Happy Fall!!

The maple tree out front is a beautiful shade of golden yellow, the days are mild...the nights are chilly & there is a rotting jack-o-lantern on our front porch. It must mean that autumn is here!

Ashton enjoyed being a dragon at his preschool Halloween party then a spooky skeleton for trick-or-treating with his cousins. Sierra was a lil chic complete w/ orange feet and fluffy yellow feathers. I know, I know, it sounds odd...I mean aren't all little girls supposed to be fairies or princesses for Halloween? Trust me, I was all set on it until daddy pointed out the little chicken costume & it was just too cute to pass up. She still has that "I'm a new walker" waddle which was perfect! The kids had a blast & Jamie and I are relieved to have made it through the holiday without any peanut related incidents...Halloween is an all new kind of scary now!

We're already planning the Thanksgiving menu and looking forward to Christmas season...this time of year goes by so fast! Didn't we just take down the Christmas tree? Hard to believe that it will be time to put it back up in only a few weeks!

Until then...wishing everyone a wonderful fall!!!

It's been a good summer!

The kids have had a fun summer...from pirate adventures in the backyard to underwater creatures at the aquarium. Check out the Summer 2008 slide show below to see all the pictures! (Special thanks to Auntie Mel for being our summer event photographer! lol)

As a sign that summer is drawing to a close, Ashton started preschool a few weeks ago. He attends twice a week for a few hours and seems to be enjoying it. He still has a bit of separation anxiety and he gets easily overwhelmed but he says that he likes school and he's always excited to go.

On the subject of going...we've stalled out in potty training. It was going well for awhile and then Ashton regressed and at this point pretty much refuses to use the potty. Sigh. He's holding out... it's definitely a control thing so we're trying not to push. All bets are that Sierra is potty trained before Ashton though!

The little girl is walking all over the place and starting to talk. She's a smart a little cookie and she REALLY likes to test her limits! She's gonna be our trouble maker for sure! She's loving the warm weather and it's impossible to keep her out of the water. She's a little water sprite; if the garden hose or sprinkler is on, she's there (and soaked)! We'll have to get in as many more days outside as we can before fall. Ashton however is already excited for Halloween!