My heart is Sad

Carl's family left on Friday. We were so hoping that they would be asked to give up there seats but it wasn't meant to be. I am just sad. I didn't get enough time with them. I couldn't get off from work but only last Monday to spend time with them. I didn't want them to leave at all. We all cried. It was a terrible goodbye. Carl and I cried on the way home from the airport.

Carl and I have been married for 14 years on the 8th of this month. In that time I have met his mother only once before and I have never met his brother. I wish it wasn't so expensive to fly to England. Carl hadn't seen his brother in 17 years! I was glad to met him and his girlfriend Holly. They are really great people. Yes I love my in-laws! It won't be to long next time. In 2 years we are going to meet up in Orlando Fl to go to Disney.

Carl's brother built us a deck while he was here. Well, built it in just 2 days with labor help from Carl and my brother-in-law Lance. Carl's mother wouldn't even let us pay for it! Kenneth is a carpenter. It is the best gift ever! I couldn't have asked for anything more! I love it. I now sit outside and think about them and miss them. I have been very teary eyed since Friday.

Here are photos of everyone from Friday. I don't think they were happy at all. I was at work.
Grannie and Ashton

Kenneth, Carl, Lorna and Ashton.

Kenneth, Holly, Lorna, Ashton and Carl

Photos while they were here.

Grannie gave Ashton a cookie on the way home from Luray. We drove back on Skyline drive. It was a great day.

Gail and Ashton. This is Ashton's favorite place to be the mower!

Grannie had to stand up while giving Ashton a bath because he was getting her soaked!

Isn't he just getting so big!

Photos of the Deck and other photos

Here is the deck almost finished.

This is Kenneth. He is the one who built the deck with help from Carl and brother-in-law Lance

We went to Luray Caverns last Monday here is a picture of Ashton who like looking.

The view from the deck.

From left to right Ashton, Carl, Holly, Kenneth, Lorna, Lance, and Gail

Carl's Family is here!

Grannie got Ashton this bike. He really love it!


This is Carl's Mom and his brother's girlfriend Holly.

Isn't he just to cute!!! He is getting so big!

This is Holly, Kenneth -Carl's brother- and Gail -Carl's sister. She is here from FL

Ashton as you know loves the mower and wasn't happy that his uncle took it for a spin and didn't take him along. Ashton is calling him MOW!

More Pictures!

Blogger wouldn't display my photos when I was trying to put them up so I didn't quite know where to start typing so I will just do it at the bottom! Aston climbed into his intellitaner himself. He was having so much fun with it. I have never took it away cause he still plays with it. I can take the seat out but I use it to store toys in the living room. Yesterday Ashton took all of them out and climbed right in. He couldn't get out of it so he looked at me and said "Stuck" It was so cute. You can see just how tall he is now in those pictures. The other pictures are from Sat. Ashton was sleeping with his daddy and him playing out in our yard.

Getting Excited

Carl's mother, brother and girlfriend will be here next Friday from England. I am so excited. I have never met his brother and Carl hasn't seen him in about 17 years. Carl's mother I have only met once before in 2002 (I think that was the year) It should be a great visit! Carl's sister Gail is coming up from Fl on Friday as well. I am going to have a house full! I need to get cleaning! I do hope that they have a great time while they are here and that they have a safe trip flying here! I can hardly wait to see them! Carl is on vacation the second week they are here but I couldn't get my vacation at the same time. I did get to have one day extra off while they are here. My shift isn't to bad though. I work 5am to 2pm so at least I will have all afternoon and evening with them.

We have been working 12 hour shifts again. It is good money but we only get to see each other for an hour or 2 a day. Carl feels like he doesn't get to see Ashton at all when we are on these shifts (he works the night and I work the day time). For me I just get tired and it takes so long for me to feel better after we are off of them.

Today my sister and family are going to Akron Oh for the All American Soap Box Derby Race. My sister is the director of the local race here in Martinsburg so she is going to support the winners. We placed 2nd and 3rd in the Masters Division but only the winner qualifies for the Akron Race. They had a big send off for them at McDonald's yesterday. They picked them up at the Mall and drove them to McDonalds via a 18 passenger stretch limo (expidition) It was fun for them. I took Ashton but he didn't like Ronald (LOL)He had a good time with all of the kids there. Hope we do well at the race. Last year, our local masters champ won the race. It was amazing! I do hope that we have another champ from Martinsburg. Good luck to them. I do hope they have a safe trip out there.

