tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65614606894510932072024-03-05T04:15:59.435-07:00....love the barden'sAshley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-48454972316575389552014-10-14T11:05:00.003-07:002014-10-14T11:06:33.869-07:00AA FitNation<h2>
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<br />Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-41256260565330465532014-09-08T00:19:00.000-07:002014-09-08T00:26:45.319-07:00Life. 2 years later!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow. I cannot believe it has been almost 2 years since my last blog entry. Where on earth does the time go? I always say if I had one super power- it would be to SLOW DOWN TIME and boy do I mean it. 23 months ago I had a barely walking 15 month old and a sweet 5 year old gal whose baby toothed smile still resembled that of a toddler.... fast forward and Boom- Averie looks more like a jack-o-lantern, growing into a little lady quicker than I thought was possible. There is nothing baby about Jagger- He's definitely all BOY and BIG BOY if you ask him. Then there's Rocklen Dash--Our sweet little surprise baby and sweet he is. Happy Perfection in every way is how I like to describe him. He smiles all day long, even when he's crying- he's still smiling. Right now, he's fast asleep in his crib, & I bet if I go in there and take a peek- there will be a smile on his precious little face.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today is September 7th 2014. My dad's 57th Birthday. Seems like yesterday when I surprised him and flew in for his 50th! It's also Grandparents Day! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today seemed like a great day to start blogging again...tucked the kids in, got a large glass of ice water & sat down at my desk. Only got a few sentences in when the racket started. Sirens. helicopters. helicopters. helicopters. What is going on? First, I ran outside to see what I could see. (dumb move). When I noticed the search light shining down from above, i quickly U-turned it and locked all the doors. Called the Scottsdale PD to see what was up and they warned me--> they were looking for a burglar, and he wasn't in custody, so to be on the look out and lock my doors. {Thanks for the peace of mind, SPD I will be <strike>sleeping so sound tonight </strike>Wide Awake all night}.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyways, it's now 11:32 and there is silence..praying they caught the $*&$#@*. So back to me- A lot has changed and some hasn't. We've lived in our house now for about 2 years- Which is the longest (without leaving for a season) we've stayed in one place in a very LONG time. It's the only place Rock has lived, which seems weird to me (both Averie & Jag were quite the travelers at 8 months)! Being a mama to 3 is amazing. Wouldn't change it for the world. It's busy and I don't get a lot of sleep but I have also learned that I don't need a lot and actually get more done on less! It's also crazy how fast changing diapers and getting up at 3 am become second nature. Our motherly instinct is insane. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am still doing photography ( and am trying to find my niche so I can specialize in one or two areas and dominate) lol! I am excited to attend a workshop this fall & hopefully it will open my eyes & heart to what area (s) that may be. I shot a couple births this past year & totally loved it. I wish that could be my specialty, but unfortunately I don't think I would be too booked. I also shot a couple weddings- even flew to Dallas for one! Both were small and simple- and were a ton of fun! Loved doing it, so that is an option as well! Go Big or go home Right?! It's after midnight and I am off to bed..more to come in 2 years. haha. </span><br />
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Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-89125082987704766182012-10-26T23:18:00.000-07:002012-10-26T23:18:06.889-07:00Old Macdonald's FarmWith only 5 days til Halloween, we Finally made it to the Pumpkin Patch! We rounded up some pals and headed out to Old Macdonald's Farm! It was our first time and the kids loved it! It was a different type of Pumpkin patch than we were used to. Yes, it still had a petting zoo, horsey rides and pumpkins, but it wasn't a real pumpkin patch. Everyday the pumpkins are brought in by the pallet and set out on hay bales. Weird i know! Whatever, the kids didn't notice so we didn't say anything!<br />
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We have been so busy trying to get settled into our new house that i am way behind on blogging! I promise I will write more soon, til then- enjoy some major cuteness from today!</div>
Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-84422459054596490562012-09-08T22:23:00.002-07:002012-09-08T22:32:27.537-07:00Moving, Kindergarten, Surgery,Walking, leaving, oh my!Whew! What a whirlwind our lives have been since the kids and I arrived back in Arizona 3 weeks ago! I think i have sat down for 4.3 minutes. total. While Ava, jag and I were having fun in Oregon, Brian was here in Phoenix, {not having fun in the 115 degree heat} having MRI's, X-Rays, Arthograms, doctor's appointments, and so on and so forth! In between all of that mumbo jumbo, he had some time to house hunt. He actually put an offer in on one before I arrived home. Let me tell ya, either the photos of that house on Zillow were back in the glory days or someone should be arrested for false advertising. ha! lets just Thank God we were still inside our "ten day" period and were able to cancel that contract stat! (sorry brian)! It didn't take long for him to redeem himself, the very next day we looked at some others and found our future HOME! yay!! Buying a house aint easy folks, it's A LOT of work, driving around & providing ALL of our personal information. like everything. (I hope that none of these people are identity thieves or we're SOL)! I am saying this like we're 1st time buyers. We aren't. This is not our first rodeo, but for some reason 6 years and 2 kids later I am a completely different buyer. I think we might have learned a thing or two the 1st time. Thank Goodness. Not getting an ARM is the 1st rule. (paying 9% interest in 2008 wasn't very fun or good for my saving strategy). Anyways, we have dotted the i's and crossed the t's and are on our way to a new address in a couple weeks! In the meantime, we have moved out of the condo we were renting and into our good friend's {donnie, paige & Liam) house til we close. This house is about 2 miles from our future home and much closer to Averie's school than the condo was! (I think that i have a passion for moving, but i just don't know it yet. I mean who wouldn't choose to move 2x in a 4 week period in August in Phoenix?) Okay, so now back to my blog title- I think I've covered the "moving" part and now onto something more exciting-<i>KINDERGARTEN!</i>!! Averie started Kindergarten last week and totally loves it! She has a fabulous teacher who is much more like a mama than a teacher. (it's a good thing). Mrs. White is so awesome we just love her. When she told me she hugs the kids all day long I was sold. Once we are moved {n the weather cools off} we can walk Averie to and from school each day! She'll probably ride her bike along side us! I went my first PTO meeting and plan to be involved as much as possible. (i really just want to be able to<strike> stalk averie</strike> volunteer in the classroom)! Ava sits at a table with Ada and Tallulah and they have become fast friends!! Ada was in pre K with Ava last year, so it was great to go into class knowing someone! School is from 845-315 so she has long days, but has adjusted better than I have.<br />
Brian finally had <i>surgery</i> on August 28th and it went well. Dr. Lee shaved a bone spur, cleaned out some floaties and cauterized inflammation. It's still swollen and tender, but hopefully after some rehab it will be stronger and better than ever. He has his stitches removed on monday and a final check before he heads back to Japan. :( Yup, he has to go back (the team still owns him) to rehab and hopefully be better enough to play if the team makes the play offs. The carp are in 3rd place and the top 3 teams go on to play post season. It's pretty exciting because they haven't made play offs in like <strike>100</strike> 20 years. Of course it would be a lot more exciting if Brian was healthy, but he isn't. that's life. :)<br />
In other exciting news, Baby Jagger started walking TONIGHT! {14 months & 1 day} He just stood up with no help and walked across the room. Of course we all started screaming and freaking out so he instantly sat down! I did get my camera out and video a few steps to share!!There isn't a whole lot that is cuter than a baby learning to walk! He was wobbly and giddy, we couldn't stop smiling! As fun as this new milestone is for him and us, it's just another step in growing up which I am trying HARD not to let him do. I probably baby him more than I should and I might regret it in a couple years. but you know what. oh well.<br />
Also want to send a Shout Out (pretty sure that was the first time i have ever sent a shout out) to my dad! He celebrated his birthday yesterday!! Happy Birthday to the worlds best daddy & papa!!! LOVE you!!!<br />
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<br />Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-7935956832207122562012-09-08T21:19:00.001-07:002012-09-08T21:19:56.942-07:00Jag walking!!! 14 months & 1 Day!!!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XvlaknXjHu4?fs=1" width="459"></iframe>Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-74278458546575398872012-08-02T01:47:00.000-07:002012-08-02T01:47:58.015-07:00Why Hello there USA!Well, we finally said "sayonara" to Hiroshima on July 29th….it was a bittersweet (mostly sweet) day for us Bardens! The kids and I were already planning on coming back to America sometime early-mid August (to see family,{mainly my Grandma (gigi) Maryann who isn't doing well}) and then Brian made the executive decision to have elbow surgery, so he joined us for most of the trek home! Right now Ava, Jag and I are in Oregon visiting family (we got to spend some quality time with Gigi and it was great, can't wait to see her again tomorrow), playing outside in the near perfect weather and enjoying the soft, lush grass…meanwhile Brian is in Phoenix awaiting his doctor's appointment tomorrow to schedule his surgery! Lets all pray that it's just a "cleaning" out of bone spurs and he will be on his way to a speedy rehab soon! thanks!<br />
