Showing up turned into a family business
When this picture was taken, Ashly was still teaching school. Back then, there wasn’t some big master plan behind American Irrigation Repair. During the summers and in between classes, she answered the phone, scheduled calls, and helped keep things moving however she could. It wasn’t a role—it was just what had to be done.
While she was doing that, I was out in the field—taking the calls she booked, running job to job, fixing systems, and knocking the work out however we could. Some days that meant working until dark. Not because it was glamorous, but because customers were counting on us and the work still needed to get done.
Then Avery was born.
Ashly wanted more flexibility so she could be home more with our family. (Turns out that was a lie 😂.) What really happened was the start of us working together full-time—not because we had it all figured out, but because the business needed it and our family needed it.
Little by little, we built routines. We learned how to handle calls, schedule work, take care of customers, and still show up for our kids. At the time, it didn’t feel special—we were just trying to do right by the people who trusted us.
Today, this business provides for our family and for the families of our team. That wasn’t the goal. It grew out of necessity, trust, and showing up every day.
Big things are often built quietly—in the in-between moments.
Just show up. You never know what you’re building.