Happy 4th of July and Happy Birthday Carl

Yes today is Carl's birthday. He turned 40 today. Here are some pictures and a video clip. All of Ashton of coarse!! My sister Dina is with Ashton in the pool and in the background you can see Robin Ashton's godmommy(blonde) and Alana Ashton's NaNa.
Also I wanted to let you know that if the music of the slide gets on your nerves there is a mute button on the bottom left corner of the slide. Hope everyone had a great holiday

Ashton's First Swim Lesson

It was yesterday. He loved it. He wanted to get in the pool immediately and was mad that we had to wait for the teacher. When we left we had to carry him out. He was screaming mad. He wanted to stay longer even though he was already a prune! Hope you enjoy the videos The first one is when we just got started and the other was at the end of the lesson

Lorna's Due Date

Today I should be looking at a little 2 year old girl. I still think of her and miss her. I am thankful for all that she did do. She made it possible for Ashton to get here. I know that she looks over him everyday. Please look at her video if you want to remember my little girl. The link is on the side at the bottom.
We love and miss you Lorna
Mommy and Daddy

Kissing the Reflection Video

Hope you like it!

Pictures from Today

After all was said and done this is how I found him! He was so tired! LOL

Ashton was helping his Daddy! He also saw a plane and made sure we knew about it!

Being a bad blogger

Well, I now have a myspace web page. I still dont like the photos over there. There is a really nice slide roll there of mine to look at. I will have to play around with it. I don't think that I can ever move from this web page. It was the one I started after I lost Lorna. It is apart of me. I am writing on both pages LOL. I guess you have to visit both of them now. I am not sure how many of my friends still come here since I don't write often and don't have time to visit everyone else's pages too. Oh well, here is the other page address http://www.myspace.com/infertile2mommy At least go there to look at my pictures of Ashton's life!

Long overdue update!

I don't have to much time lately. Ashton really keeps me busy and when I do have time I just feel like sitting still! LOL I am not liking this new blogger and I am thinking of moving out. I will let you all know if I do. I have a terrible time with the photos now and they never post where I want them to so I think I am going to have to move. Anyway the photos are Easter and Ashton cousin Trinton's birthday (he is almost to the day 3months younger than him.)

Its been forever!

I know I haven't updated in a long time!! Sorry. The best way to describe the end of Feb, March and the first three weeks of April is....... Sick..... I have been sick in one way or another. I had a cold which gave me an ear infection and it took six weeks and three different antibiotics before it went away and then last week..... another cold..... which is now bronchitis. This weather has been terrible. Twenty degrees in the morning and 40 - 50 in the afternoon or heck we have even had snow in the last week or so. Where is spring? It feels more like fall. Ashton and Carl both have been sick as well. I will try to update with photos and such when I am feeling better.

Ashton sleeping

Giving this a try too. Here is a video of my guy on his roller coaster that he got from NaNa and Grandad for Chrismas.

Figured out the photos!!

This photos was just from a day ago. I took his clothes off and let him feed himself. He didn't do a bad job at all and he loved it! The picture below is just cute! LOL The doll in the background is wearing his coming home outfit! My baby isn't a baby anymore!

I love this one it looks like he is saying "I got it Mommy"

Yes he is walking and walking well!

This is the loot from his birthday party. He got so much stuff!! (again)

He was more interested in the shiny tissue paper than what was in the bag!

This was his cake.

But he had a cake all to his own too!

Just getting started!

The decorations!

The snow!

So I am going to hit you with alot of them!! Here are photos from his birthday! That was the beginning of the snow!

Happy Angel Birthday Lorna

Mommy and Daddy miss you so much. We love you always. It is to cold for us to send you balloons today. We will as soon as it is a little warmer outside. Happy 2nd Angel Day.

Having Trouble!

I upgraded my blog for the new format but now I can't get my photobucket account to connect. I deleted it like photobucket told me to do to try and reset it up again but now it says user name and password are invalid!! Don't know what to do. I want to show you pictures of Ashton's first birthday party!! Anyone know what I am doing wrong??

Happy Birthday!!!!!

OMG He is one!!!!!!!!!!!! That year went by so fast! His party was great. I was getting worried that no one was going to show up. His party was suppose to be at 4pm but after it started snowing, we called everyone to come early! We had 21 people come even with the snow. Carl went and picked up my sister and her clan. We had a great time.

Can't believe it!

Tomorrow, Ashton is one. Where did the year go? This time last year Carl and I were so nervous. Ashton's heart rate had dropped so and we had gone to L&D on the nineteenth but the DR on call didn't want to induce me and we were sent home to wait for my appointment in the morning. I remember it all so well and just like it had happened yesterday. At 11:00am is when the DR started the pitocin to make my labor start. My baby is just not a baby anymore.

His birthday party is tomorrow and I will post pictures tomorrow evening sometime. Hope everyone is well!

He took his first steps!

We are so excited! He took them for his aunt and uncle. So both carl and I missed them but he did take them for us too. I can't believe that in just 10 days he is going to be one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!! Where did the time go!

Happy New Year!

Last night marked the end to one of the best years of my life. The new year always for me brought with it hope. Hope that I would get pregnant and have a child. Well, 2006 was that year for me. Twenty-one days into 2006 I had my child I so dearly hoped to have. I watched him grow and learn so many new things. What a blessed year 2006 was for us. Joy, I think best describes what I felt as I watched 2006 come to an end.