WOW Ashlyn Turns 7

I can not believe it has been 7 years since God has blessed us with such a precious gift. In the past 7 years God has truely blessed our family. We have two wonderful children that I treasure and thank God for every day. I can not wait to see what God has in store for our family.

All Ashlyn wanted from us for her Birthday was a puppy. I spent days and days trying to find the right puppy. I went to the Humane Society the week of her birthday for one last ditch effort and they had a new litter of VERY cute puppies. When I arrived home I let Ashlyn open her present and here are the pictures. Notice her eyes tearing up, it was priceless!

Now for the puppy drama. When I got the puppy, the Humane Society said she was born December 29th which would make him 5 1/2 weeks, which was very young but I figured he would survive better in our house than sitting in the Humane Society. She was without his mom either way. Long story short she became very ill and we took her to the vet who believes as of Feb. 19th she was 4 1/2 weeks old. Which would have made her 2 1/2 weeks old when we got her. I must say as of today she is doing much better and I believe she has a fighting chance. All 1.7 pounds.

This year Ashlyn wanted her birthday party at the skating rink. She had so much fun here are a few pictures.

Cha Cha Slide Time

Even Aunt Lea and Rebecca Got into it :) One memory growing up and going to Birthday parties at the skating rink was the birthday licks. Here are the pictures of Ashlyn's 7 birthday licks plus one to grow on and a mama lick. Back in the day I do believe that the spanking device was a little harder and wrapped many times with duck tape.

Clayton Side Note

I had to snap this picture the other day. Richard was in our bathroom fixing our toilet with all of his tools around him. I could not find Clayton. When I checked his bathroom this is the scene I saw. Notice his box of tools.

My Little Cook

One of the best times I have with Clayton is when he helps me cook. If he sees me heading for the kitchen he always says "Mama can I help you cook?" This is followed by him dragging the chair from the table to the island to help me cook. Here he is helping me stir the peas. Below is a video of him making up a song and playing his 'drums' along with his music. He loves to make up songs and 'preform' them for me. He is our little entertainer!! Don't forget to check out Ashlyn's Thomasville Gymnastics Below!!

Ashlyn's Busy Weekend

Ashlyn had a very big weekend. She had the main part at her chapel program and her Thomasville meet. She did very well at her Thomasville meet. I can see her confidence improve everytime she has a meet. Her scores this meet were Vault 7.6 (2nd place), Floor 8.0 (2nd place), Bars 8.150 (1st place), Beam 8.3 (1st place) and All Around 32.05 (2nd place). Way to go Ashlyn!!!! Below I included a clip from her chapel program and her meet.

Tallahassee Meet

Ashlyn did very, very well at the Tallahassee meet. As I look back at her first meet in Moultrie and compare it to this meet you can really see how much she has improved!! Her scores for this meet are Vault 8.00 (her first 8 she was VERY excited!!), Bars 7.90 (personal best), Beam 8.20 (another 8!!!) and floor 7.40. Her all around was a 31.50!!! There were 12 girls in her age group, she tied 3 ways for 5th on Beam, she placed 6th on Bars, and 7th overall! We are so proud of her and most of all she had a ball!!!

Albany Gymnastic Meet

Today Ashlyn participated in the Outlaw meet in Albany. She did very well and had a lot of fun. I have posted the video of her gymnastic meet. Next Saturday we are heading to Tallahasee to compete in a meet. She is a very busy girl but she is enjoying doing gymnastics. Her scores were Vault 6.75, Beam 7.85, Bars 7.55, Floor 7.1 and all around 29.25. Love ya all and I will post Christmas pictures soon!

Fall Fun

Fall Fun!!!

Busy Weekend (Halloween, 1st Gymnastic Meet, and Play)

This past weekend was VERY busy.

Friday night we had lots of fun trick or treating here are some pictures.
Saturday was Ashlyn's first gymnastic's meet here in Moultrie. Below are the videos of her competing. Her scores were on bars 6.750, beam 7.975, floor 7.55, and vault 6.85. Her all around score was 29.125.

Then their was the play she was in How to Eat Like a Child. Here are some pictures.