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25 and a half hours, 4 flights, 16 hour time change and MAJOR jet LAG= some pretty awesome children! No joke, we left our apartment around noon on Sunday (29th) in a cab headed for the Hiroshima Airport- boarded a flight to Tokyo-killed some time in the airport with our Favorite Carp employee-Noma-boarded a HUGE <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380" target="_blank">A380</a> to Los Angeles- 9 or so hours later we landed in LA, cleared immigration and customs and boarded a shuttle to another terminal to re-check in and wait for our next flight! At this time, Brian went to his own terminal and boarded his flight directly to Phoenix :( boo. Our 3rd flight for the trip was a quickie to San Fran….where we sat <strike>patiently</strike> for over 4 hours and anxiously awaited out 4th and final flight to REDMOND! Woo HOO! By this time I was pretty much done for and worthless but none the less, excited to see Mom and dad and even more excited for them to see Averie and Jagger! All in all the travel wasn't that bad and by adding an extra stop to our itinerary and flying Singapore Air rather than United I saved a bunch of money and bought a new lens! ha! By the way, I HIGHLY recommend flying Singapore Air over United Airlines when flying to Asia any day- They had amazing customer service, beautiful flight attendants, great food, awesome seats and the price was right too! Well, its 1:47 am and I am going to make myself go to sleep (adjusting to this time change is no easy feat)! Goodnight and sweet dreams. God Bless! xxoo<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucky Jag, got greeted Good Morning by these two beauties!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ranch life is hard work!</td></tr>
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<br />Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-60602183524571715412012-07-10T04:44:00.002-07:002012-07-10T04:45:07.300-07:00July Seventh-My baby is 1!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Jagger is one! Whoa, did I just say that? Of course, Brian was out of town, so we haven't really celebrated yet- but I did snap some pictures of Jagger on his actual day of birth!! We plan on having a small party here this week and will throw him a well deserved 1st Birthday Bash at home in Oregon next month!!</div>
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<br />Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-64352528047556133722012-06-19T19:44:00.001-07:002012-06-19T19:49:27.743-07:00This and that and the rest of the story.Hi. Jagger's nappin' and Ava's glued to some Olivia right now, so I have time to blog a bit! Well, as you probably know, we are still here in Hiroshima! Brian's elbow is good enough to play on for the time being, so he is working at a come back and will most likely have his elbow cleaned up once we get home! Prayers for being able to play the rest of the season! He is gone right now on a road trip and its a little strange to have him gone! We haven't spent a night apart since we arrived in Japan over 3 months ago! Crazy to say that during a baseball season!! haha!<br />
It's rainy season here now and supposedly we had a "typhoon" yesterday! It just looked like heavy rain to me! Averie is doing wonderful! She is itching to go Oregon and see her cousins...they Skype from time to time, but it's not the same! She has been spoiled the last 3 years by getting to spend about 1 month at Nana's house each summer...so why should this year be any different? Well it's not quite so handy to hop on a plane from Japan! We are going to try to make it happen tho...even if that means flying back here after! Jagger is doing something new almost every day it seems! He now crawls "normal" with his belly off the floor, waves bye-bye and is getting pretty good at flash cards!! Such a smart baby boy! He has a little cold now- feels better, just has this nasty lingering cough- hope it goes away soon! I am doing swell! Nothing noteworthy to report about myself so I will just leave it at that! Enjoy some new Pictures from our adventures overseas! xoxo<br />
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<br />Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-60916830564553037302012-06-10T06:46:00.001-07:002012-06-10T07:12:11.294-07:00time.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How is it already June 10th of the year two thousand and twelve?! What the heck, where did the first 11 years of the "new millennium" go? Crazy to think that Brian and I met 12 years ago this month! What? You mean I am no longer a "twenty something"? Doesn't seem possible that I am closer to 31 than 29 and that my "new baby boy" is going to be a year old in 27 days. My mind is baffled almost everyday when I am reminded {by something as small as looking at my kids} of the speed of life. If I had one wish, it would be to slow it down. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My wonderful Grandma Maryann or "gigi" as Averie calls her has had a lot of changes the past few months and she is a constant reminder that our time as earthlings is like a blink of an eye! She has lived 91 great years, but that doesn't make it any easier or validate the fact that she could be on her last one as I type. She has macular degeneration and is almost blind, but her mind is about as sharp as always! I pray each night that God will restore her vision just for a day, week, month or even an hour so she could really see what Jagger's face looks like, play a fun game of cards on her own or do the crossword puzzle in Star Magazine (her favorite)! Gigi we miss you!! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyways, I have come to the conclusion that I cannot slow down time, rather just enjoy each and every second I am here, and sometimes I forget to do that too! I am human after all. Some days I am so worried about taking enough pictures etc, that my camera or (iPhone most days) gets in the way of some fun play time. I try to snap a few pics or videos and then put the camera down til nap time! (still working on it though)!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Averie rec'd a fun bible study from her Auntie Sas for her birthday and we try to read a couple per week and do a craft that coincides the lesson. This week was an extra fun one! The lesson was about control and the craft, titled "Slippery Goo" was about things we can't control. It was a super, fun, easy thing and Averie loved it almost as much as I did! We were "awed" at what we saw!! (Be sure to watch the Video below)!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's getting HOT in Herr!! lol- {circa college days 2002.} and by "hot" what I really mean is Humid, sultry, sticky and not too sweet! I don't think my deodorant works in Hiroshima, and I am not the only one who has that same complaint! The daily high's are around 80 but feel much warmer due to the humidity! [shouldn't I be used to the heat (phoenix) and we didn't exactly play for teams in the dry-lands (St Louis, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans, Round Rock)]!! Oh well, with moist air comes great skin and not so great hair so if you see me sporting the "bun-bow" you will know why! haha! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We had a fun week- started off with a family trip to Fukuoka to go to Costco! After it was all said and done, not so sure it was worth it! Here's the breakdown--</span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Hiroshima to Fukuoka- 1 hour on the Shinkansen (bullet train) $275.00 (each way)</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Local train- 20 minutes-$10.00 each way</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Taxi from the last train station to Costco-- $20.00 each way</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Costco-$400.00 (and they didn't carry about half the items on my list- Crystal light, Kirkland peanut butter, greek yogurt, coffee creamer, etc)</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Shipping the food from Costco back to Hiroshima- $30.00 (we can't take ground beef & mickey mouse nuggets in the diaper bag)!</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*The fact that this Costco in Japan has almost the SAME EXACT food court as the Costco in America- PRICELESS! </span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Also, some friends we played with in the Memphis/Cardinals days finally arrived! Nick (stavinoha) has been here all year, but his wife and 2 daughters arrived the end of May! It was so wonderful to see some familiar faces and catch up with Casey after a few years of not seeing her! Brian is practicing but thinks he will eventually have to fly back to Arizona, have surgery and return to Japan to rehab. This year has been strange- hopefully he can get his elbow repaired and continue playing asap!!! Averie went to a birthday party on Saturday, Hello Kitty was the theme-so very fitting! It was a fun time and all of the little girls were adorable! Ericka made some yummy food and all of the kids had fun!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here are some pics of that and a few others from the week! They are all off of my phone, so excuse the quality! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Peace!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So nice to see some old friends in Japan!</td></tr>
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<br />Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-16860840163299549132012-05-25T18:27:00.002-07:002012-05-25T18:28:18.926-07:00My favorite Corn!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are surviving Japan! By surviving I mean that we are hanging in there during these most boring of days, but are counting our blessings that we are getting so much family time together!! The weather is awesome right now, couldn't ask for anything nicer, well except maybe a little less "haze" or whatever that stuff is from China that turns our blue sky gray! We have been doing a lot of bike riding and are getting to see different parts of the city, so that is very fun! Brian surprised me for Mother's day and took us all to Kyoto for the night! It was a very fun trip! Just great to have a change of scenery and of course, Averie loved it- if she had her way, we would live in a hotel! Kyoto is an old Japanese City that is famous for its many temples and shrines and I had always heard it was a must see destination! So, since I am a photographer and a picture lover...what do you think I went and did? Oh ya, you guessed it- LEFT MY CAMERA AT HOME! Not just the DSLR, but the point and shoot too! I think I am the first person to visit Kyoto with no camera! At least i phone has a decent one, so i took some with that!