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Our little man is 2!  Despite the awful weather, Eli had a Scooby-riffic Party. 

¡Nuestro pequeño hombre tiene 2 años! A pesar del clima horrible, Eli tuvo una fiesta Scooby-ríffica.

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Feliz Navidad!

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I love this time of year!  The Ashe home has been decked out in Christmas flair since Thanksgiving weekend and the Holiday turned into a month-long affair.  We kicked the festivities off with the Sylva Christmas Parade.  Eli met Santa Claus for the first time and … Continue reading →

Pumpkins for my Pumpkin!

Eli was unsure when I asked him to stick his little hand inside the pumpkins. He said “umkins?”.  I said “Yes help mommy”.  He quickly warmed up to the idea and took over.  Hmmm, I wonder who he gets that from?  Fall is definitely in the air and is quite colder then I like but we are making the best of it.

Eli no estaba de seguro meter su manita adentro de las calabazas. Dijo ‘umkins?’. Le dije ‘Sí ayuda a mamá’. Poco a poquito le gusto la idea y tomo cargo. Hmmm, me pregunto a quién saca. Ótono esta en el aire y bastante más frío de lo que me gusta pero estamos haciendo lo mejor de ello.

Last Summer Hoorah!

Since Fall is pushing Summer out of the way, we decided one last beach trip was in order.  We packed our beach gear and headed to Myrtle.  My in-laws were already down there celebrating their wedding anniversary and Avery’s great check-up with his Doctors at Duke.  It was a fast and furious trip but super duper fun.  Our boy loves the beach….see for yourselves!

Pues ya que Ótonio esta empujando el Verano fuera del camino, decidimos que un último viaje a ;a playa estaba en orden. Empacamos nuestros trajes de baño y nos dirigimos a Myrtle. Mis suegros ya estaban alli celebrando su aniversario de boda y el gran chequeo de Avery con sus Doctores en Duke. Era un viaje rápido y furioso, pero súper divertido. ¡Nuestro muchacho ama la playa…. mira

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Cheli is SIX!

We met this sweet little girl when she was 10 months old.  I am so thankful that my cousin moved here with her three kids 6 years ago because I have been able to watch them grow.  We celebrated Cheli’s birthday this past Sunday.  We have not spoiled Cheli like we used to and we needed to remedy the situation. We all had so much fun watching her in full Princess mode!

 

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The Ashe’s Vacation

For months there had been talk about heading to the beach; of course Charleston is always a possibility for us but we wanted to go somewhere different and work in a visit with the McCall’s. As my friends know uncertainty is not my friend yet uncertainty was plaguing our vacation.  All our planning hung in the balance when Travis found out he was interviewing for a BIG promotion.  Great news but vacation could be postponed and we couldn’t make reservations until we knew.  I can happily report that Travis got the job and was given the okay to vacation as planned. We booked a room in Morehead City, NC.  

Once the car was packed with what seemed like the entire house we said “see you later Sylva”.  Our road trip was surprisingly enjoyable until we arrived at our destination and our room was not ready.  Eli was more than ready to be done with his car seat so we decided to walk around and noticed that our oceanfront room did not have beach access.  After debating what to do, we strapped Eli back in his seat and set out to find a true Oceanfront room.   I quickly realized why we have never vacationed on the Coast of NC.  There is water EVERYWHERE, granted I know it’s the beach but we were surrounded by water!  Large bodies of water make me a little queasy and uneasy (thanks to a bad bad dream I had once).  After what seemed like rows and rows of private condos we found The Clam Digger Resort.  The Digger is an old resort but it has wonderful charm and we LOVED it!  It was quiet and very family friendly.

On a rainy day we took Little Man to the Aquarium where Eli ran around pointing and “oh wowing” at the different tanks.  After beach bumming around Atlantic Beach, Morehead City, and Emerald Isle we packed our bags and headed North. We stopped in New Bern, a precious little town that is the home of Pepsi Cola and a local staple called Moore’s BBQ, which happens to hold the World Record for biggest BBQ sandwich ever!  Moore’s introduced me to vinegar based BBQ sauce and I can report that as far as I am concerned there is no longer any other kind of BBQ sauce.  

