Waitng and Waiting!!!

This photo was taken a while ago, I was just barley showing the fact that there would be a new additon to our family. we took Ashlyn to the San Diego Wild Adventure Park. We love doing family outings and Ashlyn loves to look at all the animals. Well this is what are family looks like as of now but in a matter of weeks there will be a new little person in our photos as well!
Okay after all the drama in my 8th month, with my contractions and my liver and kidneys not functioning right, little Mr. Collin has decided.... now that is okay for him to come and Mommy wants him to come Collin is going to make us wait. Not even out of the whom and our litttle boy is assurting his will. Ashlyn likes to attend my doctors appointments with me, she finds great joy in hearing Collins heartbeat and she just thinks that is so cool; but we are getting to the point where my doctor has to check me; and my five year old is not shy and she will ask questions or say things that well aren't exactly appropriate. Chris and I have taught our daughter the proper terminolagy for her body parts. At my doctors appointment this last time Dr. Bianchi had to check me and Ashlyn was standing up by my head and when she realized what was going on she flat out asked my doctor..... are you getting the baby out of my moms vagina? I thought my doctor was going to turn into a red rasberry and run out of the room. Ashlyn proceed to ask him when are you going to give my mom some medicine so it doesn't hurt her, she doesn't like to hurt, she gets kind of mean. My dr. was great he answered her questions in the most honest and quick way. I guess I won't be bringing her to my next appointment?

Beauty Queen!!

Well its been so crazy around here lately, we are trying to get ready for our new baby Collin. With all the craziness I think that Ashlyn was getting a little overwhelmed with it just being about the new baby. We moved Ashlyn's room down the hall one room and she didn't think that it was fair that the baby was going to be closer to mom and dad then she was....... well I told her that she was a big girl and that she doesn't need mom and dad as much as the baby will need us; and to show her what comes along with being bigger I took her to the Libby LU make over shop for little girls. I told her that this is what big sisters get to do because they are older and bigger, she liked that and was all into being the big sister. She is such a girl she loved getting her make up, hair, and nails done. When she was done she was like mom I can't believe how beautiful I look take some pictures and send them to my grandma... well I did her one better I posted them so her Aunts and grandparents and our friends could see just what a Beauty Queen she is. I was going to post pictures of her new room but they just don't do it justice and its hard to see the colors.

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris had to work but that is nothing new since he has worked every year for the past 4 years in a row...... all the deputies that are on special teams are mandated to work that holiday. Ashlyn and I went over to the Martins with the rest of my friends because most of our husbands are on special teams and have to work as well so us girls rung in the new year in style with fire works singing games ect... Ashlyn was there but she was outside and upstairs and all around playing with one of Mary Kays' daughter watching movies and lighting fireworks with some of the men that were there.

Ashlyns' Big Night (School Christmas Program)

Well I think that my little girl is going to be an actress....... She was an angle in her Christmas program and she held the star of belthlem. She was so excited about that night and she was practicing all week long to know all the songs and know her big speech. She closed the program and she said thank you all for coming and always remember that Jesus is the reason for the season!

The city that we live in has a Christmas program that they put on every year and they have Santa go around to every neighborhood on a fire truck and let the kids sit on Santas lap and he gives out candy canes and some coloring kits and stickers, and there is also frosty and rudolph.... she had a blast see santa, frosty, and rudolph... when we were done she looked at chris and I and said I think that, that rudolph wasn't the real one because the real one needs his rest to get ready for his big night of flying all over the world. NO one can fool her she knows whats going on.

Merry Christmas everyone, we hope you have a wonderful Christmas and happy New Year! We wish that we could be with are family during these holidays but they aren't far from our hearts and that is what is important. May the new year bring you all nothing but joy and happiness! Love Chris, April, and Ashlyn Durham

Happy 5th Birth Day Ashlyn

Well it's official my little baby isn't a baby anymore she is a big girl all of 5 years old. For all you mothers out there Chuck E Cheese is a mad house for Birth day party's....... although Ashlyn and her friends had fun I was running around trying to keep an eye on all of the children and keep them going with the time schedule that Chuck E Chesse puts on you. I rented the table for an hour and a half and let me just tell you trying to keep a schedule at Chuck E Cheese with five 5 year olds is impossible..! Ashlyn had a great Birthday and she loved her Tinker Bell ice cream cake. Ashlyn told me that night when she was getting ready for bed that that was the best b-day she ever had... and that she got everything that she wanted so today when she got two more presents she was blown away she told Chris and myself that we were the best parents a girl could ever have! Sorry that the pictures aren't great things were very crazy, but it was a great day.

Big belly

Okay this is what my belly looks like as of now. I am 7 months and I have 2 more months to go can you imagine how much bigger I am going to get.

I wanted to join all the pictures of sleeping kids so here is Ashlyn sleeping on the stairs. Chris and I were watching a movie that was not suitable for her and she was supposed to be upstairs watching her movie but her movie got over before ours and she kept coming down stairs to be with her dad but when daddy told her to go upstairs and wait for him she only made it half way.... she got too tired of waiting.

I didn't mean to post this picture but somehow it snuck in here so this is Ashlyn and her best friend at school Madison at there preschool halloween party.

halloween pictures

Okay well I know that Halloween was over a long time ago but this pictures is most recent of Ashlyn and me. We went to a Halloween party and our friends house and we had a great time. This picture is one of the only pictures I have taken since I started to show..... I was big two months ago imagine how big I am now. Well I just thought that I would post a little something even if it was a little past due. Saturday is Ashlyns birthday party and I will post pictures of her party on Saturday night so take another look then.