The Sedgwick Family

Addison is 8!!!

2012-02-10T10:09:00.001-07:00

Our Addie poo stain a Crocodile turned 8 years old yesterday! She has been looking forward to this birthday for a very long time! At 2:30 in the morning she came into our room complaining that her ear hurt. She was unable to go back to sleep because of the pain. Poor thing was still so excited and was functioning well considering she had about 4 hours of sleep total. We let her open her presents that morning before Ryan went to work. She got Rollerblades and her baptism dress. She was very excited about both and very thankful (oh how she is growing up). She went to school that morning because she was so excited to hand out her birthday treats. I took her into the Dr at 11:00 and sure enough ear infection! She was insistent on going back to school but ten minutes after dropping her off, she called me saying she felt like she was going to throw up. No kidding! 4 hours of sleep will do that to you. I brought her home and she slept the rest of the afternoon, got up and played in her basketball game. We love this BIG girl and are so blessed to have her in our family. We are so excited for her to turn 8 and be baptised next month.

What a way to spend your birthday...at the doctor's

So grown up!

Asher is 3!!!

2012-02-10T09:57:00.002-07:00

Yes, our wild and crazy Ashman turned 3 on January 22. He was very excited about his birthday this year and asked to go to "Chuck Cheese." He had all his cousins and his friend Hendrix come and they had a great time! He even gave Chuck E. Cheese five which is HUGE for this kid who is scared of anything dressed in an over sized animal costume (the cow at Chick-fil-A being the worst of the bunch). We love this crazy funny kid and are so blessed to have him in our family.

He specifically requested a "helmet" cake

They LOVE their Uncle Brett!

Blankers and Diet

Mer-Mer, Blankers and Diet

LOVED his baby and tractor from Grandma Val and Grandpa Tim

Successful day!

Asher's Shenanigan's

2012-01-02T22:03:00.000-07:00

Here are a few clips of Asher being....Asher. This kid cracks us up everyday with his funny personality

Christmas 2011

2012-01-01T19:51:00.001-07:00

Christmas was really fun and low key this year. We had Christmas Eve with my family as we always do. We had it at our house this year since my parent's house is just too small to fit all of us plus 10 grandchildren. It's funny, they downsized when we all moved out and now that we are all having kids, they want to look for a bigger house again so that we can all fit. Anyway, we all fit great at our house and Brianna made up a game this year that was so fun! It was a mix of couples trivia and minute to win it games. She did a great job and everyone had a really fun time. Grandma of course spoiled all the grandchildren, especially my two girls. Addison received a full size keyboard that she of course LOVES! It teaches you to play songs so she has learned to play a few. Sadie received an American Girl doll. She saw an off brand one in the add at Target that she wanted. When my mom got it she didn't think they were cute enough so she returned it and ordered the American Girl one. Along with it came a bunk bed and my mom made bedding for it. She also sewed her a nightgown and dress for her. Asher received a Micky Mouse Space Shuttle which I still think is his favorite gift. My kids are so lucky to have such an awesome grandma who makes everything all about them. They are a bit spoiled by her but oh well, she doesn't seem to be slowing down.

Christmas morning the girls woke up around seven. Ryan told them to go back to their room for a half hour which they did! We let them open presents around seven-thirty. Both girls received iPod shuffles, clothes, boots, gloves, Sadie got a bunch of makeup and stick on nails. The only toy either of them asked for was a Monster High Doll. It was crazy that they wanted clothes and "older" toys, they are growing up TOO fast! Asher received every emergency vehicle known to man including a helicopter and a Paper Jamz guitar that he "rocks" to. Easton received a tool bench and some hooded towels. The kids also got their own computer.

We didn't have church till eleven so we were able to open presents and eat breakfast before we were able to go to church. Grandpa Jeffy Poo, Brett, Erin and Blake all joined us. It was a great meeting and only 50 minutes! Afterwards we went to Brent and Brittney's house for brunch. There the kids opened more presents and were able to play for a bit. Afterwards, we went home and put Asher and Easton down for naps. Ryan and I laid around and the girls did their own thing. It was a great Christmas!

Christmas Eve jammies

Minute to Win it

Waiting to see if Santa came

iPod Shuffle

Make up and stick on nails

Rockin' out

Christmas "dress"

Addison's Dance Concert

2012-01-01T19:18:00.004-07:00

Addie has been taking Hip Hop since the fall. She had a dance concert on December 17th and she did so good! The song they danced to was "I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas" done by some rapper. We are so proud of her and she is loving hip hop and practices really hard. Also, her boyfriend Mikey P. came into town and was able to watch her. Good job Addie, we sure LOVE you!

This is her stall

Mikey P

Sadie's 6th Birthday

2011-12-31T20:52:00.000-07:00

Sadie turned 6 on December 17th! They are allowed friend birthday parties on their even birthday's so she was VERY excited this year. The day before her birthday, she woke up with the stomach flu and spent the entire day throwing up. It was so sad, she was supposed to celebrate her birthday at school that day due to the next day being the Christmas party. She insisted on getting dressed and that was as far as we got. She slept most of the day (when she wasn't throwing up) and seemed to be a little better by that night. The next morning she bounced up and seemed to be better. We got her all ready, she threw up but insisted on going to school to take her treat and participate in the school sing and party. We decided she could go and try it. I was hoping she would do okay because her party was to be that night too. She made it, she didn't throw up and seemed in good spirits. When we got home, she laid in my bed all day until it was time for her party. She was excited, but you could tell that she didn't feel that great. She wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese for her party and that is what we did. She had a good time, she would go play a few games and then come back to the table and sit for awhile, then play a few more. In the end, it was a success and we sure love our Sadester Woo.

She wanted a panda cake

She had been asking for "high heel boots." Luckily these were high enough.

With Grandma Val on her actual birthday at Addie's dance concert.

At Texas Roadhouse

Asher, Asher, Asher....

2011-12-11T22:58:00.001-07:00

This is how I found Asher in his bed a few nights ago. He is one of those kids who likes to sleep with EVERYTHING! The items he had chosen for that night were his baby, his mini football helmet, baby Minnie, a puzzle and an American flag. He of course had his "recipe box" full of plugs (for those of you not familiar with that term, that is what we call binkies in our family). He has to have a plug in his mouth and then usually holds one in each hand with the nipple of the plug between his index and middle finger. He will then alternate them throughout the night. Notice how he has obviously done this already as one of his plugs is resting on his chest. How kids sleep with this much crap is beyond me, but at least he sleeps through the night right?

Happy Halloween

2011-11-01T22:24:00.001-06:00

This year for Halloween, Ryan was a football coach, I was a football coach's wife, Easton was his assistant coach, Asher was his football player, Sadie was Caterina and Addie was a skeleton.

Easton is wearing my dad's wig

I painted Sadie's face myself

Kindergarten Halloween Parade

School Halloween Parade

Addie and her BFF Aubree

Trick or Treating at Ryan's work

The fam

As usual my family came over for homemade enchilada's and trick or treating. I of course didn't get any pictures of that, I was too busy holding my two new nephews. It was a successful night, Sadie couldn't even carry her candy bag at the end of the night it was so heavy.

We had a great night, Halloween keeps getting more fun the older my children get.

Utes look bad but my kids look RAD!!!

2011-10-04T22:28:00.000-06:00

I know that title is pretty corny but I don't care! It was homecoming for the U on Saturday and I had the kids all decked out in their red for the game. They all had stickers on their faces (which they LOVE) and just looked so cute! My department had a tailgate before the game and provided everything! We went and ate, the kids played some games, they gave out necklaces and signs (which my kids LOVED). Afterwards we headed down to the game. Asher LOVES the games. He does NOT love Swoop (or any mascot) and tells us that he is not scared but that Diet is. The kids were so good at the game, they are finally getting used to them. The Utes sucked it up pretty bad and it was disappointing but what are you gunna do?

Sadie's missing teeth

2011-10-01T08:40:00.004-06:00

Sadie lost two teeth this week in part thanks to Addie and a swift kick to the face. Sunday night, Addie accidentally kicked Sadie in the face knocking a tooth out. After Sadie finished crying about being kicked in the face she thanked Addie for kicking her tooth out. Addie also with the kick to the face loosened Sadie's other top tooth which she lost this morning. She pulled it out by herself and was very proud. She has now lost a total of 5 teeth! We told her for Christmas she should ask Santa for her two front teeth...

Asher and his helmet

2011-09-30T22:18:00.000-06:00

Five or six years ago, Ryan got this replica Utah football helmet. It is a real helmet and super heavy. It has been in Asher's room on his dresser and the past two weeks he has been wearing it around the house. He loves it and has to hold it up by the face mask so that he can see (and because it is so heavy). We have to play catch with the football, he does it one handed because he has to hold the helmet up. If it is not on his head, he is carrying it around in by the face mask. This kid is so funny and cute! He makes us laugh constantly! I love this boy!

Soccer Addie

2011-09-30T21:59:00.000-06:00

Addie played soccer for the first time this year and she did fairly well. Soccer is a sport neither Ryan or I know nothing about but it was sure fun to watch. They didn't "win" too many games (they don't keep score, just Addie) mainly because the girls on their team were the aggressive ones, not the boys. She did have a great time and will continue on with the sport. She scored her first and only goal last Tuesday and of course I missed it since I was in class. She was so excited though and we are very proud of her!

Easton - 6 Months

2011-09-30T21:48:00.000-06:00

This is a month late being that Diet turns 7 months tomorrow....but oh well, we're busy, life is crazy!
Diet's six month checkup had him weighing in at 18.25 lbs (56%) and is 26.5 inches (43%). He is my only child that is below the 90th percentile in everything! Diet is eating 2 containers of food a sitting, three times a day! He loves his food but is still a skinny boy! He has been sitting up on his own for almost three weeks and loves to sit and play with toys. He LOVES Micky Mouse Clubhouse like his older brother and if it is on and I am trying to put him to sleep I have to go in another room because he wants to watch it. He has two teeth and shows them all the time! He is a very happy, easy going baby who loves to laugh and play. We love our Diet and yes, we all call him Diet or Dieton.

First Day of School!

2011-08-31T22:55:00.000-06:00

Addison started second grade this year and is absolutely LOVING it! This girl loves school and was seriously ready to go back a week after summer vacation started. I am glad that she loves school and hope it continues for quite some time. This year she has Mrs. Pratt and really likes her.

Sadie finally started Kindergarten today. She has been so ornery the past week since Addie has been in school and she had to wait. She was so excited to go and did awesome. I had to call her back to give me a kiss before she went to play this morning on the playground. Addie was so cute with her, telling her how excited she was that she was starting school and walking her to her playground. Sadie has Mrs. Ellsworth and so far, so good. I'm sure my little social butterfly will have no problem making new friends this year at school.

