Froggie Heaven

Our frog named Two-dale died last week after living a pretty good life at the Deputy home. Asher and I flushed him down the toilet and said a little prayer for him. I told Asher that Two-dale went to froggie heaven and that he is happy. Now Coronado is all alone in his little froggie fish tank.

A few days after we flushed Two-dale down the toilet Asher woke up early in the morning and came into my room looking a little groggy and asked me "Mom, why does pee and poop go to froggie heaven?" I just busted up laughing! Then he said "Why is that funny Mom?" He had been mulling over that question for a while. What a cutie! He always has a funny comment or question for me. It seems like he never stops!

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving this year at Mike & Sheila's.  I love this time of year when we get to spend quality time with our family and remember all of the things in life that we are thankful for.  It is a tradition at the Deputy house to go around the table and take turns saying what we are thankful for.  It was very touching to hear all of the comments made.  Asher and I decorated a gingerbread house and Oaklie had her very first taste of turkey and sweet potatoes.  I can't wait for Christmas!!!

  

Look at the concentration!  Justin and Christian playing Rock Band.

Gingerbread house before...

... and after!

Oaklie sitting in the bean bag chair reading her new thanksgiving book.

Family picture on Thanksgiving

Halloween

It's been a while since I have posted anything... I was having some technical difficulties with my computer but everything is back in business now.  Our halloween this year was so much fun.  Asher decided that he wanted to be Darth Vader and he wanted Oaklie to be "the little green guy with big ears" (Yoda).  We did trick-or-treat street, the Witch festival (at Gardner Village), and the trunk-or-treat at our church.  Halloween is Asher's favorite time of the year because he LOVES all things scary.  I honestly don't think that he is afraid of anything.  We missed the Scarecrow festival this year because of the Triathlon and Asher was sad because they have a really cool haunted house that he loved last year and he did it over and over and over (even when he was only 2!)  

Asher and Justin after carving pumpkins

The trunk-or-treat

Asher was so sad that he couldn't be Darth Vader for his pre-school Halloween party.  The don't allow "masks" or "weapons" in school so we used our fireman costume as a back up.  I think he looks pretty dang cute!

Going into trick-or-treat street

Asher met a storm trooper at trick-or-treat street and, of course, they had to battle.

The Triathlon

I am so proud of my awesome husband!  He finished his first olympic distance triathlon this weekend in Powell.  This wasn't just his first olympic distance tri, but it was his first tri ever.  Most people start out with the sprint distance but not Justin.  If you are going to do it you might as well go all the way.  Right?  Many thanks to his sister Jesica who instigated the whole thing and who also participated in the event.  One day out of the blue Justin gets off of his butt, buys a bike, swim goggles, and running shoes and decides that he is going to train for a triathlon.  I was a little skeptical at first but he proved that he was serious when he commenced his five month long training program.  He stuck with the training the best he could while working full time and helping me raise our two adorable little munchkins.  I can honestly say that I have never been prouder of my awesome, sexy, triathlete husband!!  It was so much fun to sit and cheer him on.  Plus, I am always looking for a good excuse to go to Lake Powell. 

Justin coming off the swim

Jesica after the LONG run up the boat ramp

Jess looking good on the bike

Justin starting the last leg of the race

Family pic after the race

Lake Powell Baby!

We spent last weekend at my second favorite place in the whole world (fist being Carlsbad)...  Lake Powell baby!  We drove down there on Thursday night and had a great three day weekend hanging out on the boat and watching Justin and Jessica compete in the Lake Powell olympic distance triathlon (more to come).  The weather was beautiful and warm for October.  Everybody got in the water to swim at some point.  Even little Oaklie went for a swim.  It was a well needed vacation for our little family.  

Asher looking cute

Me and Asher on a hike

On the boat in the morning

Jess and Oaklie after the race

Look who's crawling!

Our little Oaklie has been crawling for a little over a week now.  Pretty good considering Asher didn't start crawling until he was nine months old.  She is starting to get into all sorts of stuff and loves to play with everything except her baby toys.  Asher has been really careful to pick up all of his little toys that could be dangerous for Oaklie to put in her mouth.  I honestly don't know how anybody reaches adulthood with all of the hazards there are for babies.  I have to keep a constant eye on her and her little busybody :)

Gardner Villiage

Asher's favorite thing in the whole world is Halloween.  He loves everything scary.  My mom told me that I was like that when I was little so I guess he takes after me.  We went to Gardner Village last week to see all of the Witches at the Which festival they do every year.  Well, mostly I needed to go to the fabric store and Asher was such a good boy I let him get a pony ride and go to the petting zoo.  He is such a cutie and loved every minute of it!  Unfortunately my allergies were going crazy (the horses) so we didn't stay as long as he would have liked.  Oaklie had fun too!