My kids are getting older and excited about new years so we are having a party! Pizza, Transformers cartoons, fruit rolls ups and a balloon drop ready for the countdown. (I think we'll count down at 9 or 10pm instead of midnight.) yipeee!
November 13, 2024
Dec 3rd-4th
Flight to Spain...CANCELLED. I was awake for 23.5 hours and am sick. The kids did AWESOME. 15 different people said how wonderfully well behaved our children were. That was nice. It's about time to wake everyone up and try to go to DC, then NY, then Spain. We'll give it one more try...
We made it to Spain this morning!! (Although, didn't get much sleep on the plane.) Filming today went so good they want us to stay until Tues so they can get in the day of filming that we lost. Still deciding...but I hope things work out with Joseph's jobs that we can stay!
June 9th, 2013
Ansel and Isabel were video chatting. Ansel said: I want to exit you. I can't hear you....Oh, sorry. My computer was muted. I don't want to exit you now. Then Isabel proceeded to tell Brian Regan jokes. Love it!
March 22nd, 2013
Lincoln emptying the dishwasher: "where does this go, Kristin be bistin?" It struck me SO funny, because the kids NEVER call me by my first name.
Jan 26th, 2013
I just overheard this...and thought it was SO funny.
Isabel: Lincoln, do you want to play chutes and ladders?
Lincoln: If i win.
Isabel: We don't know who will win.
Lincoln: Well, can you just let me win please?
Titus was so excited that the timer beeped and "dinner was ready" that he got the paper plates out and set them up around the table. LOL (each spot had about 5 plates...but it was quite helpful.)
Jan 10th, 2013
Jan 10
Oh man, the funniest thing about dealing with some basement flooding today was when I was behind the wall (in the 1 ft wide "hallway" going to put a fresh towel down I heard something behind me. I carefully turned my head and Titus had FOLLOWED me into our utility room, under the tiny frame to get below the stairs and then into that small "hallway" behind the wall. LOL.
November 10, 2024
Funny Cooper (11/10/24)
I was on the futon helping Mira with math. Cooper comes over with a little baby cup half filled with water. He is so happy. He gives it to me and goes to get another one. I get up to take it as soon as he fills it, so it doesn't fill too much or spill. I see hie has another filled up cup already on the floor. He is having the time of his life filling up cups and taking a sip and then doing it again.
I tell him to take his diaper trash bag to the garage sometimes. Well, today he took it, but kept bringing it back places. Like, I was in my room and he brought the diaper trash in there. Then we are out in the kitchen and I see the bag of diapers. Then he brought them to me on the futon. Every time I find them, he or I takes them back out to the garage. I thought it was so surprising and funny.
Cooper was getting upset near the window ledge. Joseph tried to see what he was upset about. Well, it looks like he wants the chair to get closer to the window. He wants it to on the window ledge. Joseph lifted the chair and showed Cooper that it was too wide to fit on the ledge. He explained how the chair would fall and couldn't be up there. Cooper seemed to understand and was no longer frustrated or upset.
When he doesn't want to take a nap, he'll throw his pacifier and blankets out of the crib.
When he wants to nap, he'll grab your hand and pull you to his pacifier and crib and even start to climb up sometimes. It's so funny.
Last night, Lincoln was going to get him to put him to bed. He laid down on the ground to get away from Lincoln and said, "no, no, no" in his VERY cute little voice. (He just started saying words). Lincoln back off a little and he waved and said, "bye." We all just laughed so hard. Cooper loves attention from all his siblings.
September 12, 2024
December 25th, 2012
So...I heard my three oldest kids up at 4:30am. Usually, we adults get out of bed about 8am on Christmas. I got up and said "oh guys...it's the middle of the night, look: 4:30! You need to go back to bed and read or fall asleep." Now, I can't go back to sleep...but my kids did.
November 12th, 2012
So, our best field trip ever (motorcycle riding with uncle Chase Crosby) has just been topped by an airplane field trip by Uncle Chase! They learned about the parts of an airplane, how it works and then got to go for a ride! It was SO AMAZING.
Oct 2nd 2012
Titus threw his pacifier in the toilet tonight and flushed it down. We'll see if he can live without one now...
Sept 18th, 2012
Ansel teaching Lincoln how to clean the bathroom floor: "It's actually kind of fun Lincoln. You see, pretend this wipe is a car and you just drive it all around the tiles." Lincoln was like, cool, this is fun. LOL. My older kids seem to be way more effective at teaching the younger one to do things and I can see why!
July 27th, 2012
Ansel just asked me if his pen's time out was over. I forgot that I put his pen in a time out when he kept shooting the football topper off at his younger brother (who hated that). He responded much better than if HE was the one who had to be in time out. ha ha ha.
