"NO HAY QUINTA MAL"

After the big blowout - this was nothing like the 1993 Baja version!
It's become a tradition - having Bart and Lisa at Ashley's birthday dinners. Thanks for coming, we love you!
Lisa could not figure out how to light the candles - next year we go back to matches...

January 28, 2010 was Ashley's 17th birthday! I can hardly believe she is that old. Before I know it she will catch up to me... When she was about eight weeks old, Thales and I took a road trip to Loreto, Baja California (one of our favorite family places to go) and we took Ashley with us, while my mom and dad cared for the rest of the kids. Needless to say, the spicy food didn't settle too well with Ashley and she was pretty darn fussy. Justifiably so. While we were at one of Thales' favorite places to eat, this Mexican Abuelita came to our table and was talking to Thales about why Ashley was crying and giving tons of advice. Somewhere in the conversation it came out that she was our fifth child. Our little Abuelita told him that there is a saying down there - "No hay quinta mal!" Translated meaning - "There is no bad fifth." Ashley is one of a kind. In our family she is the only one with brown hair, the only one with brown eyes, and probably has the most easy-going nature about her. She is kind, loving, and generous. Ashley is the BEST fifth child anyone could ever have! Happy Birthday baby.