Milestones: Tasha turns 31!

My birthday weekend was FABULOUS! On Friday, I went to eat and to see Eat, Pray, Love with my closest gals..Laura, Carrie, Cecilia and my sis in law Serena. It was great! Mom bought me an AWESOME frozen yogurt cake..yummy! Saturday, Mom, Serena and I went to scrap with Carrie and Cel and that evening Wes and I got take out and CRASHED! Vi was visiting her Aunt Tammy and Uncle Craig and having a blast. On Sunday (the actual bday), I just hung out and played with Vi. She is such a wonderful gift! Cheers to 60 more years!

Ice Cream cake!

Mommy's flowers from Uncle Theo!

First trip to Waffle House to go have fun with Aunt Tammy and Uncle Craig!

Doing a little light cleaning.


Hiding while Mommy gets ready!

Fun Times with Violet by New Ward Times Food Critic Macy J. Ward

Cozy Coupe maintenance.

Loving the pony ride at ChuckECheese!

Havin fun.

Testing out her SkeeBall skillz.

Swimming fun at Caitlyn and Jaidyn's birthday party!

Candice and Jaidyn (birthday girl!)

Violet and Daddy!

Showing out for Uncle Vern and Aunt Viv.

Vern checking out Vi's new walking skills.

Girls Club at Emmy's Birthday Party!

Milestones: Wes and Tasha's 2nd Anniversary!

Grand Teton National Park: Roadtrip 2010

Wes and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary on August 2nd. This year has completely been a blur. It has also been fantastic and wonderful with our newest addition, Miss Violet. We are so blessed and I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband and father to our little gal. Here's to 50 more years (at least!).

Big Anniversary Date: Violet got her first pair of big-girl shoes :).

Milestones: Violet turns 11 months!

Well folks...we are almost there...to the big 1!!! Violet is 11 months old (at press time, 11 months and 2 weeks!)and is a woman ON THE MOVE. We are walking everywhere, climbing EVERYWHERE and the new spirit of independence...well...she is more like her mommy every day. Vi is weighing in at 23 1/2 lbs, loves all food, juice, water, tackling Macy, chasing Roscoe, playing with Miles and his cat toy, dancing and saying uh-oh, this (and points), bye-bye and thank you. Her dislikes include teething, not getting her way and on some occasions...bedtime. Stay tuned for our big story of September: VIOLET'S FIRST BIRTHDAY!

Milestones: Uncle Tony turns 26!!

Hangin out with Grammie and Hallie

Say cheese..wait..is that a french fry???

Aunt Serena and Vi

The fam met at Chili's in Conway to celebrate Uncle Tony's birthday. Fun was had by all and Uncle Tony does not look a day over 25 :).

Soooo...did not get a Chili's pic of Tony but here is one from Hallie's b-day.

Travel Review: Wes and Tasha's Mountain ROAD TRIP!

This many miles...7 days!

Wes and I took the most AMAZING road trip in July. We went to so many places in not a lot of days. Brewery tours, camping, hiking, white water rafting, national monuments, good food..it was spectacular! Violet also had a blast at my aunt and uncle's in Atkins followed by a luxurious week at Grammie and Popi's. And...while we were away...a walker developed :). Cheers.

A marmont on the way down from Pike's Peak!

On top of Pike's Peak (Colorado Springs, Co)

Camp site in Jackson Hole, Wyoming...nice and close to the creek and Snake River.

So excited to see a moose!

The Teton view from Inspiration Point. The hike was awesome and the view was priceless.

Hidden Falls, Grand Teton National Park

Jenny Lake

The Grand Tetons

Old Faithful! Thar she goes! Yellowstone National Park

Say hello to our little friend.

The infamous Irma Hotel (Cody, Wyoming)

The hidden gem of the trip: Bighorn National Forest

Devil's Tower...breathtaking...no words.

Devil's Tower

Devil's Tower in the rain.

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota

Gorgeous and worth the trip!

Crazy Horse monument...still a ways to go!

O'dell Brewery (Ft. Collins, Colorado)

New Belgium Brewery

We love New Belgium!

First stop: Violet at Aunt Penny's followed by a week at Grammie and Popi's!

Quick Update: Vacation, Milestones and Events, oh my!

There is a lot more to come here at The New Ward Times. Wes and I took an AMAZING trip through Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming...3600 miles in 7 days! Violet has taken 3 steps and is standing up on her own getting up the nerve to take a few more steps. She is also saying new words and has to be on the move. Plus, we are about a month out from the BIG FIRST BIRTHDAY! We want to thank our faithful readers of The New Ward Times and hope you keep reading and hope your lives are as happy and fulfilled as ours.