Halloween Parade

Last Friday, Ashlyn's school had a Halloween parade.  It was a chance for all the kids to dress up in their costumes and parade them around the school.  Ashlyn wasn't at school that day, but we made sure that she made it in time for the parade.  I think she really enjoyed getting to see all of her friends dressed up.  She seemed to have a good time.  We walked around the school and down the street for a bit.  The kids just loved it.  At the end, they each received a piece of candy. 

Ashlyn walking with her friends.

Such a pretty princess

Dawson and I also got to walk in the parade.

Some Ramblings

This past week was full of a lot of randomness.  Ashlyn went on her first field trip to the Pumpkin Patch on Tuesday.  She was so excited to go.  When we picked her up, she said she had a great time.  We asked her what her favorite part was and she told us it was riding on the school bus without a car seat.  She picked out a very cute little pumpkin that she can't wait to carve this weekend with the 5 others that we have accumulated at random places.  The next evening, we went to her school's fall potluck.  The food was really good and we had a nice time.  They had games for the kids to play and different arts and crafts.  Ashlyn accumulated yet another pumpkin at the pumpkin walk.  (Yes, we will be very busy this weekend carving pumpkins!)Joey and I are so pleased with Ashlyn's school and she is so happy there. 

This weekend Ashlyn got to go to a birthday party at a bowling alley.  She had a lot of fun bowling and playing with the other kids.  Ashlyn is VERY excited for her birthday party coming up in less than 2 weeks.  She is having it at Chuck E. Cheese this year.  I am sure it will be a great time.  How can you not have fun there?  I am still very busy getting everything ready for her birthday weekend.  Yes, I said weekend.  There will be lots of celebrating and special surprises the entire weekend for our very special girl. 

Next week will be very fun filled.  We have Halloween which I am so excited to see the kids in their costumes.  Ashlyn is so excited to get to go Trick of Treating.  We will also be going to Boo at the Zoo which I know Ashlyn will just love.  Dawson has his 9 month appointment and Ashlyn has her 4 year appointment next week too.  I can't wait to see how they have grown.  Then we have birthday weekend.  We should be very busy!

I have exciting news too, I WILL be running the Las Vegas Half Marathon in December!!!  I am so excited that it was able to work out.  I can't wait to run another half marathon.  I am also beyond excited to run a race down the strip at night.  Should be a pretty phenomenal experience.  I was kind of looking forward to tapering down my miles now that my half marathon was over, but I am looking forward to the extra training.  It will be good for me. 

I will be back next week with a 9 month post about Dawson and lots and lots of Halloween pictures!

Ella got to have bath time with her cousins.  They had a blast!

Ashlyn was being very goofy and decided to put on her Daddy's clothes. 

Her ensemble was cracking me up. 

My cuteness eating.

Can never get enough of that smile.

I just want to kiss his adorable face!

Not sure why he looks so worried, but he looks so cute!

This is the only picture I got of Ashlyn before she went to the Pumpkin Patch.  I don't know why she wasn't smiling.  She was really happy. 

Pumpkin Patch Fun

On Sunday, we made our annual trip to Diana's Pumpkin Patch in Canon City.  We just love that place so much!  It just doesn't feel like fall until we have made a trip out there.  They always have a fire going so it smells like fall and the beautiful fall trees surround it.  They actually changed it a lot this year and I think that we liked the changes.  It was pretty crowded due to a Groupon deal that they had that sold out very quickly.  We still had a good time despite how many people were there.   

 The Maze.

The first thing that we noticed was that they had added a slide.  Ashlyn was very excited to give it a try.  She crawled right up to the hale bays to give it a go.

This is what the slide looks like.  All the kids seemed to have a blast on it.

With admission, you get a free pumpkin.  Ashlyn immediately picked her pumpkin out.  She knew which one she wanted!

 Ashlyn dropping the pumpkin. 

They also have a huge area filled with corn.  Instead of playing in sand, the kids can play in corn.  Ashlyn loved playing in it. 

I even let Dawson try it out.  I had to keep a very close eye on him because he kept trying to eat the corn.

Dawson showing off his waving skills.  He loves to wave.

We attempted a family picture.  We found it very hard to get a picture with both kids looking at the camera.  This is the best shot we got. 

My sister and I with the kids.  Again, they weren't really wanting to look at the camera.

Katy and Ella

Ashlyn measuring herself on the corn maze ruler.  According to that, she's about 3 1/2 feet tall.

The corn maze was really big this year.  They always have a game to play while you walk through it to make it fun.  This year was a clue type game.  You had to find different clues through out the maze.  Ashlyn had a blast looking for the clues.  She wanted to lead the way the whole time.  She was fast in the corn maze!

Mommy and Dawson taking a break.  I just love his shirt, so I wanted to get a good picture of it.

I love him so much!!!

I think I see a really cute little pumpkin!

My two loves.  Dawson had a blast standing in the pumpkins.  It was cute.
 

Showing off his waving skills again. 

Best buds hanging out.  Katy swears that they have a special language that they talk to each other in.  She said that they will be babbling to one another and laughing like crazy.

Dawson putting his arm around his favorite cousin.

My handsome little man.

Joey has this thing about taking a picture every year of throwing Ashlyn up in the air in the corn maze.  This was our favorite.  He insisted on getting a shot of Dawson too.  I assure you that Dawson wasn't thrown high at all and he absolutely loved it! We had a great time and can't wait to back again next year!  I'm sad that it's over for the year.

Bike Riding Fun

 

The weather this weekend was just beautiful! We decided to take advantage of it on Saturday by going to Jordan Jensen Park.  Ashlyn just loves riding her bike.  She wanted to be able to ride all around the park.  She has gotten so good at riding.  She has even mastered stopping.  She is hoping to get a new bike for a her birthday to replace her $3.00 garage sale bike.  The back tire is so bald it's hard for her to stop.  In the mean time, she is still having a blast on her bike.  She looks so darn cute on that thing that every single time I watch her ride I can't help but smiling ear to ear.  

She even can wave while riding. 

Look at that smile. 

Dawson had a blast that day on the swings.  Boy did he like those swings!

The three of us on the swings. Ashlyn loves going on her stomach. 

Joey and Ashlyn jumping from the swing.