LOOK MOMMY!!!

Words that make a mother scared....is it gonna be cute?.....Is there a huge mess to clean up?.....What did they break now?....Well luckily I got a cute one. When I got into the kitchen Ashley was holding up a crayon and says "Look Mommy it matches my eyes!!!" I think she made a pretty good match! Its Cerulean...

Pumpkin Patch....and more!!!

SO on Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch. Its on a farm that does CHristmas trees in the winter and berry picking in the summer, and of coarse all the fall activities right now! We did the corn maze, played games, petting zoo, hay maze, all sorts of stuff!! Ashley loved it! She really loved finding the biggest pumpkins, and feeding the animals, and she decided scarecrows are sad, so look at her face in the scarecrow pic, cause its definatly sad!! HAHA

Big Girl!

Ashley is just looking so grown up! I can't believe it! I wonder where my sweet little baby went!

Growing pups....

The pups are growing so fast!! THey are pushing 30 pounds already and finally look like dogs! Instead of fluff balls!!

EARS!!

So we decided it was time to get Ashleys ears pierced! We had tried once before but COnor chickened out cause a little girl was before Ashley who completly freaked out!! So we headed to the mall, picked out a pair of earings and BAM! Ashleys ears were pierced! She had a look of shock then cried until they handed her a pick sucker and amazingly the tears went away!! Cute little diamond studs (fake ones from CLaire's of coarse) made her so happy! And in the morning when we woke up, one had fallen out and the hole closed!! So in a couple weeks we will try again!! Oh and her hair is orange and purple from that hairspray stuff cause I told her we would give her color hair if she was a good girl at the mall!

RINGLING BROTHERS!!

Conor and I remember going to the circus as kids so we were super excited to get to take Ashley!! Definatly not as cool as we remember (and about 20 times the price for cotton candy($12) and lemonade($9)!!!) It was super fun though and something that Ashley will hopefully always remember like Conor and I did!!

Animal House 2008!!

2 Dogs and a Cat will make you go nuts!! But they are so cute!!! Minnie we have had since May and we got Sadie and Duke a week ago!

Conor and Amanda sittin' in a tree........

A lot has changed in the last 4 1/2 years! We are no longer the kids that live the farthest away (thanks Kevin & Tara!) We have a crazy 3 year old. Conors been promoted a few times, and preparing for another. We just bought a home (stay tuned for pictures!!) But its been quite the adventure! And I love my family!

Ashley + Minnie

So we have an evil cat! Shes really playful, but likes to wrestle with your elbow when you look away! And attacks our legs as we walk through the house. But no matter how insane she acts, as soon as it comes to children she calms down. She just lets the carry her around. But Ashley and Minnie have defiantly become the best of friends!

Ashley Day....

So we recently started having Ashlay Day, where Ashley get to pick everything we do from morning to bed time! Wow, a 3 year old definatly knows how to have a good time, and how to make their parents exhausted!! We started off having pancakes for breakfast, then we blew bubbles in the front yard and had a picnic on the patio, then went to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, took a carousel ride, then we had dinner at TGIFridays, then went and saw Space Chimps! The movie was great! The zoo was awesome except for the fact its right up to the ocean so its all down hill one ways and up hill the other! HAHA. But definatly a great experience seeing fun through Ashleys eyes!

Time for church...

Ashley decided that we needed to take pictures of her in her new dress before church for everyone to see, so here it is HAHA. Silly girl!

Missing cat.....

So as you know we got a Kitten in May (Minnie), well 3 weeks ago I let Minnie out side to play and after about an hour I could hear her crying but couldn't find her. I was walking around the house and in the garage trying to find her, I kept hearing her but still couldnt see her. Then I realized she was by the neighbors house, so I figured she had gone in their garage and didnt get out before they closed the door. BOY WAS I WRONG!! They stole her!! But I got her back! HAHA Who wouldnt want our cute cat though!

New truck

After lots of body damage to our Honda and BMW we gave in and bought a truck! Being in the Army Infantry Conor has to drive out into the woods a lot, through pot holes, mud, rock from marble size to the size of my head, all the crazy outside stuff. So to fix it he got a Dodge Ram

THE ARMY BALL!!

Every year around this time the Army has their formal balls, each unit has their own to celebrate the units history and future and the Army Birthday (June 14th) So you get all dressed up, have lots of ceremonies, eat and dance! Lots of fun!

Minnie

So we got a new cat, her name is Minnie (thank to Conor) and she is 4 weeks old. She is definatly still a baby. Reminds me of having a newborn. She sleeps, wakes up crying, eats/drinks, plays for a couple minutes, then passes out while you are holding her!!

Ocean Shores, WA

The Army put together a marriage retreat a couple weeks ago and we went. They had group marriage classes (mostly on communication and understanding how something that doesnt bother you bothers someone else) And they also provided child care and tons of free time to just be together!! So we took the time to go find sea shells!

Vancouver B.C.

So we decide to venture out to Canada (only 2 1/2 hours away) We stayed in downtown Vancouver, went to Stanley Park, the Aquarium, and the Zoo. It was lots of fun, we definatly needed more time up there to do all the fun family stuff they had!!

Proof men never really grow up....

SO we went to a friends ranch over the weekend, bonfires, guns, horses, bbqs, lots of fun. But the Men Folk needed to go hunt stuff, and low and behold they brought home a Coyote puppy!! They were so proud of themselves! Her name is Flip and they did release her, but for 24 hours they had a puppy and really wanted to keep her to!

Princess Ashley cordially invites you to.....

HER BIRTHDAY PARTY! As you can see it was full of Princess fun! (And one random Superman) They made Princess wands, and watched Princess movies, everything was pink and princessy even the cake was pink!! It was lots of fun!