Ethan Meets Santa

Although he was a little shy at first, Ethan eventually warmed up to Santa.

Santa Ethan

Ethan loves being Santa and giving us "things" if we've been good. When we ask him what he wants for Christmas he says, "Chocolate Milk".

Let it Snow!

This morning we woke up to snow. Steph and Ethan couldn't wait to build snowman-or should I say snowwoman.:)

And don't worry, the snow he's eating is fresh!:)

The making of a snowperson...

Gingerbread House

Here's Ethan & Matt with our gingerbread house. Ethan begged me for 2 days to make it. He couldn't wait.

Highlights of 2007!

Ethan Meets Thomas May 2007

Family vacation to California May 2007

Visiting Oregon July 2007

Blueberry picking
Trey & Ethan playing together in the awesome sandbox (with real sand from the Oregon coast!) that Uncle Travis made!
Ethan meets a real pirate!

Peter & Mary get "sealed for time and eternity" at the Portland Temple (And are now expecting their 1st baby in March 2008!!)

Our 3 year old starts preschool September 2007

Stephanie gets a liver transplant (Yeah!), quickly recovers from surgery, and has "Liver Party"! September 2007

Temple Square Visit

We went to see the lights on Temple Square last night. It was cold, but a lot of fun! Here's Kathryn, Matt, Steph, Ethan, & Bob in front of an African navity scene. Afterwards we went home for hot chocolate and cookies.

You can't really see it, but behind us is a life-size Nativity Scene. It was great to reflect on the birth of our Lord and Savior. There is always such a great feeling on Temple Square this time of year.

Ashby Elf Dance!

Click on this link to see us like you've never seen us before!:)
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9635721328

We're looking forward to the great time of year!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Ethan's Swimming Lesson 11/14/07

Ethan loves to swim. I found the best swimming lessons and today they even started teaching him the butterfly. He usually yells "To infinity and beyond!" when he jumps off the diving board. Its fun to watch him.

Hi Trey!

Hi Trey! Ethan loves his scooter. He also loves to be out when Matt is riding his longboard!

St. George Visit

It was so great to visit Grandpa last month. He's 92 and going strong! He is such an example and inspiration to us all.

Fall Soccer

I coached Ethan's little soccer team this fall. I think we only scored about 5 goals for the other team. It was a fun little team.

Happy Halloween

Here's Ethan as a pirate! We had pretty low key Halloween. Ethan lasted about 1/2 hour trick or treating-and that included a stop at the park to play for a bit.