Cleveland!

We made it-our green little car chugging along and all!!! It was July 4th, and since it was late at night the whole sky was shooting off fireworks.  It was obvious that Cleveland was welcoming the Ashworths, and it made our arrival that much more exciting!!  Driving from the freeway to the street where we were going to be setting up camp was very ghetto.  I was already tired and sick of driving, and seeing what I saw did not help my mood.  The closer we got to our street though, the safer it became.  We are inside the border of the a sketchier part of Cleveland Heights, and the wealthy part.  I have ended up falling in love with where we live.  I feel safe on our street, and in the surrounding wealthier neighborhoods.  The houses in our city are huge, but are kind of old fashioned.  We love to go on runs and admire all of it!
There is a lake with a running trail surrounding it about a mile up the road, and it has become one of our favorite spots!  We have a grocery store at the end of our street, and Tim is super close to Case.  The library rocks, and I think we will be weekly visitors of it! There is a middle school with a track and an elementary with a play ground right around the corner, which I feel very spoiled living close to! We have 3 LDS families on our street, but only one is in town now.  They have been so nice, and Max has loved getting to know all of the babies his age.(He even had his first kiss with Malorie, the 8 month old cutie across the street...he wastes no time!!) Max and I were invited to go to the zoo with Malorie and another little guy Max's age and had a blast!!  It is free parking and admission every Monday!!   Our ward is small, but I think we will really like it.
Our little house is perfect!  Not only do we have the privilege of having central air and a dishwasher, but compared to a lot of the other 1920 homes on our street, it has stayed in great shape.  We are still in the process of decorating and unpacking, and will take pictures as soon as it's ready.  We have gotten some great deals on furniture, and since Tim and I have never really bought anything new (almost all our furniture since we have been married has been our treasure and another man's trash), I am still having some buyers remorse. Kind of.
Tim is loving med school, and I am so excited for him.  We had his white coat ceremony a couple of weeks ago, and he is official!  There are three other BYU students that are in his class, and we all get along great with them :)  The BYU's are the only ones with kids, and we stick out like a BIG sore thumb.  Oh well, all of the students have been really nice to us.  At least I have moral support from the other wives and kiddos.  I don't know what I would do if it were just me.
We have been so blessed this past month, and can't thank Heavenly Father enough for watching over us.  I am excited about Cleveland, and will keep you all updated on our adventure!

Our crazy little monkey has enjoyed way too much getting into
all the new cupboards, drawers, bathtubs, toilets, closets, etc...
He keeps me on my toes, that is for sure!

This was the night we got to Cleveland, and Max
was so excited to be out of his car seat he could hardly stand it!
We forgot to pack these darn bed frames in the truck, and so
it was an honor to have them between Tim and I the whole
way.  Needless to say, we will never forget to pack
them in the truck again!

One of Max's favorite places to play.  Our closet.  Bless his heart!

We don't have the luxury of bathing Max in my parent's sink
anymore, so he gets a real bath and LOVES it!  I am drenched at the end,
but it is so hot here, I usually welcome it!

All clean!

This is after the white coat ceremony, and bless Tim's heart,
he was so hot in that coat and his dress clothes.  We were
soaking wet by the time we finally made it to our car.  Gotta
love Ohio humidity and heat :) 

Introducing:
The future Dr. Timothy James Ashworth!!!

One of Max's forbidden cupboards.  He is so wild and naughty, but
so cute at the same time!

Tim got a new computer desk and apparently his son did as well.
Max uses and enjoys it as much as his daddy...!

Max's friends- Beau and Malorie!
 It is so fun for me to see him interact with
kids his age.  This is right before we headed into the zoo.

Cassie, Me, and Brooke with the kiddos.  These girls are awesome!

I just love this picture.  My boys!

Saying Goodbye and Packing Up...

July finally arrived, and whether we were ready or not, med school was waiting

for us.  I can't believe how fast these past 7 months have gone and now

they are over.  My parents and Annie have been so wonderful in letting us

crash their party this past while.  We will always be so grateful for their kindness to 

our little family! 

My awesome hubby was a packing pro (and thanks to the help of

my family), we fit all of our

stuff into 5 feet of a ABF trailer.  I guess that is one bonus of

having nothing.  We were able to pay the minimum amount, and couldn't

believe that we fit it all in that tiny space.  

There is the man at the end of the 2 hours it took to pack it up.  You
go Tim!

Our sweet little Henrietta the Hyundai. She was great for the
 27  hour adventure.  

And the first place prize goes to this champ.  Max was better than
his parents on the trip, and that is the truth.  He was so good, it
was kind of creepy.  We  kept telling him that he
was justified to fuss, but he decided to do the
exact opposite.  We sure love this boy!!

 Before we headed out east, we were able to meet up with some dear

friends of ours, which was wonderful.   

This lovely group are friends of mine from high school, and I think
the world of all of them.  Alicia and Collin hosted a yummy fondue night, which was so sweet of them.
Alicia and Collin are on our right, and Allie and Alex on
our left.  Sara is standing next to Allie and is getting married this August!!
These girls and I have made so many memories together, and I will miss them a lot.

This darling couple is the Scows, and their sweet little baby-girl-to-be!  Tim and Dan
have been the best of friends since their freshman year at BYU.  I just love Suzanne, and
we were so lucky to enjoy a delicious dinner with them before we left.  We are going to miss
them, and are so grateful for their friendship!

