A week of firsts

The boys sang in church last weekend. It was Ashton's first time! He, like his mom, chose to dance instead of sing.

I never got sound when I loaded it, but you get the idea!
Ashton also got to go ice skating with one of his preschool classes.

He also lost his first "teeth" this week. Two of this baby teeth came in so close together that they were almost one big tooth. As his permanent teeth came up on the bottom, they pushed his two baby teeth out at the same time!

House photos

Here's just a few shots of the house.

Costumes

We got all dressed up this year to go to our church to celebrate Harvest hang time. Our church invited foster kids from the community to come and "hang out." There were booths with games and bounce houses, free snacks and a cake walk. Ethan went as Jack Sparrow, Cameron was Anakin Skywalker and Ashton was the Cat in the Hat. I went as a nurse/doctor complete with a large needle to vaccinate against the elephant flu.

Carving pumpkins

We carved our pumpkins Friday night and everytime we do it, we always learn something new. This year it was, after you carve it, you can't redo it. At least, not very well. Cameron's needed constructive eye surgery and we had to redo it's face on the other side.

Halloween Preschool

Here is Ashton at his preschool Halloween parade. They marched around the church offices and then back to their classrooms for a party.

Pumpkin Patch

We all went on a field trip for Ashton's preschool yesterday and got to enjoy the pumpkin patch.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Concert

Ethan got a real treat last weekend and went to see the LA Philharmonic concert with John Williams conducting. He went with Tata and had a wonderful time! Ethan is a big fan of John Williams and the music he has composed. They did some Star Wars music and some music from E.T. We had to buy him a tie for the event and we were all floored at how grown up he looks. Since you can't take pictures inside the theater, we had to take them before they left for L.A.

Where to begin?

Yes, lots has happened for us over the last month. Here's a recap:
Cameron turned eight!

For his present, he received a hamster. Her name has changed three times over the last month. First Cutie, then Lily, and finally Daffodil.








Ethan also bought one for himself. Her name is Rose.


We moved into a lovely house. More photos to come after the boxes are gone.
Ashton started preschool!



He's doing really well and is learning the routine of things. We started our mommy-and-me preschool a few weeks ago as well.





The boys started homeschooling last week. They are doing really well and have enjoyed it so far. I'll post some more on that later.

We went camping last weekend with our class from church.







Such a fun trip! We camped close to the beach and loved hearing the waves crash in as we went to sleep. We're getting this camping-thing down!

I know there are things I left out. I'll try and get back in the swing of posting soon! Love to all!

Kansas Photos

I took so many photos in Kansas that I figured a slideshow was in order. Enjoy!

Our trip to KS: Fishing at the Lake

Fishing was a new experience for the boys!


First you must cut the worm in half (making it easier to get on the hook)








Then you weave it onto the hook










Then you just might catch one! Yeah!










Cameron would "guard" the fish that had been caught in a cooler filled with water.









Ashton just prefered to swim with the fish!

4th of July

Our weekend started with setting up a tent in the backyard (thanks Derrik!)

and then a trip to the pool for swimming and a picnic.

Grandma Hubbard made a flag cake that was lots of fun to eat!

We watched fireworks from the bridge by our house. Only one local showing this year because of how dry it's been.

We finished the night with smores and then crashed in the tent!

Summertime Chaos

Sorry I've fallen behind a bit on blogging. But, I have a few excuses to post:

1. Most of you are on facebook now so you know what's going on.
2. Having everyone home means lots of laundry, noise, and activity.
3. You can put your memory card inside the wii console and look at the pictures and videos you've taken. This is currently the boys favorite activity. The love watching the videos and then running them backwards and pretending we're speaking another language. Then the memory card is in the wii console and not in the camera and then I forget to connect the camera to the computer and so on.
So there you have it. I have posted a few extra things to make up for the weeks I've been slacking off. I mean, really very busy! Enjoy!

Sheriff Ashton

Camping Trip

Yes, we did it! We actually went camping! I had my friend, Stacy, find us the closest campground near us so if we had to get back home it wouldn't take too long. She let us borrow all of their families gear and we left for McGrath campground, near Ventura. Very close to the beach! Here are our campsite and set-up photos.