The kids are officially done with their USTA Jr. Tennis team and their soccer. But no worries because Hannah starts a new indoor soccer team in a few weeks, and Ben's tennis tournament season is just beginning. Never ending in our house. Mark recently asked about signing up Ashton in some sort of soccer program. Not sure if I want to add anything more to our schedule yet.




As you can see with the video, Ashton is learning to count to 10. He does pretty good most of the time. 9 & 10 can sometimes get switched around. He knows all his basic colors and has almost learned all the alphabet letters. I have been working extra hard on "M-O-M spells MOM" with his magnadoodle! I think he is starting the basic concept of reading. Hee...hee... I know he has a long ways to go, but we are actually really trying to work with him on some of the pre-reading books. It is all just memorization now, but some day he might surprise us. :)

Dancing is something he loves to do lately. He is absolutely obsessed with Black Eye Peas. He has always loved the beats to songs (must be the rap music Ben constantly plays in his room), but now he insists on having Black Eye Peas on all the time. We only have 5 of their songs, but I refuse to let him listen to "My Humps". He is such a repeater. I am a bit worried. Maybe it is time to accidentally lose the iPod for a while.

After a year of trying to get him to make baskets, he has finally figured it out. Now if he can only dribble....

Ashton's new things this month

His obsession is still trains but.......

He is definitely into coloring and stamping. He loves doing it every day! He even made a Birthday card for his Grandma last Wednesday. He was very proud of it and smiled big when he gave it to her.

He looks so serious. He is definitely a lefty!


He loves pushing the Grocery cart at Central Market! He calls it the Baby cart. It is our new place to shop during the non-busy hours M-F mornings. ;) I try to limit it to 2 times a week, but anytime I say I need something; he mentions the baby cart. ;)

We had to take daddy with us on the weekend! He had to see what Ashton loves to do!


Ashton sure loves to play Gamecube with his brother and sister. He only pretends, but I am sure he will catch on soon enough.

He even loved going to the dentist! He remembers "Dr. Olga" from the tennis club, so it was a familiar face. Plus it helps that their office is designed to make the kids happy. Look up at the ceiling and watch a movie!

He has on his first bandaid. He kept complaining about a rug burn from preschool. He must have tripped and fell. I finally suggested a bandaid and it must have helped it from scraping on things, because he talked much less about it hurting.

Still loving Preschool! ;) He has grown quite independent. He doesn't have to know where I am at all times. In this picture they were all sitting watching our visitor, Mickey, the librarian from the Mill Creek Library.