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kyoto is about a 2 hr train ride North from Hiroshima and we stayed at a hotel that was connected to the Kyoto train station, so that was nice and handy! The hotel was very nice and had an indoor pool...yippee, we all get to go swimming.....NOPE- Kids are only allowed in the pool until 9 am and they have to be 3 years old. Bummer! Strange Japanese rules...So Daddy took Averie while Jagger napped and I got ready in the room!! After swimming, we went to breakfast at a place Averie had spotted the previous night when we first got off the train- "Honey Bees"! We had some delish waffles that were covered in ice-cream, whip cream, cheesecake, chocolate bananas and strawberries! More of a dessert really, but anything goes on "vacation" right?! We walked around the Gion district which was famous for its Geisha girls and ate at a little (curry udon) noodle shop that is somewhat famous I guess-I wasn't a fan but I am happy I tried it once! We also went to Sanjusangendo Temple. Inside are 1001 Buddhist Statues- the whole Buddha thing is very interesting! I don't think I will be converting religions anytime soon :) i LOVE my GOD!!! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had a pretty uneventful week this week- brian had a bone scan to see if it's bone spurs that are bothering his elbow so bad, and turns out it is! We are waiting on a doc in the US to find out if he should get surgery- hopefully we will know soon :)</span></div>
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<br />Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-19442666755834315702012-05-08T06:25:00.002-07:002012-05-08T06:44:47.547-07:00Milestones. Kids. LOVESo...I was just cruising through my friend Amanda's blog (she hasn't updated it since November 2010) and I realized how much I am lacking in my own! I get busy posting so much about some things and forget to blog about little things that are important too- like milestones of the kids!! So, here ya go- as of May 8th, 2012 here is what my littles are up/in to~!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 years 3 months old</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kindergarten drop out. Takes after me.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dancer Extraordinaire- especially interpretive/modern.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fabulous Artist- Colors and draws me enough masterpieces for the whole house!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Great little chef- loves to concoct her own sauces, cakes, etc! She is actually very good at this! makes some tasty treats all on her own!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">great big sister. loves jagger so much and is always eager to help out with him when I need it!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needs something sweet after {almost} every meal. must take after yours truly.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">loves to answer the house phone, especially when it's the taxi driver calling up and speaking Japanese.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Has more sassiness than any of us know what to do with.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Has a bigger heart than any of us knows what to do with.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Joe Bajenaru is her best friend.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loves Jesus. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She wants a kitten so bad I can almost taste it :(!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She wants to be a vet when she grows up!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Playing outside with Chica is her favorite thing to do!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loves to be silly and Loves to wrestle and rough house with daddy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jagger West Barden</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Total mama's boy. But Loves his daddy just as much.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Army Crawler. Has yet to lift that tummy off of the ground!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loves to be praised. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Waves Hello or goodbye. When he feels like it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally refused a food. Blueberries.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loves pancakes for breakfast.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Always wakes up Happy. Always.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Drinks Water like it's going out of style. Prefers it from a cup and straw.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Belly laughs for Sister.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Has 6 teeth| 2 on top, 4 on bottom.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Doesn't sleep well in my bed.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Still sucks on his blanket to go to sleep.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Awesomeness. How <strike>I </strike>everyone describes his hair.</span></div>