Diet

2011-08-01T17:31:00.003-06:00

No, that is not Diet as in Diet Pepsi but Diet (Deet)as in Easton Dieter. Asher cannot say Easton, it comes out Deeton. I have started calling him Diet in which Asher replies "No Dieton!" Today I just realized that Diet is a fitting nickname since his middle name is Dieter. Anyway, Diet is 5 months old today! How quickly kids grow up and I am sad that he is growing so fast! He cut his first tooth last week and is working on his second one. He loves to move around in his walker while playing with toys and he loves his jumperoo. He still seems so small to all of us, and I don't realize he is as old as he is because he is so small. In comparison to Asher at 4 months, this is the difference between the two....
Easton Asher
Weight: 14.79 lbs (42%) 17.13 lbs (88%)
Height: 24.75 inches (38%) 26.5 inches (90%)

You can see that there is a big difference between the two. The girls were also bigger. Easton is our first kid that does not have the chubby face and body. He is our "skinny" kid and we are still surprised that we could make a skinny kid.

He still loves to cuddle to go to sleep and I hope that this doesn't change any time soon. He is a very happy, smiley little guy and will "talk" to anyone and always has a lot to say.

4th of July

2011-07-11T22:18:00.007-06:00

For the 4th of July this year we went up to Idaho Falls to spend it with our friends Cam and Brit Christensen. We always have a great time when we go up there and their family has welcomed us in and made us feel as if we are part of their family. We slept through the parade (Easton is our alarm clock and he slept til 9:30!) but made it for the main event which is a BBQ at Grandpa Les' and Grandma Dar's. Yes, our kids call them grandma and grandpa and they treat our kids as if they are their true grandchildren. The kids swam on the ginormous slip and slide, in the pool and Grandpa Les mowed down part of the pasture and then flooded it and the kids played water soccer. It took Asher a bit to get up the nerve to go into the pasture (he's scared of the horses) but once he did, he had a great time. They also rode on the merry go round and the adults had a great time visiting and eating. Later we watched the fireworks and just had a great time!

Zonked!

2011-07-11T21:59:00.005-06:00

Asher had been downstairs and I hadn't heard or seen him in a while, this is never a good thing where Asher is concerned. I asked Sadie to go downstairs and see what he was doing. She came back and told me that he was sleeping and I had to come see. Sure enough, he had fallen asleep. This is extremely rare for Asher to fall asleep anywhere else besides his bed, so he must have been really tired!

Lehi Round-up

2011-06-28T23:32:00.003-06:00

This year our ward had to make a float for the Lehi Round-up. It turned out awesome and Addie and Sadie were picked to ride on it. They had a lot of fun and looked so cute!

Oaklee and Asher watching the parade

Happy Smiley Boy!

2011-06-28T23:03:00.003-06:00

Here are some pics I took of Easton almost a month ago. He is such a happy baby and really only cries when he is hungry or tired. He will smile at anyone and talk to them as well. We sure love this little guy.

Seattle

2011-06-07T16:34:00.008-06:00

We took the kids up to Seattle over the last week and a half of school. Ryan's Aunt and Uncle live up there so we went to stay with them. The kids did awesome in the car and we had an amazing time. We took them to Pike's Place, the Yankee/Mariner's game (streaking man included!), Whidby Island by way of the ferry, Deception Pass and playing on the beach at Whidby Island, Chittenden locks and Woodland Zoo. We also had a ball just hanging out with Scott, Amy, Trev, Kenz and Court. This was a vacation that I didn't want to leave and we actually ended up staying an extra day. On the way home, we drove through Montana and down into Idaho Falls to see our BFF's the Christensen's. We finally arrived home Friday morning around 1 a.m. so that Addie could make her final day of first grade. Here are some pics from the trip...

On our way....

Pike's Place

Checking out Seattle from Uncle Scott's office

Yankee Game!

Having a ball with Trevor and Kenz

The streaker tackled!

Game went into extra innings....Sadie couldn't make it

On the ferry to Whidby Island

Walking on the beach

Uncle Scott showing the girls the anemone

Eating ice cream with Uncle Scott

Chittenden Locks

On the Komodo Dragon at the zoo

Side notes.... Asher LOVED Trevor and Scott and any boat he could see. The girls loved Kenz and Court especially playing "The Game of Life". I loved watching "The Big Bang Theory" with Trev and Amy (we were the late late nighters....). By far one of the most fun vacations we have been on and we owe it all to the Butterfields who we miss every day!

Just like Daddy

2011-05-16T15:45:00.003-06:00

Asher came up to me today with a pencil. I asked if he wanted to color and he told me no and then pointed to his ear. I realized he wanted to put the pencil behind his ear like his dad always does, it is amazing what these kids notice. His ear was a little to small to hold the pencil so I put some tape on it and voila! Pencil behind the ear. He wore it around for a bit with a huge smile on his face.

11 YEARS!

2011-05-13T15:32:00.005-06:00

May 12, 2011 marked Ryan and mine's eleventh anniversary! Ryan worked since he just returned from D.C. the day before and I spent the day at gymnastics, the doctor for Addie and the dentist for Sadie. We dined on tuna fish sandwiches at around 9 o'clock and both fell asleep watching Monday's episode of Mike and Molly. Yes, it was an awesome anniversary! We are going out Saturday for dinner, possibly a movie and games with friends.

Just want to let Ryan know that I love him so much! He is a wonderful husband and a fantastic dad! I love that when he comes home from work, all the kids run to him, they want to sit on his lap or play with him and just talk, talk, talk. Asher especially is becoming a Daddy's boy and I know Ryan is absolutely loving it.

Thanks for putting up with me the last eleven years, and I look forward to many, many, more!

Love you babe!

Easton's Sleeping Habits

2011-05-09T23:06:00.003-06:00

So, the only way I can keep Easton in his bed is if he is sleeping in a boppy. My sister has this "boppy lounger" which is basically a boppy with a cover that covers the entire boppy so there isn't a "hole". I just hope I can transition him because soon he will be too big to sleep in the boppy. Oh and the patch on the boppy lounger that says "do not let baby sleep in lounger" is just a suggestion....right?

Bike Ride

2011-05-09T22:57:00.005-06:00

After the Lemonade stand, we took the kids on a bike ride. We had Ryan pulling Asher in the trailer, both girls on their bikes and Easton in the baby Bjorn with me on my bike. We ended up riding to Grandma Bushman's so the kids could wish her a happy mother's day and play at her house. The girls did awesome! Sadie was who we were worried about but she didn't complain once and the end result was a 7.5 mile round trip bike ride! Asher was asleep in the trailer about 5 minutes into the return trip. Now that we know they can do it, we will probably make this a more frequent thing. It will be nice when Easton is big enough to ride in the trailer with his brother, until then he will be stuck with me.

Pumping up my tire....notice where he is checking to see if it is "full"

He was so tired!

The First of Many....

2011-05-09T22:48:00.003-06:00

I finally let the girls have a lemonade stand Saturday. They were open for around 45 minutes, charged .25 cents a cup and earned $6.50. I think people were coming to buy just so that Addie would quit yelling/screaming "Lemonade....25 cents!"

I'm sure they will be out there as many Saturdays as I will let them.

Easton @ 2 Months

2011-05-02T16:16:00.005-06:00

Easton turned 2 months on Sunday. He was also blessed that day. Ryan gave a beautiful blessing and the whole time Ryan was giving the blessing, Easton was looking at his dad and talking to him. It was awesome, we all could hear it in the microphone.

Friday I took him in for his two month appt. and his shots. He did alright with his shots, he didn't like them but stopped crying right after I picked him up. He slept for most of the day which was nice.

Here are his stats:

Weight 11.18 40th percentile

Height 22.5 31st percentile

Head circumference 15 11th percentile

He is turning out to be our smallest kid yet. Both girls were 12 lbs at two months and Asher was a whopping 13.8. He was my biggest baby but may end up being our smallest kid.

Blessing outfit

Easter

2011-05-02T16:00:00.004-06:00

My mom has an Easter party every year for the grand kids. They color eggs, go on an egg hunt and eat whatever they want. This year my mom threw in a treasure hunt and made each of the grand kids (8) a basket. The kids had an absolute ball! My mom is an awesome grandma and everything she does is for her grand kids and they all LOVE her! After the egg hunt and the finding of the baskets, the Easter Bunny didn't even need to come to the house. We all had a great time! Thanks Mom and Dad! You guys are great!

The grand kids waiting to go on the egg hunt. When we said "go" Sadie literally threw Vance off her lap, he went face first onto the sidewalk and Sadie never looked back. Vance was okay and Sadie got the most eggs.

Easton and his basket

Asher with some of his "loot"

Addie with her "Build-A-Bear" bunny in its bikini

Sadie with her "Tangled" Doll

The Boy and His Toy

2011-04-18T23:12:00.005-06:00

So Asher LOVES laptops. He loves them so much that he has ruined three of them by popping off the keys. In the fall he popped off keys on my mini that I took to school and I showed the Professor that I am a TA for. The next day, he brought in this ancient laptop that he had and gave it to me to give to Asher. It has been in the trunk of the car for about 4 months. Last weekend Ryan cleaned out his car and put the laptop in the garage by the steps to the house. Asher finally noticed it and was SO excited! I mean he was literally giggling as he lugged this ancient laptop that has to weigh 10 pounds into the house. I plugged it in and turned it on and he was in heaven. It really works and it takes me back to high school and word processing class. Anyway here are a few pics of him with his toy.

Cheesing it

Typing something important I'm sure

The battery pack also doubles as a phone!

Don't you love how he is holding it on his shoulder!

Ending the phone call by pushing the "call end" button

Easton's Newborn Pics

2011-04-13T23:18:00.003-06:00

When Easton was two weeks old, my sister-in-law Brittney took some pictures of him. He was so funny and wouldn't stay asleep and was a bit fussy but she got some really cute ones of him.

She is so good at what she does and recently started a photography business and you can check it out @ www.photosnappaladies.blogspot.com

Two Weeks!

2011-03-15T21:49:00.002-06:00

Crazy that this little guy is 2 weeks already! At his two week appointment he weighed in at 7 lbs 13 ozs. The Friday after he was born he had dropped down to 7 lbs 2 ozs so in a little over a week, he had picked up 11 ozs. They measured him at 20 inches so he "shrunk" an inch from when they measured him at the hospital.

Easton is a very chill laid back little guy as long as his belly is full. He is a great eater and man can he BELCH! His brother and sisters love him and there have been more than a few arguments over who gets to hold him.

