Baby Ashton turns ONE

I guess he's not a baby anymore.

Ashton had a lot of family & friends there to help celebrate his 1st birthday.



Parker talking to Aunt Debbie.


Granny Rubert & Ashton


Parker and Ashton meet.


Nanny & Parker


Just walking around.




Cory and Dakota


Opening his presents.


Happy Ashton, before his momma rubbed his hands in the icing.


Very upset Ashton, as you can tell from his facial expression.


Trying to clean him off.


Nikki & Ashton


Bryan & Ashton


Ashton with his Nanny, (Debbie.)


Family pic.


Logan with his mom, Christina.


What a chunk!


Cute smile!


Parker and his cousin, Logan. They are about 3 months apart.


Nikki with Parker


Bryan with Parker

Helping a Friend

Rip Tuck

On Saturday, June 19, my parents and some others had a benefit for a family friend. Rip had to have a by-pass surgery and had no insurance. So, they had a bike ride, food, and an auction to help him with the medical bills and household bills while he was out of work for recovery.


Pow-Pow sporting his Harley vest.


It was hot and Mason found a great place to cool off.

Rip, his son, Trevor, and Pow-Pow

Bryan, Nikki, and Chris

Bikes everywhere.

Nanny & Pow-Pow

Cousin Christina's Baby Shower

Granny Rubert & Ashton

Saturday, May 22, we had a baby shower for my cousin Christina, who is due June 24. She got several things to add to her nursery. We haven't got to see her very much since she's been pregnant, due to her being in California. She was working at a magazine company and also starring in a reality TV show on VH1,(that actually started airing on May 31.)

And of course I had to get one of Ashton while he was getting a bath in the sink.

I'm as big as she is! Christina has always been a skinny, little thing, so to see her with a belly is just weird, but very cute.

Me, Christina, Nikki, and Ashton

Ashton is Growing

On Sunday, April 25, I took some family photos of Bryan, Nikki, and Ashton. If you've looked over at my photography blog, then you've probably already seen them.


Baby Ashton (as Mason calls him) is growing like a weed.

Mason training to be a Big Brother! He sat right down, wrapped his arms around Ashton and didn't move. I think he might've been nervous, because he never smiled, it's like he was concentrating.

Welcome Ashton, 12-7-09

Getting Ready for Ashton!

Mason, just before he jumps into the leaves.

Saturday was all about the baby shower for Bryan and Nikki. I took a few snapshots of the parents-to-be, then we ate some good food, played games, and opened gifts.

Check out BRANDIE MASH PHOTOGRAPHY to see more of Bryan and Nikki.

In the leaves.

Corey, Baylee, Mason, & Dakota. Mason would do whatever the big kids did, or at least try.

We played the dirty diaper game. That was a hoot!!

GranNanny and Granny Rubert laughing at everybody sniffing the diapers.

This picture has a story to it. Bryan and Nikki told several people they needed some DREFT laundry detergent. Well, that stuck with Granny Rubert and she bought them 2 gallons of it. This stuff is pretty expensive.

He couldn't take it anymore.

Then he woke up and ate two peanut butter cookies covered in white chocolate.

Some other happenings:

I took Mason to the doctor last Thursday for a diaper rash that was just not going away. Come to find out he has a yeast infection. The doctor prescribed Nystatin. Needless to say that didn't work, so we were back in the doctor's office on Monday morning. Let's just say his little private area looked awful. Apparently, a yeast infection can do that. A different doctor prescribed a different cream and advised to use Monistat. Luckily this has worked. Today the rash/infection looks much better and will soon vanish completely. (Just some info in case some other new parents go through the same thing with their little one.)