I've been tagged!

I've been tagged by my friend Rebecca to post the 6th picture in my 6th folder. Since i'm on Nicks computer, there's not to choose from...So of course we have the lovely BYU football team doing their pre-game ritual polynesian dance. (whatever its called). This is from when we went to the game in November 08 with Jim and Kristin and just had a great time!!

Everyone who reads this is tagged to do the same thing...6th picture in your 6th folder. Its kind of fun looking back on the past!

Photo Blog

Someday I want to start a small photo business, so i'm starting out with a blog with some of my work on it. I put some of photos up, and hopefully I can get some more up soon.

Check it out!

www.ashleymariephoto.blogspot.com

Elder Grotefend

Yesterday my little brother, Dallin reported to the MTC (Missionary Training Center). My parents and sister drove down to Provo, UT to drop him off and say the last goodbyes for two years. Dallin called me right before he went in and told me he loved me and said sayonara.
I never knew how all my other friends felt when their brothers went on missions until now. Its crazy to think that I won't see him for 2 years! I've never been away from him for more than a few months. Dallin and I are like 2 peas in a pod! I know that he will be a great missionary to the people in San Diego. Maybe he will learn to live without his xbox or ipod for a while!

I know he will entertain all those missionaries well... Elder Shimmy!

Happy New Year!

This New Year's Eve we were able to attend Julie's New Years Party. Uncle Nick and I got to be Gabby's chaperone for the night! We ate a lot, hung out in the hot tub, and brought in the new year in style with the party hats that Julie, Troy and Gabby made us. We had a lot of fun, but man were we tired!

Gabby, Troy and Julie

Doing the New Year's Macarena

Gabs loves those cinnamon rolls!

5 Christmases?!

Just catchin up!
Here's a quick recap of what happened...

So this year Nick and I were able to celebrate 5 Christmases together-The Vadneys/Edingtons, The Vadney's, Ourselves, The Grotefends and The Grotefend's (extended). We got to celebrate a little with Nicks family before we left on our journey to Seattle. (pictures coming soon)

Nick and I at the cactus garden in Las Vegas

We flew out to Seattle two days before Christmas and got to spend a lot of time with my family. I wish we could have stayed a little bit longer and been able to see more people, but what can ya do? We went to Oregon to see more family and we also go to go to the temple with my brother for the first time. He's going on his mission to San Diego.

In Seattle with my brothers and sister

My puppy Dani... she's getting so old!

Seattle had so much snow the couple weeks before Christmas!

The view from my parents backyard. Mt Rainier is hiding between the trees

Our Christmas Eve with my family
On Christmas Day we drove down to Eugene, Oregon to have another Christmas with my extended family. We had a yummy dinner and opened gifts at Obaba's house!

Dallin and Obaba
Nicks new toy!

We thought it would be funny to take pictures of Dallin while we shook his head back and forth... You tell me!

All of us kids at the "kids table"...I think we will never be able to sit at the adult table!