He has a different look to him than the rest of the kids mainly because he has the Newton nose. His eyes and mouth are like Addie's and he has VERY LONG fingers and toes.

When he was born he wouldn't cry. The nurse was really concerned and was rubbing him hard and put an oxygen mask on him. My doctor was calm and said that he was pinking up and it was probably his "rapid ascent down the birth canal that left him speechless." (About 2 hours of labor total and my doctor was there for maybe 20 minutes.) He didn't cry at all, the nurse finally got a little whimper out of him and seemed satisfied. Ryan and I are hopeful that this is a good sign since Asher screamed forever when he was born. We are just hoping that he will not be as busy as his older brother, because honestly I don't think we have it in us to be able to handle another Asher.
We are very happy that this little man was sent to be part of our family and we are very excited to watch him grow.

Showing off his "blue steel" look

Introducing....

2011-03-01T19:18:00.004-07:00

Easton Dieter Sedgwick

March 1, 2011

7 lbs 7 ozs

21 inches

Born at 1:21 p.m.

We are all doing great!

This is it!

2011-02-28T21:00:00.002-07:00

Probably the last pregnant picture anyone will ever see of me. Going in tomorrow to have this little guy and I am READY!

Addison is 7!

2011-02-19T21:30:00.003-07:00

February 9th was Addison's birthday. She was so excited when she woke up that she was finally 7! This little girl wants to grow up so fast, it is scary. She asked for an American Girl doll for her birthday and we ordered it (a bit late unfortunately). It was scheduled to be delivered on her birthday and when I went online that day to check it had changed and was not scheduled for delivery until the 11th. Ryan and I felt so bad and so I quickly ran to the toy store to get her a couple of things to open on her birthday. She was actually okay with her doll arriving late and she did receive it on Friday.

For her birthday, we had a wonderful dinner of Sloppy Joe's and chocolate cake without frosting. All at her request. On Saturday we went to Chuck E. Cheese's for games with her cousins. I stupidly forgot my camera and so I did not get a picture of the wonderful cake my mother made for her. Addie wanted a "Strawberry Shortcake" cake and of course Val came through with it. My mom is amazing and I am so glad she loves to make the cakes because it makes it easier on me. Addie had a great birthday and was spoiled by all. We are so happy she is in our family. She is our tenderhearted little girl who has empathy for everyone and wants everyone to be happy. We love you Addie!

Ashman's Room

2011-02-02T18:30:00.003-07:00

We also had the drum and feather logo painted on Asher's wall. He needed something more, I felt like his walls were so bare. It too was finished today and I decided to hang an extra shelf and a decorative plaque above his window (once again, I used a tape measure and level). I love how it turned out!

Sedgwick Baby # Dos' Room

2011-02-02T18:13:00.004-07:00

I finally finished the room for the new baby! We decided to go with a New York Yankees theme. I painted the bottom half of the walls navy blue and the top white. We have a plethora of Yankees pictures and other memorabilia so we had plenty of stuff to hang on the walls. Bedding was a bit harder to find. There were Yankee crib sets if you wanted to spend $300 and I did not! I finally found a set that was on clearance at Target that would go well enough with the color scheme. The problem was, it didn't come with a bed skirt and I really like the bed skirts. After searching and only finding bed skirts that cost more than my bedding I decided to make my own. It turned out pretty good, good enough that I am happy with it.

My sister-in-law's brother came and painted the Yankee logo on the wall and it looks AMAZING! I am so happy with it! He just finished it up today and Ryan went out of town this morning. I am not one to wait so I decided to hang the pictures by myself (don't worry Ryan, I used a tape measure and the level). I am really happy with how it turned out and hope the next four weeks fly by fast, I am ready to be done being pregnant!

Before - It used to be Sadie's room

The Logo

Look who's 2!

2011-01-22T20:02:00.003-07:00

This little monster turned 2 on January 22, and it was a good thing it was his birthday because he was into EVERYTHING!

Having Asher has been a whole new experience for us and we are finding out that everything he does is not out of the ordinary as far as boys go, but he sure keeps us on our toes. We love this guy to death and are so happy he is in our family.

We celebrated his birthday with family and cake and ice cream. He was spoiled rotten and enjoyed every minute of it. My parents got him a new trike and they put it together and then wrapped it up. As soon as they arrived, my dad set it on the floor and Asher ran to it and opened it before anyone knew what was happening. He was thrilled and you could hardly drag him off of it all night.

We love you Ashman!

Christmas

2010-12-31T20:32:00.002-07:00

I can't believe Christmas has come and gone once again. It was a lot of fun and I am so grateful that my kids are starting to understand the true meaning of Christmas (especially Addison). On Christmas Eve we went to my parents where there was of course TONS of good food and fun. I won the Christmas trivia game this year, collected about $35 dollars when all was said and done. My parents of course spoiled their grandkids rotten. Sometimes after opening presents at my parents house, we really don't need much more for Christmas morning. For my mother especially, Christmas is all about the grandkids just like it was all about us when we were little.

The next morning we had to wake the kids up! It was awesome! Addison received a new BIG bike from Santa, Sadie the Tag Reading System and a camera and Asher a Train Table. They were all so excited and loved opening all their presents. Asher was really into it this year and had a ball opening his and helping his sister's open theirs as well.

We had breakfast with Ryan's family and then later that afternoon my parent's and Amber and Alek came over to see what the kids got. Alek and Sadie had a great time playing with the Moon Sand (not my smartest gift). They made ice cream and dessert for everyone multiple times.

Later that night, we cleaned everything up and Asher only destroyed his table twice (once with the help of Alek). I am getting good at setting it up now. I took a picture of it the night before so we could remember how it was set up and it has come in handy.

We are very grateful for this Christmas season, for the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and for the sacrifices he made for each and everyone of us. I am so grateful for my husband and children and find so much joy in them daily. We are all truly blessed.

Polar Express and Ice Skating

2010-12-21T08:44:00.005-07:00

On Saturday, we went on the Polar Express with Ryan's side of the family. The kids had a good time. On Sunday we went to church that morning, Ryan and I had to speak and I am glad that is over with. After church we went with my family on our annual Texas Roadhouse/Ice Skating/see the lights party. It was a lot of fun and I wish I would have gotten a picture of my dad wiping out. The girls had so much fun and Sadie was able to skate by herself this year. They were die hards and didn't want to quit. When I finally got Sadie off the ice, she told me that her "skates were hurting her achin' feet." After hot chocolate we went to Temple Square and saw the lights. It was fun as usual and the kids had a GREAT time!!!

Polar Express
Christmas Best

Aunt Nanny and Sadie smashing their faces against the glass
Addison
Sadie

Look who's 5!!!

2010-12-15T22:28:00.003-07:00

Sadie turned 5 on Friday, December 17th! She was so excited for her birthday this year. We let her open a couple of presents before Daddy went to work, she received a new dress, sweater, tights and shoes. After dropping Addie off at school, Sadie was ready to get dressed and her hair done. She was ready for the day by 9:00. She went to her last day of preschool before Christmas break and was so excited to take treats for the kids in her class. Sadie chose "The Chuck" or Chuck -a-Rama for dinner (big surprise since it is my kids favorite restaurant) and then we went to Chuck E Cheese's to play games. Ryan and I decided that the girls could have a "friend" party every other year and so this was just the family party. We went to Chuck E Cheese with a couple of her cousins and grandparents and they played games for about two hours.
We are so grateful for our little Sadester Woo and the joy she brings into our lives. It is crazy to think that five years have gone by! We love you Sadester Wooster Pooster Nooster!

"The Chuck"

Asher and Sadie

Her Walking Pup

Grandma Val made her cake

The dilemma of a name...

2010-12-05T19:22:00.002-07:00

So for the first three kids, we had no problem picking out a name, even a middle name was easy. For this last little boy however, we are struggling a bit. We have a couple that we like but for some reason Ryan thinks we need to see what he looks like until we choose one. This is driving me CRAZY!!! I am not a patient person and I like to have everything done months in advance (including the name) before the baby comes. It is already hard enough to wait until after the holidays to paint and decorate his room (since Ryan will be on a break from school) and I have to say, I am doing pretty well waiting for that. We have decided that his middle name will be Dieter (we think Uchtdorf is pretty awesome) but the first name is still undecided. I am pretty sure Ryan is doing this to me just because he knows how crazy it makes me. I really like Easton (as does Ryan) and we both like Ethan, however that one is becoming a bit more popular. So for those of you out there who took the time to read this I am up for any and all suggestions on a name.

I love this kid, but I think he may just kill me...

2010-11-12T22:01:00.004-07:00

This was when we went to D.C. I mistakenly took my eye off of him and this is what happened

Asher is unlike anything I have ever encountered. I don't know if it is because I had two girls first or if he is an exception to a boy but he is literally a tornado that moves constantly through my house. He can open any door in the house, including the screen door. Because of this we have had to childproof just about every door in the house which also poses a problem for the girls. He loves to get into the fridge and get out anything he thinks he may want or that the dog may want so we have locks on both fridges as well. He is my only child I have ever had to buckle into a stroller or shopping cart because he will get out and run away. At this age (21 months) I could take both girls out and they would walk with me at either the mall or the grocery store. Not the Ashman, he will just run away so he is constantly buckled into a stroller or cart.

I am constantly checking on him even when we are home because you never know what he may be getting into. He has however recently started to play with toys. Yes, that is right, until now he really had no interest in toys only computers or cell phones, both of which were always being taken away from him.

On Monday, we moved him into a big boy bed since he could climb in and out of his crib at will (again something my girls never did). I had to childproof the door on the inside of his room so that he won't get out, otherwise he would never go to sleep. I didn't know how this would go over but he was so excited about his new bed and he has slept pretty good in it. Unlike his sisters, if he gets out of his bed and tries to get out of the room and finds he can't, he will climb back into his bed and go to sleep where his sisters would fall asleep on the floor behind the door.

I love this little boy to death but he literally is my first child that literally wears me out. I am constantly chasing after him and he is FAST! I am really hoping that his little brother will be my calm, low key child. After Wildman, I deserve that right?

I love to watch him sleep because he is so calm and still

Sedgwick Baby #4 is....

2010-10-17T22:17:00.002-06:00

A BOY!!!

I will be honest, a little part of me wanted a girl, I mean we had a girl name picked out and the style has changed so much in the last 5 years since Sadie was born that I thought a little girl would be fun. But I am very happy that we are having a boy especially for Asher. He needs a little guy he can pal around with just like the girls do with one another. I was nervous going into the ultrasound, worried that they might find something wrong (I'm a glass half empty kind of girl). Everything on the ultrasound looks good, he has two legs and arms and hands and feet his head and spine and heart all look good so hopefully everything will turn out well when this little guy is born at the beginning of March. Ryan and I are having a hard time deciding on a name, we have a few we like so we are trying to narrow it down. I think this little guy is going to be a red head and have more of Sadie's personality (I hope). I love Asher to death but I have never had a child that I constantly have to follow around even in my own house because I am so afraid of what he will get into or out of (totally mastered ALL doors).

