10/1/09
Playing outside
Her first wagon ride
Stopped to see Sarge and Daddy at work
Sarge (Randy) and Ains - He's very sweet with them!
HAIRCUT!!! They gave him a fauxhawk! :)
Tired after a long day
10/2/09 He may be playing with Ainsley's baby doll - but at least he's putting TOOLS in her cradle!!! :)
10/2/09 Asher at our friend Jacob's birthday party
My friend Shannon (Jacob's mom) and me
10/5/09 These were my family's headphones when I was growing up. :)
10/6/09
RED MARKER ON HIS FACE!!! Not good! :)
10/8/09 Trip to Washington with my sisters - Heading into Seattle
Our chaperone, Baby Jacob
Could he be any cuter?!
We loved Seattle!
The first Starbucks
Toasting with our water - It WAS good times!!! We laughed so hard we cried countless times!!!
A cozy little Italian restaurant by our hotel
10/9/09
These flowers were $3 and $5 a bundle. I would have them in my house all the time if I lived there!
The family dork
Ferry ride
Holding Jacob on the ferry
Seattle in the distance
We loved these homes on the shore.
Driving to Lake Crescent Lodge - beautiful!!!
In the lobby of Lake Crescent Lodge - We all want to go back!!!
Our hike to Marymere falls
Gorgeous!
Big tree that looked like an elephant's foot :)
Marymere Falls
Back to The Lodge
It was so picturesque!
The view from The Lodge - AMAZING!!!
Very cozy atmosphere!
One of the prettiest sunsets ever!
Amy taking a picture of herself :)
Bella Italia in Port Angeles (Inspiration for the setting of Bella and Edward's first date in ”Twilight“) - Amy and I had what Bella had in the book - mushroom ravioli. It was DELICIOUS!
10/10/09
Sunroom
Morning view - Beautiful but COLD!!!
Forks, WA! :)
Forks Outfitters - Where Bella worked :)
BEAUTIFUL!!!
Stupid!
La Push, Baby!
10/10/09 La Push Beach
This was a really cool teepee thing that someone had a fire burning down in.
Back to The Lodge for one last visit before heading back to Seattle
And that's it. Amy and Emily took most of the pictures - of course! :)
10/12/09
10/12/09 Asher jumping off the stairs and Ainsley laughing hysterically in the background
10/15/09
10/19/09 Asher feeding Ainsley yogurt :)
10/19/09 Asher feeding Ainsley
10/21/09 Daddy's boots
Asher's photography
10/22/09
He had to get his cowboy hat and guitar to play with a country music video that was on tv. :)
One of his many musical performances! :)
Nice hair! :)
Daddy's hat
His first violin (a remote and the end of a toy golf club) - This kid LOVES music!!!
I LOVE his face! :)
10/23/09 Learning to climb up in a chair - not a good thing :)
Funny face
That hair is awesome! :)
10/24/09 Cute babies :)
At my friend, Autumn's, for a garage sale - I think the manhold was his drum. :)
Playing with his buddy, Ethan
Cute boys! (Notice Ethan's monkey hat - It's backwards - so funny!)
Wrestling
Watching Mr. Nick's magic show (He was practicing for a party that he was doing a show for.)
He is hilarious!!!
10/24/09 Nick's magic show
10/25/09 Climbing up on things is still pretty new at this point.
I think he was asleep here (something that is very out of the ordinary for him!).
10/26/09 They loved gnawing on these big ol' carrots. :)
10/27/09 Walking outside the dining hall
One of his new favorite things to do
10/27/09 Playing outside on our walk home from the dining hall
Daddy showing Ainsley the moon (I remember when he first did this with Asher. It doesn't seem like that long ago!)
10/27/09 Hyah!
10/28/09 A new way to watch a show
The baby loves her blanket - just like her big brother!
These were Allie's pants. :)
10/29/09 I looked back and Asher had one of her pacis in his mouth. Silly kid! :)
10/30/09 Oreo face!
10/31/09 Beau, Asher, and Claire walking up to Jack's football game
Beau and Jacob
The kids had fun playing behind us at the game.
Uncle Joe did his hair that morning. Very cute! :)
Big girl
She snatched the cheerleaders' pom-poms. :)
All the babies love Allie! :)
Allie, her friend Katie, and Ainsley
The Gang
Back at Em's until the next shindig of the day - Ainsley was really cute with Jake this time!
Notice I'm getting closer...:)
I love it when she comes and lays her head on me like this. :)
Allie's 13th Birthday Blessing Ceremony - It was very special!!!
Happy 13th Birthday Allie!!!
My very first pseudo-child! I love her like crazy!!!
10/31/09 “The Handshake” (Pap - Dad's dad - and I did this for years. Now Allie and I do EVERY time we say bye.)
Part of “The Handshake”
And the LAST part of our FUN and very SPECIAL day!!! (Silly Chloe, the strawberry, sitting in the exersaucer that she didn't like that much when she couldn't walk and run everywhere.) :)
Belle
Flower Fairy
Strawberry Cupcake
Hippies
“Indy-Andy” Jones is added to the mix
And a PIRATE!
A Dallas Cowboy (I can't remember which one.)
And last but not least...a pumpkin
The cutest costumed kids I've ever seen!!! :)
This may have been the funnest holiday that we've spent together yet!
Chaos! Always! :)
10/31/09 Flower Fairy
Chloe and Ainsley are becoming little buddies. It's VERY cute!!!
The pirate digging with a princess shovel in the flower bed :)
10/31/09 The pirate and the flower fairy
I tell you, it's impossible to get a great picture!!! :)
Poppie and Gibbie sat outside of Emily's house handing out candy to trick or treaters while we walked around the neighborhood with all of our kids.
RUNNING to the next house! :)
Popcorn ball - Yummy!
The end of the evening...It was fun!!!
The cutest pirate I'VE ever seen!!!
She was pretty darn cute herself! :)
Crazy kids!
Carefully eating his Skittles :)
Football pirate and his football guy cousin - They were so cute!!!
They melt my heart!
Time to go night-night for the Ains
And he's out! :)
Or not...
Ok. It's official.
11/1/09 Chloe trying to kiss Ainsley :)
Chloe going after Ainsley :)
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