Finally, we had to say goodbye to my family.  Saying goodbye to
all these wonderful people was not fun.  I cried on and off for about 48
hours before and after we left.
Bless Tim's heart, I would be laughing one second, and
then crying the next.  It was a long car ride...
  I have always lived within an hour of family,
and know I will have a hard time being so far.
 I love them all so much, and am so lucky to
have all of them in my life!  

Max saying goodbye to his Grandma Holt.  Another tearful experience for
me.  He sure loves his grandma and grandpa!

Here we are ready to hop into the car.  And oh, what we did
not know we were getting ourselves into for the next few days of travel...

The Big 22!



Last Monday I turned 22, and had a wonderful day!  Annie, my mom, Max, and I
went to a near by trail and pond and had a picnic.  It was delightful!



Max enjoying the walk to the pond!

My mom, as usual, made my birthday extra special.  We had a delicious dessert later
in the day that she made..mmmmmmmm!
  She is the best!

Annie was the best too!  She went on a long run with me in the early
morning (even though she could have slept in)!  She also made
tons of birthday signs and put them all around the house.  They were
hilarious, and made me smile each time I passed them :)

When Tim got home from work, he took me out on the town to pick out
a present and to Cafe Rio.  Ohio doesn't have a Cafe Rio so we have started
to fill our canteen.  He is the best hubby! 

Family Pictures!

My Dad is an amazing guy, and is good at so many things. One of those things is photography!  Before we move to Ohio, I wanted him to take some pictures of our family, and he did a wonderful job-as usual. 

 Thanks Dad!!

Max is so stinkin' cute! Not to mention the
good lookin' guy holding him :)

Catching up part 3: Bear Lake!

Every year, my mom's side of the family go up to Bear Lake right
by Logan.  We had such a fun time!  The lake was FREEZING, so
we steered clear from it this year.  We had so much fun hanging out and talking,
playing Frisbee, soccer, and volley ball.  We went and got  the BEST raspberry shakes, played ticket to
ride, watched movies, and laughed our heads off.  I love this tradition,
and am so glad that we were able to do it one more time before we leave. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Brockbank!
(No, I was not trying to dress up Max like a Rabbi.  We were about to take a dip in the pool.
 This little guy is such a good
sport to put up with a crazy mom!)

The highlight of the Bear Lake trip though was the family 10K run/walk/bike ride.
I have been wanting to plan a family run forever, and I finally did it.  I had
so much help from Tim, my parents, and Annie.  It was so much fun, and it turned
out to be a huge success!  Hopefully it will be an annual tradition :)
This is us before the race.  Pretty intense game faces...huh?!?!

This is the whole Brockbank family after the race.  Thanks everyone,
it was the best!!!

The Holt crew!  My parents walked with Max in his jogger, bless
their hearts!!  They were so nice to do that.  Annie and I ran the whole
thing together, and even bought an IPOD connector so we could make
a sweet playlist for both of us to listen to.  Yes, we are total
nerds, but who cares! Tim actually got first place, and smoked us
all!  Way to go babe :)

Catch up part 2: Boise!!

We were able to drive up to Boise and see Tim's family one last time before we head
out to Ohio for med school in a week.  It was a blast!!!  We were so sad to leave, but
thankfully we get to see them this Christmas.  We sure love you all, thank
you so much for the wonderful time!
Max with his uncle Spencer and Uncle Nathan.  Max sure loves
his uncles!!!

We went and had a picnic and fed some ducks our leftovers.  Max and his Daddy!

From left to right (Spencer, Thomas, Max, Nathan, Tim).  The Ashworth
boys are awesome!!!

After the picnic we went and did paddle boats on a pretty lake.
I love this activity, and it is so pretty!!

I love Boise!!!  This is the view from our paddle boat, SO pretty!

So Tim has been wanting me to learn how to cut hair like his
amazing mother.  I filmed her cutting Tim's hair, and then Jim, (Tim's Dad)
needed a haircut too.  Usually Alison does it, but this time, he asked me if I wanted
to.  He thought it would be good practice for me, and bless his heart, it was sure practice!
I did a horrible job, and he was as kind as ever.  Alison had to come and fix all of my mistakes,
which were many!  It will take me years to get as good as my mother-in-law,
so I better get started now!

  This is Max on the way
to Boise.  He was a champ for the car ride, we sure lucked out with
this dude :)

Ow, Ow!  Tim's family took us golfing while we were there.
Tim and I are both pretty bad, (well, he claims he is, even though
he wasted me- as usual!) so we needed to practice before we
went out on the course.  Jim and Alison are always so awesome
about planning fun activities when we come and visit, they are so
wonderful!

Max waiting patiently while I took about 174 turns, and still
hadn't even come close to hit a single golf ball.  

I think this was try #152...

Catching up part one!

     This post is long overdue, but at least it is happening!  We have had so much fun this past month and a half, but super busy as well.  Max decided to start using a binky last month, which has made all of the traveling and family time a little bit more enjoyable.  I was such a proud mother when he spotted his binky, and popped it in his mouth on the first try! Yes, he was about 9 months too late, but I'll take it.

      My cute little sister Annie graduated from Viewmont High School at the beginning of June.  She has accomplished so much, and I am so proud of her!!  Annie is much more ahead of the game than I was at her age, and I am excited for her to keep on succeeding in everything she does.  It was weird to go to the same place that I graduated high school (4 years ago!), and to be flooded with memories of my good 'ol days.

I just love this girl, and am going to miss her so much! (The girl
on the right : )