We are all looking forward to meeting this little guy and glad also that his cousin Trevan and whatever Brett and Erin end up having will all be so close in age to one another.

Family Pictures

2010-10-09T21:39:00.000-06:00

We had our family pictures taken a few weeks ago and finally got all of them back today. We love all of them and Erin Summerill did a wonderful job once again! There are quite a few that I am posting, but there were so many good ones....

The Mo-ther and The Dod

The Whole Fam

Grandkids

Siblings

Sedgwick Family

Addie Poo

Sadester

The Ashman

Hajdo Family

Aleky

Marek (Mer-Mer)

Fielding Family

Newton Family

The Rykman

Pyne Family

Vance-e-foo

Mike N.

Sadie Legitimately loses her first Tooth!

2010-10-01T21:35:00.002-06:00

Last Saturday Sadie lost her first tooth! Well really it was her second but since the first tooth had to come out after a scooter accident a year and a half ago we don't really count that one. Ryan and I were at the Utah game last week when it finally came out and she was so excited to show us when we got home. The Tooth fairy treated her well and gave her $2.00 dollars!

What do you on a Friday Night?

2010-09-24T22:27:00.004-06:00

I don't know what you do but we fix the pilot light on our water heater

So our pilot light in our water heater went out sometime during the night and it would not relight. Well, I was not going to go without hot water the next day. I have to be somewhere at 11 and they repair man said he would be at our house sometime between 10 and 12. So thanks to Brit Christensen, I went to ask.com and found some results. It seems that the thermocoupler was not working so off to Home Depot I went. I found the part came home and googled how to replace the part. Brit and I looked at it and thought, we can do this, we're college graduates. Brit was the one who did most of the work, I was the assistant running up and down the stairs getting tools for her. In the end, we were successful and will have hot showers tomorrow. So apparently in order to do this you only need a math degree or a history degree to replace the thermocoupler. So that was the excitement of our Friday night. In defense of Ryan not helping, he was at school otherwise he would have been doing it.

Brit hard at work

Sadie Starts Preschool

2010-09-24T22:16:00.004-06:00

Sadie started her second year of preschool three weeks ago and of course loves it! She has the same teacher as last year and a lot of the same kids as last year.

Picked her own outfit and chose how she wanted her hair done

Asher had to get in on the picture taking

Loved having his picture taken

First Day of School

2010-09-01T10:25:00.004-06:00

Addie started the 1st grade last Wednesday and was so EXCITED!!! She could not wait to eat lunch in the lunchroom and go ALL day long! So far she has really enjoyed it and hopefully she will continue to do so. She is an early bird which works out well since I t.a. @ 9:00 at UVU. However, because of this Asher has taken to waking up between six and six-thirty which includes Saturday's. Oh well, I guess there are worse things.

Sadie learns to ride her bike

2010-08-12T20:18:00.003-06:00

Ryan came home from work today and told Sadie that he decided it was time she learned how to ride her bike without training wheels. It only took a handful of times up and down the street before she picked it up. Now we have a new bargaining tool when it comes to her misbehaving.

A Man ... and His Purse

2010-08-12T20:09:00.003-06:00

The Ashman LOVES his purse. I guess it's good he matched it with his dad's Utes hat and his lawnmower.

Bill's Island, Island Park

2010-08-12T20:00:00.001-06:00

We were able to spend a week up at Island Park on Bill's Island. Our friends mother has a friend who has an amazing cabin right on the reservoir and he loans it to her every year for a week. It was SO much fun! Ryan had to go to Orlando for a business trip for the first part of the week so the kids and I went up by ourselves for the first little bit. The girls had a blast "fishing" off the dock (it was more casting and reeling it back in...), Asher was just happy to be outside near the water. There were these little blow up row boats that were tied to the dock. I would put him in one and push him out on the lake and then pull him back in. That entertained him for a bit. All the kids loved the boat, the tube and the wave runners.
On Thursday we were able to go to Yellowstone. Ryan had never been and was really excited. We of course saw "Old Faithful" and a few other mineral pools. Then we went our separate ways and we were lucky enough to see a TON of bison, some deer and an otter. We all thought it was really fun.

By the end of the week, Sadie and I were coming down with something and by Saturday, the day to leave we were both feeling pretty horrible. We found out we all had strep throat and came home a day early.

In the end though, it was A LOT of fun and we can't wait to do it again. Thanks Cam and Brit for inviting us!

Sadie rowing
Addie rowing
Addie casting
Sadie fishing

Asher "rowing"

Addie and Mikey
Sadie and the Bobo's ready to ride the tube
Addie, Mikey and one of the Bobo's
Mikey, Asher and Me and Ellie

Addie, Bailey (Sadie's BFF), Sadie, Marty and Alli

Old Faithful
"Grand Canyon" of Yellowstone
This guy was just chillin' on the side of the road
Look at the dust by his feet, he was running fast!

This guy waded across the stream and then crossed the road

Sedgwick Numero Cuatro

2010-08-11T14:49:00.001-06:00

Yep, Sedgwick #4 will be debuting on or around March 8, 2011. We had our first appointment yesterday and heard the heartbeat so I feel pretty good about posting it. We are very excited and can't wait to find out what we will be having this time.

Fourth of July

2010-07-29T10:18:00.003-06:00

Yes, I am really behind.

For the Fourth of July we went to Sugar House Park like we always do. This year was so nice since it was so cool. We were so happy that they were able to raise enough money to keep the fireworks going at Sugar House this year, the girls would have been so disappointed if we would have had to go somewhere else.

Basically we played badmitton, baseball, ate, talked. We had a great time and Asher was in true form the whole time we were there. We only had to stick him in the "cage" a couple of times because he kept running towards the street. My dad's brother who lives in their childhood home rode his bike up to the park (my dad grew up very close to Sugar House Park) and joined us for the day. I think he had a great time and couldn't get enough badmitton.

All in all, it was a lot of fun!

Sadie playing baseball

Ashman in timeout

Addison and Aunt Nanny

Sadester Woo

Asher was being so funny trying to go through the gazebo wall. He would crawl underneath instead of going through the door. We were laughing so hard!

Addie starts T-Ball

2010-06-13T23:51:00.003-06:00

So we signed Addie up for T-Ball this year and so far she LOVES it! She doesn't have as much natural talent as I thought she might, but after playing catch with her for 45 minutes before her first game, she was making a lot of progress. She is the type of kid that wants to be perfect at everything she does so she needs a lot of praise that she is doing things right so she doesn't give up. It is fun to play catch with her and watch her start to play a sport that I love! It is so funny when they are on defense. As soon as the ball is hit the whole team dives for it and it is a dog pile on the ball. It is a good thing they don't record outs or scores, this way each team goes through the entire batting order and they all get to run the bases and then they switch. It is so funny to watch, and I hope she keeps liking it as much as she does now.

Playing the Field

Waiting for her turn to hit

Bought her a Pink Barbie bat

Look at the form!

Art City 5K

2010-06-13T23:41:00.004-06:00

The kids and I walked/ran in the Art City 5K this year. My parents moved to Springville 5 years ago and we started doing the 5K for Art City Days. This year, I took all the kids and they had a good time. Addie walked/ran the whole way with me and Sadie and Asher rode in strollers. We had a really fun time and I am so proud of Addie for making it the whole way. My Dad and Rafal ran the whole way and did good, especially my dad for his 55 years came in under 30 minutes! Willy and Jen pushed Ryker and my mom and Kimberlee also walked it pushing Sadie and Vance.

These are the only pics I have, I will have to get more from my dad

Memorial Weekend in Mesquite

2010-06-13T23:39:00.001-06:00

We were able to go down to Mesquite for Memorial Day weekend to visit Grandpa Jeffy Poo, Uncle Butthead (Dan) and Aunt Chris. We had so much fun! The kids swam and swam and swam until they were so worn out they were requesting to go to bed. We swam at Grandpa Jeffy Poo's condo (way too cold for me) and then at Uncle Butthead and Aunt Chris' in their new pool that was much warmer. We had awesome meals (thanks Uncle Butthead for making me clams/seafood medley yet once again), played games (I won Settlers), and just had fun hanging out. We made plans to decorate Grandpa Jeffy Poo's new home and the boys of course went golfing. We can't wait to go back, well except for Addie. I guess the drive was too much for her this time but we'll convince her.

Addie Graduates Kindergarten!

2010-06-11T22:25:00.003-06:00

Addie and Miss Elder

The Program

Addie chose "The Chuck" for lunch. This was not a surprise to anyone and I think we will go on Thursdays from now on. "Mexican Thursday" was AWESOME!

Hula Girls

2010-05-24T20:53:00.007-06:00

Grandpa Jeffy Poo brought the girls back hula outfits from Hawaii and they LOVE them!!! Here are a few pics of them "hula dancing." These two crack me up!

TEN YEARS!!!

2010-05-19T23:44:00.004-06:00

So, ten years ago last week (May 12th) Ryan and I got married!!! It has been a very quick ten years and I have loved it through all the ups and downs (more ups but lets be realistic, who doesn't have downs). Ryan wanted to go on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera but I told him that I couldn't be away from the kids for 10 days (not to mention trying to find someone to watch them for that long). Ryan knowing me and that I would be missing and worrying about the kids too much decided to surprise me with a trip to Park City. We stayed at the Sky Lodge which is an amazing hotel right off Main street. He invited our good friends Greg and Nicole to come along. Our room was AMAZING! It was a two bedroom with a full kitchen and living room. We each had our own two man hot tub on our own private deck. The bathrooms were really amazing and there was a T.V so you could watch from the tub. The tub was filled with the water falling from the ceiling and the showers had his and her shower heads.

It was a fun relaxing time. We went shopping at the outlets, played games (the girls KICKED butt), and just hung out. I didn't miss my kids at all probably because I knew it there were any problems, it was a quick 45 minute trip home. My wonderful sister Brianna watched them for me and she did a GREAT job!

Ryan surprised me with an anniversary band. My wedding ring came with a band and I never had them sautered together because I was holding out for the anniversary band. It is beautiful and I love it!!!

Thank you babe for the wonderful trip and ring. You made it so special and I enjoyed every bit of it. You are so thoughtful when it comes to me and I LOVE YOU!!!

I did bring my camera but of course I didn't take any pics so here are some from the website

This is what our kitchen/living room looked like

This is the floor plan that we had except there was another deck off of the big bedroom on the left with its own hot tub.

