A Few Quick Favorites

SO excited the night before the Cruise at the Carribean Beach Hotel:


Getting out some energy before we get on the bus that takes us to the ship:


Getting off the Ship for the 1st time at Castaway Cay (Rori was asleep in the stroller):




Rori getting ready for the tropical sun:


Swimming Cousins:


M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E:


Taking a Little Rest:


Take me to the Ball:




Loving finding a new towel animal every night:


A room with a view:


Ready for the Pirate Party:


Cousin Twinners:


It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas?


So much fun at the Mickey Pool:

Some Big Events

We just got back late last night from a magical family trip. We went with Lance's parents and his siblings families on a 7 night Disney Cruise. It was an amazing adventure and experience. Lots of fun, laughs, food, and memories. Rori did well on her first flights and we had to take a tearful Kai off the ship yesterday who kept telling us how he didn't want to leave. Many thanks for this wonderful time. We'll have lots of pictures to come.

While we were away a few more big things happened.

Lance celebrated his 31st birthday in yet another amazing location. Happy Birthday Daddy- We love you!



Ashleigh's cousin Matt married cute Amy (We can't wait to go celebrate with them at their reception).



A couple of good friends welcomed new little ones in to their families which we are very excited about. Yeah!!!

And we all celebrated Thanksgiving. Our Thanksgiving wasn't a traditional one this year- Lobster is not a bad alternative to Turkey-, but we are still very thankful and aware of our many blessings.

And now on to December.........

Weekend Kai-isms

Yelled from the back door as he was putting on his shoes:

"I'm having issues"


When he was getting picked up from nursery at Church:

Kai: "Mom, what baby is that?"

Ash: "It's Rori."

Kai: "Did she get bigger?"

This and That

About 2 weeks ago we had our first big snow tease that Winter will soon be here. Kai and all the neighborhood kids were having a blast in it first thing in the morning:



As quickly as the snow came it left and here is what the ground looked like today while we were raking and mowing:



Kai has really been enjoying coloring and using his kids scissors lately. He can entertain himself with this for quite awhile which is great. After he cuts the pages in to pieces he tells us who each piece is for and then sticks it on our fridge. Here is the product of one of his recent work sessions:



And here is Rori sporting her yellow polka dot outfit (my friend Rebecca sent this and I love it because when I think yellow and happy I totally think Rebecca):

Hanging Out in the Crib

Halloween 2008- The Conclusion

Another Halloween has come and gone. This was another great one. We finished up the festivities with a party at our Church for all the little kids in the neighborhood that are not yet in elementary school and trick-or-treating with the Wilkinsons. Kai and Amanda just went up our street and down another but they got quite the loot. I think the cuteness factor really benefited them as people just kept stuffing candy in their bags. How can you resist two 3 year old towheads? Then we came home and handed out candy which may have been just as exciting to Kai. And now on to Novemeber...

Halloween Party 08:




Fall is Falling:
(I bet this isn't a 10th of the leaves that have yet to come down in our backyard)


Think of all of the Doctor and Golf jokes that would work with this picture:


Trick-or-Treating in the Neighborhood: