Thanksgiving Recap!

We have so much to be thankful for!

This year we did almost the same thing as every year... the day started off with the annual turkey trot.

While the girls (and Steve) completed the turkey trot...

the men competed in the annual mud bowl...

and it was muddy!

After we all got cleaned up we traveled to Aunt Cindy's house for dinner.

Where we watched the kids play and play and play.

and then we traveled to Ash's parent's house

where we ate again and watched a movie.

This year was especially fun to watch my children play and enjoy the company of all our extended family. We sure missed my dad though, but we are very thankful he is the 'working man'!

I hope everyone's Thanksgiving was as fun and relaxing as ours.

7 Months

Yesterday he started crawling... he totally skipped the stage where he was supposed to just be able to sit up on his own and play contently... he went straight to crawling and I know my life just got a little busier.
Ashton's favorite things:

his jumper,

Caitlyn,

his Mom and Dad,

all his home made baby foods,

eating in general,

crawling for toys,

chewing on his toys,

the seahawks... and steelers,

all the funny noises his mom makes,

when Caitlyn throws any ball in the air,

sleeping by at 8pm and waking by 7am,

laughing, and

sleeping with his face snuggled in the covers.

He is still just as happy as can be... but now he's on the move!

I never knew my heart could carry so much love...
I love love love him!

Brian, This One's For You!

Our first get together for the Steelers since our cousin Brian left...

It just wasn't the same without him...

We miss you Brian!!!

Autumn Activities

Some of our Fall Fun has included...

...hunting for rocks...

...painting rocks...

...and arranging them in a pretty pumpkin patch!

(These little Rocks are by far Caitlyn's favorite thing to play with right now.)

Caitlyn has prepared a few meals for us!

Her absolute favorite to help with is a Rychlinski friday family favorite as well.. Mini Pizzas!

We've carved many pumpkins!

Vicki and Steve took Caitlyn 'Trunk or Treating'.

Caitlyn still won't stop talking about all the cars and candy and the big truck that made her scared so she cried and then held on to Pappy so it was ok!

We've enjoyed brisk fall walks.

We've posed in our costumes...

and last but not least...

We Trick or Treated!

We made a ton of stops to see our loved ones on the way to the Newgard's house.

This year was so so so much fun watching Caitlyn and Avery go house to house and listening to Caitlyn say 'trick or treat' (toot toot) and 'thank-you' (uncoo) and 'MORE' (MOOOOOORE) while running to the next house!!!

oh yeah... and we attempted to get a picture of all four of the kiddos who were all way too intersted in the candy they just brought home.

I laugh evertime I look at this collage cause about one minute after all these were taken Caitlyn and Avery went on Sugar Mode and nothing was gonna stop them.

Thanks Tiffany for letting us celebrate the holiday with you and your absolutely adorable children.

click on any of the above collages to enlarge the pictures...

Hope you all enjoy our Rocktober as much as we did!