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<br /></div>Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-7254917829938146442012-05-07T05:18:00.001-07:002012-05-07T05:38:08.296-07:00Jagger 10 months| Japan<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi! Today my little baby boy is TEN months! What in the world is going on? We are on the verge of a 1 year old and I am not very happy about it! I want to keep him my "baby" forever and I am not loving the thought of him growing up! These past ten months have gone so fast which could only mean one thing- We are having FUN! It's true folks, we do have a lot of f.u.n. in our household! So much that Averie is taking right after her own mother and dropped out of Kindergarten. She will start American kinder at home, so we didn't mind that she stopped going here in Japan. The day was a bit too long for her and she wasn't crazy about the food. She said every day she would get so sad because she missed me:( We figured, she's only a kid once so what the heck, lets enjoy her all day, every day for as long as we can! I mean, we are pretty lucky that we have such a cool daughter, we want to be with her all the time!!! And, to tell ya the truth the lunches they served didn't sound too appetizing to me either- Here's a sample lunch off the schedule-</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's an international school, but I don't see any international food on that menu!! (maybe the bacon)!</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So, goodbye YMCA! We enjoyed you while you lasted!! Here's some pictures from the park! Like every other park, it was old and the paint was chipping off! If nothing else, we will have found a new appreciation for our parks back home!!! Kampai {Cheers} to a great week and time slowing D.O.W.N.!!!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is our Japanese oven. Notice how the pan provided to us is too large? hmm, I wonder if<br />people actually bake with the oven door open? What do you think?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Took me awhile, but i have perfected the betty crocker brownie!<br />{bake at 167 degrees (centigrade) for about 14 minutes}</td></tr>
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<br />Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-88741804623704131952012-05-01T06:32:00.002-07:002012-05-01T16:31:54.336-07:00days in Japan.Hi. It's Tuesday 10pm and we just got done watching "Marley & Me"- Ava's choice! Of course I cried my eyes out towards the end, and am now sitting here with raccoon eyes and a runny nose. Nice. I do love that movie so much, but it makes <strike>me </strike>us really miss our own doggie! We can't wait to get back and get <strike>some </strike>a million, wet Chica kisses! It's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Golden Week</span> here in Japan which means that a lot of business's and most schools are closed for the week, including the YMCA where Averie attends! She has now gone for 2 weeks and she doesn't think she wants to go back once the break is over! It's a very long day for her and she would rather be home with Jag and me...(besides that, she isn't crazy about the food they serve at lunch)! So, towards the end of the week, we will decide if she's going to keep going or not! I would love for her to go and experience it, but at the same time, kindergarten starts in August back in Phoenix and that<i> is</i> just around the corner.....so I don't mind if she stays home with me for awhile longer :)<br />
Brian is on the DL, it both stinks and it's nice at the same time! The stinky part for him is being hurt and not being able to play, the stinky part for us is not having games to go to....but the good part is that he is home by 12:30 every day! It's not a horrible schedule and one could most definitely get used to it! He is resting his elbow and getting treatment on it daily- I guess we will see what happens once we actually plays in a game..or practice. If it still hurts, he will most likely have to have surgery!<br />
I am in Disbelief that my sweet baby Jag is about to be 10 months old! What? Two more months til his First Birthday...I can't believe it! And how are Kate and Wills already celebrating their 1st wedding anniversary? Wasn't I just<strike> fat</strike> pregnant, lying in bed in Texas, watching their 1st public kiss at 2 in the morning?? Awe, the good ol' days...I love being pregnant. I was telling my sister Alyssa that I wish I could be pregnant and give birth....but not have a baby...and she was telling me that she wishes she could just have a newborn but not be pregnant or give birth...Crazy huh...hmmmm- Don't get any ideas now!!<br />
We are all starting to get homesick and crave some American food (not all of the added hormones, steroids and GMO's though)..Averie told me that the 1st place she wants to eat when we get home is Pei Wei! I was hoping for Pita Jungle or Chipotle. We are also missing our friends, family and church! We have gone to the Christian church here a couple times, and it's great for what it is, but nothing like home!! I so miss the worship part of the service! Ava was telling me she can't wait to go home and go to a park with lots of green grass~ The parks here don't have grass, just dirt- so strange!! Tonight I made some yummy lettuce wraps, they were very simple and very tasty! Just a few ingredients too-<br />