Marek the Polak

2010-05-11T20:41:00.003-06:00

My sister Amber had her second baby on Monday. Marek Newton Hajdo was born at 12:22 (p.m.) was 17 1/2 inches long (shorty) and weighed 6 lbs 12 ozs. He has so much freaking hair, it is no longer a wonder that my sister had such bad heartburn! Marek looks just like his daddy which is why I titled this post "Marek the Polak". My brother-in-law Rafal is from Poland and thus a Polak. Marek was born with a cystic lung lesion that they found at my sister's 20 week ultrasound. They monitored it over the last few months and it did not increase in size so they will remove it most likely when he is a couple of months old. We are so happy that everything is okay with him and my sister and we are so excited to have another baby for us to kiss on.

Look at that hair! He could have his first haircut at 2 days old!

Amazing Right?!?!

LOVE HIM!

Graduation

2010-05-09T20:00:00.010-06:00

April 30th I officially graduated from UVU with a BA in History. I decided to walk at the last minute and I am glad I did. It was a lot of fun and both girls came with Ryan and my parents to the ceremony.

Shaking the Dean's hand

I had been looking for my chair up on the stand. This is a picture of when I realized she had come down so she could shake/hug those of us from her department.

Talking to Kat who is the chair of my department. She is an amazing professor and we have become friends over the last three years.

Heading back to my seat

My parents and the girls

Ryan and the girls

Kandis and I met fall semester 2008 and were inseparable for a year and a half.

Bill Cobb - He is my favorite professor and was on my thesis committee. He helped me so much with my paper and put me in contact with the woman that I personally interviewed for my paper. He served in Vietnam as well, he was an interrogator and teaches a great class on the Vietnam War.

Over and Done

2010-04-28T22:45:00.003-06:00

I took my last final today, and I am officially done! I graduate on Friday and decided to walk at the last minute. I found out if I walked, I would get honors cords so I thought why not. It is still surreal that I am finished and will officially be a college graduate. I will continue to take classes at UVU in the summer, fall and spring until I am able to hopefully start a Master's program at the U in the fall of 2011. But for the time being, I am DONE!!!

Senior Thesis

2010-04-11T23:00:00.002-06:00

As a requirement for the history program at UVU, I have to write a paper on a historical topic of my choice. We are required to have a three person committee and defend the paper at the end. The topic I chose to write on was Civilian Women who served in Vietnam. One of my professors on my committee was able to put me in touch with a woman who had served as a civilian, in Vietnam. She was a great help and through talking with her and exchanging emails along with hours and hours of research and writing, I was able to finish a 44 page paper on different civilian women's experiences in Vietnam.

Friday I defended my paper, and I would not be honest if I did not say that I was really nervous. I was sweating and my teeth were close to chattering when I sat down with my professors to discuss my paper. I don't know why I was so nervous, I have become good friends with my professors but I was.

The defense of my paper consisted of me summarizing my paper, telling how I had come to research it, and what I plan to do with it. After that, my professors get to ask me questions. Well to sum it up quickly, I kicked butt!!!

My professors were so complimentary to me about my paper and my hard work especially doing it all with three kids. They told me that my paper was the best out of my cohort and they would like me to continue it in my master's program and possibly turn it into a book!

The week ended on a high note and now I just need to make a couple of revisions and then turn in the final draft!

I am glad that it is done and that I am graduating in a few weeks! I can't believe I did it! I will be taking a class in the summer because I will be a teaching assistant for a professor at UVU in the fall and I haven't taken the class I will be a teaching assistant for. If I get into the master's program at the U of U, I won't be able to start until the fall of 2011 and so I will also be taking a few classes in the fall and possibly the spring to hold off paying back my financial aid since I plan on continuing my education.

Glad it is done and honestly can't wait to push it further!

Spring Break 2010

2010-04-11T22:41:00.004-06:00

We didn't do much for Spring Break because I was still in school. We went to the pool on Monday night. My friend Nicole and I swam with our kids while our husbands did water aerobics.

On Wednesday, we went to the zoo with Greg and Nicole. Greg and Nicole have two boys that are adopted and they have a very open adoption with the birth parents and grand parents. It is a really cool thing and we are thankful that they have included us in their extended -extended family. We have become friends with Hayze's birth grandparents and Sally his birth mom. They are some really great people and Greg, Nicole and Hayze are really lucky to still have them in their lives. Hendrix was adopted last June and the relationship with his birth parents is still expanding, but they too are some really great people.

Hayze's birth family on left and Nicole's parents and sister and nieces on right.

Ryan forgot a jacket but did okay. I think I was the only one really cold.

All the kiddos waiting to get into the zoo! Oh and Ryan, but he really is just a BIG kid.

Ryan took Wednesday through Friday off and we were able to get the yard fixed up for spring planting and the whole family was able to come with me on Friday when I defended my Senior Thesis. Ryan had not met my professors and I wanted him to meet them since I talk to them about him and him about them. It was cool for me and for him to meet them.
I did great on my defense. My professors have really become my friends and I really enjoy talking to them about everyday things. They were so complimentary to me and my paper. My chair told me that my paper was the best out of my cohort!
Saturday and Sunday was spent reorganizing the storage room, pantry, house and yard. Of course we did get in quite a few games of Settler's of Catan: Cities and Knights with Greg and Nicole. We also barbecued some fabulous steaks on Greg's new BBQ that Nicole bought him.
It was a fun week and now just two more weeks of school for me!

Organized!

2010-04-11T22:24:00.004-06:00

This is more for me to remind me that it is possible to keep my pantry and storage room neat and organized. Ryan bought us some new Shelf Reliance shelving for our canned goods. He bought a big one for the storage room and two smaller ones for the pantry. Saturday and Sunday were spent moving cans around as well as our other food storage. So these pictures are for when it becomes unorganized (as I'm sure it will at some point) I can look back and remember that it is possible to have it neat and tidy.

Just like his sisters...

2010-03-23T17:28:00.003-06:00

When your only siblings are sisters, you can't blame the kid for doing things like them. He thought he was so funny when he found this headband. He came walking up to me laughing, he knew he was being funny.

Asher

2010-03-09T19:50:00.003-07:00

I took Asher outside yesterday thinking it would be fun for him to walk around. He started walking a few weeks ago (and I am such a good mom, I do have it on video but I am trying to finish my senior thesis so posting is not really a priority), and LOVES it!!! Asher being the absolute boy that he is headed straight for the street. He has no concept of the curb and had I not been right there, would have face planted right into the gutter. When he wasn't trying to "run" into the street, he was trying to walk up the driveway. Our driveway is a hill and he hasn't mastered that aspect of walking yet. He would fall and then proceed to crawl the rest of the way. I kept grabbing him and standing him back up before he tore holes in the knees of his pants or totally scuffed the toes of his shoes. I then decided to put him in the wagon and take him for a walk. He decided that he would rather stand in the wagon and hold the handle. He then whacked himself in the eye with it and is now sporting a black eye because of it. He then was trying to ride Sadie's scooter, her two wheel scooter,and was VERY upset when I took it away from him.

Oh how I love this little boy but he sure does give me a workout. He is not one to hold still ever, and is extremely fast! It's a good thing the backyard is fenced in because I have a feeling that we are going to be spending a lot of time outside this summer and I know I won't have the energy to chase him all around the neighborhood.

Happy Birthday Addison!!!

2010-02-09T23:04:00.003-07:00

Addison finally turned 6 today!!! She has been waiting for this day for probably 8 months now and she has been driving us crazy pouting about turning 6. Well thank the heavens that she is now 6! She was so excited this morning. I went into her room this morning and woke her up singing Happy Birthday. She sat up and asked me if she was 6 now. After she was ready for school, I was trying to get her to eat breakfast but she was too excited. I finally got her to eat half a granola bar and that was all she could do.

After school, we took her to "the Chuck" for lunch. Grandpa Jeffy Poo was up from Mesquite for her birthday so he was there as was Aunt Erin, Uncle Brett, Uncle Britt (story for another time), Aunt Amber and Aleky. Our server noticed that it was her birthday and they brought her a root beer float and sang her Happy Birthday.

She had a basketball game tonight so a lot of the family came to watch her play and then it was back to the house for sloppy joes (Addie's favorite dinner), cake and ice cream and presents.
Ryan and I gave her a Leapster with two games and my parents gave her another game to go with it as well. She is in heaven and played it all night long. As I finish this post, I went to check on her in her room because she was coughing so hard and she was still up playing the Leapster! I informed her that it was 11:30 and if she wanted to keep her Leapster, she had better put it away and go to sleep! She did so very quickly!

We love you Addie poo! You bring so much laughter into our lives. You are such a sweet, tender hearted little girl who is a friend to everyone. We can't believe you are already 6! The time has flown by and it won't be long before you turn 16 (sniff, sniff). We love you and are so grateful you are part of our family.

Grandma Val made her a "Hello Kitty" cake

Opening presents: She was so nice with Sadie this year and letting her help. She is definitely growing up.

Grandma Bushman gave Addie and Ariel nightgown and Sadie was so sad because she wanted one too. This is something Addie would have done, so we were all really surprised when Sadie did it. Grandma Bushman is so nice and ordered Sadie her own Ariel nightgown when she got home tonight.

Asher was a HUGE fan of the cake!

Stuck

2010-02-04T13:58:00.002-07:00

He climbed over the tall rung of the chair and got himself stuck. He did however get the ball that he was after. He wasn't happy with me taking his picture before rescuing him from the "cage" of the chair. I may have to use this in the future to contain the little monster. (wink, wink)

Asher's 1 Year Stats

2010-02-01T08:01:00.002-07:00

I took Asher into the doctor on Monday for his 1 year well baby check. He is doing great, the doctor said. Here is the breakdown:

Weight: 27.25 lbs (94%)

Height: 33.0 inches (99%)

Head: 19.1 inches (95%)

My doctor told me he is is very average....for a 30 month old!

On the paperwork that I received it gives the average height and weight for his age and for weight it is 22.8 lbs and height 29.8 in. So basically, I have a GINORMOUS little boy!
Asher is still not walking, he doesn't have a lot of interest and that is fine with me. He crawls so flippin' fast that he is hard to keep up with. He knows how to say "Daddy" and "Ma Ma". He tries to say his sisters names and usually gets the ending "e" sound right. He is looking right at them when he says it so I am guessing that is what he is going for. He loves to torment his sisters already and wants to climb all over them and bug them in the car.

The other day I was combing Addie's hair (I do this in my room in front of the t.v. so they are occupied) and he crawled over, grabbed the bow, pulled himself up and placed it on her head. I laughed so hard, he is obviously paying attention.