We continued to Chocowinity, NC where the McCall’s reside.  We usually visit with them once a year so spending a few days with them was a wonderful treat.  They took us out on their boat and showed us around Washington, NC.  We even worked in a trip to Cape Hatteras where Eli and I admired our very first Lighthouse.  With the help of urbanspoon.com we found a delicious divey restaurant where all of us enjoyed the last dinner of our trip.  Despite a little anxiety the Outer Banks get two thumbs up!  The trip home was long but we had plenty of stories and laughs from the week to keep us entertained (Eli fake laughs when we laugh, it’s adorable).  Here are a few pictures.  *Thanks Jason & Sarah for a great time, see you in December.

Happy 4th!

 The 4th of July isn’t my favorite holiday.  I love America don’t get me wrong! I am equally proud of the American culture as I am the Mexican culture.  This year, I enjoyed having a day off in the middle of the week and taking Eli to Deep Creek with his cousins.  I have many fond memories as a kid loading up with my family, heading to “A” Mountain and anticipating the beautiful fireworks show.  The 4th was also my Tita’s (my mom’s mom) birthday. Sometimes she would be visiting us from Mexico, she loved seeing the sky light up.  When I was 14 years old she passed away on her birthday, the meaning of the day remains but it is clouded by all the memories I have of her and that dreadful day.  She was an amazing woman, I loved her so much.  My brother and I spent alot of time with her as kids, either at her house in Mexico or our house in Tucson.  As she aged; our roles reversed some, I would help her shower and braid her long fine salt/pepper hair into a bun.  Walking into her house has never been the same and neither has this holiday.  I didn’t celebrate the day until I met Travis.  We would spend the day with friends and then watched as the sky lit up.  Now that we have Eli I want him to have lots of happy fun 4th of July memories!

El 4 de julio no es mi favorito de los dias festivos. Amo América no me malinterpreten! Estoy igualmente orgulloso de la cultura Americana como soy la cultura Mexicana. Este año tener un día en medio de la semana de descanso y llevar a Eli al arroyo con sus primos fue padre. De niña tengo muchos buenos recuerdos con mi familia llendo a la ‘A’ montaña y anticipando el show de fuegos artificiales. El cuarto también fue cumpleaños de mi Tita. A veces ella nos estaría visitando desde México, le encantaba ver el cielo iluminado. Cuando yo tenía 14 años de edad falleció en su cumpleaños, el significado del día es igual pero se ve ensombrecido por todos los recuerdos que tengo de ella y ese día terrible. Ella era una mujer increíble, la amaba mucho. Mi hermano y yo pasamos mucho tiempo con ella, ya sea en su casa en México o en nuestra casa en Tucson. Recuerdo que ayudaba a bañarla y peinarla. Entrando a su casa nunca ha sido la misma y tampoco este dia de fiesta. Pero ahora que tenemos a Elias quiero celebrar este día, para que él tenga recuerdos muy felizes del 4 de julio!

Feliz Cumpleaños Mi Amor!

We celebrated Travis’s birthday Mexico style….sort of.  The main course consisted of delicious carñitas tacos on homemade corn tortillas and an impressive salsa selection.  For dessert, Dairy Queen ice cream cake, an Ashe tradition! 

Celebramos el cumpleaños de Travis estilo Méxicano…. mas o menos. El plato principal consistió de tacos de carñitas en tortillas de maíz y una selección de salsa impresionante. ¡Para el postre, pastel helado, una tradición de Ashe!

Summer Time!

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Good Times!

The rain threatened to ruin our outdoor fun day with the Roland’s.  Luckily, the Roland’s and Ashe’s are known for their good time capabilities!  Growing up we have lots of friends, or so we think we do.  As an adult I feel as I can count my friends on one hand, I mean there are many acquaintances along the way but real friends are far and few. The Roland’s are a perfect example of real friends; we go weeks without seeing each other, then we get together and it’s as if we hung out daily. It’s always good to see them, to swap stories and just simply watch our babies together.  Here are a few pictures from our playdate.

La lluvia casi arruino nuestro día divertido con los Roland’s. ¡Afortunadamente  los Roland’s y los Ashe’s son conocidos por sus capacidades de tiempos buenos!  Creciendo tenemos muchos amigos, o pensamos eso. Como un adulto siento que puedo contar a mis amigos en una mano, supongo que hay muchos conocidos a lo largo del camino pero los verdaderos amigos son pocos. Los Roland’s son un ejemplo perfecto de esto; podemos ir semanas sin ver los, entonces nos reunimos y es como si nos vemos diariamente. Siendo nuevos a la paternidad es agradable cambiar historias y simplemente mirar a nuestros bebés juntos.