tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78084389716525768672024-03-10T15:18:10.872-07:00God's Amazing PowerKim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-60014962644752775362024-03-10T15:17:00.000-07:002024-03-10T15:17:17.345-07:00Kinda quiet for Ashton lately<p> Things have been relatively quiet on the Ashton front lately. Not a whole lot to report! Ashton overall seems to be doing well in school. Math seems to be giving him some trouble lately, but he is finally receiving some much-needed extra support, so hopefully that will give him the boost he needs. He loves being with his friends, and takes every opportunity to hang with them! Ms. Nanna took him snowboarding about two weekends ago (his 2nd time). I was nervous because even though he had taken the snowboard camp lessons a few years ago they never took him up on the lift. However, he went with some buddies, and sounds like he did fantastic! Hope to purchase him a season pass next year so he can get more time out on the slopes! Very proud of him!</p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-27756903482791679112024-01-26T11:21:00.000-08:002024-01-31T06:03:03.237-08:00Another half sibling!<p> On January 9, 2024, Mr. Rick and his wife Tiana welcomed another baby boy! Cillilan Lane on Jan 9th, 2024. I believe this little addition means Ashton has 5 siblings through Ms. Taylor, 4 siblings through Mr. Rick, and 3 siblings through our family, equally a grand total of 12 siblings! So he is one of 13!!!!! He doesn't seem to care at the moment, but maybe one day he will!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArOSqvBTYv_mlqyMHD8ij2FDeSk04Y5ev37U3NOCaV6IJy_aMFSLMMjQ5zTefQBs7VMiqXc8kBCMSRZm6LaI866Pt96jsSOM5QqKsjNbNdmReLsO39dQ6uIw5wxUYAmKniVwOHy_K2Yx6LBh5GwUoAgy5wNecHulbEx9mXBix9FVRxwmLXrB689RwRBs/s2400/Screenshot_20240109_165416_Facebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArOSqvBTYv_mlqyMHD8ij2FDeSk04Y5ev37U3NOCaV6IJy_aMFSLMMjQ5zTefQBs7VMiqXc8kBCMSRZm6LaI866Pt96jsSOM5QqKsjNbNdmReLsO39dQ6uIw5wxUYAmKniVwOHy_K2Yx6LBh5GwUoAgy5wNecHulbEx9mXBix9FVRxwmLXrB689RwRBs/w180-h400/Screenshot_20240109_165416_Facebook.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just an aside, last night I was overseeing Ashton doing some make-up work for Art class and he had to fill out a self-reflection form. One of the questions was on a scale from 1-10 how creative are you and why? I don't think he wanted me to see it, but he rated himself an 8, and said because my mom always says how creative I am! Loved it!!!!! </div><br /><p></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-20752934436313197272023-12-29T13:27:00.000-08:002023-12-29T13:28:13.809-08:002023 Coming to a close<p>Hard to believe two more days and then it will be 2024. Ashton has grown up so much this year, both physically and emotionally. In the last 3 months, he has really stepped up his game. He has become more mature, more responsible, and more enjoyable to be around. </p><p>He continues to amaze me with his engineering brain even though sometimes it drives me nuts. He has a fascination with how things work and is always taking things apart and exploring how things work. Even if it includes breaking things such as playstations and bikes, and drilling a gazillion holes into our walls so he can hang his hammock from the ceiling! He loves creating and building things such as basketball hoops, and wooden Christmas trees out of pallets, and turning his closet into a gaming space. He continues to build amazing creations with legos, watching videos. He loves using Daddy's drill and got his own drill from Mr. Rick for Christmas. He is excellent at figuring out how to solve problems such as putting on bike racks or putting together a bicycle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNP6cvlzhW-7uSNkZ6k5E17u1wwccCAlvsI8gXNW-k_S-MaxuxOpwxv6vba45hyFgwkaJOqRJzFI8U8YM07grokXQmoTfDwGFYq97Fgs9kjMjXytwWJlt8LDCs4EhSL2Wl55KN1utr7uQ3vEWrIj8RXZb8m3ph71k8ruN4kOWTa0AEwwe0v8F-eftQ5mo/s4000/20231225_113613.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNP6cvlzhW-7uSNkZ6k5E17u1wwccCAlvsI8gXNW-k_S-MaxuxOpwxv6vba45hyFgwkaJOqRJzFI8U8YM07grokXQmoTfDwGFYq97Fgs9kjMjXytwWJlt8LDCs4EhSL2Wl55KN1utr7uQ3vEWrIj8RXZb8m3ph71k8ruN4kOWTa0AEwwe0v8F-eftQ5mo/s320/20231225_113613.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Drill from Mr. Rick</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZDlHpxnqQLLnVTDxj2txhupNHr2BHMo-myfF2G6fz8NfeI2EdcLin0P_qctUv3uoUTwo368eOMwxx7Z2xoBwPrO1ptOjhCRDFZJHk9puQI8cENr8wXg-bkuTkJGdO9BETpkV8Lkhn_vkO1WfOy5FxcIHuMrjp2c909Xj_yiDHdFaRGDckkXYhzHDaXQ/s4000/20231229_160841.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZDlHpxnqQLLnVTDxj2txhupNHr2BHMo-myfF2G6fz8NfeI2EdcLin0P_qctUv3uoUTwo368eOMwxx7Z2xoBwPrO1ptOjhCRDFZJHk9puQI8cENr8wXg-bkuTkJGdO9BETpkV8Lkhn_vkO1WfOy5FxcIHuMrjp2c909Xj_yiDHdFaRGDckkXYhzHDaXQ/s320/20231229_160841.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Tree made from pallets</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbfLDdrA0GTENsN41zI0q7sBvG1rJpzXAMsq4A0zXOkGgXepua9hFfMJ5wKQxzvSbfgMjni5DQt6oCPqpBNscBYkN322ZQ58srj_C6PoRqSgS3fHE_Pukmrk2qKtdjSPTGUOo_nYsRwtUXtfAYlI3RXuK980_EzkAPiwzvnn-0HnJPGLuDFyquPiTB_8/s4000/20231229_160910.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbfLDdrA0GTENsN41zI0q7sBvG1rJpzXAMsq4A0zXOkGgXepua9hFfMJ5wKQxzvSbfgMjni5DQt6oCPqpBNscBYkN322ZQ58srj_C6PoRqSgS3fHE_Pukmrk2qKtdjSPTGUOo_nYsRwtUXtfAYlI3RXuK980_EzkAPiwzvnn-0HnJPGLuDFyquPiTB_8/s320/20231229_160910.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homemade basketball hoop with rim from an old bicycle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMOQlW4XEnmEvh99FUEwcm8i6_jL_6S8_PlZe00eLsSLMTrWL79T50LJ0mMun3V4ySQmbWo9RmSlFwAyYrmZuc0QHVvsH4yJgrfXAswGohjjeL9cFn8TcJiZo26VVJyxZaQTvroDeOLNe22XcEjW5JmOrhDSOxg7D_HJQhC_Z6MLRSBqIzUAsUDzjWgM/s4000/20231223_092529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMOQlW4XEnmEvh99FUEwcm8i6_jL_6S8_PlZe00eLsSLMTrWL79T50LJ0mMun3V4ySQmbWo9RmSlFwAyYrmZuc0QHVvsH4yJgrfXAswGohjjeL9cFn8TcJiZo26VVJyxZaQTvroDeOLNe22XcEjW5JmOrhDSOxg7D_HJQhC_Z6MLRSBqIzUAsUDzjWgM/s320/20231223_092529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just hanging around after drilling a gazillion holes in the ceiling to find the joist</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMOQlW4XEnmEvh99FUEwcm8i6_jL_6S8_PlZe00eLsSLMTrWL79T50LJ0mMun3V4ySQmbWo9RmSlFwAyYrmZuc0QHVvsH4yJgrfXAswGohjjeL9cFn8TcJiZo26VVJyxZaQTvroDeOLNe22XcEjW5JmOrhDSOxg7D_HJQhC_Z6MLRSBqIzUAsUDzjWgM/s4000/20231223_092529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We spent Christmas Eve with one of Ashton's best buddies from Lisbon and our family friends. They went to church with us and enjoyed a raclette dinner together. And Christmas morning we spent with Pop-Pop and in the evening we enjoyed our traditional Chinese food dinner with the Pop-Pop, Lily's boyfriend Raymond, the Rinkes family, Jennie, Steve, and Jax Lane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oUxpxufs4HAXHnWlGapDR8ImRKkY5KZN6qSDZzdF4warG2l38JNLTCyrXynmvERgR77s9NcEAtdml-IDbmI4G40_h7hKbC5BwP6eAhEp0QJO9_PkZ7lLQywvDz-a-TrZmBkTYFqyQz3S8QlCH6pa7cdRKNIoq0OuXeDp-mZd7BwTrrCOtOV51ti1Mwk/s4000/20231225_092240.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oUxpxufs4HAXHnWlGapDR8ImRKkY5KZN6qSDZzdF4warG2l38JNLTCyrXynmvERgR77s9NcEAtdml-IDbmI4G40_h7hKbC5BwP6eAhEp0QJO9_PkZ7lLQywvDz-a-TrZmBkTYFqyQz3S8QlCH6pa7cdRKNIoq0OuXeDp-mZd7BwTrrCOtOV51ti1Mwk/s320/20231225_092240.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas morning!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tka9kuitB0Huk31R54e7qCO_HFTJkhW0IyNan315XjYo9rF6TsskxI1576h0jpsF7akV9iLvvYIILl-jYFuaz63aysMDJb6FMSP-iP4ijtc9fIO73BxW9x_PznyyEoGLubbb7oQtCuweTUMyRJt0XRTw7ygKnpilIEhUEATUNP45bxbHvbZA9i-q388/s4000/20231224_174920.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tka9kuitB0Huk31R54e7qCO_HFTJkhW0IyNan315XjYo9rF6TsskxI1576h0jpsF7akV9iLvvYIILl-jYFuaz63aysMDJb6FMSP-iP4ijtc9fIO73BxW9x_PznyyEoGLubbb7oQtCuweTUMyRJt0XRTw7ygKnpilIEhUEATUNP45bxbHvbZA9i-q388/s320/20231224_174920.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Eve with the Conte family</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmp6z9j1uuKbvLWh1ueNI8t7nGDtbTYxnRXFLuk9IRZzk0pnxPip4v7U_3a9b4DeiQEnXXUUfhHrUzIGVBHKCGZsYWwHcJMTFJ3V1Ic9j89ZZjNHTBQWes7K7Dzl4GIWGSwh2pWywWgucdsc3WaA2IbOjVmU9utHk4j3Owc0RyU2tEgV6ywZm6L0tOMmI/s2804/20231224_175337.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="2804" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmp6z9j1uuKbvLWh1ueNI8t7nGDtbTYxnRXFLuk9IRZzk0pnxPip4v7U_3a9b4DeiQEnXXUUfhHrUzIGVBHKCGZsYWwHcJMTFJ3V1Ic9j89ZZjNHTBQWes7K7Dzl4GIWGSwh2pWywWgucdsc3WaA2IbOjVmU9utHk4j3Owc0RyU2tEgV6ywZm6L0tOMmI/s320/20231224_175337.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someday maybe he will smile for a family picture!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>He also has developed some more friendships. Being invited over to other people's houses and having friends over to our home. He continues to love to ride his bike and for Christmas, he got a Jetson electric scooter bike. He has expressed an interest in mountain biking and has even built some mountain bike trails in the woods in our backyard, but still hasn't taken me up on my offer to go actual mountain biking yet.</p><p>We had a Chanukah party with our family in December and Ashton pretty much kept to himself until Cousin Eric pulled out the Nerf guns. Then Ashton was all in!!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivv7IasYg3jst_22lSixxcjBt8xrEEXDLvF67nXswmsLkoYhBtA_K0g9BNaZFzcd3bto9HWx1xVH8nVhehKnyVw-odes-xtx444RZqc5w5PvBOUV24ymBMQzmVaKXpY8XRK1Q8lSlC0aBy70Dgedo6GlF90Cp2Kd1xri52IpUTfY0FfHvc7UVX5dmXiNE/s640/81787.