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Playing with Ash in “Ash’s Place,” a cardboard box my mom made. Also, my nephew is “Mr. Stripey.”

Ash’s Place

Mr. Stripey
Ash with his dinosaur towel on his head.

Ash’s dino towel
Ash and his daddy Yusuke are quite engaged in a television program.

Ash and Yusuke watching
Ash gives his mommy a big kiss while wearing Great-Grandpa Don’s headphones.

Ash mommy kisses
First selfie of 2016, with Ash and sister P.

Sister selfie with Ash
Ash hanging out at my house on New Year’s Eve–he found the perfect small chair for his small self.

Child in a chair
Ash is fake-sleeping in the chair on New Year’s Eve.

Faker
Ash has his own box house at my mom’s.

Ash’s Cardboard House
Ash is watching The Point in a silly pose. He dances to the music.

Watching The Point
Ash is a little builder.

Lil Builder
swankivy2015, Gatherings, Holidaysash, christmas, food, gifts, ivy, mom, patricia, yusuke Ash is enjoying one of his new toys: a motorcycle.

Motorcycle Toy
The watermelon consumer has arrived.

Watermelon Consumer
This kid loves a good story about ABCs.

A good ABCs story
Ash sometimes plays doctor. That means that sometimes Grandma gets covered in Band-Aids.

Ash plays doctor
Ash sometimes plays doctor. That means that sometimes Mommy gets covered in Band-Aids.

Ash plays doctor
The perfect cinnamon roll. Made by my sister.

Perfect Cinnamon Roll
swankivy2015, Gatherings, Holidaysash, christmas, family, gifts, ivy, lindsay, mike, mom, patricia, yusuke At Mom’s, Ash is enjoying the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.

Enjoying Mom’s tree
Ash is enjoying raisins with his parents.

Enjoying raisins
My sister Patricia took this one of some of the family on Christmas Eve about to open presents.

Family with stockings
Hey it’s me with my stocking on Christmas Eve.

Me with stocking
Sister Lindsay with her stocking on Christmas Eve.

Sister L with stocking
Ash is enjoying his new caterpillar toy from one of his favorite books.

Caterpillar
Ash is enjoying his new personalized train cars from a very special auntie. 😉

Personalized Train
Yusuke and Ash are having some sweet togetherness time on Christmas Eve.

Introspective Daddy Time
Ash’s second birthday! I got to make his cake, which was apple bread with whipped cream icing.

Age 2 cake for Ash
Birthday boy under the Happy Birthday sign.

Big Boy Happy Birthday
Ash is ready for his big boy cake.

Ash is 2
We visited my dad in Sarasota and they had this little Christmas tree. Here’s Ash beside it.

Tiny tree
Sometimes Ash gets a little distraught and responds well to music.

Loves music
Ash was holding up this phone like he was gonna take my pic, so I took his pic.

Take-a your pic
Ash wears a Jason Mraz–like hat and requests the song where he sings with Elmo.

Ash Mraz
Ash hanging out with his parents in his jammies at Mom’s.

Toe Eater