More family fun...

Good morning! Want to meet my puppy?

Let me fix your hair...

my partner in crime...


Bennett: I have these people wrapped...watch and learn my friend...


Lainey Hope brought us Mickey Mouse ears...


Who does cousin Palmer remind you of..maybe Uncle Randy?

Aunt Kelly playing Monopoly with Palmer...does he not know she is an accountant?

Now I know where my mouth being wide open comes from:)

I am one of the little rascals,,,

Family time!

Here are some pics from last weekend. Charlie and Bennett are best buddies!

This is how he looks first thing in the morning,,,after I sit him up of course~

Look at these legs,,,cant you just bite them!

Aunt Carol came to visit from Memphis!

Randy, Kim, Palmer, and Lainey Hope stopped by on their way to Disneyland!

I just love my Gran!

Colorado --Take 2

We decided to take another long weekend trip back to Colorado last weekend. We took my mom as a "nanny",,,,her job was to take care of Charlie while we snowboarded and try to talk the least amount possible. Just kidding mom!! Mom was such a great nanny! I highly recommend her if you want her to go on a trip with you,,just make sure she is fed and gets her afternoon nap!

Watching all the winter Olympics gave Ash and I an idea that we too could one day become Olympic athletes and so we better practice. So that was the driving force behind our trip,,,

the night before Charlie was playing while we packed,,,mouth wide open. I will try to post pictures with his mouth closed but dont hold your breath!
Granna and Charlie at the airport,,,Granna + 8 month old at airport= Xanax for mom :))

Our first night after riding all day,,,

love this picture!!

Granna bought Charlie this bear suit and made me put him in it everywhere,,,LITERALLY EVERYWHERE IN COLORADO!! poor baby has his daddys sweat glands so he sweated buckets!

More play time with Granna,,,

this is me under the mask,,,i hate to be cold. i know i look like the uni-bomber but i dont care!

on a lunch break...

view from the top of one of the runs...

Gondola ride in Vail that never happened,,,they were closed. Long story--dont get me started.

His own store! I wonder if this can put him through college...

8 months today! March 1st!

So glad to be home with all my toys!!

Pretty sure this is an "I am pooping smile" ...

Not this one though,,,classic Charlie!

This is a video of me snowboarding,,,I slowed down tremedously for Ash to be able to record me :)))))

USA! USA! USA!

I cannot tell you how excited we are about the Olympics being on! To call us "Olympic Junkies" would be putting it mildly. We love the snowboarding events, the snowcross, freestyle skiing, and even curling. There is so much drama that goes on at the Olympics, which is another reason why I love it. I especially love to hear the background stories of the athletes. Where they came from and how hard they have worked to get where they are today. Athletes like Bode Miller and Linsday Jacob-Ellis-whose performances are more about redemption than anything. Last Olympics Bode partied too much the night before and did not perform well, and Lindsay had the gold wrapped up, but tried a showboat trick and fell. She won the silver, but lost the gold. See what I mean? So much drama! I should be an announcer or something for NBC. All that to say, from the Opening Ceremony to the very end, the Clayton household will be rooting for the red, white, and blue. We are starting Charlie on this tradition early!! Here he and daddy are playing, or training for the Olypmics,,however you want to see it. So far he has the event of drooling locked up pretty much...


If there was a baby event for "widest mouth opening" Charlie would win hands down!

We are working on the event of " Sitting Up"....he is about the bronze in this one....

oh, we took a break from the Ceremony (which was recorded) for a bite of nourishment with Trent and Kandace, who are expecting their second baby!!!

Back to training, Valentines Day, the event of helping daddy cook mommy dinner....Our young athlete does not look confident here..

Strawberry Pie from Shoneys...not a bad idea...

Flowers always help the judges with their decision...

Notice the concentration from our athlete here...

Charlie settled for green beans and rice cereal... the prep was taking too long...


Overall yummy dinner! Gold medal for daddy and Charlie! Now back to the intense training for the 2026 Games... practicing rings now.....

He already looks up to the athletes now....

Taking a break from all the training with daddy..we do have some time to work on a few things..

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! :)))))