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivv7IasYg3jst_22lSixxcjBt8xrEEXDLvF67nXswmsLkoYhBtA_K0g9BNaZFzcd3bto9HWx1xVH8nVhehKnyVw-odes-xtx444RZqc5w5PvBOUV24ymBMQzmVaKXpY8XRK1Q8lSlC0aBy70Dgedo6GlF90Cp2Kd1xri52IpUTfY0FfHvc7UVX5dmXiNE/s320/81787.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Praying that the awesomeness that Ashton has exhibited towards the end of 2023 continues into the New Year!</p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-33002281419452292902023-11-25T16:31:00.000-08:002023-11-25T16:31:21.778-08:00November flew by!<p> Hard to believe Halloween and Thanksgiving have passed and we have fast-forwarded into the Christmas season. For the last 6-7 weeks Ashton has been pretty awesome! I hope this is our new normal for sure! I even got a happy Thanksgiving Day family hike!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoejE5ktPiKHIbavBp5SZ7cK2vaAoDvXm41Une1clXVz8TPLYzB2BuKVYkVhUf10AfqFvC5bnQZDovXmgK8sGkoo7nPmBJ-I_H_QOiaX80AnoDj72IatXGv_o5WI6SPyD-wmwu0GLRiBOCDP8bge1_fKDd6VQNdiYHKgy2VBqg_ppKpLkzYetpL6ipw_0/s4000/20231123_115716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoejE5ktPiKHIbavBp5SZ7cK2vaAoDvXm41Une1clXVz8TPLYzB2BuKVYkVhUf10AfqFvC5bnQZDovXmgK8sGkoo7nPmBJ-I_H_QOiaX80AnoDj72IatXGv_o5WI6SPyD-wmwu0GLRiBOCDP8bge1_fKDd6VQNdiYHKgy2VBqg_ppKpLkzYetpL6ipw_0/s320/20231123_115716.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rare treat for Mama...family hike on Thanksgiving Day!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Ashton has been tinkering a lot!!! He has built a basketball hoop, and bike ramps, taken apart bikes, put together bikes, made things from pallets etc. Very creative even if sometimes he needs to daddy's help to complete a few of the final tasks.</p><p>He still went trick or treating this year, but did not dress up! He still came home with a boatload of candy!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbr4DuVYle9GgUhfUJAPYubYVCtiK2PkaB6sA3tGS2ahsElkrS-peD1I4dBZ8M0oQ7tREcPziqLFkI14un74kHGouPgZeNWHMV4sZSSRFet7U0vpPJrYDWeyPBewmJWrMsWLjXPHPupdiA_qECOeMnC-txmjHnk7og3dBSOf3Knj7OA-wOOkxyaGIeWA/s4000/20231031_191359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbr4DuVYle9GgUhfUJAPYubYVCtiK2PkaB6sA3tGS2ahsElkrS-peD1I4dBZ8M0oQ7tREcPziqLFkI14un74kHGouPgZeNWHMV4sZSSRFet7U0vpPJrYDWeyPBewmJWrMsWLjXPHPupdiA_qECOeMnC-txmjHnk7og3dBSOf3Knj7OA-wOOkxyaGIeWA/s320/20231031_191359.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashton, Liam and Micheal Trick-or-Treating</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-71696668516269640072023-10-24T16:19:00.000-07:002023-10-24T16:19:04.905-07:00Changes<p> I've been meaning to write this for a while, but I kept forgetting! Ashton is growing and changing so rapidly now. It's like he's gone from little boy to little man-child! His voice is changing and getting deeper and for a boy who has never ever liked to wear underwear, has been wearing underwear for one or two months now! He's 100% middle school boy! </p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCP1A_6B9ePPPFdeZgN1SyvWaG15nlr8O57vMuErNk-A3t0ZmINolCF_jphtoII9KpQgoeIHB-h_Nb0_f-WDXVfOGxrktPfSOBP0fHmTkaoaiXbUK__j8bvAf2Svc5yrzbHW62lSfYRUk5JeGVRvs2XdWok8jsed2sl9wlIM0Yz6QShvxOm8SKEbsRp4/s4000/20231023_161119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCP1A_6B9ePPPFdeZgN1SyvWaG15nlr8O57vMuErNk-A3t0ZmINolCF_jphtoII9KpQgoeIHB-h_Nb0_f-WDXVfOGxrktPfSOBP0fHmTkaoaiXbUK__j8bvAf2Svc5yrzbHW62lSfYRUk5JeGVRvs2XdWok8jsed2sl9wlIM0Yz6QShvxOm8SKEbsRp4/s320/20231023_161119.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fun afternoon at Gaver</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTG-khaxtt81pY2brDwQFh1QW8yWeu9abvrmVSEiFlJ_VEHe81ZKYlbo2xGTVISUQojB8hAEdjI1YBad2TrBAEnTBlXbR-SyxbeB85T6Jr726UmEummbCytQdeeBYTp3EB8sQfgQ7FAXgARA-fpkLGmPlReL0sY2SUC25qrlUQCsKqUbsrLD6x2GZ-NwM/s4000/20231023_160630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTG-khaxtt81pY2brDwQFh1QW8yWeu9abvrmVSEiFlJ_VEHe81ZKYlbo2xGTVISUQojB8hAEdjI1YBad2TrBAEnTBlXbR-SyxbeB85T6Jr726UmEummbCytQdeeBYTp3EB8sQfgQ7FAXgARA-fpkLGmPlReL0sY2SUC25qrlUQCsKqUbsrLD6x2GZ-NwM/s320/20231023_160630.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Searching for the perfect pumpkin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacbl8P_6JEdmvRfYkJcWNgWOXrpB_qPCD8jtLHUCbwQXY1HKRFfwN-ui-PVwSonoomdG-B8-AxR1sK2gXB_JOrjivC4N13QYVWTkvLXWI1Xq8ieJAMaW7Ac-VgNnwiYyIqUjZtJkC7pFY_51pnctPmQtu7xLlXdhBGYpRNc1YJ4y093mMdMXUsMS6e8U/s4000/20231023_155642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacbl8P_6JEdmvRfYkJcWNgWOXrpB_qPCD8jtLHUCbwQXY1HKRFfwN-ui-PVwSonoomdG-B8-AxR1sK2gXB_JOrjivC4N13QYVWTkvLXWI1Xq8ieJAMaW7Ac-VgNnwiYyIqUjZtJkC7pFY_51pnctPmQtu7xLlXdhBGYpRNc1YJ4y093mMdMXUsMS6e8U/s320/20231023_155642.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snarky boy on a the hay ride with Yolanda</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzDpDa9OsqgXVKO-jBwJySUpw-WnlZb1ZlHVfZHJODRrAsQkMCDPb9q8eCoOG4ymQMnN4oG-8sv-BL9WJBqcJP7Lr2eF0CEchVtktGgIyCKWPyng8S0uQkMUCZ3Xl5Ep_a587BcUsJTgBpp8gXHkDa3JysCu-NFH7kf2I3NP8h2IVq1S-VuHNSjDaz3o/s4000/20231023_155006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzDpDa9OsqgXVKO-jBwJySUpw-WnlZb1ZlHVfZHJODRrAsQkMCDPb9q8eCoOG4ymQMnN4oG-8sv-BL9WJBqcJP7Lr2eF0CEchVtktGgIyCKWPyng8S0uQkMUCZ3Xl5Ep_a587BcUsJTgBpp8gXHkDa3JysCu-NFH7kf2I3NP8h2IVq1S-VuHNSjDaz3o/s320/20231023_155006.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical pre-teen boy...all we need are earbuds!</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><p>He's got a new BFF Liam who he enjoys hanging out with on the weekends!</p><p>I also received a new picture of his birthmom Ms. Taylor with the three girls and her little boy.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzHeYPvYSJDjjODcuf0G_N1mroFIGPoxVQ_6JzbuVsZwDpnV8H3zkhFaweinATDJq2UwMm1iEhUieSqrcxm1vV20MXyuCqmshDt4vbcbfyb2BXJT-Y_7p1wiQIzBEb9hn1O7i_X_d5SLBDI4lGpQDekPjK37yBQ0nGwKaSiiIJb1xxCu0A5QWV_-F4zY/s960/78225.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzHeYPvYSJDjjODcuf0G_N1mroFIGPoxVQ_6JzbuVsZwDpnV8H3zkhFaweinATDJq2UwMm1iEhUieSqrcxm1vV20MXyuCqmshDt4vbcbfyb2BXJT-Y_7p1wiQIzBEb9hn1O7i_X_d5SLBDI4lGpQDekPjK37yBQ0nGwKaSiiIJb1xxCu0A5QWV_-F4zY/w300-h400/78225.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eli, Taylor, Annabelle, Paisley and Noel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-45663660137031972132023-10-10T15:36:00.001-07:002023-10-10T15:36:51.583-07:00Catching up<p>Since school started it's been a whirlwind here at the Gjerde residence. We have had some good days among the whirlwind days. </p><p>First picture day hair! Ashton really wanted his hair to have a certain style for picture day, so he asked me if I could do his hair for picture day! I would say it was a success!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBjojU6pB1gogP6HjbTuJW8g54wBPnJCu94mShDlfpFgVeh7xL6elbyFJ57ryTg8U1wJz0PD7zVqzyQBVmOP4b1WRsuML6Ll5dEuPF7oyxYgXW_YxlhTF7C-EhsZQda5waGZwip5qeLwTzNoyF_C7cSplX2QuR6hU6_wgWQ4IEYDgCwkX9ESfZfVa1Fo/s4000/20230927_072853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBjojU6pB1gogP6HjbTuJW8g54wBPnJCu94mShDlfpFgVeh7xL6elbyFJ57ryTg8U1wJz0PD7zVqzyQBVmOP4b1WRsuML6Ll5dEuPF7oyxYgXW_YxlhTF7C-EhsZQda5waGZwip5qeLwTzNoyF_C7cSplX2QuR6hU6_wgWQ4IEYDgCwkX9ESfZfVa1Fo/s320/20230927_072853.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next, our friends who gave us Waffles got a new pug puppy named Biscuit. Ashton was in love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginuf45gTCNd1xYhfddpZjj6_kxfjNHwpOV8rEwSMuFJEacEM5Mh_dVAhnIdOp3bLw7YFNHxxLaVE6HdDF2lNoMBQo-gpIIfM2PA3oj2iWToORAko_jJflTeY_7biF5hAt1BGzyNiEX-JisB3oxlxPn0GVNr3kYYJ_p0iCO5cSETvU5IIqz3j5UQVd5c0/s4000/20230921_172654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginuf45gTCNd1xYhfddpZjj6_kxfjNHwpOV8rEwSMuFJEacEM5Mh_dVAhnIdOp3bLw7YFNHxxLaVE6HdDF2lNoMBQo-gpIIfM2PA3oj2iWToORAko_jJflTeY_7biF5hAt1BGzyNiEX-JisB3oxlxPn0GVNr3kYYJ_p0iCO5cSETvU5IIqz3j5UQVd5c0/s320/20230921_172654.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSREfAIInFx-ejDmAXFcb2GoZKIVIFE2UTO5eVfrowiQKvkYrnZjAcVhEieV8Az5ai3wlJjVyolnamgE3zjHsDKkCz-sG-xwLjpLrBJUvibHGKi_WeJggnXtyv5K0_a1Qk0Bd4KL1ZoDFQTRnRntsxiDa91HB1rfBKs7T7oo_FqFvgZu2IqvM5emYQbmM/s4000/20230921_175036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSREfAIInFx-ejDmAXFcb2GoZKIVIFE2UTO5eVfrowiQKvkYrnZjAcVhEieV8Az5ai3wlJjVyolnamgE3zjHsDKkCz-sG-xwLjpLrBJUvibHGKi_WeJggnXtyv5K0_a1Qk0Bd4KL1ZoDFQTRnRntsxiDa91HB1rfBKs7T7oo_FqFvgZu2IqvM5emYQbmM/s320/20230921_175036.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCjP99i7JH2kmjWCD-KVjN6eYgCULVW5DETKeaTqjJcvDxleTEenI5gZLvyLfGMd5dEFH7XgDfP6qzgDe5a-3ybe3zmgjwkDzCvZpT6KSPnRtAYtreH8uEvsOEUDZCjacsW-igeL9hFfzU22k7TJHGD2ZmzR-bfX73QHZI8Qbh4OX42wrnT_z4yY1HMM/s4000/20230921_175946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCjP99i7JH2kmjWCD-KVjN6eYgCULVW5DETKeaTqjJcvDxleTEenI5gZLvyLfGMd5dEFH7XgDfP6qzgDe5a-3ybe3zmgjwkDzCvZpT6KSPnRtAYtreH8uEvsOEUDZCjacsW-igeL9hFfzU22k7TJHGD2ZmzR-bfX73QHZI8Qbh4OX42wrnT_z4yY1HMM/s320/20230921_175946.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Took Ashton apple picking for the first time ever with Lily and Ms. Susan's family. It ended up pouring down rain, but we had a really good time! I think Ashton even though he was reluctant to go really enjoyed himself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwGjHNccxxeMGn5lmUV6W0ASCWGB4a79AiPvhS0OXhDEcBbfezJApkArFMoCv_-td09dA6hOVytEDhyphenhyphenpJzTlFkySVpyrHZ-wVnLShx38V_iVO5XAVNasf1Coy7IesiMTm_Ca2PUNUN-BYZ1aBnuDET2wUD_i6EPGnmQj3r1N2e-o6_AkQuyHv_hhgkRY/s4000/20230910_150409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwGjHNccxxeMGn5lmUV6W0ASCWGB4a79AiPvhS0OXhDEcBbfezJApkArFMoCv_-td09dA6hOVytEDhyphenhyphenpJzTlFkySVpyrHZ-wVnLShx38V_iVO5XAVNasf1Coy7IesiMTm_Ca2PUNUN-BYZ1aBnuDET2wUD_i6EPGnmQj3r1N2e-o6_AkQuyHv_hhgkRY/s320/20230910_150409.