Derek Jeter

We train our kids young at our house to LOVE sports. We are HUGE Yankee and Utah fans. We were listening to a division series game a few weeks back and Sadie heard the announcer say "Derek Jeter". As soon as she heard it (funny she was listening to the game because we were in the car) she started chanting "Derek Jeter" (clap, clap, clap, clap clap). Ryan and I were so proud of her.

Tonight as we were watching the Yankees (damn Yankees lost), I started chanting Derek Jeter and this is what Asher started doing. (Sorry for the "damnit Brett" at the end but he popped up and ended the inning!)

Halloween

Halloween was VERY successful this year. The kids trick or treated at Ryan's work on Friday and as usual came home with pumpkins busting open. They always get so much candy there that they really don't need to go out and trick or treat around the neighborhood.

On Saturday, my family came over for the traditional Enchilada dinner night and trick or treating around the neighborhood. We made it up and down on of the streets in our neighborhood and they were ready to be done. My girls would rather hand out treats to those who come to our house than go trick or treating themselves. This year, Alek got in on the action, and if he didn't get to give one to a kid at the door, he would take it and put it in his own bucket. Smart kid! This year Addie was Sleeping Beauty, Sadie was Belle and Asher was a skeleton. It was a lot of fun and Addie is already planning her costume for next year.

Trick or Treat at Ryan's Work

Belle and Sleeping Beauty

The heels on their shoes lit up, they LOVE them.

Addie's hair

Sadie's hair

Mike and Brianna were "Rockers"

They look GREAT!!!

Amber, Alek, Kris, Asher, Grandpa Kimbo, Sadie, Ryker, Grandma Val, Addison

The Rykman was so cute in his monkey costume.

Disneyland, Sea World, Disneyland and more Disneyland

For Fall Break we took the fam to Disneyland. We planned the trip in April and did not tell the girls for two reasons. 1. We didn't have to keep hearing them ask when we were leaving for Disneyland for the past 5 plus months. 2. We wanted it to be a SURPRISE!

We succeeded, it was a surprise and we had a GREAT time. We left last Sunday morning and arrived home Sunday evening. We also went to Sea World while we were there and hit the Utah game in Vegas on the way back. The kids did GREAT on the drive to and from. We did come home with three sick kids and one sick husband mainly from lack of sleep. Rather than have a huge long post, I am going to fill it with pictures and video.

Noteworthy:

When going to see "The Queen" Sadie ran up to her and hugged her. The Queen almost broke character and smiled. After regaining her composure she said, "I am usually not greeted with a hug."

Aerial invited the girls to go shoe shopping with her and Sadie has requested that we go every day since.

Addie's favorite ride....Star Tours

Sadie not scared of any ride and rode them all. She was disappointed that she was not tall enough to go on the Screamer.

Addie preferred the slower/non scary rides. Pirates of the Caribbean was not a hit with her. There were too many skeletons and she rode the entire ride with her hands over her ears and her head buried in Ryan's lap. Sadie could have cared less and Asher fell asleep in the middle of it.

I lost the girls for about 2 minutes. Ryan was on a ride and they were going through Tarzan's Tree house. My Aunt and cousins saw me and while I was talking with them they slipped past me. Luckily we were reunited immediately.

We sat in the Soak Zone for the Shamu show and didn't get wet at all.

It was a GREAT trip even though we came home with three sick kids and a sick Daddy.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch on Saturday with my family. My parents took us all to the Red Barn in Santaquin. The kids had a GREAT time picking out their pumpkins. Addison and Sadie of course had to pick two each. We had a great time, thanks Mom and Dad.

Asher, Sadie, Addie


Sadie and Asher with their pumpkins



Addie, Asher, Sadie

On our way to the pumpkin patch


Ryker, Alek, Asher

The Ashman Crawleth

Asher has been crawling for over 2 weeks now and I am just getting around to posting it. He kicked his sister's trash as far as crawling goes. Addison and Sadie didn't crawl until they were over 9 months old so he is 6 weeks ahead of where they were at this age. I have mixed feelings with his crawling because he is into EVERYTHING! His favorite time is when I am getting ready in the mornings, he loves to get into whatever is under my bathroom counter. Oh well, it was going to happen sooner or later. Ignore the talking between Ryan and I.

Family Pictures

Yesterday, we went with my family to get family pictures taken. The photographer who took them was AWESOME!!! She has a great personality and kept us laughing the whole time. She took a TON of pictures and so far what we've seen, we have LOVED!!! You can check her out at http://www.erinsummerillphotography.com. Here are a few that she posted to her blog.

Utah Game and Labor Day Weekend

Thursday, Sept. 3 was the first Ute home game. We took all the kids and had a good time. I left at halftime because Addie had school the next day and needed to get to bed at a decent time. It was Asher's first game and with the earplugs, the noise didn't scare him too bad.

The next day we left for Idaho to visit our best friends Cam and Brit. When we got there, Cam, Brit, Ryan, Aaron and I went golfing. It was my first time and I didn't do well but I had a lot of fun. We stayed with Brit's parents as usual and had a GREAT time. The kids played on the GINORMOUS water slide, helped Grandpa Les feed the horses every morning and played, played, played. At one point Brit's sister Brandi's son Garrett convinced Addie to climb into a pipe that helps water drain at the playground. Addie got stuck and Mikey (her boyfriend) was crying huge Crocodile tears because he was so worried about her. Luckily Aaron was there and pulled her out. She was fine, just covered in dirt. We had a talk about not crawling into any pipes anywhere.

We ate A LOT of great food and just had a good time hanging out with our friends that we miss daily.

Thanks Cam, Brit, Brandi, Aaron, Les and Dar for always welcoming us and taking such good care of us. Mikey's grandparents and cousins have become my kids grandparents and cousins. We love you guys!

Asher and Ryan

Addie, Asher and Sadie

Addie and Mikey - Best Friends