Ashley's Family Timeline

  • My birth

    My birth

    I was born at Metro Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 9/11

    9/11

    On September 11, 2001 there was a terrorist attack on the twin towers of the world trade center and the pentagon.
  • Crawling

    Crawling

    When I was about five months old I started to crawling.
  • Walking

    Walking

    When I was a year old I started walking. My parents said I was a busy body and to their disadvantage this made it much easier for me to wonder off.
  • Swim

    Swim

    I learned to swim at my aunt Shelly's pool. We spent most of our summers visiting their house.
  • Dance

    Dance

    For my first tap dance recital we danced to the song walk the dinosaur by Was (Was not).
  • Our family got our first dog

    Our family got our first dog

    When I was four years old my aunt and uncle had a litter of Weimaraners. my parents decided they wanted a puppy so we picked one out and named her Izzy.
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina

  • First time playing soccer

    First time playing soccer

    When I was five I began to play soccer for AYSO. There were only four girls on my first team and our team name was the purple people eaters.
  • Kindergarten

    Kindergarten

    I started school, for the first time, at brown Elementary in Byron Center.
  • Disney

    Disney

    Our family took our first big trip to Disney World in Florida.
  • Cheer

    Cheer

    My brother was playing basketball for upwards so my parents though it was a good idea to put me in cheer. Cheer was extremely short lived for me I wasn't too happy with it.
  • Injury

    Injury

    At recess, I had cut open the back of my head it was my first 'big injury' I ended up getting staples but was all good.
  • Concert

    Concert

    My parents took my brother and I to our first concert to watch Loverboy and Journey at the Vanandel arena.
  • Club soccer

    Club soccer

    In fifth grade I joined my first club soccer team East Kentwood Falcons.
  • Boston marathon bombing

    Boston marathon bombing

  • New house

    New house

    At the end of sixth grade my family moved into a new house still in Byron Center.
  • Christmas tree

    Christmas tree

    My family made it a tradition to go cut down a Christmas tree together every year.
  • Petosky

    Petosky

    Our family goes camping in Petosky every year, this year we stayed in a big house with our family friends
  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

    My first high school dance we went with a giant group of our friends to Firerock grill.
  • Driving

    Driving

    Shortly after turning sixteen, I got my license and bought my first car.
  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

    Our family took a trip together to hawaii. We went with our family friends the Andrade's and got to go to a wedding
  • MCC

    MCC

    I committed to further my education and play soccer at Muskegon Community College.
  • Graduation

    Graduation

    This year I will be graduating from Byron Center highschool.