~Christmas~

We had a fun Christmas! On Christmas Eve we enjoyed the annual Astle Family party. I wish we got to see everyone more. Twice a year just isn't enough and it is so short you don't get a chance to talk to everyone. But we had a lot of fun! Uncle Reynold read Tommy's prayer (a tradition) and the pinata was a blast. GK got some candy and he hit it all by himdself!

Christmas morning was so fun! The kids got spoiled rotten. I just love that Santa!

Bentley & Gk looked so cute in their little Christmas outfits we took way too many pictures!

Breakfast (lunch) was so good. I ate WAY too much! We always have fin & hattie, eggs, christmas slush, muffins, I'm sure there is some other meats but I don't know what they are! It was a really fun day! I can't wait for next year!

6 Months!

Some Cute kids and a Dog that Thinks She is a Kid!

We jsut can't believe how big Jennah is getting. We are so so happy to have her in our lives.

I didn't flip the pictures and I was too lazy to worry about it, sorry. This was jsut after church one day. I can't get enough pictures of Bentley! She is growing and changing so much!

This Dog has been worth her weight in gold... and that's a lot! Gk lovese her so much. Nobody can make him laugh like she can. The other night he was chasing her around and D'Ohgee kind of got after him. Patrick & I didn't think anything of it.. Gk cam up to me and held up his finder that was black and said POO! I almost threw up! It was super gross! I don't know how she puts up with him. Maybe it's all the food he gives her...

And yes, Bentley Loves D'Ohgee too. She just wants to eat her up which is pretty gross. That dog needs a bath in a bad way!

Looks Like Christmas!

We had a great time eating up our gingerbread house. I'm sad to say it didn't last as long as they usually do... We'll be better next year. During all the unpacking it was fun to take some time out. We've been working on potty training, and some days are really good! :) Bentley is getting so big and is more & more fun all the time. ... She sure found her tongue!

Jenn & I took the kids to the Festival of the Trees. Jennah missed the whole thing but Bentley loved the lights, I thought for sure she'd fall asleep but No Way! It was a lot faster with out the boys.

We picked up a real live Christmas tree this year. It's been a long time since we've had one. It was a lot of fun, GK loved it. It made the house smell really good too, but of a mess but I think we have a new Christmas tradition!

Lasy week of November..

Bentley turned 5 months old!

We had a great Thanksgiving dinner

We moved into our new house!

We had our annual gingerbread house making. My sister does so much and we always have so much fun.

So Close!

We've been having so much fun working on the house. It's a little easier for us to hang out there now that the railing and carpet are installed. I don't feel like we're just "in the way" anymore. We've had so much help with getting it ready. So many people have come to help us, we'll have to have a huge party once we are all moved in. Our final inspection is today! Our fingers are crossed we can move in this long weekend!

Hair & Harry

Yes, I did it! I finally cut Gk's hair. Sometimes it was really cute and curly and other times it looked really awful. Patrick didn't want me to cut it I have to say. Gk looks like such a big boy! He did good for it being his first cut. He just wanted to watch the movie and have the girl leave him alone but once they gave him some bubbles to blow he kept his hands down. He is so handsome!

My friend Teena let me tag along with her to go see the new Harry Potter movie. We had planned on seeing the midnight show but she got tickets to a private screening and let me come too. It was so fun to get out and hang out with friends! It seemed like it had been a long time since I'd been anywhere without the kids. Oh, and I loved the movie, I wish I had re-read it before but I'll hopefully get them all read before the last one comes out!

Kids!

Bentley is getting SO big. She is such a cute little thing. I couldn't have asked for a happier, or more easy going baby! We just love her to pieces!

Gk too is just growing up too fast. He watches everything I do, and wants to do it himself. Like wearing make-up! I think he is better at it than I am.

Our little Jennah turned 1 month old on November 10th. She is growing and changing so much all the time. I wish I got to see her everyday! She is so sweet, we just love her.

This was the first time GK & Bentley really got to see Jennah. Gk was so cute just watching and pretty good at keeping at a distance. Bentley on the other hand wanted to roll right onto her. I think they'll be good friends anyway!

Always catching up.

On the 5th of November Paxton & McKell got baptized! It was such a nice day. They were so lucky to be baptized by their brother Carson (Who did a great job!) It was so fun to hang out with the family and to see lots of friends from our old ward.

I'm glad we got in one last warm trip to the zoo. It was such a nice day.

Every day you can find Patrick working on the house. If we want to see him then we head out there to be with him. We are so lucky to have lots of helpers too!

Oh, Potter!

"It is our choices, Harry, that show who you truly are, far more than our abilities."

I just can't wait to see the new 'Arry Potter movie!!

Pumpkins & Halloween

We stole Patrick's lunch break and made him come pick out a pumpkin for the kids. It was so fun to spend some time with him, even if it was short!

On Halloween night we had to stop by Jenn & Brandon's house. I got to see Jennah but my pics didn't turn out. :( It was fun to see them. They looked like they were having lots of fun. We got to see Rob & Kelsie and their girls and Debbie, Greg, Cheryl, Boston, & Avery. I hope Jenn & Brandon's family doesn't mind us always crashing everything!

We went to Adam & Lyndsey's house for trick or treating. Gk Loved his sloppy Joe' before. He was SO cute running around with his little bat wings just a flappin'. Michelle was SO sweet and helped him around while I took Bentley out (what was I thinking...Candy!) It was so much fun!

Punnkins!

We've loved Halloween. Gk really likes the "Mean Old Witch" song. He'd ask me to sing it over & over. He's also been super jumpy lately. He wants to jump on & off everything. I really want to take him to Jump On It, where the whole room is full of trampolines.

We did our carving of the pumpkins. We missed Patrick & Brandon & Jenn but my mom was there to help with Gk. Gk was so cute, he really loves Bentley. It's amazing how natural it is for kids to have siblings (I was really worried, serious anxiety for nothing!) He kept giving her kiss after kiss. Sometimes it looked like he was going to eat her up!

My favorite are of course the pumpkin seeds! :0

Bentley had a lot of costumes to wear! It was fun to dress her up as something different everyday. (Thanks again Juli!)

Grace

We just love our little Jennah! I want to go see her every single day but we've been trying really hard to keep our distance when the kids are sick. But whenever we get a chance we are there. Jenn's gonna be so sick of us, but she knows she can tell us to leave!

Isn't she gorgeous! Love.