Ashton Family Happenings: August 2007

California Dreamin'

This past July, we went on a family vacation to San Diego California. It was great to have the whole family together! Dave even flew in from St.Louis to join the fun. We had a wonderful time playing at the beach, visiting Shamu at Sea World and just enjoying the sites of San Diego.

The best part about San Diego was the beach. We spent several days enjoying the ocean waves and relaxing in the sun. A highlight of the beach was burying dad in the sand!

There were only a few 'minor' sunburns from our beach days. Brett decided to cover himself with a towel to avoid a burn.

Suppy is getting buried by the boys!!

Fun at Sea World with Shamu!

We had a great time at Sea World, especially sitting in the 'soak zone' while watching Shamu. We even kept the tradition of 'wack-a-mole' and the unbeatable champion still remains our dad. Mom proved her strength at the arm machine, beating all the girls in strength.! A minor difficulty at Sea World was dealing with Spencer and security.... he stuck his head inside a shark fossil set off a few alarms and then security had to talk to him about using his camera on an intense roller-coaster. :)
Good times! Our life is never boring!

All Smiles!

Spencer and Laura smiling for the camera.

Is there jealousy???

THANKS FOR THE TRIP MOM AND DAD!

1st Anniversary!

Brett and Emily celebrated their first anniversary today! It has been a wonderful year with many more to come!

The Strastosphere...Las Vegas!

(Dad fell asleep at the mall while waiting for the girls....we had to hit all the sales.)

On the way back from California we made a stop through Las Vegas. Dad just couldn't pass by Vegas without going on the rides at the Stratosphere. Our stay in Vegas began with a buffet dinner.....it's tradition. (We can't visit Vegas without a buffet.) After the buffet, the men headed up to the top of the Stratosphere, only to find out there was a thunderstorm so they couldn't go. Because of the HIGH anticipation of experiencing the rides on the Stratosphere, they decided to give it another shot in the morning. The next day consisted of thriller rides for the men and shopping at the outlet mall for the women. Everyone had a great time!
Good memories!

(Good times on the Stratosphere.)

Summer Fishing Trip!

This summer we had our annual fishing trip to Strawberry Reservoir. We had a great time and even caught a fish. Spencer and Laura made sure that we caught at least a few crawdads before we left as well....it's tradition.

Tubing Down Logan Canyon

A few months ago, Laura came to visit Emily Logan. One of the highlights of the trip was tubing down the canal in Logan Canyon. There were a few adventures on the canal with Laura's flip-flop floating away and her tube popped from a branch and started to deflate. You gotta love adventure! Good times!