Congratulations Zac Todd!

My baby brother finally did it, he graduated high school! Oh how time flies! Here are a few pictures from graduation and his party afterwards.

Getting his diploma!

Done with high school forever! (look at those smiles!)

The whole Fam-Dam (almost!)

L & Me

Garrett loved that darn teeter-totter!

And this is exactly what Lindsay gets for stealing my camera!

Baptism!

Kyler James Kolden was baptised May 17th at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Roseglen, ND






Picture with the sponsors, Delinda and Zac Todd




Picture with Grandma Lisa



Kyler loves his Grandpa Bruce!

Conversation With Clay

For those of you who don't know, Clay is my 6 year old cousin. And what a smart little 6 year old he is. You never quite know what to expect out of his mouth. Last night I stopped by their house to pick up his brother and sister for a movie, and I just had to share this conversation with you.

Clay "Ashleigh, can I see in your mouth?"
Me (half laughing) "Why do you want to see in my mouth?"
Clay "I just do."

So as I usually do, I humored him to see where the conversation would lead. I opened my mouth, waiting for him to comment on my nice silver fillings or something of that nature. All of a sudden he peers in and shouts..

"Hello Baby, this is your cousin Clay! Can you hear me down there?! I can't wait to meet you!"

By this time his mom had came in and we were both in a fit of giggles. The other two kids and I left shortly after for the movie, but I promised to come in to visit him one more time when the movie was over. I could hardly wait for the next conversation. By the time the movie was over, Clay had devised a plan.

Clay "Ashleigh, I'm going to write your baby a letter."
Me (touched at this point) "Awww, Clay, I think that sounds like a great idea. And then I'll be able to put it in his or her baby book."
Clay "Nooooo! You have to SWALLOW it so the baby can read it NOW!!!"

There is never a dull moment when Clay is around, and I hope you all got a chuckle out of that like we did! Here's wishing all you wonderful mothers a Happy Mother's Day..certainly you know what its like to never have "a dull moment"!

Introducing Kyler James Kolden!

Kyler James Kolden was born on May 4th, 2009 at 3:17 am. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long. Mom & Dad are doing great and we couldn't be more proud of our beautiful new addition to the family!

First Doctor Visit-FINALLY!

We were supposed to have our first appointment Tuesday, but due to the storm it was pushed back to Thursday. Boy does two more days of waiting feel like forever when you're horribly sick! Now I have this issue with being sick-I hate taking any form of medication and I have a hard time even admitting I'm sick. I tried my hardest to suck it up, but it just wasn't working. Morning sickness? I think a man must have invented that term! Try all day, every day sickness. I'd lost almost 6 pounds in 3 days, unable to keep anything down, sometimes even water. I'd also discovered Prenatal Vitamins are the DEVIL! Thursday morning when I woke up I could hardly contain my excitement to go see Anne. She took one look at me and gave me some amazing gel that you rub on your wrists to relieve nausea along with strict orders for Lee to call her if I didn't get any better because she knew I wouldn't. FINALLY, I could drink fluids and even eat again! She also said no more Prenatals for me for awhile and put me on Flinstone Vitamins-boy did I feel cool! Then it was on to bigger, more important things. The baby..was it another molar? I won't lie, I was scared to death as she sent us down to ultrasound. I think I had all my fingers and all my toes crossed! BUT it turns out everything is just fine! I cried and cried when I saw the embryo and that it had a strong, steady heartbeat. I've posted a picture of the little bugger. It's truly amazing how something so tiny can mean so much!!

Exciting News!

So I discovered something exciting and new yesterday and I figured what better time to start blogging about it! For the past week I have been having some crazy dreams and I just had a gut feeling. The gut feeling was so strong that when I woke up yesterday morning, I took a pregnancy test even though I hadn't actually calculated if I was late yet or not. In about two seconds it was confirmed with a big 'ol line across the strip..I am pregnant! I wanted to scream, but in my head I'm thinking "be rational..you know better.." So I went to Minot later that day and did some grocery shopping, also picking up a green bib that says "I Love Daddy". I got home that afternoon and called to make an appointment with my doctor. Normally it woudln't take place this soon, but due to my previous experience they want to do an ultrasound right away.
So Lee arrives home later that night from work and I had made one of his favorite meals-tacos. I handed him the package, telling him I had gotten him a gift. He gets a funny look on his face and begins tearing through tissue paper. He pulls out the bib and with huge eyes says, "Are you SERIOUS?!" No, honey, I made it up for fun. C'mon! I hand him the second pregnancy test I had taken (just to be sure, of course!) and tell him our appointment is next Tuesday and he gives me a big hug. Finally! After all the waiting, here we go again! So here we are..pregnant, ecstatic, and knowing we shouldn't tell anybody for quite some time! So until its time for all of you to know, I'm just going to blog my progress and keep our excitement between us (and Auntie Lindsay, of course!). She already nicknamed Baby "the little turkey". Oh did I mention..we're due on Thanksgiving!!!!!!! Until next time...