He's a BIG help in the kitchen!

Asher's Birthday Party

2010-01-27T11:57:00.005-07:00

We held Asher's party on Sunday since that was easier for everyone to get together. We just had family come for cake and ice cream. It was a lot of fun, here are a few pics.

I made him a Train Cake

My friend Nicole helped me decorate it

The Cake....

I think he likes it...

Yep, I think that is a yes!

Definite YES!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Asher!!!

2010-01-21T23:19:00.007-07:00

I can't believe it, my baby is 1! How this past year has flown by, it really does seem like yesterday that he was born. Asher has been an absolute JOY to have around. He is the most smiley and happy baby that I have ever had. He is such a BOY! He loves to play with just about anything that is not an actual toy. His favorites are remotes and cell phones and he can throw a MAJOR fit when he is not given one or if it is taken away. He gets very excited when there are other kids his size to play with and because he is GINORMOUS he tends to beat on them a little. He is not trying to be mean, he just has a hard time controlling his excitement.

Asher is a true mama's boy and I LOVE it! Both the girls were partial to me as well, which is natural but with Asher it is so much more intense. I guess now I understand my mother a little better and her relationship with her sons. It has been so fun to have him, to have a boy. We love this little guy and we are so grateful and blessed to have him in our family. He brings such joy and happiness into our lives every day. Happy 1st Birthday Asher Boy, we love you!!!

Jr. Flash

2010-01-05T22:27:00.004-07:00

We signed Addie up for Jr. Flash this year and tonight was her first game. She and one other girl are they only two on their team. I bought her a basketball yesterday and she dribbles pretty good but she is a little confused on defense and offense. Basically she plays defense both ways. Ryan and I are going to work with her a little so she understands a bit better but in reality she is only (almost) six and they are all a little confused. Here is some video and some pics from tonight, enjoy...

Maybe a little confused?

Getting instruction

Sledding

2010-01-05T22:16:00.004-07:00

On New Years, we went sledding with my parents and some of my brothers and sisters. All the kids had a GREAT time, especially Asher. When we first got there we put him and Sadie on the sled to pull them over to the hill and he immediately got this big grin on his face. He had no fear the entire time and LOVED to go down the hill. When it wasn't his turn, he was too impatient to wait and would start crawling/sliding down the hill on his own. Unfortunately, Ryan forgot that you can't turn the camera sideways and then flip it right side up when you take video so most of the video is goofy. Oh well...

Only a REAL man can pull off pink boots. That is what happens when you have handy downs from two older sisters. Just kidding, we will buy him his own when he learns to walk.

Grandma Val pulling Addie back up the hill after they went down

Asher absolutely LOVED it!

Aunt Nanny, Asher and Sadie in the background. I actually have proof that Sadie walked up the hill by herself. This is rare as she doesn't like to walk anywhere. She must ride in the cart or the stroller because her "feet hurt" so the mere fact that she did walk up the hill at least once is a major stepping stone!

The Ashman and the Rykman

Christmas 2009

2009-12-27T21:00:00.005-07:00

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. Both girls were so excited and made it so much fun. We started out Christmas Eve at my parents house with the traditional food, presents for the kids, white elephant and money trivia game for the adults. We had a lot of fun and the girls were SO excited to finally be able to open presents. My mom gave them each their own princess house and princess/prince set. They were in heaven and played upstairs the whole time the adult games were going on.

Christmas morning came with me waking up at 8:00 and everyone else still asleep. I decided to shower and get ready, Ryan did the same. Ryan's dad Jeff stayed with us this year and he had been up since 7 because he was so excited. We finally woke the girls at 8:30. So far there has not been a year that we have not woken them up and I realize this is going to end very soon. The girls were so excited and LOVED everything they got. They were very good with the "thank you" this year. This year the family recieved a wii and Addie has been playing it nonstop. After presents were opened we headed to Ryan's brother's for breakfast and more presents. Then it was over to Grandma Bushman's for MORE presents. The girls received "Baby Alive" from their Great Grandma and they LOVE them.

Later in the afternoon, my parents and Amber came over with all the leftover food from Christmas Eve. This was AWESOME! They came to see what the girls got and I didn't have to cook. We decided this would become the new tradition.

I gave Ryan this massive Nerf gun that has a tripod. He was so excited he had to go across to show our friend and neighbor Greg before we could go to breakfast. He and Addie have had a good time playing together with their Nerf guns.

It was a wonderful Christmas and we are so greatful for the season and all of our wonderful blessings. We really tried to stress to the girls what the TRUE meaning of Christmas is and I think they have figured it out.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Christmas Dresses

2009-12-23T01:50:00.000-07:00

Here are the girls showing off thier Christmas Dresses

The Words "Asher" and "trouble" can be used interchangeably

2009-12-21T22:40:00.004-07:00

Yesterday I came into the kitchen and Asher was no longer by his toys (big surprise since there are better things to play with). I could not see him and was calling for him. He was hidden behind the island and when I came around it, this is what I found.

The dishwasher is a MUCH better toy than any other that I could give him. This kid is going to be the death of me. Right after this I put him in his walker to keep him occupied. I started vacuuming and he LOVES the vacuum. I started down the hall forgetting he was in his walker until I heard it banging down the stairs. Yes, that is right he went down the stairs in his walker - for the second time. This time he did not stay in it. As I was racing down the stairs to grab him in my haste I slipped and slid almost landing on him. He only cried for about 30 seconds and then he was okay and acting as if nothing happened - thank goodness they are so resilient. Other than a small bruise on the forehead and a scratch on the back of his neck (not really sure how that one happened) he is okay. I'll tell you what, I felt like mother of the year after that one. Love this little trouble maker even if he does make me skip a few breaths with his antics.

Sadie = 4 years old!

2009-12-21T13:57:00.003-07:00

Showing her "GO UTES!"
(We made Gingerbread Houses for her birthday party)

Thursday December 17th, Sadie turned 4 years old. How fast that four years has flown and we love our little Woo. Her stubbornness showed before she was even out of the womb. While in labor, the nurses discovered she was face up and had me rolling from side to side and laying at odd angles trying to get her to turn. She refused and so my doctor came in and turned her face down but she quickly turned back. My doctor had to turn her face down again and hold her that way so that she would come out. She can still be a very stubborn little girl but she is such a sweet little girl as well. She LOVES to cuddle and has a very soft spot for animals, especially dogs and cats. She is tender hearted and takes such good care of her little brother. We love our Sadester Woo and are so blessed to have her in our family.

She was so excited to turn 4!

Grandma Val made the "Belle" cake

Newton Family Christmas Party!

2009-12-11T16:36:00.009-07:00

Well, it was time for the annual Newton Family Christmas Party once again.

We started out with lunch at Texas Roadhouse.

Alek stylin' with his pants up to his pits

Aunt Nanny turned 27 on Monday

The Hooch turns 23 this coming Monday
(My parent's did not plan well at all, wedding anniversary, two kids birthdays and Christmas all in the same month)

Rykafer

The Ashman

Then moved on to ice skating at the Gallivan Center (it was frickin' freezing!)

Nanny and Alek
Jen, Me and Addie

Nanny, Sadie, Uncle Willy

Then off to see the lights at Temple Square (did I say it was FREEZING?!?!)

I can't put my arms down or hold my bottle
The three Randy's -- Alek, Asher, and Ryker
The girls were making snow angels and Uncle Willy joined in
US

We had a good time, especially Addie who was very upset when she had to stop ice skating, I think she was the only one who wasn't cold.

Thanks mom and dad, you are the best and we LOVE you!

Asher's new best friend

2009-12-08T17:18:00.004-07:00

Asher has a new best friend who is so patient with him. He lets Asher crawl all over him, pull on him, he doesn't ever take toys away from Asher even though Asher is constantly taking things away from him. Asher is always pushing him around and he still helps him to walk. We love Asher's new best friend, he is so patient with him and is always up for playing with Asher. Thank you Dyson, we love you and appreciate your wonderful entertaining of our baby.

The Ashman...what a NUT!

2009-12-08T14:08:00.003-07:00

This was Asher last night in the bath. He loves his baths but has never been quite this vocal before. He definately has my mouth - meaning he can fit his fist in it.

New Family Pics

2009-12-04T22:29:00.006-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, we had family pics with Ryan's family. Once again we used Erin Summerill as our photographer. She is GREAT!

Honk if...

2009-12-03T22:38:00.007-07:00

Yesterday, the President of UVU came and ate lunch with a few friends and I. For those of you who don't know, Elder Holland's son is the president of UVU. Prior to coming to UVU he taught political science at BYU. Yesterday as he sat down at our table (totally random thing to have happen, but pretty cool) he was asking us our names. I was wearing my Utah sweatshirt and he asked me if I was a "Utah girl". I said yes and then he asked me what I thought of Max Hall's comments. I simply said (much to my credit because I had been really hot prior to this) that it was too bad that is how he chose to go out and that that is how he would be remembered. He agreed with me and I have to say I thought it was pretty cool, not to mention that the President of UVU chose to sit by us at lunch. Anyway, I thought these pics were hilarious and couldn't resist posting them.

Derek Jeter

2009-11-02T22:41:00.003-07:00

We train our kids young at our house to LOVE sports. We are HUGE Yankee and Utah fans. We were listening to a division series game a few weeks back and Sadie heard the announcer say "Derek Jeter". As soon as she heard it (funny she was listening to the game because we were in the car) she started chanting "Derek Jeter" (clap, clap, clap, clap clap). Ryan and I were so proud of her.

Tonight as we were watching the Yankees (damn Yankees lost), I started chanting Derek Jeter and this is what Asher started doing. (Sorry for the "damnit Brett" at the end but he popped up and ended the inning!)

Halloween

2009-11-01T21:12:00.004-07:00

Halloween was VERY successful this year. The kids trick or treated at Ryan's work on Friday and as usual came home with pumpkins busting open. They always get so much candy there that they really don't need to go out and trick or treat around the neighborhood.

On Saturday, my family came over for the traditional Enchilada dinner night and trick or treating around the neighborhood. We made it up and down on of the streets in our neighborhood and they were ready to be done. My girls would rather hand out treats to those who come to our house than go trick or treating themselves. This year, Alek got in on the action, and if he didn't get to give one to a kid at the door, he would take it and put it in his own bucket. Smart kid! This year Addie was Sleeping Beauty, Sadie was Belle and Asher was a skeleton. It was a lot of fun and Addie is already planning her costume for next year.

Trick or Treat at Ryan's Work

Belle and Sleeping Beauty

The heels on their shoes lit up, they LOVE them.

Addie's hair

Sadie's hair

Mike and Brianna were "Rockers"

They look GREAT!!!