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<br />Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com0Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan34.3852029 132.455292734.3327869 132.3763287 34.437618900000004 132.53425670000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-14294624200702099272012-04-23T17:28:00.000-07:002012-04-27T21:48:01.219-07:00Hey there!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hello there from here! the barden's are all doing great...aside from this horrible cough i seem to have picked up somewhere-oh it's awful, annoying and one of those things that gets worse the more i try to stop it-ugh! Thank goodness for my pal Lauren and her supply of cough drops and dayquil- they help enough to get by! It's tuesday Morning here and Jagger just went down for his am nap and Brian took Averie to school at the Y- She is liking it so far, it's a bit of an adjustment going from preschool at home 2x/week from 9-1230, to monday thru friday from 9-230- but it's good for her while we are here! There isn't much else to do all day, so may as well go learn, be social and eat some food that we probably will never eat again! The school lunches are very diverse and very interesting to say the least. Averie has already acquired a taste for un sweetened green tea (they drink this from a real tea cup with lunch), miso soup-served as a side everyday, as well as a few things that i have never eaten myself! Pumpkin Croquette anyone? haha!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jagger is almost 10 months- I CANNOT believe I just wrote that, where on Earth did the time go? He is mobile, mobile, mobile- not crawling yet, but gets around just fine! If he's in his Barney Rubble car- aka- walker, Watch OUT! He is fast and doesn't yield to ankles or shins! He is so cute and always happy and just the perfect addition to our family! He thinks the world of big sis and we get so much enjoyment from watching them be siblings! Talk about true LOVE!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Brian, well lets just say he's been better....he is at the doc right now getting his elbow checked out! We think he needs surgery, so we will keep ya posted....if so, maybe we get to come back home a little earlier than expected!! Last year, cortisone shots kept the pain away and he played awesome right thru it, but this year, the shot hasn't done it's job, so maybe the situation has gotten worse....guess well see what the doctor says in a couple hours!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The weather has warmed up nicely, its been right around 70 degrees the past week and it's going to be 80 today~ Love this time of year, it's pretty nice! Going to shoot a photo session of my kids today or tomorrow, so I will post some new pics soon!! Miss you all :)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clean baby Jagger! 9.5 months!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com3Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan34.3852029 132.455292734.3327869 132.3763287 34.437618900000004 132.53425670000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-71721213343394357972012-03-28T16:30:00.001-07:002012-03-28T16:31:48.851-07:00Playing at our "home"Konnichi-Wa~! (I hope i spelled that right)~ Here are some pictures from yesterday just playing in the apartment! Jagger is growing up so much already! He is saying "da da" pretty much non stop and he is wanting to go, go go!! Too bad his only means of transportation are either on my hip or to roll, so he doesn't get very far most of the time!! lol! Ava has grown a lot too! She has gone from super chunky, fat baby to this long, lean string bean, 5 year old! She has been playing with her "japan bestie' almost every day and has been loving it! She is excited to start school next week too!<br />
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We have been having a great time with Mom! She leaves tomorrow, so we are sad but we look forward to having her come back this summer (hopefully)!Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-17505671266983973772012-02-19T11:12:00.000-07:002012-02-19T11:12:14.559-07:00Future Food Network Star???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw1jU8maZsMJXrF9Au8fM2VUl6Bl3ccNI2zc7PEMS-mQaxB6OQ2lc8FeGFvewyBjdlStSmezhtlP1cGvxvnaA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-72085951098647290282012-02-18T08:38:00.001-07:002012-02-18T19:25:38.569-07:00My Princess is 5!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Averie turned 5 on Sunday and lets just say it has been a very nostalgic week for me! HOW in the world is my little girl 5?! Crazy how this thing we call time just flies on by at a pace so fast we hardly have time to smell the roses?! I am lucky enough to be home with my babies every day so I get to enjoy them A LOT but it still goes by too fast!! Averie has blessed us beyond words, and she has grown into a beautiful little girl who is kind, funny, smart, sweet and sassy all rolled into one!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today at 5 years old, here are some of her favorite things-She loves chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast, build a bears, her dog chica, school, her friends, taking long, long bubble baths, wrestling with daddy, taking chica on bike rides, her baby brother, dancing, dancing and more dancing, crafts and drawing, all of the tween shows on Disney (Shake it up, ANT Farm, etc), baking, cooking, tasting, eating! (takes after her mama)! her cousins, snuggles and hugs, makeup, dresses, and just being a sweet, girly girl!!