Gingerbread house

We got a gingerbread house to build. It was alot of fun! Dorian enjoyed it very much and so did we. Here are some photos.

Ash putting down the icing
Dorian waiting for the icing to set
Look how cute it is!
Dorian did such a great job!
Umm ya, this is what happens to your child after making a CANDY house!

Cutting down our Christmas tree!

Here we are cutting down a tree! We had alot of fun even though it was raining and cold.
We went with mom, Bud, Matt (Erin's brother) and his girlfriend and daughter.
At the tree farm they had a cute little store with a wood stove inside with hot chocolate and cookies. They had 3 dogs wondering around inside and 1 was following Dorian all around as he wanted Dorian's cookie!

Ashar and Dorian cutting down the tree
Timmmmbbbbbberrrrrr!
Hauling it to the car
Grandma, Papa and Dorian
Can you find Papa?

Cleaning up leaves

Here are Ashar and Dorian cleaning up leaves in the backyard.

As you can see Ninja Turtle slippers are a must when cleaning up leaves!

I know, I know... Its been awhile!

Ok, so we fell off the wagon and now we are back in full force to post about the happenings in the ______ household. Last we left you with was Halloween, ouch, its been longer than a month. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving over at Mom and Bud's house. Lots of fun and great food! Here are some photos from Thanksgiving.

We woke up to a beautiful sun rise
And I woke up to 2 sweet faces!
Flowers we brought to Mom for Thanksgiving
Playing with great grandpa (the kids put that hat on him!)

Happy Halloween!!

Dorian was a red power ranger as you can see!
He had soooo much fun. We went 2 times. Once with the lil girl we watch and her brother in our town and then went to grandma and papas for dinner and then off to more treating with family and friends! His legs got tired at the end! He actually did not eat very much candy, so we have ALOT left over! Here are more photos!

Carving the pumpkins!

We had alot of fun carving out the pumpkins. Ash and Dorian did most of the work. Ash got the fun job of cleaning out the pumpkins of "pumpkin goo" and seeds. Dorian tried to scoop it out with some scoops but he did not like the feeling of the pumpkin goo. He loved cutting out the pumpkin face though and did most of his pumpkin all on his own! Click here to see the fun of carving pumpkins!

Bye Uncle James!

James (Erin's brother) just left today for Ban Phe, Thailand! He is taking a course to learn to teach English as a foreign language.

Quote from a website:
Ban Phe is a sleepy and quaint fishing village 180 km south of Bangkok, and perfectly situated along the beautiful beaches of the Gulf of Thailand. This coastal village is a friendly one, and offers a direct view into the daily life of the local Thai people. Several excellent Thai and seafood restaurants and many great shopping venues can be found throughout Ban Phe.

And Ban Phe's close proximity to Bangkok allows for easy weekend trips for job interviews, apartment hunting, or simply a fun weekend in a thrilling city! Immerse yourself completely into the daily life of Thai culture.

We know he will be gone anywhere from 6 months to a year or two.. or three?
We will miss him alot!! Dorian and him love playing and joking around. But, we know he will have a wonderful time traveling and seeing the world.

Halloween at the Zoo!

It was our first year going to Halloween at the Zoo. It was so much fun. They had it set up like a scavenger hunt and you ran around getting stamps on your "passport" then at the end you turned it in for a goodie bag. It was a beautiful Autumn day and not too cold, it was wonderful.

Power Ranger on a mission!
Looks like they could take down the sun bear and Black bear...
other than that they are in BIG trouble!
On a mission to find candy.
Even the Amur Tiger get a pumpkin. Only around 250 left of these guys in the wild. :(
Going home!

Trick or Treating at Great Grandpa Coburn's!

We went to the trick or treat and chili feed at Great Grandpa Coburn's place last Friday.
It was alot of fun and Dorian got some goodies!


Power Ranger Dorian
Dorian and Mummy
Haunted Hall
Ash, Dorian and Grandma
Dorian and cousin Shelby

Pumpkin Patch!

We went to the pumpkin patch on Sunday and it was alot of fun!
We went with mom, Aunt Jamie, Uncle Matt, Shelby and Meagan.
The kids had so much fun, Dorian was alittle unsure about all of it at first but then came around and had a blast! Here are the photos, click HERE!

Fun in the hot tub!

Here is Ashar and Dorian at mom and Buds house in the hot tub!

Dorian's new dentist!

We found a wonderful dentist for Dorian to go to. They have therapy dogs which is great for Dorian and even gerbils to feed! This is Madison and Dorian was laying down right there with her for his exam!
And the sleeping gerbils!

Jeff's Birthday Party!

It was Jeff's (Erin's brothers) birthday party on Oct 8th. The party was at mom ad Bud's house.

“Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable” ~ Plato

Had to post that quote, sooo true!

Trip to the zoo!

Look at these two, could not be any cuter!
As you can see the leaves are changing and its cold.

This bear is never out and we finally saw him!

We went last Sunday and had a really good time. It was members day so we got 3 free little reusable lunch sacks that are actually really nice. We also did a zoo passport which was you got a zoo passport and went to different "stations" around the zoo to get stamps. Dorian was on a mission and we went and did them all, there was no time for even looking at the animals!
He got a tattoo at the exit of the zoo for getting it all stamped.

Skeletons!

Here are Dorian and Ashar in there new pajamas! Dorian being cheeky as always.

Garden

We have not posted anything about our garden this year. But, we did have one.
We had 2 pumpkins, but one of them disappeared some how. It was ripped out from the root about 4 weeks ago. Dorian says that it must have been a raccoon that took it and hung it above his door to use as a bell... and he really knows what he is talking about!
Then our next door neighbors had a teenage boy doing there yard work with a weed whacker and somehow he chopped about half of our tomatoes down!?!
We did get 1 small pumpkin and still quite a bit of our cherry tomatoes.
We also had a beautiful sunflower. Maybe next year we will have a better harvest.

All you need is love.....

I just had to post this picture of Dorian and I.
We were outside reading books and I had the camera and we took this picture together.

The love of our life has turned 5!

Here is a montage I made for Dorian's 5th birthday! I had so much fun making it. We hope you enjoy it! Click here!!! Warning: It will take awhile to load if you are on dial up.

Fun at the zoo!

We went to the zoo on Labor day. We had 2 days off and it was very nice!
The zoo was PACKED! But, it was alot of fun. They had a bird show and we saw the Harry Potter type of owl, they even played the Harry Potter theme song when he came out! Dorian liked that.
Here are the photos, click here!