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqyQemTveAABIz38VE6F2Xh-0EqKephuY52ZlR4lw89PAG7eaXS82BcBpbHtwSOtz7vFQtsAXfV8WA5OuaFHIoZVyZdqjknnwzypBVj5klzDcyplpCK2YqXx7f1PTX1Mx44asaJSRhO5PaL1W_sxaO_TX-6d-OC3tJtWnTjkNSn49kLvdGZpAZu5dDWU/s4000/20230910_151116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqyQemTveAABIz38VE6F2Xh-0EqKephuY52ZlR4lw89PAG7eaXS82BcBpbHtwSOtz7vFQtsAXfV8WA5OuaFHIoZVyZdqjknnwzypBVj5klzDcyplpCK2YqXx7f1PTX1Mx44asaJSRhO5PaL1W_sxaO_TX-6d-OC3tJtWnTjkNSn49kLvdGZpAZu5dDWU/s320/20230910_151116.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After Labor Day Ms. Susan's pool does a puppies in the pool event for charity! Ashton along with Ms. Susan's neighbor Lucy were so excited about swimming with Waffles and Pickles in the pool! Waffles and Pickles not so much, but they endured it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2ZHsGkAb23YIPcnmm9IUJdTTzztHgIoSJXsWN5bnXiqz7i9ygd9OMoKXELEkdVNcIxxXgIYFYVvmQijeIIFWPb2C4aoku8fahPF5um8luHtGxODRl7L-SU0ls6bdgdwUjfBv_h6YqovovV8SSR8KtRjOh4Wvm6rofUDwfNH0zP8tFEx8gBpCg5PQLmk/s4000/20230905_174500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2ZHsGkAb23YIPcnmm9IUJdTTzztHgIoSJXsWN5bnXiqz7i9ygd9OMoKXELEkdVNcIxxXgIYFYVvmQijeIIFWPb2C4aoku8fahPF5um8luHtGxODRl7L-SU0ls6bdgdwUjfBv_h6YqovovV8SSR8KtRjOh4Wvm6rofUDwfNH0zP8tFEx8gBpCg5PQLmk/s320/20230905_174500.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-ite7B5BF4VRZu5JG_5Mb4DznFSxLJzRs3QaJmCftYFkhc7puZ4MR_zj6ksWNDsMijm2B4nsfAmhFjvekJHbGejEMmnTaIYjeZi5xSE5bE6mcvekS_BQ3M9ceDsrl4tDmTH9hzLkYjo8sq4M-DXbmtB25zbqOvvPqx4ry-ASHNaRJVXUur1ptCc4BkE/s4000/20230905_180649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-ite7B5BF4VRZu5JG_5Mb4DznFSxLJzRs3QaJmCftYFkhc7puZ4MR_zj6ksWNDsMijm2B4nsfAmhFjvekJHbGejEMmnTaIYjeZi5xSE5bE6mcvekS_BQ3M9ceDsrl4tDmTH9hzLkYjo8sq4M-DXbmtB25zbqOvvPqx4ry-ASHNaRJVXUur1ptCc4BkE/s320/20230905_180649.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NGs_4DCO7RQSFXuQ9HRRXzV9wbE1HYtukofr_9iplbAEH0krRUlJnSMCsWbCQlpyzEG89uy-Zm8AtCYrqUGPHpeD-2kzQax7Y4GI081Ls8w3cT3RoXwV4dUwljj0F8Wu6XcH7guDU-u6rgyrL8lRgyqoEgWUifqzQgu6fNJLUbnaEHx149kR7qv1Jok/s4000/20230905_183714%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NGs_4DCO7RQSFXuQ9HRRXzV9wbE1HYtukofr_9iplbAEH0krRUlJnSMCsWbCQlpyzEG89uy-Zm8AtCYrqUGPHpeD-2kzQax7Y4GI081Ls8w3cT3RoXwV4dUwljj0F8Wu6XcH7guDU-u6rgyrL8lRgyqoEgWUifqzQgu6fNJLUbnaEHx149kR7qv1Jok/s320/20230905_183714%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly, we bought season passes to Gaver Tree farm. So far Ashton and I have been 3 times. He really likes doing the corn maze (which he is amazing at by the way), shooting basketball hoops and throwing footballs, and building the little wooden house they have there. I know he really wants to go with a friend, so hopefully we can go one more time with a friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxwX-SpJXTLswNlZ99BgZ4H9Eo91_1UY_lP6IJpowu-S7itGYUke192Zej8zI5Q4O5-XoyxqtpaPbiCOMj2N94mhXsUYvKTgyVCvElzzxPLH7AoFpd7N4-rTGx7XiBKPSrn1lwASTVrhsCczwQcTvvrBvEyUyHerhA3qRQiiTLspq4nxIxc9IrCS_jng/s4000/20230902_155531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxwX-SpJXTLswNlZ99BgZ4H9Eo91_1UY_lP6IJpowu-S7itGYUke192Zej8zI5Q4O5-XoyxqtpaPbiCOMj2N94mhXsUYvKTgyVCvElzzxPLH7AoFpd7N4-rTGx7XiBKPSrn1lwASTVrhsCczwQcTvvrBvEyUyHerhA3qRQiiTLspq4nxIxc9IrCS_jng/s320/20230902_155531.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquDoUYglaRLWGiMAaTSYypNPrDwz6yvgTc3CZPP3nWk4BCnQLdOk0fMOPeJ1-mAk_cagoHKN7PvaOgsL2tKaDKvZp56NhbleyoQkgnAbkWNjIZRF1iLTbpuC8_iWiKfrLzWKxG4fvmph7w50C2h7nfRTB-BXH7G3iydWbJGzSt2FN8WDp3ZP11TVP8wg/s4000/20230902_170254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquDoUYglaRLWGiMAaTSYypNPrDwz6yvgTc3CZPP3nWk4BCnQLdOk0fMOPeJ1-mAk_cagoHKN7PvaOgsL2tKaDKvZp56NhbleyoQkgnAbkWNjIZRF1iLTbpuC8_iWiKfrLzWKxG4fvmph7w50C2h7nfRTB-BXH7G3iydWbJGzSt2FN8WDp3ZP11TVP8wg/s320/20230902_170254.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ashton also had been hanging out with a new friend Liam whom he met at Adventure Park USA camp. They have been hanging out together almost every weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-8179794262111379072023-08-20T14:20:00.003-07:002023-08-23T07:32:15.763-07:00A successful summer and back to school!Happy to report Ashton had a successful summer as a CIT for Frederick County Parks and Rec. There were a few hiccups along the way, but they were super patient with him and he had a successful time! He even earned his iPhone! <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-UVXXegAE_w6wBn5H1AP0Ohh3SpozMXN0j_0bWQjsBDJrWgDTvI9MgqTrWx8SDLa8wzGC-RZzNSrn1lmcy6lWIjy-VWzb9F73MmgBAlpAk-padqUkuMQIqd-4XZBHKwY4dkqylEUbOgpgBf4dR86B8q-AmY_TYDFHMfka2emr8XaOKUuw1IiHRxkLdU/s4000/20230818_185453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-UVXXegAE_w6wBn5H1AP0Ohh3SpozMXN0j_0bWQjsBDJrWgDTvI9MgqTrWx8SDLa8wzGC-RZzNSrn1lmcy6lWIjy-VWzb9F73MmgBAlpAk-padqUkuMQIqd-4XZBHKwY4dkqylEUbOgpgBf4dR86B8q-AmY_TYDFHMfka2emr8XaOKUuw1IiHRxkLdU/w300-h400/20230818_185453.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div> He also got to go to Mr. Rick's house in Elkton, play airsoft, meet his new husky Scar, and enjoy playing in Mr. Rick's airsoft room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOM51r5det4B5c64LMxJLuKWeLHqFW9PY3uAX7HIm0ZEaVy9Lbz1H1dejaVrKHgJGVfcd12Yw49aDV5DyNn1zgXwXqEhYfMZmbZsr3DwFYoXHMxcybl-mvgrzl4S6Af5FrSHIFQ5j8Gg64xUXGYU2gi7tXjUbajWUMyabeo_-dkHbONLi9K-6lr5dFR4/s1600/ashton%20rick%20airsoft.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOM51r5det4B5c64LMxJLuKWeLHqFW9PY3uAX7HIm0ZEaVy9Lbz1H1dejaVrKHgJGVfcd12Yw49aDV5DyNn1zgXwXqEhYfMZmbZsr3DwFYoXHMxcybl-mvgrzl4S6Af5FrSHIFQ5j8Gg64xUXGYU2gi7tXjUbajWUMyabeo_-dkHbONLi9K-6lr5dFR4/w225-h400/ashton%20rick%20airsoft.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div>Lastly, today is the first day of 7th grade for the not-so-little-anymore dude! I can't believe how grown up he is looking! He was ready. He got up, got dressed, and was ready to go! I asked him if Waffles and I could walk him to the bus stop, but he said no. Mr. Independent for sure! I hope 7th grade is another great year!<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJxFmqnFGeqZuwd7MuFyIv7meMjzn7c6lAX0G0jU3oicfvMnTVDuJW_b1SdZikZcCQiNvEINU6ijsct2-1Xp1VCTYTdECxPvrYi2vTF7rOlB-UXDw0dgPMOiEGZnubchBcVJo7qBR1sIRKlFLenCSPLE5NYOzdpI252d55puEyBeFEQ8ODAhV0xGpm40/s4000/20230823_070247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJxFmqnFGeqZuwd7MuFyIv7meMjzn7c6lAX0G0jU3oicfvMnTVDuJW_b1SdZikZcCQiNvEINU6ijsct2-1Xp1VCTYTdECxPvrYi2vTF7rOlB-UXDw0dgPMOiEGZnubchBcVJo7qBR1sIRKlFLenCSPLE5NYOzdpI252d55puEyBeFEQ8ODAhV0xGpm40/w300-h400/20230823_070247.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-69130778340279353122023-06-23T18:50:00.003-07:002023-06-23T18:50:53.212-07:00Let the summer fun begin<p> First, we received Ashton's report card for the 4th quarter and we are so pleased that he made the honor roll again! So proud!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGofm8bALcQ_P21lkhjYGXAm9jXeMxwGGP4CJd3j-9-AY6YuGvKRMPa0qOU8TMwZLeMhOGt0-d5Xiq6GWX4UW18YbEqXs68n2WNYrxhEUJkMkg9KhLzUexgLjc7xaQNmRYtIryhI7D0UthL9jw0eNe10YiYWOqRg8Nm1Y7PFVZNJkLe-fzrsMs86m-BBE/s4000/20230623_211300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGofm8bALcQ_P21lkhjYGXAm9jXeMxwGGP4CJd3j-9-AY6YuGvKRMPa0qOU8TMwZLeMhOGt0-d5Xiq6GWX4UW18YbEqXs68n2WNYrxhEUJkMkg9KhLzUexgLjc7xaQNmRYtIryhI7D0UthL9jw0eNe10YiYWOqRg8Nm1Y7PFVZNJkLe-fzrsMs86m-BBE/s320/20230623_211300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Last weekend we took another family camping trip to Calendonia State Park in PA. We took Ashton's buddy Nathan. They had a good time fishing, swimming, kayaking, socializing, and bike riding around the park!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQizDIcgm7W7-8Fh1yJx2FYIHLUJC-1plVK4AYDuzWnE2qdQa71iLpHeSnCgBSbCMBsIZ9DY_JiRd-CWnQV7KSpO9B4sEM9yulU_HPdIm3OWUiI90BNmqirtmyqKv35AccKTvwZL_lFNeE2iX0j6m0wJ_Q4IjRP4Mjyf_tOYpTEBt1uYtPzM6M_5kJOA/s2048/IMG_5165.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQizDIcgm7W7-8Fh1yJx2FYIHLUJC-1plVK4AYDuzWnE2qdQa71iLpHeSnCgBSbCMBsIZ9DY_JiRd-CWnQV7KSpO9B4sEM9yulU_HPdIm3OWUiI90BNmqirtmyqKv35AccKTvwZL_lFNeE2iX0j6m0wJ_Q4IjRP4Mjyf_tOYpTEBt1uYtPzM6M_5kJOA/s320/IMG_5165.JPEG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MxTK-qohR1gNVQIiEjbeNCDBTj1uiXo0jFOFID8FL7oKGI7YiW3dqq8r-sMgewfJSAFFbtm4lFWktKB-0HHTR8r4FOB9w6xhf9PzsRgw8Iu42VSeMUdeyD9BwKJ5nU0HLdUS4zO_HA5ZeuSGyVBR2jluyEYsKMsMGBMs4ew4Z5R-QL1WMZ_rQhA3oiw/s2048/IMG_5182%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MxTK-qohR1gNVQIiEjbeNCDBTj1uiXo0jFOFID8FL7oKGI7YiW3dqq8r-sMgewfJSAFFbtm4lFWktKB-0HHTR8r4FOB9w6xhf9PzsRgw8Iu42VSeMUdeyD9BwKJ5nU0HLdUS4zO_HA5ZeuSGyVBR2jluyEYsKMsMGBMs4ew4Z5R-QL1WMZ_rQhA3oiw/s320/IMG_5182%20(1).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2X1b0Wzz651UfrRJwv6DDNYXsZK8mRKRJ1WCEB3w5ET_2wg6OnKMFl8iWJYA_hRNoeTRw7IbLMgKMe6edtn7WiWloR7lx9bgFmt6Oc5mXKqCu7DW6LRnsIcvMMQnHl3luf00QgwFOtuUELlVbdkpCCvv6KGBTapgNMnKlJyY9SMx3NiV4cFvyKSbpws/s320/71089.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2X1b0Wzz651UfrRJwv6DDNYXsZK8mRKRJ1WCEB3w5ET_2wg6OnKMFl8iWJYA_hRNoeTRw7IbLMgKMe6edtn7WiWloR7lx9bgFmt6Oc5mXKqCu7DW6LRnsIcvMMQnHl3luf00QgwFOtuUELlVbdkpCCvv6KGBTapgNMnKlJyY9SMx3NiV4cFvyKSbpws/s1600/71089.