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSInCqwIT5fLwfYYIGZWptwaWiyN2t2R33GPaZ1d_Gf0z6sExDwFx8qLCiEt6Evj8sG2pXv-Srv2VBr6E7nfLimwpBoCVdnPH5ieOL3nkKOQ3h9mbXI6YueLoCQ2ZtwgpGPTMoH3Jgujk/s1600/jagbribw_0135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSInCqwIT5fLwfYYIGZWptwaWiyN2t2R33GPaZ1d_Gf0z6sExDwFx8qLCiEt6Evj8sG2pXv-Srv2VBr6E7nfLimwpBoCVdnPH5ieOL3nkKOQ3h9mbXI6YueLoCQ2ZtwgpGPTMoH3Jgujk/s640/jagbribw_0135.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-47360935762784008232012-01-24T20:42:00.000-07:002012-01-24T20:42:04.695-07:00Cankles:(noun)-<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRpbWGTYAwYtW2CRncj-H_5i3gQib1sEAY11QaAqxhe9hS1ePg8WBpgrXwXqRf8LOC8LwIs16JDhlpYTsuGa7N5pZyqekQMb-YqcZZ9_ZCHQk0x-DtI0l5dnB34-puWHamlFAWPRuo-0/s1600/IMG_0119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRpbWGTYAwYtW2CRncj-H_5i3gQib1sEAY11QaAqxhe9hS1ePg8WBpgrXwXqRf8LOC8LwIs16JDhlpYTsuGa7N5pZyqekQMb-YqcZZ9_ZCHQk0x-DtI0l5dnB34-puWHamlFAWPRuo-0/s400/IMG_0119.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jagger had his 6 month well visit yesterday and is "perfect" to quote the doc!! He weighed 21 lbs and it 27 inches tall!! Same exact size as Averie at 6 months!!! Love him more each day! xox</div>Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-43259144165427483892012-01-24T13:15:00.000-07:002012-05-08T06:52:14.443-07:00Best Salsa Ever.<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wonderful Salsa!</span> </span></div>
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I got this recipe from my mama!</div>
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Throw all ingrediants in the blender or food processor and pulse til desired consistancy-</div>
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<li>2 cans diced tomatoes with green chiles</li>
<li>1/2 onion -chopped</li>
<li>1/2 bunch cilantro</li>
<li>1/2 green pepper- chopped </li>
<li>juice of 1-2 limes</li>
<li>1 tsp cumin</li>
<li>1 tbsp sugar </li>
<li>1 tsp salt</li>
<li>2 cloves garlic</li>
</ul>Ashley Brooke Bardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040033935514152581noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561460689451093207.post-40335405985274538702012-01-17T22:33:00.003-07:002012-01-19T22:21:11.234-07:00Oh the countdown is on...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Family on Christmas!!!! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Brian signed back with the Hirsoshima Carp, so that means he leaves soon!! January 27th to be exact! As nice as it is to know where we are going to be playing all year, the "handiness" of playing in the states is gone...We always thought that packing up and moving to Florida for 6 weeks was a hassle, well folks, I'd take FL spring training over Japanese Spring training ANYDAY!!! Like I said, knowing what team we are going to be on and that we will be there for the entire season is great, it just puts things into perspective when the team is 6000 miles away from home. So, other than packing up again when I swear we just unpacked and hung pictures, there isn't a whole lot going on! We are just trying to enjoy and squeeze in some fun things these last few days as a family of 4! The weather here has been great, so we have hiked twice, with more to come i hope, and we have a trip to the zoo planned for Friday! I haven't blogged in a while, so Ill fill ya in on everybody!!<br />
Averie is awesome and almost 5!! I can't believe it! She is doing great at Pre school and looking forward to heading back to Japan to start Kindergarten at the Int'l school and hang out with her friend Bella! She is in Ballet still and quite the dancer, in fact she spends at least an hour or two each day at home dancing and choreographing dances for daddy and me!! I just love her to pieces and she is definitely a light in my life!!<br />
Jagger is so awesome too! He is a great baby and soooo cute and chubby! He loves to eat and I guess I have that healthy milk that just sticks to his ribs..and legs, and bum, and even feet!! He is six months old now and sitting up on his own!! He is 100% boy...how do i know this? If this kid isn't tooting, he is making toot noises with his mouth!! lol! Takes right after his daddy!! (ill take Jag's toots anyday...brian's- not so much!)<br />
As for me, if I am not nursing or carrying Jag around on my hip, most likely I am playing with Averie, cleaning the house, cooking or nursing...oh wait did I already say that...haha!! I am kind of at a stand still with my photo biz-<a href="http://www.ashbstarrphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ashbstarr Photography</a>! This fall I plan to attend some work shops and learn some new things! I want to branch out and do something different!! I feel that A LOT of photographers are the same these days and I just don't want to do that!<br />
Anyways, The kids and I will be here in Phoenix the month of February before [hopefully] heading up to Oregon to visit one last time before we fly to Hiroshima, so come see us!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ava's two best buds!! Leila and Joe!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jagger loves getting Clean!!<br />
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