Amber, Alek, Kris, Asher, Grandpa Kimbo, Sadie, Ryker, Grandma Val, Addison

The Rykman was so cute in his monkey costume.

Disneyland, Sea World, Disneyland and more Disneyland

2009-10-20T00:48:00.012-06:00

For Fall Break we took the fam to Disneyland. We planned the trip in April and did not tell the girls for two reasons. 1. We didn't have to keep hearing them ask when we were leaving for Disneyland for the past 5 plus months. 2. We wanted it to be a SURPRISE!

We succeeded, it was a surprise and we had a GREAT time. We left last Sunday morning and arrived home Sunday evening. We also went to Sea World while we were there and hit the Utah game in Vegas on the way back. The kids did GREAT on the drive to and from. We did come home with three sick kids and one sick husband mainly from lack of sleep. Rather than have a huge long post, I am going to fill it with pictures and video.

Noteworthy:

When going to see "The Queen" Sadie ran up to her and hugged her. The Queen almost broke character and smiled. After regaining her composure she said, "I am usually not greeted with a hug."

Aerial invited the girls to go shoe shopping with her and Sadie has requested that we go every day since.

Addie's favorite ride....Star Tours

Sadie not scared of any ride and rode them all. She was disappointed that she was not tall enough to go on the Screamer.

Addie preferred the slower/non scary rides. Pirates of the Caribbean was not a hit with her. There were too many skeletons and she rode the entire ride with her hands over her ears and her head buried in Ryan's lap. Sadie could have cared less and Asher fell asleep in the middle of it.

I lost the girls for about 2 minutes. Ryan was on a ride and they were going through Tarzan's Tree house. My Aunt and cousins saw me and while I was talking with them they slipped past me. Luckily we were reunited immediately.

We sat in the Soak Zone for the Shamu show and didn't get wet at all.

It was a GREAT trip even though we came home with three sick kids and a sick Daddy.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-05T22:22:00.005-06:00

We went to the pumpkin patch on Saturday with my family. My parents took us all to the Red Barn in Santaquin. The kids had a GREAT time picking out their pumpkins. Addison and Sadie of course had to pick two each. We had a great time, thanks Mom and Dad.

Asher, Sadie, Addie

Sadie and Asher with their pumpkins

Addie, Asher, Sadie

On our way to the pumpkin patch

Ryker, Alek, Asher

The Ashman Crawleth

2009-10-02T19:06:00.004-06:00

Asher has been crawling for over 2 weeks now and I am just getting around to posting it. He kicked his sister's trash as far as crawling goes. Addison and Sadie didn't crawl until they were over 9 months old so he is 6 weeks ahead of where they were at this age. I have mixed feelings with his crawling because he is into EVERYTHING! His favorite time is when I am getting ready in the mornings, he loves to get into whatever is under my bathroom counter. Oh well, it was going to happen sooner or later. Ignore the talking between Ryan and I.

Family Pictures

2009-09-28T09:38:00.003-06:00

Yesterday, we went with my family to get family pictures taken. The photographer who took them was AWESOME!!! She has a great personality and kept us laughing the whole time. She took a TON of pictures and so far what we've seen, we have LOVED!!! You can check her out at http://www.erinsummerillphotography.com. Here are a few that she posted to her blog.

Utah Game and Labor Day Weekend

2009-09-17T00:51:00.000-06:00

Thursday, Sept. 3 was the first Ute home game. We took all the kids and had a good time. I left at halftime because Addie had school the next day and needed to get to bed at a decent time. It was Asher's first game and with the earplugs, the noise didn't scare him too bad.

The next day we left for Idaho to visit our best friends Cam and Brit. When we got there, Cam, Brit, Ryan, Aaron and I went golfing. It was my first time and I didn't do well but I had a lot of fun. We stayed with Brit's parents as usual and had a GREAT time. The kids played on the GINORMOUS water slide, helped Grandpa Les feed the horses every morning and played, played, played. At one point Brit's sister Brandi's son Garrett convinced Addie to climb into a pipe that helps water drain at the playground. Addie got stuck and Mikey (her boyfriend) was crying huge Crocodile tears because he was so worried about her. Luckily Aaron was there and pulled her out. She was fine, just covered in dirt. We had a talk about not crawling into any pipes anywhere.

We ate A LOT of great food and just had a good time hanging out with our friends that we miss daily.

Thanks Cam, Brit, Brandi, Aaron, Les and Dar for always welcoming us and taking such good care of us. Mikey's grandparents and cousins have become my kids grandparents and cousins. We love you guys!

Asher and Ryan

Addie, Asher and Sadie

Addie and Mikey - Best Friends

Sadie's First Day of Preschool

2009-09-09T21:28:00.002-06:00

My little Sadester woo got to start preschool yesterday. Ryan took the day off of work so that he could be there to take her too. She was so excited and insists that we call it "preschool" and not school. She did really well and had a huge smile on her face when I went to get her. I can't believe that she is old enough to be in preschool. They grow up TOO fast!

Addison Starts School!!!

2009-08-27T21:02:00.007-06:00

The day finally arrived and Addison was finally able to go to kindergarten. She has been looking forward to this day since probably January. Last night with the help of magic confetti provided by her teacher, she actually fell right asleep. This is very rare for Addison since she has such a hard time settling down to sleep. We woke her up at 7:30 so she could eat breakfast and not be rushed. She was a little nervous as she was eating her breakfast but as soon as she was ready, it was all gone. She was ready about 30 minutes before it was time to leave so it was a very long 30 minutes. Finally it was time to leave and she was about half a block ahead of Ryan and I. We kept telling her to slow down and wait for us but she was just SO excited. When we got to school, she was able to play at the kindergarten playground until it was time to line up to go to class. One of her best friends is in her class and they stood in line together, Makayla in front of Addie with Addie's hands resting on Makayla's shoulders (Makayla is about 3 inches shorter than Addie). I didn't cry and I wasn't sad to see her go, I was so excited for her. My mom was SO worried that some kid was going to be mean to her. I reminded her that it was Addie and she can definitely hold her own. When I went back to pick her up, she was all smiles. She had such a good time in school and the first thing that she told me was that she couldn't wait to go back tomorrow. I have class Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 11 so I can't pick her up on those days. I am skipping class on Friday though so I can pick her up again. It was so much fun to pick her up so I want to finish out the week. I can't believe that she is already in school, how time flies.

Mckell, Addie, Makayla

Lining up for class

Walker Heaven

2009-08-18T14:45:00.006-06:00

Asher loves his walker, this is what I caught him doing today.....

found the measuring cup and spoon drawer

Very proud of himself

We put a storm door on the front of our house last week and he loves to scoot up to it in his walker and look out.

He can spend anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes in his walker and be perfectly content. He has learned to chase his sisters and he loves to run over my toes or "bump" into the back of my heels. If he sees the pantry open, it is a mad dash to get into it before I shut the door. I love the walker because even though he starts out with toys on his tray, they quickly end up on the floor but there are so many other things that keep him occupied (like the stereo in the entry way).

Narcoleptic? You be the judge.

2009-08-15T23:02:00.004-06:00

My little Sadie woo woo is such a funny little thing. Unlike her mom and older sister, she really needs her sleep. When it is time to go to bed, I tuck her in and lean in for a kiss and tell her to go to sleep. She informs me that she does not want to go to sleep (as she is fighting to keep her eyes open). So I tell her to just lay there in bed and I will see her in the morning and that seems to satisfy her to not throw a fit and get out of bed. She usually has a book or in this case paper and pen. Well, it takes maybe 30 seconds for her to be totally out. Initially when I went in the room she was on her back with the paper on her lap and the pen resting on the paper. She had fallen asleep mid-coloring. By the time I got the camera she had turned on her side but she was still holding the pen. She is just like her aunt Erie, she can fall asleep anywhere and VERY quickly.

6 Months Old and tubes....

2009-07-31T20:46:00.004-06:00

Big Boy

Asher turned 6 months on July 22 and had his 6 month check-up that day. His stats are 21.lbs even (93%), 27.7 inches long(89%),and head circumference 45 cm (79%). He is a big BIG healthy baby boy. He is sitting up unassisted, loves to be in his jumperoo or his walker, can't get enough solids in him and is EXTREMELY happy! He is so much fun and really is such a happy boy. Wednesday, he went in for tubes. After 5 ear infections in his young 6 months, it was time. He did really well as the doctor was running a 1/2 hour behind, especially considering he hadn't eaten since 8:30 the night before. At 8:45 that morning, he went in and he was finished by 9:00. When the nurses came into tell us that he was awake and they were going to bring him to us, they warned us that he was really mad. We had gone through waking up from anesthesia with Sadie so we kind of knew what to expect. He has much more of a temper than Sadie did and cried in my arms for about 20 minutes before he finally fell back to sleep. When he woke up the second time, he was a bit better and finally settled down to eat and then he was happy again. He actually did pretty well all day except when he would burp. The air from his burp would effect his ears and he would cry for a bit after each one. It has been two days since he had the surgery and he is back to his old self.

We love this little guy so much and are so grateful that he is in our family.

Chillin' out before surgery in his cute little hospital gown and booties

New York, New York

2009-07-15T00:24:00.004-06:00

We had a GREAT time in New York. Asher was a huge hit with everyone that saw him and got us a lot of perks along the way. We got 30% off at the Yankee Team store because one of the guys thought he was so cute and so he remembered how Ryan and him "went" to high school together. We had our picture taken and posted on the Yankee Website, we were able to skip the long line waiting to go through security at the airport. We were able to go to three games, see the fireworks over the Statue of Liberty, eat in Little Italy, eat at a fabulous Dominican Restaurant as well as Grey's Papaya. We visited Hoboken for the first time and had Gelati at Rita's (oh it was sooooo heavenly). Asher was so good the whole trip and so happy. He did great on the plane and at the games. When we got home though, he slept from 4 in the afternoon until 5 the next morning and he did it again two days later. He recovered well and we can't wait to go back and take the girls oh and Cam and Brit!

GO YANKEES!!!

Lost Teeth....

2009-07-14T22:17:00.007-06:00

So Sadie had her tooth pulled in May after an incident with scooter handle bars. Addie lost her first tooth the day we got back from New York. I am so glad it hung on until we got home. She was so excited that she was going to get a visit from the tooth fairy and thanks to inflation, kids these days rake in A LOT more than what I got as a kid.
Tonight we celebrated Ryan's birthday, a day early because tomorrow he has meetings and I have a game (the championship game to be exact). Addie, Sadie and their cousin Oaklee were running around when Addie started screaming. I turned to see blood pouring out of her mouth and being Addie, it was SUPER dramatic. I mean, I know it hurt super bad but I had to yell at her to get her attention and try to settle her down so that we could get the story on what happened. Apparently Sadie's klutziness is rubbing off on Addie because she ran right into a door knob and there is tooth enamel embedded in the knob. Her top left tooth (same as Sadie's) was pushed back. Luckily I was able to push it forward and hopefully it will stay. She is already freaking out about going to the dentist because she doesn't want him to pull it. So crossing the fingers that it doesn't develop an abscess and have to be pulled. Besides, we are still paying off Sadie's extraction because insurance doesn't cover well on those types of things.