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDFiI_Rp5ksaBnZ4p7yITKDdN0RvAu2vZmaLlDtaJHzrn5BrQIWW1CSDQrfzp16Gu7BK7Jpmv5zRvyCPQgjHBbKqoEj9inUMab0hkLlntc5-NvZmH-Z52IRnOIYpVKk50eRVP3BTHEudWrY0AT3jisAJxPOby7LMrVLFRNkKeNmsRGWN5CeEj32Jez1o/s4000/20230615_194016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDFiI_Rp5ksaBnZ4p7yITKDdN0RvAu2vZmaLlDtaJHzrn5BrQIWW1CSDQrfzp16Gu7BK7Jpmv5zRvyCPQgjHBbKqoEj9inUMab0hkLlntc5-NvZmH-Z52IRnOIYpVKk50eRVP3BTHEudWrY0AT3jisAJxPOby7LMrVLFRNkKeNmsRGWN5CeEj32Jez1o/s320/20230615_194016.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Lastly, Ashton started his new summer gig as a Counselor in Training for the Frederick Recreation Department. For his first week, he reported he did great on his weekly evaluation, all excellent and very good! He is working towards earning an iPhone (since he lost his previous phone)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpP6r479Yy_dXgg7YDNsKgYAYjCkmqcCEVDUypH9QjbhVFbQAAd-MusUuWMwlZ7feqU9vgXwMienGsQx61y0WC6D9LmvmdfWhIw33njFyjfp5wJRc3vG9NEj25NK7jIoqL3onhmAr_v1QW3HVhMg51kcWK3uBdcrWUIopJUwQNQrL5VzcGDAStQpEMjM/s4000/20230620_145725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpP6r479Yy_dXgg7YDNsKgYAYjCkmqcCEVDUypH9QjbhVFbQAAd-MusUuWMwlZ7feqU9vgXwMienGsQx61y0WC6D9LmvmdfWhIw33njFyjfp5wJRc3vG9NEj25NK7jIoqL3onhmAr_v1QW3HVhMg51kcWK3uBdcrWUIopJUwQNQrL5VzcGDAStQpEMjM/s320/20230620_145725.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-42697982991306157902023-06-14T08:41:00.004-07:002023-06-14T09:35:28.074-07:00Fun Camping trip with friends<p> Camping is always Ashton's happy place and our last camping trip with his biological sister Ariana and friends was no exception!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgrIatnMxBCpSihgpscI-zUrBxUAzowt14T6Z_ldwQ0wgILund1cDC6S-2KMBy1wNUxK0f244iqMzZAJNNMywj7kMpLZLPZ_nq1aZzVGIQVHBINoC04LTX5JD6Cqp3C7gNNQmZKDQi6GjfHOnOiwONREc1YRjtkHkJy2d5WmhovS4HyNTZ-SUoq3b/s4000/20230611_104254.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgrIatnMxBCpSihgpscI-zUrBxUAzowt14T6Z_ldwQ0wgILund1cDC6S-2KMBy1wNUxK0f244iqMzZAJNNMywj7kMpLZLPZ_nq1aZzVGIQVHBINoC04LTX5JD6Cqp3C7gNNQmZKDQi6GjfHOnOiwONREc1YRjtkHkJy2d5WmhovS4HyNTZ-SUoq3b/s320/20230611_104254.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The three amigos, Ariana, Xavier, and Ashton</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXOdJ-lXmJHFnD07RzW7qoVxOuOJ2jFqkY_LaL8ln7k1X_vDHOU-pybS5REyIRa-cHKuywf3L7uPsQHeEX5XOELOYW6yxErBtoDc0YhuU2N4_ArdA_2NKvG0029UXl3_4aofj8qNcSEcWfnamBP_kA8Pl2vjdCmpH61Pfm2D6bya11kxXJ-4qDjNk/s4000/20230611_104306.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXOdJ-lXmJHFnD07RzW7qoVxOuOJ2jFqkY_LaL8ln7k1X_vDHOU-pybS5REyIRa-cHKuywf3L7uPsQHeEX5XOELOYW6yxErBtoDc0YhuU2N4_ArdA_2NKvG0029UXl3_4aofj8qNcSEcWfnamBP_kA8Pl2vjdCmpH61Pfm2D6bya11kxXJ-4qDjNk/s320/20230611_104306.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The torture picture!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">One more funny for the day, last week we had some terrible air quality, like nothing I had experienced in the United States before. Kids and adults had to stay indoors. Anyway, someone told Ashton at camp that breathing in the poor air quality was similar to smoking 6 cigarettes. Ashton was super concerned, "does that mean I am going to get addicted?" Don't worry little man...the air doesn't have the addictive drug nicotine...you are going to be okay. Love my boy!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-6168220990290837082023-06-02T10:46:00.005-07:002023-06-02T10:46:57.183-07:00School Out for Summer!<p><br /> Today was the last day of school for Frederick County Public Schools! Ashton has officially completed 6th grade at New Market Middle and is moving on to 7th grade next year! Our morning routine started with Alice Cooper's School's Out for Summer wake-up call, which none of my children appreciate! But I was able to get a few last-day-of-school shots! Praying for a great summer!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVfbmvK0e-U-ovXK73pvAUaQotS2CfPIQN6WAPgRBtLw1erkhmvXdf6OLSufvU6D16rwUZmuzQG9GlXJ-8rAH67lTt6IVqjMJDNFcKmQqC0vkZr-eahsJ-notci8qKKQcauIlMXwq7DWTVYaJIvnP7NrUbAoNade42P2qDaNCeqJx9i6KmOod2gZ6/s4000/20230602_070601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVfbmvK0e-U-ovXK73pvAUaQotS2CfPIQN6WAPgRBtLw1erkhmvXdf6OLSufvU6D16rwUZmuzQG9GlXJ-8rAH67lTt6IVqjMJDNFcKmQqC0vkZr-eahsJ-notci8qKKQcauIlMXwq7DWTVYaJIvnP7NrUbAoNade42P2qDaNCeqJx9i6KmOod2gZ6/s320/20230602_070601.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3X5gl6aCrIwg5xjdhxAppuA6JWqi4QZHxtIRAabDF_7T2EvUl-nXS0TMWDEb5qGvQdHEzoQUwzViLbvyuolOEhbZwW_4jP365BpeAmpiqLw9sreQ0G30IrGVjSD_jltPyIhNGjZQQ0g5P8yi3Qqk6itn-bqg1cTSyjaDIIMLwCET2pw_BWi0dUPi/s4000/20230602_070557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3X5gl6aCrIwg5xjdhxAppuA6JWqi4QZHxtIRAabDF_7T2EvUl-nXS0TMWDEb5qGvQdHEzoQUwzViLbvyuolOEhbZwW_4jP365BpeAmpiqLw9sreQ0G30IrGVjSD_jltPyIhNGjZQQ0g5P8yi3Qqk6itn-bqg1cTSyjaDIIMLwCET2pw_BWi0dUPi/s320/20230602_070557.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xXveI_5DDebSUgmIA1n81Pyds2KCsmuwr0lRyisiqeV3GRr2RQdrM7UTMtEN4H3pxwuS93U1EEA7OL9damzV90CeuvCSgTVaQwIbxEDZTYB5I3BqS-uk_lMSawh4f3DbYgLyP10-qVVrDkqasKXtgiQi5mUeuA4I8np5llKjK1r97sfyp37kkkeW/s4000/20230602_070553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xXveI_5DDebSUgmIA1n81Pyds2KCsmuwr0lRyisiqeV3GRr2RQdrM7UTMtEN4H3pxwuS93U1EEA7OL9damzV90CeuvCSgTVaQwIbxEDZTYB5I3BqS-uk_lMSawh4f3DbYgLyP10-qVVrDkqasKXtgiQi5mUeuA4I8np5llKjK1r97sfyp37kkkeW/s320/20230602_070553.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBjktqRscfhkEPXfxWVyGdbe_w-wWXkvFHLWZdsFyBls50g05kfW6jEjA6aj7ZKDmWVT2QcdJCpk5CfXTubVhM2MwsEoTZ1nba5d6_k7yr0rk1qfcNmUcpteg4UEBaoVR_WsmsohpqYdBSKi4WUATTGQUaeXLvp_PL7bzDW0UgIKpMs2cPbdDlMyw/s2210/and%20he's%20off.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2210" data-original-width="1614" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBjktqRscfhkEPXfxWVyGdbe_w-wWXkvFHLWZdsFyBls50g05kfW6jEjA6aj7ZKDmWVT2QcdJCpk5CfXTubVhM2MwsEoTZ1nba5d6_k7yr0rk1qfcNmUcpteg4UEBaoVR_WsmsohpqYdBSKi4WUATTGQUaeXLvp_PL7bzDW0UgIKpMs2cPbdDlMyw/s320/and%20he's%20off.jpg" width="234" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And he's off!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-28740918184366404392023-04-18T08:49:00.001-07:002023-04-18T08:49:17.428-07:00A little update from Ms. Taylor<p> Ms. Taylor sent Ashton the results of her DNA results, so Ashton can see where his maternal side of the family comes from.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAMcZZAejHNh73QSy1GhGYVqhcsz0anqNRyIA-2zO67TEw7knhVRoj45AJmSaphNTgpNMa6IpOy4lkvkndpRfVjYUs6ZoFY15XrH1PzW1Y8B06qKI2kiw2PsZcD6NVUVI0BpGvPQZZRHUHqgs2soDjYQgTDTHlhMpvOAw5Af8gPaHNlDQzUmSWDof/s2778/67117.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2778" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAMcZZAejHNh73QSy1GhGYVqhcsz0anqNRyIA-2zO67TEw7knhVRoj45AJmSaphNTgpNMa6IpOy4lkvkndpRfVjYUs6ZoFY15XrH1PzW1Y8B06qKI2kiw2PsZcD6NVUVI0BpGvPQZZRHUHqgs2soDjYQgTDTHlhMpvOAw5Af8gPaHNlDQzUmSWDof/w296-h640/67117.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Also, she sent him a very sweet birthday card with a Roblox gift card. Very sweet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5c3WvThM63yhgOyToTSVWEMue-U674JAN9GqJ-fyJWEYNIOcIWRSVCDEpjfe4iyPPIX_Sk00mEzol_mF3zqINz7SSz_uFNXwTZFtmmhSPehHqgYKKgjT7cepDgXyggqqN47HQIGFrPGbMz9goVVo7Yf58g_b-mw2U44YjJGEfJsvdeD-IKSzuSMR1/s4000/birthday%20card%20ashton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5c3WvThM63yhgOyToTSVWEMue-U674JAN9GqJ-fyJWEYNIOcIWRSVCDEpjfe4iyPPIX_Sk00mEzol_mF3zqINz7SSz_uFNXwTZFtmmhSPehHqgYKKgjT7cepDgXyggqqN47HQIGFrPGbMz9goVVo7Yf58g_b-mw2U44YjJGEfJsvdeD-IKSzuSMR1/s320/birthday%20card%20ashton.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-33244773639647375372023-04-12T13:04:00.000-07:002023-04-12T13:04:21.223-07:00Turning 12!<p><br /><br />We celebrated Ashton's 12th birthday yesterday. His big gift was a new bicycle that actually received a few weeks ago. He also enjoyed a meal out with his buddy Chase at his favorite restaurant California Tortilla, followed by a Dairy Queen Chocolate Blizzard Ice Cream Cake and a trip to the Walkersville Community Park. He also got some great gifts from friends and family, including a new hammock for camping and a new Lego set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuYIB33NIsDw1waKJnr_RGwhXBhTDYgp03LyzHX-DriY4MuEIB5XBViifhDYI8FoPj1aabEKRPzm5SsZRxgt23kHH8PsUz3ON_gZw5CqR-e5nV41kNnYGcPvJz55aGTxcHx4V9YV2IVRG0yhYyFXNfe7V1953zk5HWfTInO8D_hNeLCQ6N6YdB_Ac/s4000/ashton%20amazon%20gift%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuYIB33NIsDw1waKJnr_RGwhXBhTDYgp03LyzHX-DriY4MuEIB5XBViifhDYI8FoPj1aabEKRPzm5SsZRxgt23kHH8PsUz3ON_gZw5CqR-e5nV41kNnYGcPvJz55aGTxcHx4V9YV2IVRG0yhYyFXNfe7V1953zk5HWfTInO8D_hNeLCQ6N6YdB_Ac/s320/ashton%20amazon%20gift%20card.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWjqSMMQZpYGRQCWO2txPVKwY0xqWdokFXCVnjavxQM9C2nQulIeiLrYds_CqwDjlwChYQVNhLZtnxlFTuvPSQM5t0vZNRFZUdb_jK5m1fiMCNKxbdbmHwwFYqnOK6GMHfdVg8ITh70dAeKFOwXCeHZT-imhnsNoflFTuVyCEvrwVXuQ5oEbyFo-P/s4000/Ashton%20cake%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWjqSMMQZpYGRQCWO2txPVKwY0xqWdokFXCVnjavxQM9C2nQulIeiLrYds_CqwDjlwChYQVNhLZtnxlFTuvPSQM5t0vZNRFZUdb_jK5m1fiMCNKxbdbmHwwFYqnOK6GMHfdVg8ITh70dAeKFOwXCeHZT-imhnsNoflFTuVyCEvrwVXuQ5oEbyFo-P/s320/Ashton%20cake%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUp0Xlql8wp2Yk6s1uhGdYlFFyWFbmj9CTC6fxmi4Kpo5Qlf_OBI0ByPqBN7uH5id5PZHJa1LOtu-0BI9SKZyp-IHlV59LUCtsWsLXHHF_NBFsDS7b3O7WBMeqTIOGNuen3RbZ72HwZEBqLLEOBxOL7yicl3-gSEpKEawvnqk1PKGkIrt6WzGi4Ql/s4000/Ashton%20cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUp0Xlql8wp2Yk6s1uhGdYlFFyWFbmj9CTC6fxmi4Kpo5Qlf_OBI0ByPqBN7uH5id5PZHJa1LOtu-0BI9SKZyp-IHlV59LUCtsWsLXHHF_NBFsDS7b3O7WBMeqTIOGNuen3RbZ72HwZEBqLLEOBxOL7yicl3-gSEpKEawvnqk1PKGkIrt6WzGi4Ql/s320/Ashton%20cake.