Halloween

Grandpa Mike w/ the kids

My monkey and little puppy

Pey's so excited to be trick or treating

Cute puppy!

Pey's school party


This year Peyton decided to be a monkey--for the second year in the row--and we found a cute puppy costume for Jackson. They both had a great night!

This walks for you dad!

Jackson is 11 1/2 months now and finally took off walking this weekend, I only say finally b/c
Pey walked at 9 1/2 months. Of course this would be the one weekend Jason didn't come home from the academy!

Peyton's Princess Party

The castle cake

It was a success--Peyton loved her cake!

Playing pin the kiss on the frog

Making bracelets

Silly girls!

We had Peyton's Princess party yesterday. Since we "live in the sticks now" as my friend Katie says I decided it was time to make Peyton's cake this year and upgrade my cake baking skills. It turned out really cute and Peyton loved it so it was worth the time and effort! It will be a new fun tradition I think to be able to let the kids pick out a cake and I'll attempt to make it :-) The girls had a fun time playing games, making bracelets, presents and just playing! Peyton had a great birthday. This year was her first b-day in South Dakota so she didn't have her best friends she'd grown up with but it has been great watching her make new friends, of course she'll never forget her friends in WA and Texas though! We have one more party left now- Peyton and Jackson's family party ...stay tuned to see my next cake attempt!

Oh how we've grown!

Peyton- 4 yrs

Jackson- 2 months

Peyton- 5 yrs
Jackson- 11mo

New wheels

Yeah...I finally got a new car and am super excited about this....for anyone who knows me well I've complained about my previous car for quite some time, although it ran great I was ready for some more space. So my wonderful hubby decided it was time to upgrade! How exciting!

Took some pics of the kids outside the other day..Pey loved jumping in the leaves. Jack didn't really care to touch the leaves at all and was wondering what I sat him in! Hopefully fall will hold on a little longer and hold off winter!

Ready for Bed?

Pacifier in left hand---check

Pacifier in right hand---check

Pacifier in mouth---check

Jackson is ready for bed! Yes, often he sleeps during the night holding those paci's...might be a sad time when its time soon to get rid of those paci's--better hold them while you can!

Relaxing a bit.....

A "fancified" purse cake for Becky's b-day

Pumpkins can be so funny :-)

One of the rare moments we have lately--being home, relaxing with daddy while he's home on the weekend and not running around!

Jas and Peyton playing and intense game of Pictureka! So far Peyton beats us both--she's great at hidden pictures...