#Family Pictures!#

Back in October, my wonderful and talented sister-in-law took our family pictures (our first real family pictures!) She did such an amazing job, and she even edited (some of) them for us! (I think we ended up taking close to 450 pictures!) But even though I have had some of the pictures up on the side bar for a while I wanted to put some (more) in a post! Thank you SO MUCH Julie!

 My cute little boy!

 I tried to get a bunch of the different editing ones she did

They all turned out so good it was hard to decide

 I really like this editing. It feels like it's an old picture, I love it!

 These are our "Christmas-y" ones

 Another of the cool editing

 Like I said I love the "old" looking ones!

 Our little family

 Another of our family

 I love them all!

 Peek-a-boo!

This one I'm going to blow up and frame! The whole family (and all looking!)

 This looks like it was drawn!

 I have such a cute family!

 I really like this editing too!

 Asher is so happy!

 My twinner boys!

 Those are some good lookin' boys I have!

 Me and my hubby!

 Five years and still in love!

 I love the dark colors in this one! So pretty

So as you can see, I'm having a really hard time deciding on which pictures to print! :) Thanks again Julie, you did such an amazing job!

HallOwEEn

(There are four other new posts below)

We had the hardest time this year deciding what to dress Asher up as, and since he could tell us, we were on our own. Finally the Friday a week before we finally decided on Calvin and Hobbes, knowing full well that most people wouldn't know who he was. I was glad we did, because even though almost no one knew who he was, he was comfortable and didn't have to mess with something on his head, or always trying to take part of his costume off! He seemed to have lots of fun, and loves carrying around his pumpkin, (handed down by his dad, made by Great G-ma Jorgensen) and pulling "Hobbes" behind him! Friday we went to Jason's parent's house for dinner and some games! We had lots of fun, and got some yummy treats to take home. Then on Saturday we ended up going out to my parents Trunk or Treat, since Asher slept through ours. There wasn't a ton of people there, but he still did alright and it doesn't really matter since he won't eat most of the candy anyways! Then we came home and started getting our own Trick-or-Treaters, and Jason went downstairs to get some homework done, leaving me and Asher to hand out the candy. Only every time the doorbell would ring Asher would burst into tears and come running to me crying. I don't know if he thought I was going to leave him, (or if he just didn't like every coming and taking all "his" candy, that he doesn't even like!)or what, but as long as I held him when we went to the door, everything was fine! I really wonder sometimes, what is going on in his head! But here is our little Calvin!

 Koden and Asher up at the Trunk-or-Treating

 Calvin and his Hobbes

 Jaden, Julie (pirates) Charlee (Mickey) Kiaron (TMNT) Kobe (not sure) Koden (skeleton) Asher (Calvin) Jason, Henriette, Ann (exchange students, in real life, and for their "costumes") Me

 Hobbes and Calvin

 Eating a tootsie roll

 Sitting on Hobbes

These are from Sunday. He carried his pumpkin all over the house, and would even go to the front door and try to open it!

I love how he holds his hand when he carries something around!

CoRN MaZe

Last Wednesday (and Thursday) Qwest had one dollar tickets to a Corn Maze in Shelly, and since I love corn mazes Jason got us tickets. We didn't end up staying very long (it was COLD, and kind of late) but we still had lots of fun! Even though I thought it would have been really fun to go to through the huge one that took like 2 hours to do, like I said COLD and LATE. So we just ended up going through the smallest maze (twice) and that was more than enough for that night. But it was really cool and they had 4 different mazes (all different lengths) and for the bigger ones had a card you punch to see who "done it" It was put on by the Scouts, and was out in the middle of NOWHERE! Seriously, Jason said if it would have been a haunted maze, he wouldn't have done it. It would have been to easy for a real serial killer to go in and get you without anyone knowing! But here are our two, blurry pictures from the night. (Can I say again, COLD)

 Asher and Dad (and a pumpkin)

Me and Asher at the entrance

SalMon

This year the annual camping trip to Salmon was the week of October 10th-17th. We didn't make it up there until Thursday the 14. We had lots of fun visiting, and playing games (i.e. Apples to Apples, and Pinochle) Then Friday we went for a ride up to Pack Bridge, and then to the Hot Springs. Then Saturday it rained most of the day on and off, but we did manage to fit in a game of Marshmallow Dodge Ball, and Jason, Asher, the dogs and I made a trip into North Fork for some Ice Cream while Asher was napping. Then Sunday it was a quick trip to Spring Creek for some pictures before heading home again. :( Until next year Salmon!

 We had a little bit of a hard time at first, getting Asher to leave on his hat! 

 But he eventually got to the point that he would leave it on, most of the time!

 Asher defiantly loves to drive!

 Especially with Mom's cool shades on...upside down! 

(they stayed on better that way)

 He decided that I needed to hold him right as I was taking this picture! Silly boy!

 Pack Bridge

 Our Family on Pack Bridge (minus Shanyce who is hiding behind us, trying to get off the bridge as fast as she can! She DID NOT like the bridge)

 Finally off the bridge!

 Dad and Ash at the Hot Springs

 Asher's war wounds from falling down in the gravel parking lot where we had lunch. He didn't even catch himself at all, just fell face first, then slid on his head. Poor kid! He had a huge knot on his head the rest of the day, and a scratch on his nose

 This is one of the hot springs that isn't too hot (like the one Oso burned his paws in) It has hot and cold creeks coming into it, which makes it "Just right" Asher didn't want to leave

 It seems like just about all the little kids were fighting over this wagon! It was defiantly a favorite!

 Asher loved playing in it, and Kobe even pulled him around in it for a while!

 Playing catch with Dad

 This was another favorite: G-ma and G-pa's stairs

 Asher doing his "boogie down" dance

 Trae, Asher, and Jason

 Playing in our trailer

 Asher and Traecen on the stairs!

 Ash with a big marshmallow during our dodge ball game

 This was a lot of fun! It got to the point that there were no longer teams, just everyone for themselves

 Kobe, Sammy, and Mom. Mom would just pick up as many as she could carry and then throw them all at once in hopes that at least one would hit someone!

 Asher and Dad with a marshmallow

 Trying to find someone to get

 Brandi, Henriette, Dad, and Jaden

 More of the game

 With everyone running around, Oso went and layed down in front of Asher, so no one could get him. He is so protective!

 Throwing rocks in the river

 Sitting on a stump by himself, such a big boy

 Asher and Dad

 On Saturday it rained on and off most of the day, but Asher still wanted to be out playing. We finally made him go in and put on some warm, dry clothes. He was not happy with us

 The Walnut Tree in Spring Creek

 Walnut Tree: A rare deciduous tree for this area

 Jason and Asher

 Throwing rocks in Spring Creek

Spring Creek. So pretty! :)