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4AZRFLwNK9QhfDMNOlUIPYlmBKj_82FvDLLLT0asWwjCkeM3OyP4D6-g_af3tJgUIQQ5PJqNCS27le32FIUbNAvW7M_f5HcOC88RaLhyVBNs2DSG1QqJg6I59S12dlCT70nZP_Gk9O8caJgeMisQhmk5PgnIGt8Ha-79uYJXtdZSJQu0emCGoV6G/s4000/Ashton%20hammock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4AZRFLwNK9QhfDMNOlUIPYlmBKj_82FvDLLLT0asWwjCkeM3OyP4D6-g_af3tJgUIQQ5PJqNCS27le32FIUbNAvW7M_f5HcOC88RaLhyVBNs2DSG1QqJg6I59S12dlCT70nZP_Gk9O8caJgeMisQhmk5PgnIGt8Ha-79uYJXtdZSJQu0emCGoV6G/s320/Ashton%20hammock.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBGPf_PRUQ74IYUdgfAK8ePS2i1WOqSHz0M_am9WR_GvfMauCuBrJkyA8-2ytUdWEU0e7_CFH9tUkmjgJfa8phv7KHXhW033NAeSXmfMbJO_PLWT53B9ImGPzsxnm245_HcxmKGPbB8ymdOVmqkaPXxlcW2k0Du2HUeSn2LjlfHGEfJjM4doX0DKu/s4000/Ashton%20legos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBGPf_PRUQ74IYUdgfAK8ePS2i1WOqSHz0M_am9WR_GvfMauCuBrJkyA8-2ytUdWEU0e7_CFH9tUkmjgJfa8phv7KHXhW033NAeSXmfMbJO_PLWT53B9ImGPzsxnm245_HcxmKGPbB8ymdOVmqkaPXxlcW2k0Du2HUeSn2LjlfHGEfJjM4doX0DKu/s320/Ashton%20legos.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Easter Sunday was fun, we went to church and then had some family friends over. I upped the Easter egg game up this year with some money. So each participant walked away with a little extra cash!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYVStIVAdOyixkZZuYEfzclLXEJDHe0hck7GT-FghtvvmNS1fDMGIr8dIR5cwlvfZ8xgPnf8D_bKaFMlVOie5gPPoahMj_xLkD5Am_bnWUiDkHnPgHBEVL_WZs2YkAx7segAraIwJ9aFZwYE7qsIuL2wNKFyA0_Qf0EG29txkqK81MVLMBTaLapZJ/s4000/ashton%20easter%20basket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYVStIVAdOyixkZZuYEfzclLXEJDHe0hck7GT-FghtvvmNS1fDMGIr8dIR5cwlvfZ8xgPnf8D_bKaFMlVOie5gPPoahMj_xLkD5Am_bnWUiDkHnPgHBEVL_WZs2YkAx7segAraIwJ9aFZwYE7qsIuL2wNKFyA0_Qf0EG29txkqK81MVLMBTaLapZJ/s320/ashton%20easter%20basket.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckJaRbLs7XYYiDwS-SMpoC31O0wt_SYwY-A85RbHicWF2qFkpwd-C5bEwkJOGauOzJpDLe0PLKK9lV9vs_PM5vwktE--Kto8dLQGO1l-dio0pbtp1eidf5KgWGgXN5ONfbIZ5YXC8lp4EwB4sOyJYLdzTlejUCH-cyxBKcsb-9icUM1aRojvDai2n/s4000/ashton%20and%20lily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckJaRbLs7XYYiDwS-SMpoC31O0wt_SYwY-A85RbHicWF2qFkpwd-C5bEwkJOGauOzJpDLe0PLKK9lV9vs_PM5vwktE--Kto8dLQGO1l-dio0pbtp1eidf5KgWGgXN5ONfbIZ5YXC8lp4EwB4sOyJYLdzTlejUCH-cyxBKcsb-9icUM1aRojvDai2n/s320/ashton%20and%20lily.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxKg2bslweajDNe4gz5Flt7QLOXcjqYuaoE5s2PuZj6Sg4d3O9qeBCt35Cqxkn8y22FOhW83k3ew4rAlE4AKiScVaIW63vmpx3sIinnfVwhjxF0VquTd8NoTliQuebwRgqI4f3En1pT3ndaNUDQn5s0LozpRY-MyMOl1YtQ--7OG3r5zVGn_AxOzl/s2690/family%20pic%20easter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="2690" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxKg2bslweajDNe4gz5Flt7QLOXcjqYuaoE5s2PuZj6Sg4d3O9qeBCt35Cqxkn8y22FOhW83k3ew4rAlE4AKiScVaIW63vmpx3sIinnfVwhjxF0VquTd8NoTliQuebwRgqI4f3En1pT3ndaNUDQn5s0LozpRY-MyMOl1YtQ--7OG3r5zVGn_AxOzl/s320/family%20pic%20easter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LvF6NOICQWPekY2XNtpF53H9FkxgofzR6gRLFCNhx8nAeVkmjxPXpHacxmJUngAoNlCaC6egy3SWkRrJtCbfHJo-IAcmCdPpAnirV0SX3FEBsyAIy0PzGx7U0OYNNkoLcDvEqRkLmscKvR7qMEaqGB4X-f5pIPcWhpk4MP2jVXlkG-0rKxakU6i-/s4000/ashton%20and%20valentina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LvF6NOICQWPekY2XNtpF53H9FkxgofzR6gRLFCNhx8nAeVkmjxPXpHacxmJUngAoNlCaC6egy3SWkRrJtCbfHJo-IAcmCdPpAnirV0SX3FEBsyAIy0PzGx7U0OYNNkoLcDvEqRkLmscKvR7qMEaqGB4X-f5pIPcWhpk4MP2jVXlkG-0rKxakU6i-/s320/ashton%20and%20valentina.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><p></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-66474441901551623092023-03-23T09:28:00.003-07:002023-03-23T09:28:45.487-07:00Good Samaritan<p><br /> So proud of this boy. We occasionally will take a walk together after school with the dog and he was telling me how much he had been bothered by all the plastic water bottles and trash cluttering up the side of the road. Without any prompting, he decided he wanted to trash bags to clean up the litter! He collected a full trash bag and two grocery bags of trash! #soproud</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnKPjX4Ef3Vi3oWhviYvV3oa0lENbfickg7BNFrGlJxw675M0J0yQ8Y46iuKZkYBVV-HHVgNuj6fsVFuslf_wo4VDpEY9qCkzPmAq8-GpQhYB575ilBWhztfi-Z6RFMvo0D-VGTZ8N6IG7Hc7806Us67b8fGezzrwBgWMGVD3iNfVVHLLfYaeH6Gv/s844/trash.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="643" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnKPjX4Ef3Vi3oWhviYvV3oa0lENbfickg7BNFrGlJxw675M0J0yQ8Y46iuKZkYBVV-HHVgNuj6fsVFuslf_wo4VDpEY9qCkzPmAq8-GpQhYB575ilBWhztfi-Z6RFMvo0D-VGTZ8N6IG7Hc7806Us67b8fGezzrwBgWMGVD3iNfVVHLLfYaeH6Gv/s320/trash.png" width="244" /></a></div><p>Also recently I made Ashton apply for the GEMS program at Hood College again. He needed a teacher's recommendation and I asked his technology exploration teacher, Mr. Flick, to write him his recommendation. What he wrote was amazing! As an acquaintance of mine said, "when they find their thing, they really shine." He is definitely shining!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58LXiPXf0xbkTS-W6_m5NRaByi3BzB2bGzhJ3K7xJMN5qyOSix4LvsdyWHADsywg7oeJH2SHZD0-U3EWVqzkqlms_2U3jwYYk5MTPEVEF8Mg8V-mI2Ppc_XVWaJHLXcCIne1XUlGPC_kDgNhjjsRauMQvy_wnJB9SNxUp5DEXYXoS6XqgwYvrg7z_/s1453/ashton%20screenshot.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="1453" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58LXiPXf0xbkTS-W6_m5NRaByi3BzB2bGzhJ3K7xJMN5qyOSix4LvsdyWHADsywg7oeJH2SHZD0-U3EWVqzkqlms_2U3jwYYk5MTPEVEF8Mg8V-mI2Ppc_XVWaJHLXcCIne1XUlGPC_kDgNhjjsRauMQvy_wnJB9SNxUp5DEXYXoS6XqgwYvrg7z_/w431-h133/ashton%20screenshot.png" width="431" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Lastly, Ashton has been doing fantastic at both home and school. We are very proud of all the progress he has made over the past year!</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01xQUqahY0-ubAomHuMlUKM5SiEUKRkHdFwJRF_FGu-ATz_GzVykIW_-08DhcgsPNA7oaxONkIIhSVS_bTzhJqBYNtvDEsomuKFlawO2OE4b4knZM-CzItr7bhtdo2BZh3F2odIWfM72BLs9ppwlTf-XJX9J4Cj0rvlta3zab6CWfLLjeIkv8wp0X/s4000/20230316_190739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01xQUqahY0-ubAomHuMlUKM5SiEUKRkHdFwJRF_FGu-ATz_GzVykIW_-08DhcgsPNA7oaxONkIIhSVS_bTzhJqBYNtvDEsomuKFlawO2OE4b4knZM-CzItr7bhtdo2BZh3F2odIWfM72BLs9ppwlTf-XJX9J4Cj0rvlta3zab6CWfLLjeIkv8wp0X/s320/20230316_190739.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-46909522398076317212023-01-26T07:37:00.003-08:002023-01-26T07:37:49.810-08:00Airsoft and Honor Roll<p><br /> Today Ashton got his report card and once again he made the honor roll! Way to go Ashton! Two weekends ago, he got to go play airsoft with Mr. Rick and daddy. Daddy said he was a natural! 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Several weeks ago I noticed he surpassed Lily in height. We had a very happy and healthy Christmas season this year thankfully! No covid this year!!!! Ashton even put up the Christmas tree and decorated it for me this year!</p><p>Before Christmas we had a gingerbread decorating contest boys against girls. Ashton, Olav and Mr. Ernie (Elaine's husband) vs Me, Lily, Elaine and Emily. We had people vote on Facebook and the girls won by one vote!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9pEcOEGxj-I-wKT_nbn8wqe_y4fdTxa6WPZNgzdDbr1g6Cm_6hpYVYqdee_BSNn4ifCEDBwfRb4vHxHbuf-RabhBRmR-0F8S0bf6pAWdcjAIczRjsEFjLTM1D9u1xFEFmNcZ8NN2xtfeXmRbgecewsdgBYQoT3fvVtNqepXUSyEF0LE3_QrlNWp4/s4000/20221218_193503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9pEcOEGxj-I-wKT_nbn8wqe_y4fdTxa6WPZNgzdDbr1g6Cm_6hpYVYqdee_BSNn4ifCEDBwfRb4vHxHbuf-RabhBRmR-0F8S0bf6pAWdcjAIczRjsEFjLTM1D9u1xFEFmNcZ8NN2xtfeXmRbgecewsdgBYQoT3fvVtNqepXUSyEF0LE3_QrlNWp4/w300-h400/20221218_193503.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LTAfmF9oFb4il5oze6h0M8gfrVjyjClZTp0mDurpXRT5LWUUwzYZvcCEixj0elXpp_appvvk2d6lIKBYLgGzEeyliv1B8xowvDfaIZhY5q_n1vKp2ZunhI5RpDjBmmMPISq9SGg_iFEICCAWy2U5mPGfcVC6peBxKUCKXihONMcmju3qhLO7ggJ-/s4000/20221218_193431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LTAfmF9oFb4il5oze6h0M8gfrVjyjClZTp0mDurpXRT5LWUUwzYZvcCEixj0elXpp_appvvk2d6lIKBYLgGzEeyliv1B8xowvDfaIZhY5q_n1vKp2ZunhI5RpDjBmmMPISq9SGg_iFEICCAWy2U5mPGfcVC6peBxKUCKXihONMcmju3qhLO7ggJ-/w300-h400/20221218_193431.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHC_bRXLpX12PyEx2lG0-JS-cA0cgBH3O_ZD2xZcD9hUWcxjoJouNqyYUEra9s7pZMoqZw-hISB2uRYNB8-_U86n8kCuFd49Od6kiKuFHLNzopPQVJ1hICMhmx8v9GCU5UL0WPr3PpPuU-Gf6uT0y0nLuwhLwONCTZ75R8qTBomRKPTmOKcu7ih6jS/s4000/20221218_183125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHC_bRXLpX12PyEx2lG0-JS-cA0cgBH3O_ZD2xZcD9hUWcxjoJouNqyYUEra9s7pZMoqZw-hISB2uRYNB8-_U86n8kCuFd49Od6kiKuFHLNzopPQVJ1hICMhmx8v9GCU5UL0WPr3PpPuU-Gf6uT0y0nLuwhLwONCTZ75R8qTBomRKPTmOKcu7ih6jS/w300-h400/20221218_183125.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9dp20ZfZMzcdjgdhTYf0uUd7FGYI1q8CSzbaOnVvTT1LRUiZH-cRV4evfqm2qjf8lMGlwzAtcg5dEUeiHPwYUlAh3RSv6kYzn13a0HeLDu1LXCZlHPSjKsAJV_OQCJz4JslCfEnZ7PiC98P_YsJWjwItGcHOpnI4Jg_JIP8EV6uhUBXhRJ09bS-Z/s4000/20221218_182714%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9dp20ZfZMzcdjgdhTYf0uUd7FGYI1q8CSzbaOnVvTT1LRUiZH-cRV4evfqm2qjf8lMGlwzAtcg5dEUeiHPwYUlAh3RSv6kYzn13a0HeLDu1LXCZlHPSjKsAJV_OQCJz4JslCfEnZ7PiC98P_YsJWjwItGcHOpnI4Jg_JIP8EV6uhUBXhRJ09bS-Z/w400-h300/20221218_182714%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>On Christmas eve we were visited by Ashton's bio father Mr. Rick and his family. I think it was a bit overwhelming with his 3 younger siblings Aiden age 6, Ethan age 4, and John age 2. Olav and I were exhausted when they left! A lot of energy for sure!