just to say we have. ha ha Let ya know how that goes!

Also at the salt flats.

My niece Bryn and me shared our birthday party this year. She's so cute! also my mom and Jaden is in the pic

cody, Terry, Ashli and Jaden at my house

My dad and Ashli.

Ashli has been refering to a sister (and no I am not pregnant and can't ever be again anyway- hysterectomy and all...) who died, She talks about this quite a bit- just an interesting tidbit.

She says funny things like when I ask "ashli have you made your bed? she will say I already did that last year!" lol its last year for everything. "I can do that ever I want!" Also if I start saying "I'm only gonna..." She will start singing "I'm only gonna break break and break break yours heart! I love her songs! Ashli loves coloring and puzzles.

I asked Jaden to go get ready for church and this is what he came back wearing! So cute I wanted to just let him wear it! ha ha. He pretends that saw is a gun. Everything is some kind of a weapon to this kiddo!

Me at home! I like to frame the kids drawings and activities and change them out all the time. I love it. I need to get the frames that open up while hanging on the wall from Pottery barn. They are the bomb!

jessica wedding party

Ashli playing in the fountain! I love this pic

it was dreadfully hot

Jaden and Issac played with the knifes at Market Street Grill. I just gave up and let him...

Bachelorette party

sisters! ohhhh

Ashli is 3!

Tink party! so fun and nice weather!

Isaac loved giving the gifts to Ashli

I loved the silly straws and oh yea I am not good at cakes and such but Ashli loved these...

A family party at my moms- there's Jessica and Bre

Jaden had fun playing badmitton...

Bryn looks fabulous with her princess jewels on huh!?

Grandma and Grandpa Ahlquist came to visit. Ashli is a grandpa girl for sure

Courtney was even here! aww miss her tons!

Jess helped finish up the cupcakes- yummy! It was a fun day!

dad went out of town

This pic came up to the top so I will explain. Cody went out of town for 5 days. I feel for single parents out there! Anyway here he is when he got home, he was WAY jet lagged and was sick for the rest of the day- yuck but still kind of funny to me! He must have rubbed off on Ashli- they are both in the zone!


Things we did when he was gone- the kids painted their own nails while I was on the phone. lucky for me it didn't get anywhere...

Puzzles

swimming lessons have been fun at the fitness center

Ashli can swim laps now! no not really but she kept getting in the pool in her clothes so I just put her in the tiny lessons! Problem solved

Batman and batgirl adventures

Ashli's pretty piggies

so cute little swimmers

went for a walk to throw rocks into buckets- they loved it! And we got eaten by a zillion knats! Evil little things...

So it was a fun day everyday, but we were glad for Cody to come home, especially me when the house is eeriely quiet and creaky...

mothers week

somehow these pics are out of order. oh well. Jaden is in preschool- it's so cute and I still can't believe it some days!

Anyway here is our conversation: I just picked him up from school and am driving home...

(me)Ashli, please get in your carseat, if that policeman pulls us over, mommy is in big trouble

(Ash) And you will die? And uh-I will go to another persons house to live?

(me) just get your buckles on- jaden please don't tease your sister!

(jaden) but mom I made you something...

and he gives me this little book that he colored in school and I open it up and instantly start crying and have to pull over the car because I can't see now and safely drive ha ha

(jaden) looking at me funny says, mom are you sad?

(me) no buddy, I am happy, sometimes moms cry when they are happy! thank you so much

(jaden) I love you mom...

(Ashli) love ya

Isn't it nice to get a reminder once in a while... the whole reason I am a mom...the simple things in life...and to cry over a beautiful paper booklet?

Ashli's drawing for me

Jaden's drawing for me.

They were fighting over the markers while coloring- but who cares right?

I love being their mom!

finally warm!

see these pots? Next week they are getting flowers! I can't wait!

I love seeing the blossoms on the trees! It makes me happy. I went to womens conference in Provo, with cody's sisters and mom and had a blast. I hope this is a long lasting tradition. It makes you want to be a better person. Did anyone else go?

skating at classic fun center on a tuesday ($2 tuesdays) so fun. Courtney- miss your face!

Another one of those rare moments- They aren't killing each other! horray!

Here is Ashli and I playing! Nice chin in this pic eh? haha

Helping wash the car when the weather decided to tease us like spring!

Ashli and Avarie playing dolls! They are so cute together!

Cody washing my car! Thanks love

One thing I love about little kids is there imaginations, Jaden is a superhero! It's so funny how they can have one thing and play forever, He is so boyish!

Hiiiiyyya