Some October moments...

I always find it interesting how in the busiest times in my life when I have the most going on, is when I have the most to blog about. Of course, when it is so busy like that I don't have time to blog. Catch 22!! Well, here are some pictures and moments from October that I did not want to let pass by...

My sweet little Ashley has turned into a TODDLER!! When did that happen?? She is not quite walking yet but finally started cruising and even standing up randomly in the middle of the floor. She LOVES getting into the pantry and all the drawers in the kitchen. Her favorite things to play with is the Top Ramen packages and the plastic sandwich bags. I have an entire cupboard full of tupperware that she is welcome to play with, but apparently it is just not as exciting for her. Go figure!

In the middle of October Alec had a 4 day weekend to celebrate Columbus Day. Adam had been trying to take the boys on a camping trip since this summer but it had not happened yet. Because of the long weekend Adam finally decided to take the boys. Originally Ashley and I were suppose to go on the trip as well, but at the last minute I decided that a dirt camping spot plus a toddler who crawls and puts EVERYTHING in her mouth would not go well together. The boys had a BLAST with Daddy and still have not stopped talking about it! They can't wait to go again...maybe Mommy and Ashley will venture with them next time!

Daddy and Aaron camping. The spot they had found was on Palomar mountain in San Diego. Ashley and I took the train down to San Diego on Saturday morning and met up with Brian, Carrie, and Kasey for the day. That night Adam and the boys came the rest of the way down from camping and joined us. We had a wonderful visit with the Day family before heading home on Sunday night. What an adventurous weekend!!

Ashley is at that stage where every day starting at 5:00 p.m., just as I am starting to make dinner (I call it the witching hour) Ashley starts whining and crying. She wants to be held. It is next to impossible to hold a 13 month old child while making dinner so unfortunately most nights she just follows me around the kitchen as I cook fully crying her eyes out. Not so fun for anyone involved! In an attempt to entertain Ashley during this time period I put her inside a delivery box we had received with a couple of her dolls. Alec was kind enough to push the "choo choo" back and forth on the carpet in the living room. This entertained Ashley so much and kept her out of my hair while making dinner. THANK YOU ALEC for being such a wonderful helper! I really don't know what I would do without you!!

Adam and I's 8 year wedding anniversary was this October. Adam was up in Sacramento for training the week before it and then at the end of the week I flew up to meet him. We kept his rental car and drove up to Lake Tahoe for the weekend. When planning the trip we were so excited to be able to go hiking, mountain bike riding, and possibly horse back riding. Lots of fun outdoor stuff. Well, all of those plans were brought to a dead stop when SNOW started falling while we were driving to the resort! We were SO not prepared for this!!

The resort we stayed at was called The Resort at Squaw Valley. It was absolutely beautiful and our room not only had a fully stocked kitchenette but also a dining room table and fireplace. Let's just say we did not leave the room very much! We did manage to find some outlets to shop at one day and head down to south Tahoe the next day after church to do some gambling but other than that we mostly sat in our room, snuggled, and read. Quite the relaxing trip!