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhv7yv_KM6tj20rqImVRIJ2P3cAonwnMZeN0xeR1TNJ6Pkh7REBoO_A1-tv7NwTBYmosq_LG_RWv4L6lf6E_6SOSwheBVpIcdrF9cUuBxDfNyVRpsrjpKShitHQrMB-Qj4OaDnl9iDpBhEZdS6BSKVg-vdMH1nIq1XSNG46uuI8bXR36jlU7bZ6y2/s3000/20221224_142048_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhv7yv_KM6tj20rqImVRIJ2P3cAonwnMZeN0xeR1TNJ6Pkh7REBoO_A1-tv7NwTBYmosq_LG_RWv4L6lf6E_6SOSwheBVpIcdrF9cUuBxDfNyVRpsrjpKShitHQrMB-Qj4OaDnl9iDpBhEZdS6BSKVg-vdMH1nIq1XSNG46uuI8bXR36jlU7bZ6y2/w400-h300/20221224_142048_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John, Tiana, Ethan, Rick, Ethan, Ashton and Waffles</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5ECe9W8o3FfdpxhRrmRNEuB3vZnikT137MeWoEKBI2nNfxmDGLEhIM6FkAnoXEUlcPOyQ1YEHCilPOi4Ce-MFnCj8uGeN6fW59xK7qgoiBQyOQhKfT4jMJz5HESTUSEGLal2KATINWioRpIOUSjY3FhlEKpOVQalJtFA-hofFPPQQ9fxOJ7SN1L3/s4000/20221224_142024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5ECe9W8o3FfdpxhRrmRNEuB3vZnikT137MeWoEKBI2nNfxmDGLEhIM6FkAnoXEUlcPOyQ1YEHCilPOi4Ce-MFnCj8uGeN6fW59xK7qgoiBQyOQhKfT4jMJz5HESTUSEGLal2KATINWioRpIOUSjY3FhlEKpOVQalJtFA-hofFPPQQ9fxOJ7SN1L3/w400-h300/20221224_142024.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John wasn't wanting his picture taken</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGoBVDkFHekEDzRbRpwk4ByDSy2F0wNrsrJdrAN4JhtNDgvT7gvZY6DwUvtvcczPoK-huS_bgOgfpIpuq1tu6ajJjPDHaUyZ9jyqXoYM5d8L-hnR20c0UJUFDHtlApzKI0kp_IIIfYd4ylGRsKMpsCx4ThlPGh4nk3GgSUcqrJbzEb24JMY5zVMFQ/s3000/20221224_142116_resized%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGoBVDkFHekEDzRbRpwk4ByDSy2F0wNrsrJdrAN4JhtNDgvT7gvZY6DwUvtvcczPoK-huS_bgOgfpIpuq1tu6ajJjPDHaUyZ9jyqXoYM5d8L-hnR20c0UJUFDHtlApzKI0kp_IIIfYd4ylGRsKMpsCx4ThlPGh4nk3GgSUcqrJbzEb24JMY5zVMFQ/w400-h300/20221224_142116_resized%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashton and Mr. Rick</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We had a lovely Christmas eve party with several friends and neighbors and on Christmas day we enjoyed eating our traditional breakfast, opening gifts, and going to Chinese food with our dear friends Katie and Dan. Ashton had really wanted the Xbox game Forza 5 and a steering wheel and Mama Santa got him for him and ukelele that Tia Lisa got for him. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9cLcFDbIkzYAAr9lXAnBLYjE2iBH57kgu6U-_CO0zBGR56XkItkhS3rZYaHJZ6T79dKWJAipAvBdZnZQDbaU4STyZLY3qPnpQiPI6zqUi_XaZnkpuisOWqYY9wZl7V9CxdX0PYPyTtbE9qPhKaWuaUsau7VdMOUXBWs6897E1EPIZTSNrBpt_QE1/s4000/20221225_083432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9cLcFDbIkzYAAr9lXAnBLYjE2iBH57kgu6U-_CO0zBGR56XkItkhS3rZYaHJZ6T79dKWJAipAvBdZnZQDbaU4STyZLY3qPnpQiPI6zqUi_XaZnkpuisOWqYY9wZl7V9CxdX0PYPyTtbE9qPhKaWuaUsau7VdMOUXBWs6897E1EPIZTSNrBpt_QE1/w300-h400/20221225_083432.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS7TuA7ha-7S5Q_kLpR_1nKAkCPyfDLo_Gw5uTQz1ioUSV9w_GrP4Laof6kKnyjVd6YId9XddZwBYY4jWQO_jyh3lYRGakDhgjTDZF67KCnFUuBL5rrsNxTDIBev_MD7vdzaZEEioF-ZZr1EKNU9pHUs2E7Rnz0S6iYRhnzVYCsuVKC8dmWXpXQyq/s4000/20221225_091403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS7TuA7ha-7S5Q_kLpR_1nKAkCPyfDLo_Gw5uTQz1ioUSV9w_GrP4Laof6kKnyjVd6YId9XddZwBYY4jWQO_jyh3lYRGakDhgjTDZF67KCnFUuBL5rrsNxTDIBev_MD7vdzaZEEioF-ZZr1EKNU9pHUs2E7Rnz0S6iYRhnzVYCsuVKC8dmWXpXQyq/w300-h400/20221225_091403.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKTJae81BV0EHhHzWp8o8_A4T8UAEPs2wG9mZbafMmgxmKJq9xj0umNnnjZIGnx1vmZZ8Ock5eegLhtMnPb_6zn0qCoQ5a_oQ0kVjaG6D4jIV-DYSKOTE8MBpMhU6lx8Cl4NPxfcDTG18V0Udbkcf_YBkjnBpogQDWFzl2xDHz0roBt-JPyfOKTZy/s4000/20221225_094017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKTJae81BV0EHhHzWp8o8_A4T8UAEPs2wG9mZbafMmgxmKJq9xj0umNnnjZIGnx1vmZZ8Ock5eegLhtMnPb_6zn0qCoQ5a_oQ0kVjaG6D4jIV-DYSKOTE8MBpMhU6lx8Cl4NPxfcDTG18V0Udbkcf_YBkjnBpogQDWFzl2xDHz0roBt-JPyfOKTZy/w300-h400/20221225_094017.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy boy with Ukele</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZdAioz6Z3UbUCw3uNSLWLxUYW5IpVWhJLpVxW1wnV8xqoyIgqEtl7cpJB6VIXQebDRkIvgdNJ7JXJmHlUcvqcQkApWZdv0N-yPvD3pYczjMzh1qJ_ipY6sfHsWsoulQ-YM_FvZtuh8qEoAS1WXtMXL9rZY1lCsrPSws4sMnHmp9oGOJ7BkMnqmna/s4000/20221225_095626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZdAioz6Z3UbUCw3uNSLWLxUYW5IpVWhJLpVxW1wnV8xqoyIgqEtl7cpJB6VIXQebDRkIvgdNJ7JXJmHlUcvqcQkApWZdv0N-yPvD3pYczjMzh1qJ_ipY6sfHsWsoulQ-YM_FvZtuh8qEoAS1WXtMXL9rZY1lCsrPSws4sMnHmp9oGOJ7BkMnqmna/w300-h400/20221225_095626.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steering Wheel:)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We had several visitors over the last few days including Eirik and Luis Miguel. Ashton enjoyed Urban Air, Germantown Bicycle Pump Track, an Remote Control car place, and tubing at Whitetail. It's been a great Winter Break! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaHqOC0PsKZGcl0IYkauL25M7ilzP7Z0ZMXScEL6jO7qxloRrzUFvnfIKAftqM53FtV_MWyk0z6yBjnBM3Kw2YNFKvOOrnFUTF7PICLEvNUZWH7jp4eN_zTKE6_oqx2trWYbAnqCcLAiy5IGea9PTqwjHiL5sAVi-xA9540Ps4nvSZbOBUUcuZuB0/s4000/20221228_131715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaHqOC0PsKZGcl0IYkauL25M7ilzP7Z0ZMXScEL6jO7qxloRrzUFvnfIKAftqM53FtV_MWyk0z6yBjnBM3Kw2YNFKvOOrnFUTF7PICLEvNUZWH7jp4eN_zTKE6_oqx2trWYbAnqCcLAiy5IGea9PTqwjHiL5sAVi-xA9540Ps4nvSZbOBUUcuZuB0/w300-h400/20221228_131715.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSHXqyJ7eu8qyUkgFYKXFE1C858hiFfNARdkdabTvNToBW4a7ZaUydS7gKvJWS6EjDa2TvP4h4pzmVKXpmSO6PtSqb0zRkDBI7E3u3xMQ0mbvP7nUCdOEmWiZjfy5UbkiiiiL21bQFG9gDXno8qsicGsy89vjAVwcawei14jt05_-WlQFO6VVOcv1/s4000/20221230_190710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSHXqyJ7eu8qyUkgFYKXFE1C858hiFfNARdkdabTvNToBW4a7ZaUydS7gKvJWS6EjDa2TvP4h4pzmVKXpmSO6PtSqb0zRkDBI7E3u3xMQ0mbvP7nUCdOEmWiZjfy5UbkiiiiL21bQFG9gDXno8qsicGsy89vjAVwcawei14jt05_-WlQFO6VVOcv1/w300-h400/20221230_190710.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Vc8pUxB4_Oggv3SrQLkIHeqeVQgR4Dd9QEr1kgDE7spFZuPbdXHJT1bLxNEQHoPjbL_ok3nQF-K-2k8AZF7GOpV5pp5-oLlHzxzSRyV_-UVPN1IJk4aQQDsr7PROjU4SC3O3P0fv11qEV-_nLcedUPts3DNfhCZYB1Sb8SEsUMw0v4_FVUZfkKVc/s4000/20230101_193719%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Vc8pUxB4_Oggv3SrQLkIHeqeVQgR4Dd9QEr1kgDE7spFZuPbdXHJT1bLxNEQHoPjbL_ok3nQF-K-2k8AZF7GOpV5pp5-oLlHzxzSRyV_-UVPN1IJk4aQQDsr7PROjU4SC3O3P0fv11qEV-_nLcedUPts3DNfhCZYB1Sb8SEsUMw0v4_FVUZfkKVc/w300-h400/20230101_193719%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy New Year!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-88503716697487005612022-11-02T17:23:00.000-07:002022-11-02T17:23:18.726-07:00Treats please?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWofbc-JFeS4t97FtijBoU8ekpjIdtlaul_68RzpK_7BVTff4nFwRN9U0ISDe6tPGelSrP-tVIFwAIlgXiNRIUk_dEprb3iUm9Fg_xoI6mN-hZt4jh5pqcrxZN93t2bFGlwryfoSPPwgFimX0M_jCwXI3OcxFitMOC7OycPQP0DTuUO33mMspWj8-/s4000/20221031_175341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWofbc-JFeS4t97FtijBoU8ekpjIdtlaul_68RzpK_7BVTff4nFwRN9U0ISDe6tPGelSrP-tVIFwAIlgXiNRIUk_dEprb3iUm9Fg_xoI6mN-hZt4jh5pqcrxZN93t2bFGlwryfoSPPwgFimX0M_jCwXI3OcxFitMOC7OycPQP0DTuUO33mMspWj8-/s320/20221031_175341.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Ashton and his buddy Aaron Michael went trick or treating in Lake Linganore. Ashton scored 11 lbs of candy!<p></p><p>Also, we received Ashton's report card yesterday and he made the honor roll for the 1st quarter. He got A's and B's with only one C! Needless to say, we are super proud of him.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYyhNyAaBEpzWp8UR9TS2ePsLxnI6GryMUA_WEkxLdfARjWE-j97vnzM8i-aabmfQCEKN60t5BD7LKu5f1CKlxztLTMIbp0jGFCRhRxvHQyAx4VPZr8ugqKzZNSmQ_GolDz4bq5yVa7T0bwc-J6N9VwVv4Ms2-vuj_HBJhgeJ9cOcudQfWG8gnP9-/s4000/20221102_073539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYyhNyAaBEpzWp8UR9TS2ePsLxnI6GryMUA_WEkxLdfARjWE-j97vnzM8i-aabmfQCEKN60t5BD7LKu5f1CKlxztLTMIbp0jGFCRhRxvHQyAx4VPZr8ugqKzZNSmQ_GolDz4bq5yVa7T0bwc-J6N9VwVv4Ms2-vuj_HBJhgeJ9cOcudQfWG8gnP9-/s320/20221102_073539.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-88870772482797435872022-10-26T14:42:00.000-07:002022-10-26T14:42:35.979-07:00New Look<p> It's funny, during Covid Ashton, said he was going to grow out his hair and I wasn't sure about it, but once it got to "skater" length it looked super cute and I loved it. So needless to say I was super sad when he decided to cut it last week!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtaa5V40S_OJELok5157jeavJOGuhrdeCBOMFdPEmekNErUtllTDVFmoa65BSXlqWa2Nx9k_s6iYJQlV7Ydpe3s-TzhriVVTlCFzbblv5YmIYJkaCzIJ9HFnY1A7gTkYb6nDMAm3kGrt0Ub3-usOsUml6JfSZ58evCCIaP6xEk5DDCk287fWcxxeq/s2400/skater%20hair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtaa5V40S_OJELok5157jeavJOGuhrdeCBOMFdPEmekNErUtllTDVFmoa65BSXlqWa2Nx9k_s6iYJQlV7Ydpe3s-TzhriVVTlCFzbblv5YmIYJkaCzIJ9HFnY1A7gTkYb6nDMAm3kGrt0Ub3-usOsUml6JfSZ58evCCIaP6xEk5DDCk287fWcxxeq/s320/skater%20hair.jpg" width="144" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLSAZcuvZ2p_JXJ_PG1CFPDww1kSKK-PbBm58IIrj5v4cdpMSbs06t8XstslXqrS1HgFd8kvYGdO2-eZfYjhpiRY1HTSn8z09nYTlPgmsS1Ek9-A3QK7Xu2YY2oj-seDF2J8XCriiCHXudcLPdEGFePK_tvqWJO7rgU0KKdSXlLWHFFX1TbR1wHAr/s4000/20221021_143703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLSAZcuvZ2p_JXJ_PG1CFPDww1kSKK-PbBm58IIrj5v4cdpMSbs06t8XstslXqrS1HgFd8kvYGdO2-eZfYjhpiRY1HTSn8z09nYTlPgmsS1Ek9-A3QK7Xu2YY2oj-seDF2J8XCriiCHXudcLPdEGFePK_tvqWJO7rgU0KKdSXlLWHFFX1TbR1wHAr/s320/20221021_143703.