Baby Talon

I don't know this family from Adam but I'm feeling compelled to ask for help, good thoughts, and prayers in their behalf. Recently some of you may have heard the story of Baby Talon being taken away from his family by a Minnesota Native American Tribe. This family is fighting to get their baby back. Please read their blog: http://talonsadoption.blogspot.com/.

Sleepy Ashton

My Ashton usually has a rough time sleeping. At daycare each day he usually takes two 20 minute naps and then he'll sleep all night long at home... as long as he's in bed next to ME. Bad bad bad habit, I know. If I try to have Ashton sleep in his crib, he wakes several times during the night. Any advice on this subject would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!! So I was quite taken aback last night when while sharing a pumpkin cheesecake with me from the Cheesecake Factory (YUMMY!!) all of a sudden Ashton is snoozing in his highchair. Then after being transported to his crib (which he usually doesn't sleep in) he ended up sleeping until FIVE this morning!! WAHOO!! Though it has me wondering... WHO DRUGGED MY BABY!!?? ha ha ha!

Twilight, Idaho, Halloween...etc...

I haven't blogged in a while... reason being that the cord that connects my camera to my PC got chomped on by my own little Edward Cullen. I went to download the Halloween pics of my boys only to find the metal part of the cord that goes into the camera was completely flat because Ashton bit it. For some reason he loves eating paper and cords (real safe, I know!!). So I'm at my moms getting the pics off the camera and hopefully will be able to get a replacement cord sometime soon. Here is a pic of my little guys on Halloween. Justin was the guy from 'Scream', complete with a pumping heart that pumped fake blood all over the face of his mask - SICK. And Ashton was a bumble bee. This was the same bumble bee costume that Justin wore when he was a baby. So cute!!


I saw Twilight today with my OH SO PREGNANT friend Kayci!! Kayci was due 4 days ago. We told Tyler (the baby) that he'd be in big trouble if he decided to come during the movie. He was a good little bean and obliged. I loved the movie. I have heard people say that they really hated it, but I thought it was great!

The boys and I went up to Pocatello Idaho this weekend to stay with my sister Katie and her husband Per. Katie is now the assistant coach of the volleyball team and Per plays for the football team We attended both of their games and ate at Chili's twice!! YUM!! It was a fun trip and we always love seeing them... and they both WON their games!! Go Bengals!


We've also been dealing with a crazy orthodontic device with Justin over this past month. We were referred to go to the orthodontist because Justin has a cross-bite. He was told that the roof of his mouth was to small so he had to get this totally mid evil device called a rapid palatal expander. I had to turn it with a little key twice each day and it very quickly widened the roof of his mouth. Within two weeks he had a gigantic space between his front teeth. CRAZY!!



Mark is finishing the family room in our basement for my Christmas present this year! I am SO SUPER EXCITED!! I think it's probably making him crazy having to come home from his construction job only to do construction on our own house. I love him for it though!!

Halloween in the work place.

So my co-worker, Maria, and I decided it would be fun and entertaining to go GOTH for Halloween this year. Our company has a costume contest each year for the best branch and for individuals. What makes this picture so hilarious is that this style couldn't be FURTHER from our personalities!!

Ashton's vintage photo shoot.

Ashton had these cute vintage photo's taken at his school. Aren't they precious??!! I LOVE HIM!!