a couple things and merry christmas!

thing 1: had a great birthday on the 22nd. i am 23. weird. kason got me an awesome body *pillow which makes sleeping way easier. my mom and dad gave me a flip video camera. i was so shocked and excited. apparently my dad wants video of brooklyn so it can be all brooklyn all the time. thank you to everyone who thought of me on my birthday. i am so blessed with great family and friends!

thing 2: i had an ultrasound yesterday to check brooklyn's growth. she is doing great measuring in the 65% percentile weighing 3 lbs and is right on schedule. she showed us her sassy side by sticking her tongue out at us and then giving us the middle finger. they were trying to get her to move her hand so they could get a good picture of her but she was not having it. a girl with some attitude. that's our daughter! only three more months until we meet her!

thing 3: we had the annual jungle boy christmas party last night. it was great to see everyone and was so much fun. waffles, minute to win it games, and gift exchange. it was great! thanks to graham and jessica for being great hosts!

and merry christmas!

festivus 2011

we had our festivus celebration last night{even though festivus is technically the 23rd} and it was pretty awesome and totally legit complete with aluminum pole, feats of strength competitions, and some trashy gifts. if you don't know what festivus is you are not a seinfeld fan and if your not a seinfeld fan then you are not a part of kason's fam. this year we had a worst dressed winner and dave won hands down with his probably 20 year old sweat pants that had lost the elastic and had to be tied up with a rope. kason was looking pretty sweet with his tank top and mustache that made him look like kip from napoleon dynamite. it was nasty. kason and i dominated the feats of strength competitions. jaiden and i won the three legged race contest though i am not sure how because i have a problems walking with two legs. i won the thumb wrestling contest though i am pretty sure steve let me win. there is no way my little thumb really beat him. kason won the elbow wrestling and i am pretty sure gave the best worst gift so all in all it was a great festivus for us. unfortunately {or fortunately} we skipped the airing of grievances this year. guess i will have to wait until next year.

happy festivus 2011

third trimester

here i come! brooklyn will be here in three {hopefully short} months!

25 weeks

baby bump pic at 25 weeks. ok so maybe its more than a bump.

26 weeks tomorrow, doc appt thurs, ultrasound on the 23rd. can't wait to see brooklyn again!

i love thanksgiving

seriously i love it. i loved it before i was lucky enough to marry into the ashe fam and i love it even more now. 4 days of awesomeness. highlights = korean food, thanksgiving feasts, pies, golf ball shooter, football, soccer, games, smores, hot chocolate, pumpkin roll, rachael's cupcakes, christmas party, salsa, green chili, hot snacks, watching the kids play musical chairs blindfolded, winning pictionary, gracen, landon, van, and bennet's sweet dance moves, brooklyn's first christmas calendar, etc. i totally ate too much but don't feel as bad this year. i am suppose to gain weight right? does it matter that i gained a month's worth of weight in one week? it will all even out in the end. we also had some time just to relax and put up our christmas tree. this summer kason got a free 8 foot tree from someone from work who was getting rid of it. its about 20 years old but it looks great! bring on the christmas season!

brooklyn says hi + asheiversary #2

i finally figured out how to get pictures from my phone on to our computer. ok so kason did it, but that's what husbands are for. these are brooklyn's first pictures at 18 weeks. they are a little old as she will be at 24 weeks tomorrow. she is such a mover! i feel her all the time and kason can feel her too. she really starts moving when music is on or its really loud. we went to the suns game and the asu game last week and those noisy stadiums got her really moving. i like to think she is dancing already! but who knows maybe she is really hating all of the noise. we can't wait to meet her! march feels so far away!

and

kason and i have now been married for 2 years. last sunday, nov 14, was our 2nd anniversary. we didn't really do anything fantastic to celebrate just relaxed, enjoyed each others company and watched a lot of sports over the weekend. it was great! the last 2 years have been awesome and i know there are many more awesome years to come!

happy 2nd anniversary kason! i love you!

name game

we are thinking

brooklyn amanda ashe

what do you think? any suggestions or ideas?