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thankfully last weekend we were able to squeeze in a visit to Gaver Tree Farm for their fall festival. We took his friend Chase. I'll be sad when these days are gone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0v4GEPRbWvDTtCAG17mOuYlEmpYgg7uz0AbK1ESeJXy6P78L46CVCE8xRESTtp07tin3hjKz_NunQo-5oEqtympiLKs1F4ZrKlgHRDT-5Pd9_15a0GerKuvxpcA_AMfUxHfcA1KTvrF_ZzYtE7Ij1ogv13nq1oGbASkKxCUTFj964WOrFatsixYu/s4000/20221023_152825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0v4GEPRbWvDTtCAG17mOuYlEmpYgg7uz0AbK1ESeJXy6P78L46CVCE8xRESTtp07tin3hjKz_NunQo-5oEqtympiLKs1F4ZrKlgHRDT-5Pd9_15a0GerKuvxpcA_AMfUxHfcA1KTvrF_ZzYtE7Ij1ogv13nq1oGbASkKxCUTFj964WOrFatsixYu/s320/20221023_152825.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9TLzmCqn5xZQkssHoz4_0UaIdfl1bJYmo_0D85-ETvJUQBAgpAW2gO8lo7v_0oPkaiduI-3FWhcpXejxWfV6Kq78LZmxTjVHFQZbiscLD1W2wF1a32pDCOrhOFsikTUo2dr9mXQ2QzDiZeSylr71fihg689bW3hXD_WfVKBEw_iYoa3mK7BMq2Po/s4000/20221023_180401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9TLzmCqn5xZQkssHoz4_0UaIdfl1bJYmo_0D85-ETvJUQBAgpAW2gO8lo7v_0oPkaiduI-3FWhcpXejxWfV6Kq78LZmxTjVHFQZbiscLD1W2wF1a32pDCOrhOFsikTUo2dr9mXQ2QzDiZeSylr71fihg689bW3hXD_WfVKBEw_iYoa3mK7BMq2Po/s320/20221023_180401.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Olav and I went away for a weekend during October and Ashton stayed with our friends and their son Matthew. They reported that he had a fantastic weekend and absolutely had no issues. So proud of our boy! He is maturing!</p><p>Ashton did extremely well in school this quarter, I believe earning all A's and B's. He might have scored a C in one class, but we won't know for sure until we see his report card. Needless to say, we are super proud of him!</p><p>A funny quote Ashton said the other day, which cracked me up was, "When I have a wife, she has to love waffles (his dog) and be able to cook because I can't cook." So stinking cute.</p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-79961450449428621202022-09-19T15:22:00.001-07:002022-09-19T15:22:05.001-07:00Super September<p> Ashton has had a super September. He seems to be doing very well in middle school. So far his grades are decent. We haven't had a single phone call home. He seems happy and well-adjusted. He has much more compliant at home and much less argumentative. So proud of him! I hope all these changes stick around for the long term!!! Fingers and toes crossed!</p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-52067171896224378312022-08-29T16:28:00.001-07:002022-08-29T16:28:13.550-07:00Passages<p> It is with great sadness that Ashton's first dog love Austin the beagle left the earth on Friday August 26th around 7:20 pm. Ashton was an awesome helper at the vet, helping and supporting me as we got the business side of the process taken care of. I was so proud of how brave he was in the midst of such sadness. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMel-Qo8RgbUh4_jy5SkXcb721bnpoAMebDhgYqBCxmnH3nhbc6pKTD78NSvtQ8j9kMuJqR6jll0J_hsQlBEXEQcRFEQyvm-YsPiMUwhVcNghO92W4p9q8A-K0bGrI-ESFIJsgSVRXNelxgVxvqy2TEYCPex8Vqujgk53w9M57H2661fLepzPzEip/s3000/IMG_20220827_171231_399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMel-Qo8RgbUh4_jy5SkXcb721bnpoAMebDhgYqBCxmnH3nhbc6pKTD78NSvtQ8j9kMuJqR6jll0J_hsQlBEXEQcRFEQyvm-YsPiMUwhVcNghO92W4p9q8A-K0bGrI-ESFIJsgSVRXNelxgVxvqy2TEYCPex8Vqujgk53w9M57H2661fLepzPzEip/s320/IMG_20220827_171231_399.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-59370552137476380892022-08-25T12:41:00.001-07:002022-08-25T12:41:26.623-07:00Middle School!!!!<p> Last week Ashton began his new adventure at New Market Middle School. He has been super excited about the change! I am excited for him. I hope he makes lots of new friends and enjoys having many different teachers and being able to move more often from class to class.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDki6tGAz2BmY19atQNfweuRvercN7p1HbFZDubMj--z9HpMInGgYVfOnv0e2A5EKhpgZjLvbj28cC_jugDb-pqCmGN3r_81AUH26-MtH2fUSiWryOC0LOjSJNBrkHKxhpb5knJW5DOq9URa51wYy8kpIkK_3ituCxzFgVODdqhcVav-8vC-Oehob/s3000/IMG_20220817_103108_196%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDki6tGAz2BmY19atQNfweuRvercN7p1HbFZDubMj--z9HpMInGgYVfOnv0e2A5EKhpgZjLvbj28cC_jugDb-pqCmGN3r_81AUH26-MtH2fUSiWryOC0LOjSJNBrkHKxhpb5knJW5DOq9URa51wYy8kpIkK_3ituCxzFgVODdqhcVav-8vC-Oehob/s320/IMG_20220817_103108_196%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I've also noticed in his backpack some of his first week of school get-to-know-you/self-concept/identity papers that have come home. This one cracked me up. He does have a lot of brothers and sisters so that is so awesome that he takes ownership of that, but he said he has 13 siblings-10 sisters and 3 brothers. As of today, he has 11 siblings-6 brothers and 5 sisters!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUnittimnTrHyL1L40STOqShm7QPA91C6Oo_cSeZn9XnKHcZIBC5D0cFhT7y8m9z2g3QLZ6h_-YEWzuGkZfJsVFppimhXJM-VrW2kPyJZHQ7F8eviVx5zm8HlaWr67QtqmU8YkNrOBqVF2NtE71TqAaCWla4gcOD_7FWS3jpkfo3E7sNT836bg-8g/s4000/20220825_075746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUnittimnTrHyL1L40STOqShm7QPA91C6Oo_cSeZn9XnKHcZIBC5D0cFhT7y8m9z2g3QLZ6h_-YEWzuGkZfJsVFppimhXJM-VrW2kPyJZHQ7F8eviVx5zm8HlaWr67QtqmU8YkNrOBqVF2NtE71TqAaCWla4gcOD_7FWS3jpkfo3E7sNT836bg-8g/s320/20220825_075746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I also must say how impressed I am with Ashton's building skills. Once again without any help from Olav or me, he put together his IKEA bookshelf and put together the new module dresser I bought him. He really is amazing! I really do wonder how he will put these skills to good use in the future.</p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-19248605848802332482022-08-05T16:06:00.000-07:002022-08-05T16:06:15.321-07:00July flew by!<p> Hard to believe it's already August and I posted nothing for July. Ashton has had a great summer camp experience at Camp Monocacy at Walkersville Recreation Center. We are so grateful that he had such a wonderful experience. Two weeks of July was dedicated to ABA therapy at Kennedy Kreiger Institute. Ashton was a good sport as the the therapist trained us how to create more structure and support for Ashton at home. While we are still working out the kinks, things definitely have improved overall.</p><p>Hard to believe that in a week and half Ashton will be going into middle school!</p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-13970950754626648322022-06-23T19:12:00.000-07:002022-06-23T19:12:09.877-07:00Sleep Away Camp<p> So proud of Ashton he attended sleep-away camp for 6 days even though his buddy Nathan ended up having to cancel due to a broken foot. He appeared to have a good time and we got lots of positive feedback from his counselors and fellow campers. When we picked him up the counselors couldn't stop raving about how creative Ashton was and how he came alive when they did artistic and crafty activities. Also one of the benefits of summer camp is that other people who love Jesus are pouring into Ashton. I found this written in his bible.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPqGIX7XWBpHectfBZFLZKdg4ox445Dz7B7Wkt-si6aYliU7VSF686kxSR-msvv5dSRJc5DgKLlQxQj9UZGzpZprEyTrxbahHEjJiJA7vxR3nBIIxxZ6Yox4u3HGlzJaSfCe6ufTXxeVr_wmxzLph1YleLU1R0yP4UkZOqSnx0-Ez2IUc_F1wo1HG/s4000/20220622_160525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPqGIX7XWBpHectfBZFLZKdg4ox445Dz7B7Wkt-si6aYliU7VSF686kxSR-msvv5dSRJc5DgKLlQxQj9UZGzpZprEyTrxbahHEjJiJA7vxR3nBIIxxZ6Yox4u3HGlzJaSfCe6ufTXxeVr_wmxzLph1YleLU1R0yP4UkZOqSnx0-Ez2IUc_F1wo1HG/s320/20220622_160525.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJGyBFewbBn6t04Ba_0ovFaN8fa3FAWhLdjPk6XKGGbKgD-S29_GO-lXnWSlqDfCLEZmT_K4RMUC5ZBHR_QBliDfM-v-HK18Zk9lAyTGLkf5IIXwCMZ1lCvc7jTkQTiExHudlVXfnI2nir3K4YpHTtWNinbaWe-UNkSBNNRH3YRqRM-zJHlRAx5oY/s2000/Week%201%20Elementary%20(10%20%C3%97%208%20in).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJGyBFewbBn6t04Ba_0ovFaN8fa3FAWhLdjPk6XKGGbKgD-S29_GO-lXnWSlqDfCLEZmT_K4RMUC5ZBHR_QBliDfM-v-HK18Zk9lAyTGLkf5IIXwCMZ1lCvc7jTkQTiExHudlVXfnI2nir3K4YpHTtWNinbaWe-UNkSBNNRH3YRqRM-zJHlRAx5oY/w400-h320/Week%201%20Elementary%20(10%20%C3%97%208%20in).png" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUDMV1jguItsAo1P9tidGoCEQNTwx_eBbvonsjARNUWQoiwHUUwEPC8TnYeLp9YKmcrMY6p3xH9VLHRP-sfmJARLBLFMDTCmZTfGOM3JCqfdN89mChRI1ZqtmgYo6-alR2jkhqbyefXW3wuH53NagDQhfUclK3kWmASJdW64qys8I3ybBZ6FNj-7A/s4000/20220619_095011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUDMV1jguItsAo1P9tidGoCEQNTwx_eBbvonsjARNUWQoiwHUUwEPC8TnYeLp9YKmcrMY6p3xH9VLHRP-sfmJARLBLFMDTCmZTfGOM3JCqfdN89mChRI1ZqtmgYo6-alR2jkhqbyefXW3wuH53NagDQhfUclK3kWmASJdW64qys8I3ybBZ6FNj-7A/s320/20220619_095011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQcEvWeMrQS6USV0wIl-_VJHutW-DTJ_ZwIBUNxSW4UD7CLgBsegdUVNb3ySgTuJxvJMZGfGMzAqluQvWVxvXkRWrE2LiI9iaSS47LeSd9Mp_OY7nV66zoWocyRBIW-ON5QDKKN3p5Gamf0fPhW0jfSeKjTFC4EQK_XezE_9yBz2YQxYTkrOSiPFN/s4000/20220619_095028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQcEvWeMrQS6USV0wIl-_VJHutW-DTJ_ZwIBUNxSW4UD7CLgBsegdUVNb3ySgTuJxvJMZGfGMzAqluQvWVxvXkRWrE2LiI9iaSS47LeSd9Mp_OY7nV66zoWocyRBIW-ON5QDKKN3p5Gamf0fPhW0jfSeKjTFC4EQK_XezE_9yBz2YQxYTkrOSiPFN/s320/20220619_095028.