July 9th, 2012
Isabel said " who wants to be the policeman that takes me to jail?" Titus said, "me." It was the first time he said: me. it was SO cute.
June 23rd, 2012
Titus and his cousin Talia were running around and chasing each other and having so much fun. I had to put Titus to bed and Talia followed me and was outside the door saying, what are you doing? I wasn't done playing with him yet!
I've been meaning to mention that my family has given Titus a nick name: Tank. I think it's because he is half my size (which is obvious when I hold him), Jane found him carrying a pretty full jug of milk, he weighs more than her 2.5 year old and he chucked a giant toy duck across the room.
May 11th, 2012
Ansel was just crying and calling me. It seemed urgent so I came down fairly quickly. As I walk down there and over to him I realize there is a GIANT spider he is scared of because I almost step on it. (thanks for the warning boy...) Anyway, it was REALLY hard for me to act like I wasn't scared to death of it. I tried not to look at it as I was killing it. whew! Spiders like that should be in museums or zoos, not in my house.
April 5th, 2012
I love that when Titus (my 14 month old) walks, he just tries to go the speed of light. he goes so fast and doesn't bend his knees a lot. it's really cute, fast, awkward baby running. lol
March 16th, 2012
Lincoln just came upstairs (half asleep) to use the bathroom. He came out all upset because his pants were uncomfortable. yes...he didn't get the underwear up first. That can be a problem.
Feb 26, 2012
It's official: Titus can walk. he doesn't walk for transportation, only for showing off. it's pretty funny.
Feb 23rd, 2012
Yesterday the kids and I realized Titus wasn't upstairs with us. so we start looking in all the mischievous places he could be. we found that he just went downstairs to play with one of his toys. ha!
Feb 20, 2012
Titus loves to stand up on something, let go and hold perfectly still while he gives us this "look" that means: I'm doing it. are you guys watching me? it cracks Isabel and i up so much!
Jan 12, 2012
We have been counting down for the Olive Garden to open up here in Derby. Well, not Joseph, but the kids and I. We had a lovely dinner on Tuesday and I already can't wait to go back. (It's only 1 min away from my house...you know that's trouble!)
September 01, 2024
August 27, 2024
4th of July 2011
We had a family reunion in Nebraska with Joseph's family. They would always go to a friend's property for a BBQ and fireworks. Joseph and his brothers, I especially remember Andrew, would put a lot of thought, effort and money into the show. They would make fuses to connect things. They would try to have small, medium and large fireworks go off. It was pretty impressive. I also remember one year that that someone set up a little canopy and let kids shoot a prize with a nerf gun. My kids were so excited to get bow/arrow toys and pogo sticks as well as many other little prizes.
Boy Titus sure had a big, bald head...still cute though!
Happy New Year's
August 25, 2024
UnoGo!
I found this travel UnoGo game and I love it! The cards are small and cute and you don't have to draw as much as regular Uno. It makes the game go faster. I feel like all my kids outgrow playing games with me. Titus is about there. But, we will still sometimes play with Joseph, Mira, Titus and I. Ansel and Lincoln will be gathered around, listening to music and watching. We all yell and cheer and sing. It's a good time.
Sunday, May 11th 2014
My sweet mother comes out to visit and help me whenever I have a baby. It is wonderful to have her around. She is so supportive and just does anything I need done. Well, she came out to visit before our fifth child, Mira Hart Ashby, was born. She planned a two week trip. Well, it was Mother's Day and we had no baby and she was heading home the next day. We kind of laughed that her baby visit would not include meeting the new baby, but that it was still wonderful to see her and have her help prepare for Mira's arrival.
I remember sitting on the couch Sunday evening and feeling my water leak. This is not usually the first sign of labor for me. I remember Mira's birth being so peaceful. I got in our big, jetted tub and just worked through contractions with Joseph supporting me. My midwife arrived and checked to make sure the baby and I were doing well. Then she exited until soon I felt ready to push. We got Isabel to cut the umbilical cord. And my mom was able to meet Mira before she had to leave!
Mira's middle name "Hart" is after my sweet Grandma Hart, who I loved so much. She lived in my town in California growing up and I would often spend the night at her house Friday nights. She would read to me when I had trouble falling asleep and would take me to McDonald's for lunch the next day. We would always have Sunday diner with my Gramma and would play card games after. I have such fond memories of that. Also, she would spill food on her glasses that would hang on her like a necklace and she would always steal the serving fork. Whenever we realized it was missing, we knew who to ask! lol.
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So, we'll see if I can try to hit some highlights from the past 12 years....mainly for the sake of posterity.
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