Sadie will have her "space" for A LOT longer than Addie

Sadie....glutton for punishment

Addie finally caught up with her little sister

After a "run in" with the door knob

Poor little girl....look at that fat lip, she can hardly talk and the worse thing,

she can't drink her chocolate milk out of a sippy cup.

Sedgwick Family Reunion

2009-07-14T22:15:00.001-06:00

A couple weeks ago, we had the Sedgwick Family reunion at the Scera Park and pool. We always rent out the pool after 6:00 for a couple of hours. We got to the park around 3:00 to visit and eat dinner. They always have a silent auction to raise money for the next years reunion and this year, Addie found something that she just HAD to have. She put her name on the list and would not leave that spot in fear that someone else was going to out bid her. She stood by it for almost two hours until finally I had to write my name under hers so that we would be sure and get it. That satisfied her and she finally left her spot so she could eat. During all this, Sadie and her cousin Oaklee had been playing at the playground that was near our pavilion. I was keeping an eye on them, or so I thought. Brent, Ryan's brother and Oaklee's dad decided to walk over to the playground because he couldn't see them at the moment. He came back and said that he couldn't find them, that they were not at the playground. I immediately ran to the bathroom's and was in the process of running down the isle throwing open stall doors looking for them when a lady came in and asked what was wrong. I told her my two three year olds had disappeared from the playground. She immediately asked what they were wearing and their names and had her whole group immediately looking for them too. I ran the whole park twice with no problems because my adrenaline was pumping so high. I kept telling myself that we were going to find them and that no one had taken them. I was not going to be the out of control parent running, screaming and crying because I knew that would just make it worse. Ryan had this feeling that they had gone to the pool so he went over there and just as he walked in the gate, he heard a page saying that Oaklee was looking for her daddy Brent. Ryan ran and found Oaklee and asked where Sadie was. Sadie was swimming in the pool without a care in the world. They had walked through the gate, dropped their clothes (swimsuits were underneath) and jumped into the pool. Luckily Oaklee thought that Brent was lost so she went up to a life guard and told him that. We were so grateful that we found them and had a long talk about not going anywhere without telling mom and dad. We didn't have the heart to get mad because we were so relieved to have found them. The other exciting thing that happened at the reunion was one of Ryan's cousins from Kansas fell about 15 feet out of a tree and luckily only broke his arm. It was broken so bad however that they had to put him out in order to set it.

Other than those two exciting events, the reunion was relatively calm and yes, Addie did win her prize that she bid on.

He's not fat....he's chubby.

2009-06-24T00:52:00.005-06:00

Those are the words that my doctor said to me today. I took Asher in because he was showing all the normal signs of an ear infection and I wanted to get it cleared up before we go to New York next week. Sure enough, ear infection #4. I was in the process of changing his bum when the doctor came in so I asked him if it was normal for Asher's little "unit" to be somewhat inverted and if it was, is it because he is so fat. My doctor was so funny and I seriously think that he thought Asher's feelings were going to be hurt because his mom called him fat. Anyway, it turns out it is totally normal (whew) and he sees it a lot in little boys his age and it is because he is so chubby. Anyway, my chubby boy weighed in at 19lbs 8 ozs today at his appt (he turned 5 months on Mon). He is so FREAKING huge, and I absolutely love it. I had to move him out of the infant car seat because it was too heavy to lug him around in it. This does however make it hard when we go places. On Saturday, we went to three different stores to grocery shop and I carried him in the baby bjorn at all three. He hasn't totally mastered sitting up yet and so shopping carts are still a little hard. Anyway, because he is such a tub, my back hurts so bad and I can't stand completely straight. Ryan says I walk like an old lady and that is exactly what I look like.

Asher is up to three solid feedings a day, we were going through two Costco cans of formula in less than two weeks, so in order to try and make those last a little longer, we moved him to three feedings a day. He LOVES his food, big surprise I know.

Asher loves to be in his walker and can move forward, backwards and sideways. He also loves his Jumperoo and will jump in it until he tires himself out. He loves to play with toys and will lay on the floor and go from side to side grabbing his toys and playing with them.

He really is such a good baby, who even when he has ear infections still sleeps through the night. He loves his sisters and loves to sit between them in the car. They are both really good with him and love to make him laugh and squeal.

Addie is a fantastic big sister and is so good to feed him his bottle at home and in the car.

So that is the latest on my GINORMOUS baby boy.

Today is my last day of Spanish and I should be studying but I really am to the point where I am burnt out and I am having a really hard time caring. I can't wait till I can go to bed the same time as Ryan instead of 4 hours later. I am excited to be able to get the ironing done on a weekly basis rather than having to iron a months worth of clothes. I am excited to not have to take my kids somewhere different every day so I can go to school. (Thanks so much to Nicole and my sisters for watching my kids and taking such wonderful care of them. It is so nice to leave them with you guys and not have to worry about them at all because I know they are being treated as if they are your own.) They really do well and don't complain, but I am looking forward to being able to go to the pool daily and just hang out and chill and not have to hurry every morning to get everyone out the door and then getting home right before Ryan gets home.

I look forward to being able to make dinner and all in all just getting things together and not feeling so scattered.

So YEAH, here is to two whole months of no school! This is the biggest break that I have had in three years, but it was totally worth it because I will graduate in the spring.

Here is a pic of Sadie with her missing tooth that she had to have pulled.

NYC HERE WE COME!!!

2009-06-17T22:57:00.004-06:00

I just had to post that Ryan, Asher and I are going to NYC July 2-6. We wanted to take the girls but the flight would have cost WAY too much so they are staying with my sister Amber and are SUPER excited to be doing so. Ryan had a credit on Delta that he originally thought he had to use by July 9th. We are going on a cruise next May for our 10 year anniversary and we were going to use that for our flights. When Ryan called to use it, he found out that travel had to be completed by July 9th. So NYC was the natural choice. Ryan served his mission there and we have visited 3 times together and I went once by myself when Amber was a nanny in Connecticut. So this will be my 5th trip and I feel that I know my way around pretty well, I have the subway figured out, it is not too hard as long as you know if you need to go uptown or downtown you are usually good. I feel guilty leaving the girls over the 4th of July since they love this holiday. They don't care though since they will be going to Sugarhouse park with my parents and sisters. As long as they are with Grandma Val, they really don't need mom. I am excited to take Asher with us and WAY excited to go to the new Yankee Stadium.

May Re-cap

2009-05-27T21:55:00.005-06:00

Warning: This is an extremely LONG post.

May has been extremely busy, especially with me going to school six days a week. I have Spanish every day, math on Monday and Wednesday and Yoga on Saturday mornings. My reasoning for taking Yoga was that I needed one more credit to qualify for summer financial aid so I found Yoga and talked Brianna into taking it with me. I am surprised how well it works your body and how sore I am following the class. This past Saturday, we did partner yoga and Brianna and I were both VERY grateful that we took it together. I am really enjoying Spanish this semester. My professor is a native Argentine and it took a little while to get used to the accent. It is so much better to go every day and to be spoken to in Spanish the entire time. I am definitely learning a lot more and really enjoying it.

The first Sunday in May Ryan blessed Asher. It was really nice and afterwards we had lunch with family and friends. The outfit that I had originally bought for him to be blessed in turned out to be to small by the time we blessed him (we waited until our church time moved from 9 to 1 when we moved buildings in April...much easier for everyone to be there). So a few weeks before I had to find a new outfit, it actually turned out really cute. I am not a fan of the white blessing outfits that they have for boys and I had always had it in my mind that I would dress a boy in normal church clothes. His little green shirt and sweater vest with his navy pants turned out really cute. He would not smile for me that morning even with my mom and sisters trying to help out.

Asher @ 3 months wearing 6-12 month clothes! He is around 17 lbs in this pic.

Both Addie and Sadie got glasses. Addie needed them and Sadie was borderline so we decided to get hers as well in hopes that they will help correct her eyesight and she won't need them when she is older. It was no surprise that they would need glasses since I cannot see ANYTHING without contacts or glasses and Ryan is not much better. They are really cute with their glasses and do a good job of wearing them.

No clue where Addie learned the peace sign. Never mind, Ryan just informed me that he was the one who taught her that and is very proud she did it in the pic.

Sadie with her purple framed glasses. I love them, she is so cute in them.
Addie with her pink rimmed glasses with flowers on the side. She LOVES to do different poses for pictures. She kills me.

Finally last week while I was at school and my wonderful sister-in-law Britt was watching the girls, Sadie somehow rammed her mouth into the handle bars of her scooter and pushed her top, left big tooth back. My sister-in-law felt so bad (no worries Britt, it's Sadie and she is glutton for punishment). I took her to the dentist the next day and he was able to push it back and told us to try and keep it pushed forward until the ligaments tightened again. Well after being so good at the dentist and allowing him to push her tooth forward without crying (she was too involved in the Dora movie that was playing) when the tooth moved back, she would not let Ryan or I touch it to push it forward again. The dentist also told me to watch and make sure that it did not develop an abscess. Well, by Saturday she was showing signs of an abscess and we went to the dentist today and it was confirmed. He is going to pull the tooth next Thursday. Sadie is going to be toothless for probably the next three years, but oh well, what do you do? I have decided that Sadie is going to be my child that is always needing stitches, or has broken something. It's a good thing though, since she is the one that is NOT dramatic (Addison). So if it is going to happen to one of my kids I am glad it is Sadie and not Addie.
And finally....Asher has had a cold for the past two weeks. He was still eating and sleeping fine so I didn't think that we needed to go to the Dr. so I could be told it was viral and to wait it out (his well baby check is in a week and I was hoping we could make it, but it was not to be). My sister-in-law sent me a text today that he had been crying about the whole time I was at school. He had been a little more irritable the past few days so I called the Dr. because I figured it was his ears AGAIN. Sure enough, both ears are infected. This is the third one and if he has one more it will be tubes for him. In a way I am hoping he has another one because tubes were the best thing that we had done for Sadie. Oh and my GINORMOUS baby weighed in at 18 lbs 1 oz today! No wonder my back hurts.
We have also been redoing some things in the yard and Ryan has been working VERY hard. I will post pics when it is finished, it is really looking good!