The Report Cards

Jaylin Ashford my oldest son has an awesome teacher.  His teacher is all a parent could want in an educator.  But his report card was not good.  I really believe that my child possibly suffers from ADHD, but I feel like he could be controled without all the medication.  His teacher tells me that one moment he is sitting nicely in his chair, and another minute he is crawling all over the floor and under the desks.  Back to the grades, my son had 3 C's, 2 B's, and of course in music, band, art, P.E. he had all A's.  He has never brought home so many C's before; maybe in math but not any other subject.  I put him on punishment for the next six weeks, so I hope things work out.

My middle son Jayvin started school as a young four old; his birthday is August 1 the doctor, pre-k teacher, and his kindergarten teacher told me to hold him back a year for he could develop more.  He is in the first grade now and he is doing well.  He made the A, B honor roll on his report card; he was so excited.  In kindergarten she would always give him a C in self development, so he would never make the honor roll.

My baby boy Jaydin, is in pre-k he is very smart with the brain of a six year old.  He only recieves progress reports, but he had all excellents on it.  He has always done well in everything he does.  He is very persistant and his goal is to master everything he can.  He just turned 5 on October 29, and he knows how to tie his shoes, button his clothes, write his name, and sound out all the letters in the alaphabet.  He is just a very smart kid.  Over all I am a very proud mother and wife of three wonderful boys, and an awesome husband. I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!

Our Summer Vacation

Our summer vacation was awsome.  We went to Panama City Beach.  We stayed for a full week.  My kids had a blast.  The first day we went to Destine Beach, because I heard it was a lot of seaweed in Panama City.  When we arrived we realized that there was a lot of seaweed in Destine too, so I knew from the beginning I was not going to get in the water.  My sons were so excited they were sure they were going to get in the water.  The closer they got to the water the slower they started moving,  all three of them decided  not to get in the water.  To them the seaweed looked like snails or worms.  So the first day noone got in the water.  The next day we decided to drive down to Panama Beach, and there was no seaweed.  After that we realized that the seaweed was traveling from Panama to Destine.

Jaylin chillin

We also road on the Sea Screamer.  The Sea Screamer is a boat that takes you to see the dolphins.  Seeing the dolphins was a great experience for the kids.  On the boat they had a water gun fight, and they were able to hold crabs.  On another day we visited Pier Park.  Pier Park is like a tourist attraction, we walked around and allowed the kids to do some of the activities.  Over all our vactation was awesome.

The Family

Jaydin, Jaylin, Jayvin

Wow!!!Look at the dolphin jump

We stayed in a nice hotel room. Here is a link to the hotel site. 

http://www.comfortinn.com/ires/en-US/html/HotelList?ienc=UTF-8&optional=false&chain=CI&brand_segment=&areaid=406877&areatype=City&type=&latitude=30.19164&longitude=-85.83249&state=FL&country=US&dateFormat=mm%2Fdd%2Fyy&js=true&radius=80&map=n&placename=Panama+City+Beach%2C+FL%2C+US&rstart=Starting+Location&rend=Ending+Location&arrivalDate=mm%2Fdd%2Fyy&departureDate=mm%2Fdd%2Fyy&nroom=1&nadult1=1&nchild1=0&srp=RACK&find=

In the life of a Ashford's Sunday, and about the boys

For this is the day that the lord has made, we shall rejoice and be glad in it.  Like any other Sunday morning, my kids and I got up and went to church.  My kids will usually try to stay home with their dad, but I only allow them to do that once a month.  Their father would usually join us in church 4 to 5 times a year.  One day soon the lord will bring him in.  We try not miss a Sunday going to church, because god is so good to us the least we could do is praise him.  After church the whole family would go to eat dinner at my moms house.  This is something I really enjoy, because it keeps our family close.  We have such a close family that I usually speak with my mom, and sisters daily. 

My boys are a mess progress reports came, and my oldest son came home with a letter stating "I have good news and bad news.  The good news is I have a girlfriend, the bad news is I mad some 50's and 60's.  When I actually recieved the progress report he had 1 D,and 2 C's which I don't alow him to bring home.  For some reason my son always start the first few weeks off bad.  He usually makes A's,B's, and a C in math.  My middle son had all A's and B's.  My baby boy has finally adjusted to pre-k.  He no longer cries, and tries to get me to take him back with me.  He is beginning to enjoy school, I believe his favorite part of it is math.  He has a great teacher; and she made it so easy for him to adjust, because I tried putting him in school last year and he cried the whole three months he was there.  My kids are my life and I really treasure the time I get to spend with them.     

About the kids

THE THREE J'S  Jaylin is my first born, he is nine years old.  His interests are baseball, football, basketball, and playing the drums.  As you can see Jaylin is a very outgoing little boy. Jaylin is my slickster, he would get the other two in trouble and act like he have not done anything.  This weekend Jaylin is on punishment for not finishing his homework.  He has been cleaning and doing homework all day today and it's Saturday.  Jayvin is my middle child, he is six years old.  Jayvin enjoys football,baseball,and playing the WII.  Jayvin is very outgoing, he is my sweet child that loves to kiss and hug.  Jayvin is built up like a football player; he is very strong and heavy.  Jayvin asked me to day can he go on a date with his friend at school. Jaydin is my baby, he is four years old.  He is my spoiled child; everyone asked me who spoiled him, and looking back at old pictures I can see that my older boys spoiled him.  As a baby Jaydin use to carry around a blue blanket and hold it up to his nose all day; he slept with it, and carried it every where he went.  Jaydin started school this year for the first time, he was not happy.  He tells me every night "mommy your heart is inside my heart."

Jaydin with his blanket

The Beginning

In the life of the Ashford's.  Tony and I meet in middle school.  Everyone knows how dating is in middle school; you date someone for a couple of days then you break up with them.  That is how our relationship was, but we kept in touch.  One day years after middle school, I was going into work I heard someone call me from a distance; so of course I ran  into the building and went to the back; anyway to make a long story short it was him.  We started talking, and about four years later we were married. 

After we married the next year we had a son, whom we named Jaylin.  It was hard for both of us to balance work and taking care of Jaylin, because we had no sitter.  I was not comfortable with putting him in a child care center.  That is when we decided it would be best if I stayed at home with him.  My kids are 3 1/2 and 14mths. apart, so my life has been interesting every since then.  I really enjoy my life; my husband and I went through a few rocky roads; I believe it's because we married so young, but know I can honestly say he's my best friend, and my lover. We have a great relationship, sometimes I wonder when we first married did we really know what love was.  Love is a wonderful thing if you're with the right person.