Chimes Concert

Last weekend, Stratton and Crayson were in Caldwell for a big chimes thing called Cool Ringings. It was made up of a lot of kids ranging in age. They were in Caldwell for about 3 days where they learned music theory and new songs to play for their concert on Saturday. Well Stratton got sick, so Friday night we went and picked him up and then on Saturday Dallas and DeeAnn picked him up and took him back for the concert. Unfortunately, while he was sick was when they assigned parts so he didn't get to play. Crayson did though, so Ash and I went to his concert. It was fun. The boys are in a smaller chimes group in Twin and we haven't gotten to hear them play, which made this a fun treat. We took some video of Crayson playing and then there was also an older group of kids that played the bells really well so I took some video of that. Can you guess what hymn the bells are playing? You'll probably have to stop our music at the bottom before the videos start. I hope you enjoy it!

We Love Bones and Turnips!

Well, we have made it to being 17 weeks pregnant! Yay! I had my 4 month check up last Wednesday and we listened to the heart beat. Everything sounded good. The doctor said today based off the heart beat, it was a boy. We find out what it will be on February 2, so cast your vote if you haven't already!

Anyways, on to bones and turnips. Babycenter.com sent me the latest update on what is developing now. It reads... "How your baby's growing: Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop."

Hooray for bones and hooray for weighing as much as a turnip! Keep growing stong little Peanut!

What Ashton Does...

During this long break inbetween semesters, Ashton has been super bored. But he has kept the house clean and done other "honey do's". But still, I don't manage to keep him busy. The laptop has been making some funny sounds and Ash thought it was the fan going out. So what does he do? He goes online, finds out how to take the laptop apart, and does it. This is what I came home too one day...



Well it paid off because he ordered the new fan, put it in, put the laptop back together, and vwalla! The laptop is fixed! He never ceases to amaze me.

Chinese Birth Chart

At work, we have an integrated medicine gal, who is into things like aromatherapy and yoga, and when she found out that another nurse and I were pregnant, she said to find the Ancient Chinese Birth Chart to see what we are having. So for fun, I did. It is a chart where you take the mother's age and month of conception to determine what your having. Well, I hope this is right 'cause it said we're having a girl!

Going to the Middle of No Where

At the beginning of December, Ashton flew to Omaha and did another interview for pharmacy school. He flew on 12/4, interviewed in 12/5, and was supposed to come home late on 12/5. Well, due to snow in Minneapolis, his flight was 2 hours late coming in, making him miss his connecting flight by 10 minutes! He ended up staying in Minneapolis a night and was able to come home on 12/6.

When Ashton called me after his interview, he said "I rocked it Ali!" Well, he was right. He got accepted to Creigton University! We are going to put a deposit in, meaning if he doesn't get accepted to ISU-Meridian, then we will be headed to the "middle of no where", Nebraska.

Congrats Ashton!

We love lemons!

So I found this website, www.babycenter.com, and I love it. Each week I get an e-mail about what is developing with our little baby. I am 14 weeks pregnant, so by now the "baby can squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine... and he can grasp, too." Last week, little fingerprints developed on its little fingers! So much fun! Also, the baby is now as long as a lemon, weighs about 1 1/2 ounces. (Length: 3 1/2 inches, head to bottom.)

Ashton's BSU Graduation

Well, we made. We made it half way. Today Ashton graduated from BSU with his Bachelor's in Human Biology! It's kinda sad to think that a Bachelor's degree is only half way because it is such a huge achievment in itself. It was a nice ceremony. Ashton's family braved the roads and made it up here to see it. Shauni and Dalton came too. It was so nice to have them there to celebrate with us. We also want to thank those who couldn't be there but were there in spirit. Thanks for all the support on getting us here.

This video is of the Color Guard. They had bag pipes bring them in. It was awesome.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

This is Ashton's graduation pictures. I also put video in of his name being announced!

Make a Smilebox scrap pages

Thanksgiving Break

Make a Smilebox greeting

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

So Much to be Thankful For

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I just wanted to let you know that Ashton and I have so much to be thankful for this year. We are expecting! Little baby Jenks is due June 19th, 2009!!! We are super excited for this long awaited event. Sorry the ultrasound isn't that great but I wanted to post it anyways. The little "peanut" shaped thing on the right is our baby at 8 weeks. Now I'm at 11 weeks. Hip, Hip, Hooray!

What Color Crayon Are You?

I love to color and when I saw this, I just had to do it...

You Are a Blue Crayon

Your world is colored in calm, understated, deep colors. You are a loyal person, and the truest friend anyone could hope to find. On the inside, you tend to be emotional and even a bit moody. However, you know that people depend on you. So you put on a strong front. Your color wheel opposite is orange. Orange people may be opinionated, but you feel they lack the depth to truly understand what they're saying.

What Color Crayon Are You?