Long Update-March

First of all, I would like to apologize for my lack of posting, lately. I hope this long post with pictures makes up for it. :-).

In Feb we also had one of my cousins daughter, Chantel (she was in our wedding) come visit us from Texas to check out colleges in the area. We took her to University of Florida. Ashleigh really enjoyed the swamp & meeting Bull Gator. She told us she wanted to be a Gator Cheerleader. :-). She insisted on Mommy taking a bunch of pictures of her in the Gator stadium. Mid March, Ashleigh & I got to see my dear friend from high school. She and her family came to visit & go to Disney. End of March {27th} Brian participated in a local 5k (St.Mary Magdalene) and received 2nd place for his age group(40-49). Also, Ashleigh participated in her first race. Yes, she ran a total of 100 meters. Brian and I are so proud of her effort; she did great! By the way, the race was called the "mini K," and it was mainly for fun.

Also, the end of the month Ashleigh received a much needed haircut. She is liking the lighter weight.

Thank you Grammy & Papa and NaNaw for the Easter goodies! Ashleigh especially loved the crafts for the eggs & cupcakes.

Ashleigh has been attending her soccer practices and is learning the basic skills. She is deffintely getting good excercise; she goes to bed earlier on the day of her practices. Mommy loves this!

She is patiently awaiting the chance to swim. Although, the water was 76 degrees today, she got in for a few minutes until she started to get a bit chilly. We deffinetly like the water to be a little warmer. Haha.

In school, Ashleigh is doing great! Working really hard at learning her alphabet, upper/lower cases,sounds each letter makes & numbers. In addition to all of this, she constantly wants to know how to spell different words/names. She continues to have a great love for drawing & arts and crafts. This last week she had her first bus ride (field trip) to Publix. She and all of her school friends thourougly enjoyed themselves. I was fortunate enough to be a chaperone along with 4 other parents. She also participated in her first field day. She enjoyed shooting hoops the best! :-). I was shocked to see her great coordination at dribbling the ball.

Sorry if this post is a little mis-organized. I am in the middle of doing some school work, but did not want to take any longer on posting.

Hope you all are well!

Enjoy all the pictures!

Photo shoot

Ashleigh loves to pose for the camera. She tells me Mommy get the camera, take pictures. So, I proceed. I love how she does all the posing and all I have to do is click. She is such a ham for the camera, and always has been. This is probably because I have always had the camera close by, never going long with out capturing her on photo. I know she will appreciate the photos when she gets older, shoot she already does! She tells me "Mommy, can you please print that one?" LOL. So, here are a few that I took spontaneously the other day.

Ashleigh's Room Re-Design

So, here it is: Ashleigh's room, isn't it cute? I just love the flooring.

Old room {Above}

New Room

Update for January with pictures

Hi there!

I thought I would give an update on the Hicks' household. We had a very low key month in January. The only thing we did was take a small trip to WPB to see our friends. I started school back up, so this is taking up most of my free time; hence not posting on here. Ashleigh & I worked on some of the art projects that her Grammy & Papa had gotten her for Christmas {Thank you, Grammy & Papa}. Ashleigh also played a lot with her new guitar {she got from Grammy & Papa for her bday}. You will see some of the pics posted. One of the most exciting things was recieving in the mail, Ashleigh's pottery that she made with her Grammy in December. They are so precious. What a wonderful momento to treasure! {Thank you Grammy for the beautiful bowl, I LOVE it}. Oh, and we signed Ashleigh up for soccer which will start in March. We can't wait for this new journey. More to come on this.

So far in Febuarary, we celebrated Brian's birthday on the 4th. Ashleigh suggested making cupcakes for Daddy, so that we did. Since carrot cake is his favorite, we made carrot cake cupcakes and Ashleigh & I decorated them. We decorated the house and had dinner prepared for him {including a glass of wine} when he got home that day from work. He had a wonderful birthday and we enjoyed celebrating with him!

Happy 49th Babe, we love you so much and are very lucky to have you!

Another thing happening this month....we are redoing Ashleigh's room. YES, again! However, this time it is a theme that will stick with her for a while {atleast we hope}. It is PotteryBarn Kids theme "Daisy Garden". It is so precious and I can't wait to have it completed. Oh, and we had the carpet taken out and wood floors put in. Oh, how I am so happy about this. Her carpet was full of stains and looked hideous.

Brian got me a new camera for Christmas and I am really enjoying the good quality pictures that it takes.

Trip to West Palm Beach 1/22/10

Ashleigh and I went to West Palm Beach to visit our friends this weekend. We had a great time! Ashleigh & Andrew were very excited to see one another. They played non-stop all weekend. Colin {Andrew's little brother} was much more interactive with them, this time; which, was great to see. Jen & I were able to get away for a little while and go shopping; always so much fun! We were also able to attend their neighborhood block party, too; it was a lot of fun for the adults & kids. Here are some pics from our visit:

Ashleigh, Andrew & Colin

Ashleigh & Andrew; she loves him!

News about "About My Baby": Ashleigh's website

Greetings family & friends!

I wanted to take a moment to let you all know; for those that follow Ashleigh's website, that in August, of this year {2010}, it will be shut down. Unfortunately, the owners contacted me via email {like everyone else who has a website with them} and said that they can not sustain the company any longer. We have had this site since Ashleigh was 6 months old {4 1/2 years}, so this will deffinetly be a sad day. I will be switiching everything over to this blog. Thankfully, I had already started to blog on here, ocassionaly. I will just be updating this one, with more gadgets, as I feel the need to. I am sure, because of the "Type A" in me, I will find some different way to organize this blog. I look forward to this transistion and welcome you to the new world of "technology;" gotta love the changes that always take place!

Ashleigh's 5th Birthday

Today, my love, you turn five years old. I am so thrilled to be your Mommy; and you have inspired me to be a better person. You are so tender hearted and gentle yet so very smart. You have developed a bigger sense of independence, yet you still are shy around strangers. You have done so fabulous in school and you adore your teachers: Mrs.Tyre & Mrs.Massa. You follow rules and are the first one amongst your peers to correct another, if one is not following the rules. You are a good teacher to your friends; you are a true leader, no doubt. You still have your imaginary friends that you talk with; which are the cutest conversations, by the way. You have a talent when it comes to art; your skills for your age are nothing short of amazing. You have a true love of music. You have a great sense of style; which Mommy is very pleased at. Finally, you still love all things Mickey!!! 

Daddy & I are, like always, so proud of you. You have brought so much joy and delight into our lives. I can't wait to see what the next year brings in your development. You, my love, are Daddy & I's gift from God that we are so overwhelming thankful for. We love you, pumkin. Happy 5th Birthday, Ashleigh!