Olivia's 1st spend the night off trip!

Mammy and Pappy came Saturday to pick Olivia up so that she could go spend the night with them. She was so excited. She grabbed her bag, walked to their car and off she went! My mom said she didn't even ask for Kevin or me the whole time! She did great that night and when they brought her home Sunday, she didn't want them to leave! It helped so much because I was in my nesting mode and had to get this house clean!!

(sorry the first few are so dark, my flash didn't come on I guess)

Daddy and Olivia Time

Saturday, Daddy had to work on Olivia's shower and do some repair work. He had been busy all day long. When he came back from Home Depot, he brought Olivia some things back. They were having a kids workshop there. They gave her an apron with her name on it and a racing car kit. They got her work bench out and started putting the car together. She was so excited to get to spend some time with him.

She does this when she's nervous....but I think she was just super excited!

37 weeks today...YAY!! Time is flying by and hopefully Miss Julia will be here before we know it!

"It's a WHAT?!?!" Kevin telling his dad and stepmom the news that we had a girl instead of a boy! WHAT A SHOCKER!
Daddy's Little Girl
4 weeks old, visiting kevin's family in Texas
sweet little angel!
3 days old....going to her 1st doctor's visit.
kevin's family...i believe this was the second day we were home.

Calling everyone while I'm in labor to spread the news!
Olivia Ashton

8lbs 2oz, 21"

June 6, 2006, 4:50pm

What a SWEET SURPRISE she was!!!

And we can't WAIT for the next one to get here!!!!!

Reminiscing....

So, I am trying to finish Olivia's scrapbook from the 1st year of her life and I couldn't help but to start thinking about when she was born. It made me even more anxious and excited about Julia's birth (like I'm not maxed out with excitement already!). It just seems like yesterday that I woke Kevin up in the middle of the night and told him to time my contractions. I wanted to put up some pictures of when Olivia was born and some others that I love. I know I've put them up on here before but that was almost 2 years ago, and they are some of my favorites!

I had my 36 week check up on Monday and nothing has changed....keep your fingers crossed that it won't be too much longer!

35 weeks!

Today I am 35 weeks! Time just can't go fast enough even though I'm getting nervous about it all and trying to figure out how I am going to handle 2 girls! I know it will be wonderful though! Next week I start going to the doctor every week, so we will see if this little girl is getting ready to come or not. It's getting harder and harder to chase Olivia around, but she is the best little girl. I couldn't ask for a sweeter, more helpful child. We will keep you posted on things!

The weather here has been playing tricks on us and getting up to the 70s in the afternoon. So, we have been spending a lot of time playing outside. One thing Olivia LOVES to do is drive the tractor. Kevin takes her on rides around the neighborhood and she gets so tickled about it. I guess that is just something special between fathers and daughters becuase I know I use to love going on tractor rides with my daddy too.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

We hope that everyone has a wonderful day with lots of love!

CONGRATULATIONS OKIE!!!!

Okie and Ally had a healthy 7lb 1 oz, 19" baby girl yesterday, Addison Payne. We rode up to the hospital last night to see them since they are only an hour away from us. They are doing great and Baby Addison is the prettiest little thing! We took pictures but I have to get them developed and then I'll post them. Well, congratulations to Okie....we know he is going to be an awesome dad!

Baby Shower!!!

January 27th my friend's Lindsey and Kristin through me a baby shower! It was so nice of them to do this and everything turned out wonderful! Lindsey had some cute games we played and we got a lot of really nice gifts. Olivia sat in her own chair beside me and helped open all the presents. She did so good! For those of you who don't know yet, we have decided to name the baby Julia Anne. Just so you won't be shocked when you see the picture of the cake! :) I have more pictures of the shower that I want to put on here. They are of all the girls that came and me and the hostesses. I will get them up asap!

Such a big helper!
Lotion momma, Lotion!!!!!
Olivia and Mammy
Olivia with her On-T (my sister)


Olivia and Anna Claire....Olivia was acting bashful!
Me and my niece, Anna Caroline

A Visit From The Wordsworths

Kevin's friend from the Coast Guard, Chad, his wife Kelly and their little girl, Abigail came to visit us. We haven't seen them since we left Louisiana back in 2006. Abigail and Olivia loved playing together. Abigail will turn 1 year old at the end of February, so there was a little bit of age difference, but they did great together! Olivia loved babying her and being a little momma to her. It was so good to spend some time with Chad and Kelly. We use to go out with them in Slidell before Olivia was born and they were just dating. We miss hanging out with them and the rest of our Coast Guard family back in Slidell. Hopefully it won't be long before we can take a trip to visit them!

33 weeks and counting...

I will be 33 weeks on Saturday. This pregnancy has flown by so fast, but now that I am more than ready to have her it seems as though it is taking forever! I remember it being that way when I was pregnant with Olivia too. You just get so anxious and ready to meet this little miracle that has been kicking you in the ribs and punching you in the bladder for 9 months! haha! :) I can't wait to see if she will resemble Olivia or if she will be totally different....you just have so many "I wonder"'s at this point. I went into labor with Olivia when I was 38 weeks, and my midwife seems to think that I will probably do the same thing with this one. So....that means 5 more weeks! YAY!! I have been feeling good, tired of course, but I can't complain. Olivia is still the same little energizer bunny....constantly wanting to go. But, I can't say anything because she definetly gets that from me. She is always saying her alphabet and she does very well with it to be 20 months. The pronounciations of the letters are a bit off, but you can definetly tell what she is saying. It goes..."ABCD ABC HIJK LMNO QRS". I guess she thinks ABC sounds better twice rather than EFG! :) I need to video it so that I can put it on here, but as soon as I get the video she stops because she knows what I'm trying to do. For the song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" she says "How I, How I, How I, How I" over and over, for How I wonder what you are. She will also sing Mr. Sun, sun, mr. golden sun, please shine down on me...but in her own little version. It's priceless to watch her pick up on all these new little things as she gets older. Kevin is doing great with his job....still gung-ho about everything. I am ready for that stage to wear off, but I have a feeling it's going to take a while. He should be getting released to be on his own sometime in the beginning of February. Well, that's just about it...I'll try to post more pics as soon as possible!

Oh No...The BIG 3-0!!!!!

That's right, Kevin turned 30 on the 20th of Janurary! My family came up and we all went to eat Mexican and then came back to our house for cake. The kids had a blast playing. Here are some pics from the party. I'll post more later, my computer is acting up right now.

Make a wish...


Olivia and Uncle Mark

Just some randoms...

Kevin and Olivia coloring.

Playing with her kitchen.
This was my apron when I was little. My mom found it and gave it to Olivia.

Kevin's Baptism

We are so proud of Daddy! In January, Kevin decided to give his life to Christ and get baptized. As a Christian, his wife and the mother of his children I could not be happier and blessed. This has brought such joy to my heart and now I only want to strive to be a better Christian myself. We love you Daddy!

I am 28 weeks in this picture...counting down!