who else...?

Is sick of knowing exactly what is going to happen on the hills from the previews?? Why even watch the show?? Sometimes I wonder why I still do...

maybe cuz I still like it. The end.

pretty fly...for a white guy

he's got the $$$$$

the clothes...

and most importantly...

the stunna shades.

...watch out ladies!

flippity-flop

so matix officially rolled over today. ironically enough..the two times it happened i didnt actually get to see. go figure.

the first-six am-desperate need of a diaper change-so i take his blanket off him as he's stretching away- i reach for the remote to get a little light in this joint-and bam-as soon as i can seee- he's on his back!! i was like what the...so i call jon cuz he just needs to know. he's been looking forward to the little guy doing "anything cool" (dont worry he was already up...he had just gotten home from work..im not that mean)

number two- we are waking up for the second time this morning-just in time for church. i hear the bath water running so i jump up to ask if matix can join shelbs in the tub. when i return...bam...he's done it again! dang it. so i flip him back over and a wait and i help initiate it and i wait some more... and nothing!!

so i know it's happening...i just have't actually seen it yet!!

life

latley ive been doing a lot of thinking. losing a friend makes you realize that life is short and you never know if your time here on earth will be cut short. or if someone else's will. it has made me think how important it is to be prepared for the future. to tell people you that you love them. that a lot of things we waste our time on really aren't that important. things are getting really rough in the world we live in. and i think it's only gonna get worse, at least for now. it's scary. i just keep telling myself i need to buy food storage. i have a family to worry about now. and a baby who depends on me for safety. i need to be prepared.

today me and chloe went and visited garrett. i cant even explain how peaceful and nice it was to sit in the grass and just talk about everything. about life. about the future. it's so comforting to know that there is more after this life. and it's a much better place. we miss you g.







garrett phillips
july 2, 1988-september 4, 2008

oh ellen

i love her. she can make me laugh out loud more than any other person, i swear. im stoked that the new season started. it gives me something to laugh at for those middle of the night feedings. go ellen!

m is for matix!!!

4 months old!!!

and boy is he growing up.

he loves to hold his binky. which can be frustrating at times because he takes it out of his mouth a lot of times when he's sleeping..even though he really wants it..then he cries. little punk.
he can hold his bottle. which can be very convenient for us! even though he's not pro yet...he does what he can!

jon is working on the crawling thing. in fact today he says to me..."ashley you lied to me..you told me if i show him how to crawl he will crawl and that's just not true...cuz i showed him and he still can't do it."
correction..i told him he needs to start encouraging it..like putting toys in front of him so he will want to crawl. apparently he thought something totally different! boys.

so today we showed him how to roll over and crawl. he was wanting to scoot so badly. kicking his legs and moving his arms so fast. he just can't get it down. is belly is pretty big. so im sure it weigh a lot. and don't even get me started on them thighs. :)

his favorite thing to do is stand. or as jon calls it.."taney-ing up" (dont ask) he loves it and if he's crying- just stand him up and he is all smiles!!

he is like the best baby ever. he is just such a little man now. he hangs out and just wants to be part of the action. i love it. but im not so fond of the attention he demands. its harder to get things done-but its worth it!!

oh-and he's balding. dang it. i know it happens to all babies..but dang. when he was born he had so much hair. now you can see his scalp.everywhere. and the mullet thing is not too far in the future. poor kid.

ps-theresa (my sis) had a baby boy on tuesday. aiden john huston. i haven't gotten to meet him yet because me and the jon and the stinks are all very sick but we will shortly and ill maybe post a picture!

tca 373

anyone who needs a random class to take at unlv. its pretty much the best class ever. you see free shows on the strip. and pretty much thats it. oh and you hardly have to go to class. and when you do it's fun. like today we had mark savard come hypnotist come hypnotize us. thats all.

vacations vacations

lately me and matix have been taking a lot of little vacations with my family. unfortunately jon has to work on weekends so he cant come. it makes me sad. but that's life i guess. anyways we've been having lots of fun!!

labor day weekend we went to our cabin up at brian head. my dad recently got a new luxury speedracer car and there's a no carseats rule...well i guess matix is the exception..cuz we got to ride in it. ha. however..i will be okay if i never have to ride in it with my dad driving again..because apparently it "doesnt matter if you cant see around the curves of the rode to pass in a double yellow zone, if you can go 0-60 in 4 seconds." i was scared for my life and my moms only response was "just close your eyes. your father will never hurt his most prized possession"..not us..the car!!

matix playing in his new toy we just set up at the cabin. he loves it!!

ready for his first 4wheel ride. ha. jk maybe next year :)

we went to the parowan city fair. here's us with my nephew ethan.

the grandkids beating up gramps.

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last weekend we went to arizona for one of my favorite cousin mary's wedding. it has been such a long time since we have seen that side of the family so it was a lot of fun to sit and visit and catch up on each others lives. not to mention its a nice break to go out of town with my parents because they dont get to see matix as much as theyd like so they take very good care of him for me. he even slept in their room with them!! gotta love the grandparents :)


i also had vals birthday a few weekends back. probably one of the funnest nights i have in a long time. best friends. dinner. dancing. and the kind of hyperness we havent shared in probably 2 years. sometimes i hate the realization that we're all growing up and have busy lives. i miss the old days...where life was all about nightly hang outs.

student life

yes..that's right. school's back in full force. i'm officially a rebel... i have been putting off going to unlv for..umm..3 semesters now...even continued going to csn after i graduated with an associates. not that i have anything really against unlv..its just farther, and more expensive..and probably harder (anything is harder than csn really) anyways..im taking quite the load..15 credits (2 online) plus institute and working at least 32 hours a week and being a mom and a fiance..and hopefully getting married here in the next couple of months. man oh man. i dont know if im going to survive this semester but im sure gonna try! and the good news is..i will be graduated by next december if all goes as planned. yippeeeeeee. (stinks doesnt appreciate me doing hw...he always finds a reason to fuss about something. what a little bugger.)