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also for father's day Ashton was super sweet and creative. He made this for daddy and taped it on his mirror downstairs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PKUGhp_yR3E_65Oep4KeCQz88USx18_QtNyQk4xs9qaPVZeq4I3E_NvB9p4OUnjbLBthcxRfulmod6J2XsCJtYc1BTsZvnrpEdpB94L6F9Ukt-8GxBrPiqPeOn5qBSKN-x2udxFqnO50iEycYuy2oD7A-fcYRZg0MDYtsgE6r1z5vZEKh2aTLNBU/s4000/20220619_094853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PKUGhp_yR3E_65Oep4KeCQz88USx18_QtNyQk4xs9qaPVZeq4I3E_NvB9p4OUnjbLBthcxRfulmod6J2XsCJtYc1BTsZvnrpEdpB94L6F9Ukt-8GxBrPiqPeOn5qBSKN-x2udxFqnO50iEycYuy2oD7A-fcYRZg0MDYtsgE6r1z5vZEKh2aTLNBU/s320/20220619_094853.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-49524307837599806142022-06-13T12:04:00.000-07:002022-06-13T12:04:12.766-07:00Onto Middle School!<p> The end of 5th grade was filled with lots of fun activities for Ashton. He had his final Violin concert at Linganore High School. I wanted to get a picture of him all dressed up with his violin, but he wasn't in the mood. At least I was able to sneak a shot of the entire beginning band and orchestra! They sounded amazing!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqTbHFtdOUDwg0QfuueKrvi0ub6G8utSstf8VadpDB-J6diZi9Ce9_Y35agCIaV5dsa8hFC53F9DTbucXE9rnJKBab_zX-79ATX42D8okoG0PnWks6IcG7-o5OU7Yv3SNLvyjgdl6OMOY5S-rN7RYmwT9-eC5gwpNuAm8ZezcYNtJ-2QqARSPgFP4/s4000/20220601_190022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqTbHFtdOUDwg0QfuueKrvi0ub6G8utSstf8VadpDB-J6diZi9Ce9_Y35agCIaV5dsa8hFC53F9DTbucXE9rnJKBab_zX-79ATX42D8okoG0PnWks6IcG7-o5OU7Yv3SNLvyjgdl6OMOY5S-rN7RYmwT9-eC5gwpNuAm8ZezcYNtJ-2QqARSPgFP4/s320/20220601_190022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>His elementary school had a 5th grade promotion ceremony. Unfortunately, that day Ashton was not in the best mood.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1hpwoMs6y32SV-0tkalU22Cp3GULABdu1tNwzYacg7eItW10cGblwWCbM-mpux71S-JcM--nt98dlp8xNeFq5VSENF2WGsKUgpWacgEGeUka5U1fnZnmwEWvUD4ZLPxF92FXSBaPGDjC352c-WUOTkm8J9NQXBo2mCEeEkuDHnwCWCe7GxtkxaWt/s4000/20220603_141546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1hpwoMs6y32SV-0tkalU22Cp3GULABdu1tNwzYacg7eItW10cGblwWCbM-mpux71S-JcM--nt98dlp8xNeFq5VSENF2WGsKUgpWacgEGeUka5U1fnZnmwEWvUD4ZLPxF92FXSBaPGDjC352c-WUOTkm8J9NQXBo2mCEeEkuDHnwCWCe7GxtkxaWt/s320/20220603_141546.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRJQwbaPBhmbU6cXndvptfUrrUj2qSdFwvUnfl_zoq5XcrH2hMoWDyKF589_Tam-dkaFYCv0Y6nRYfPuUjA49fQrO9O5HhZhXZY5n-bnKywa2k0Zu0UriaQhdgQkWwaftoRGG2HS55rR5HduuBIIMWUJOhv5BCU8ZpukygyMUEwDANWaSlki-JFpq/s4000/20220603_145323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRJQwbaPBhmbU6cXndvptfUrrUj2qSdFwvUnfl_zoq5XcrH2hMoWDyKF589_Tam-dkaFYCv0Y6nRYfPuUjA49fQrO9O5HhZhXZY5n-bnKywa2k0Zu0UriaQhdgQkWwaftoRGG2HS55rR5HduuBIIMWUJOhv5BCU8ZpukygyMUEwDANWaSlki-JFpq/s320/20220603_145323.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>However, the last day of school shows true joy! It's one of my favorite pics of Ashton and waffles. I think everyone is grateful that school is out for the summer. I am so proud of Ashton for expanding his tent pegs and trying new activities. He's spent the night at Camp Journey, rode a roller coaster yesterday at Camp Adventure park for the first time (apparently he loved it so much he rode it 20 times), going to try overnight camp at Camp Manidokan for 6 nights, going to youth group, and making many new friends along the way.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoaI8AaNGO4V-jN_I2IyNYpjVCqx5lMzULnZ2h3LEewCVx7BYigdIwJ1uP1GGEoN5cf5_HanRpv4Aq44fUom2ZgmFTXqgjnYXv5vYpu-Q-xo4rcLqaRRJZu59WEqwQg8z9l3-sJN9cxRzlbWS4YRMtda9o9fA0QYw3cqhfEJ6Kam6CQ7zFoeZSD63/s1080/IMG_20220607_085628_686%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoaI8AaNGO4V-jN_I2IyNYpjVCqx5lMzULnZ2h3LEewCVx7BYigdIwJ1uP1GGEoN5cf5_HanRpv4Aq44fUom2ZgmFTXqgjnYXv5vYpu-Q-xo4rcLqaRRJZu59WEqwQg8z9l3-sJN9cxRzlbWS4YRMtda9o9fA0QYw3cqhfEJ6Kam6CQ7zFoeZSD63/w400-h400/IMG_20220607_085628_686%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>We also went camping with Ashton's sister Arianna. They had a good time and bonded over some Big Bro and Little Sis art!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJitbKGQM2CWzKjl6uscLI2NvtRzTMdTxjG8xuOlLZGhjpT2Y6uTb18YSTv7s-JEZaNmdZqzImLst-hpTcZAntax1J_D2AU4K-1y1ZbS66jseLkxEYrPi77EOsjimPmzAZVFOfLvyeOw1d7JTseIZRL4JbkO_BpnbCNilpA7yT6dL8famsuehfN-g6/s4000/little%20bro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJitbKGQM2CWzKjl6uscLI2NvtRzTMdTxjG8xuOlLZGhjpT2Y6uTb18YSTv7s-JEZaNmdZqzImLst-hpTcZAntax1J_D2AU4K-1y1ZbS66jseLkxEYrPi77EOsjimPmzAZVFOfLvyeOw1d7JTseIZRL4JbkO_BpnbCNilpA7yT6dL8famsuehfN-g6/s320/little%20bro.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME2ZbN722jUXuK4YnBe6hTbziP_6-4C_oFj4Fc8zmBRodBkGXLlxJuceAWn3t8Iajtz6CAieBIdKt6aTRYauyM185rDd3ZPWObaVjc3e2mTEW7eNE_Vnn2lVYPgO3i0ruOSrkjGxe7-f9VlJsBQcFppRhzTRpd1eLlBP5XriO26phEGhbwR39Ftjf/s4000/kiddos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME2ZbN722jUXuK4YnBe6hTbziP_6-4C_oFj4Fc8zmBRodBkGXLlxJuceAWn3t8Iajtz6CAieBIdKt6aTRYauyM185rDd3ZPWObaVjc3e2mTEW7eNE_Vnn2lVYPgO3i0ruOSrkjGxe7-f9VlJsBQcFppRhzTRpd1eLlBP5XriO26phEGhbwR39Ftjf/s320/kiddos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-68202650136066344352022-05-27T11:15:00.001-07:002022-06-09T11:24:54.886-07:00A challenging month<p> May has been a tough month in the Gjerde household. Ashton is very unhappy at school, really disliking his teacher and struggling with his peers. It's hard to discern what is acting out behaviors and what are developmental brain issues. I wish I could fix it for him. I know he gets so frustrated with his ADHD brain. He's also had some run-ins with law enforcement again.</p><p>Among the hard times, we have glimmers of our sweet boy. There are times he still wants to cuddle with us and tells us he loves us. For example, at school, he had to write a letter to a person in his life to express his gratitude and he wrote a letter to Daddy and me, thanking us for adopting him. Today I heard the scripture verse from Jeremiah 29:11 that I personalized for Ashton. For I know the plans I have for Ashton declares the Lord, plans to prosper him and not harm him, to give him a hope and a future. I need to remember to claim that for our son!</p><p>Waffles continues to be a bright spot in Ashton's life and continues to be his muse!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPD7U4HVY9RvrbPERs0IdF4ns1qgSRo4ARSuEHDqD-7rA9pj1cWDDyUnGBN__I-dCVAUzg5ejl67CIlOOgmdO8ab_xqxFApGmZKxyv9g931GLelzQGjt4hWbKe8Cn8xp5VP-p6RK6O7iYfAtkzw6cuDWqx2S7v4hk3DN_FAzl00RNU-z6btf5MV0T/s4000/20220526_194315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPD7U4HVY9RvrbPERs0IdF4ns1qgSRo4ARSuEHDqD-7rA9pj1cWDDyUnGBN__I-dCVAUzg5ejl67CIlOOgmdO8ab_xqxFApGmZKxyv9g931GLelzQGjt4hWbKe8Cn8xp5VP-p6RK6O7iYfAtkzw6cuDWqx2S7v4hk3DN_FAzl00RNU-z6btf5MV0T/w300-h400/20220526_194315.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808438971652576867.post-2474939224146414422022-05-05T10:52:00.003-07:002022-05-05T10:52:51.984-07:00Better late than never<p>Hard to believe May is upon us. April as usual was fast and furious! We had a low key, but enjoyable Easter with some of our neighbors kids, and family friends. The kids had a good time looking for eggs, although now that the kids are older I think we are going to have up our game--maybe add some moo-la next year!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbvGJtgUkxMqfQQCMNhDl-6CBO4AmAuUAYyFANzhWQQJ07fTNV061uBLTeMFJNHGPbWfx3umLeRpaJQCC5fv2zl69YZZik4-33zWiidxx-3v29KjgTTyuGplXStSJkNK2LYvroczB2Aak9Bl4sptZIZlodj0pOFqcrbePDXO7crV3XfMU-JaQIB1U/s3000/20220417_143500_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbvGJtgUkxMqfQQCMNhDl-6CBO4AmAuUAYyFANzhWQQJ07fTNV061uBLTeMFJNHGPbWfx3umLeRpaJQCC5fv2zl69YZZik4-33zWiidxx-3v29KjgTTyuGplXStSJkNK2LYvroczB2Aak9Bl4sptZIZlodj0pOFqcrbePDXO7crV3XfMU-JaQIB1U/s320/20220417_143500_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7UYFcwH_d_4bae4e97xOM_00HwuxftcKtNxcxeiKBFZqQRBEAuUgcrD3UkC6mQ4zTT5q_E9js36iWJBKxxFyFYjSYQm6Vl9FqBIOJvtCn9sBOc6MtqsbYhRCdhM9cNNl4SCpvk5WabrmYMDoN3RYe1HCM6zxcutLiNaZmNb-KtoIY173Yt530lnw/s3000/20220417_130624_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7UYFcwH_d_4bae4e97xOM_00HwuxftcKtNxcxeiKBFZqQRBEAuUgcrD3UkC6mQ4zTT5q_E9js36iWJBKxxFyFYjSYQm6Vl9FqBIOJvtCn9sBOc6MtqsbYhRCdhM9cNNl4SCpvk5WabrmYMDoN3RYe1HCM6zxcutLiNaZmNb-KtoIY173Yt530lnw/s320/20220417_130624_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9sdZv1wMX4m2FaWL4EIupWRlgqhbWY-rqJTfWtqK4Tgil3nmFYOvDCTw34uh9JxW9-2CfOKRvalBU4xKHyZsEbU1wR_bf_GPpW7JVZh6EuwEv6NTQ08dlXAsOs9KJhtldUpaCn23mlmq5jGQVI4LMxIBXEOwuPnE_K8IOEbZel3dwXXkkGy9f-IN/s3000/20220417_130558_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9sdZv1wMX4m2FaWL4EIupWRlgqhbWY-rqJTfWtqK4Tgil3nmFYOvDCTw34uh9JxW9-2CfOKRvalBU4xKHyZsEbU1wR_bf_GPpW7JVZh6EuwEv6NTQ08dlXAsOs9KJhtldUpaCn23mlmq5jGQVI4LMxIBXEOwuPnE_K8IOEbZel3dwXXkkGy9f-IN/s320/20220417_130558_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Waffles continues to be an amazing addition to our crazy familly! Even though she can be a bit of a bully from time to time, she does tolerate an awful lot of funny business!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2_8vM7JuUGDlx_9dzSof67b-91Bml9SJhR00mbf4nNv6MsdJNqFnruYhjwGn9QFuljePHQPgH0bgLEljasnBJeXCo4fzR8y7Z2pKZbYYkFhTIwHZfCVkK_vcEvgGII6jJ2dxFf9C8IM5GByM71cRcgYyhu_dFUufudwJtEftABOy1XeMasaKVF9o/s3000/20220424_203622_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2_8vM7JuUGDlx_9dzSof67b-91Bml9SJhR00mbf4nNv6MsdJNqFnruYhjwGn9QFuljePHQPgH0bgLEljasnBJeXCo4fzR8y7Z2pKZbYYkFhTIwHZfCVkK_vcEvgGII6jJ2dxFf9C8IM5GByM71cRcgYyhu_dFUufudwJtEftABOy1XeMasaKVF9o/s320/20220424_203622_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kim and Olavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192056007591785363noreply@blogger.com0