Heather Makes a Post!

That's right. Since Jason has been super busy, I decided to try my hand at this whole blogging thing. Wish me luck!

I figure I should start with Ashlyn's birthday, even though it was over a month ago. We were in the middle of our move on the actual day, September 27, so Brittany Linton was nice enough to give our sweetie-pie a little party.

Ashlyn thoroughly enjoyed her cake. She especially liked getting it everywhere except her mouth. Unfortunately we had already packed her high chair, so I was the one lucky enough to get to hold her on my lap for the festivities. Yuck!

The best part was when she opened her present. She didn't quite know what to do, but once she figured it out she loved it! Thanks Brittany!

After we left Grand Junction, we drove as far as St. George where we met up with some old friends. Ben is Jason's old roomie from Liberty Square, and Jena is his wife. They were nice enough to let is stay with them and even take us to Texas Roadhouse!

Ashlyn loved my mashed potatoes and gravy. Don't worry, she helped herself to as much as she liked. What a mess!

Once we were safely in Yucaipa, we had another birthday party for Ashlyn with more family and friends. Ashlyn had a great time playing with all the kids, and opening more presents. What a lucky girl!

My mom planned the party to be Hawaiian themed, so I thought only a Hula Girl cake would do, and I made this myself!

Ashlyn sharing her cake with her daddy

Brinley just chillin by the fire pit

Kira wearing Staci's clothes...as usual

Ashlyn with "Grandma Penny"


Cousins waiting to give Ashlyn her presents: Victoria, Caitlyn, Brinley, Sarah, and Kate.


Ashlyn is all set for the beach with her sweet sunglasses

All in all it was a fun birthday. Too bad she probably won't remember any of it. I guess that's why we take pictures! Speaking of pictures, we have a new link on the side bar to get to new photo albums since imagestation is going down soon! :(

Phew! I have officially completed my first post ever. I may even do it again sometime. No promises though...

Aloha!

Hi Everyone! Heather, Ashlyn & I are all in Hawai'i now, but we have no Internet, so there's no new posts yet (I'm doing this one from work after a scolding from Cody Shirley in Grand Junction). It's supposed to be set up soon though! Until then, we are safe and we'll update you soon! Ashlyn already turned 1 believe it or not, we'll have pics and video soon! We love you all!

Petit Pieds & Honi-Honi

Ashlyn's finally getting brave enough to take some steps, but everytime we bring the camera out to catch her doing it, she takes more interest in the camera. Well we finally got her taking steps, not her best ones, but still pretty good. She also has learned a little Hawaiian!!!

Revenge of the Poopy Tub

Less than a month. That's how long it took Ashlyn to get me back for tripping out when she pooped in the tub. There were no warnings like there were last time. Back in July I could tell Ashlyn was going to poop, she was grunting and started to squat. This time, there was just poop all of a sudden, and thanks to her diet, it was soft and the water quickly broke it up. Heather knew right when I called her name what happened, and funnily enough she was on the phone with her mom at the time. Well this time I had to clean it up while Heather washed the baby. Luckily, since it was so broken up, I just sent it down the drain and disinfected everything. Thanks for teaching me a valuable lesson Ashlyn (although I don't know what the lesson here is, although according to Mike it would be on taking healthy dossages of man pills, but fortunately for me I am the man and don't need that synthetic stuff like Mike and Barry Bonds). As you can tell from the picture Ashlyn was proud of her accomplishment.

Baby Tang's other accomplishment this month... Standing all by herself. (Baby Tang is her name around the KJCT station. I think most people don't even know her name there.. Thanks a lot Nick Austin.) She took a step one time, but hasn't done anything more since then. She does hold on to stuff and walk though. Here's a little video for your viewing pleasure:


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There's also a new album linked on the right!

I Do What I Want When I want!

Yo! Whassup ya'll? Some ya'll may know me by Baby Ashlyn, but on the streets of Junction... my name is Ashlizzle. One thing ya'll should know, I do what I want when I want. Got it? For example, just the other day while dad was giving me a bath I gave him a little taste of reality. He was trying to scrub here and there and I didn't like it, so I let him know. Pooh-Pooh in the tub for him care of me. AHAHAHAHA! I'm awesome. Dad laughed, but he was squirming inside, he had to yell for mom to come save him and clean up what I left for him. What a baby. I'll get him again soon... just you wait.

Moab: Twice in 3 Weeks!

Heather had never been to Moab in all those years at BYU, so we decided it was time to go. Our first trip was June 22nd and 23rd with the Nate and Mandy Knoebel family. We had been planning to go since April but never had a chance because of scheduling. Mandy had never been to see the arches either. You can read Mandy's entry on their blog. It was quite a fun trip. They stole most of my pictures too.. so you can see those there too! (haha! Sorry guys...) You can also see the first trip pictures on our photo album link to the right, or click this.

Well as if once wasn't enough, when mom and dad Tang came out to visit with baby Nancy (who's almost 25 but still a baby) we had to go again. Nancy had never seen the arches, and mom and dad never hiked to delicate arch. Unlike the first time, we made it a point to start the 3 mile hike before 1pm. We got there at 9 in the morning and it was much more pleasant. However, since it wasn't as hot as the first time, we did many more hikes as well. You can also see those pictures on our photo link to the right or click here.
One of the fun parts of the trip was also meeting up with the Horspool's in Moab. They were headed back to Yucaipa with Emilee and Alix after visiting Paul and Natalie in Kansas City. We had lunch at Hogi Yogi since nobody wanted anything hot or heavy. We all ate ice cream, sandwiches and salads. Here's a funny video from our time spent at the Hogi Yogi. Needless to say we had a good time with both families. It was also the first time the Tang parents had met up with their in-laws after their childrens marriages. So that was kind of fun for them. Here's the video:

Ashlyn Crawling... Kind Of...

Not only is Ashlyn's head rather big compared to the rest of her body, (what a cute tooshie!) her head is in the 50th percentile while her body's not even on the charts, but she's also developed a cute rather akward crawl. Reminds me of a dog who got one leg run over by a car. But here's how she gets around:



Well, however silly it may look, her new found mobility's made our lives a little more hectic. She used to sit so nicely anywhere we placed her, but those days are long gone. Oh well, it's fun to see her progress nonetheless!!