Trick-or-Treat, smell my feet!

 The treat sacks I made for my neighbors kids since I wasn't handing out candy!

 Getting the kids ready!

 Ashlynn as "Jessie" the cowgirl from Toy Story!

 Konner as Sheriff Woody from Toy Story!

 Both kids ready to go!

 Look what I got mom!

She was VERY happy about her candy!  She couldn't believe that people would just GIVE her candy!

All in all we had a GREAT time trick-or-treating!  Ashlynn was sooo happy to get free candy and Konner was really just along for the ride! But he looked awefully cute doing it!  We didn't go to many houses because we didn't really need the candy.  We bought TONS of candy to hand out but then with Kyle being TDY there wasn't anyone here to pass it out, so now we have TONS of candy for us! 

Thanks for taking the time to read this! Love you all!

Stephanie

More from the beach...

Got some more pics from the beach that Ashley took! Hope you enjoy!

(Sorry the lense was foggy because of the humidity so some of the pics are kinda blurry!)

 Konner was VERY tired!

 Comforting Konner after a big wave got in his face!

 The ONLY picture of all three of us EVER!!! 

 Konner was VERY tired!

Ashley got him to laugh!

Thanks for reading this! Love you all!

Stephanie

Ashlynn Jean Lee

Me to Ashlynn:"Come here baby!"

Ashlynn:"I'm not a baby anymore mom!"

Me:"You will ALWAYS be mommy's baby!"

Ashlynn:  "I am you big girl and Konner is your baby"

Me:"Well, even when you have babies of your own, you will still be my baby!"

Ashlynn:"Mom, I am NOT a baby anymore! I will NEVER be a baby again!"

Gotta admit, it kinda stung a little bit! So I decided to go on a little trip into the past on my hard drive and find my "baby" again.  So here are a few pics that I like the best! 

 Ashlynn's first trip to Granny and Choppers house! That was my favorite outfit EVER of her!

 Such a cute little yawn!

 The first time I actually got a bow to STAY in her hair!

 Learning to Crawl! :-)

 First time she sat up alone!

 Getting bigger!

 I like this one because I think she looks like Konner! What do you think?

 I LOVE her beautiful baby blue eyes!

Her first cupcake!

One of my ALL TIME favorites!  She looks JUST like Kyle!!

Going on my little blast from the past adventure made me finally realize, I mean REALLY realize that Ashlynn will be FOUR years old in 2 months!! She isn't even a toddler anymore! She is a kid!! Oh Where has the time gone?  Before I know it she will be asking to go on dates and wanting to wear make-up to school!   I guess I will just try to live in the present as much as possible and enjoy every minute of it!  She is so precious and she truely makes my life better! She makes me happier! Everyday she teaches me something new!  She teaches me to enjoy the little things in life!  Like smelling the flowers or stopping to see how something "feels" when you touch it!  I love being her mommy and I am so greatful that Heavenly Father has entrusted her "free" spirit to me (I call it "free" but most call it stubborn!)  I have enjoyed every minute of my time with her and am greatful for having it!  

Thanks for reading this! Love you all!

Stephanie 

A day at the beach...

Today we went to the beach with my friend Ashley and her kids! We had a blast!  It was kinda sad though because it is starting to cool off here so it could very well have been out last trip to the ocean on Okinawa!  Here are a few pics! Hope you enjoy!

Ashlynn watering the sand (so" her flowers would grow!")

Konner actually played in the sand more than he ate it!

A first for him!

 I am really going to miss the sky here!

 Ashley's daughter, Amelia, going  into the water...I really like this picture!

 Konner's absolutely perfect little tootsies!

 That must have been one good rake!

 Ashlynn building a castle!

 Like I said before, REALLY gonna miss the sky here!

 He made it to the water and LOVED it!

 After several hours at the beach, all the kids were sweaty, salty and sandy, so they got a bath!

And 4 naked kids in  ONE tub was just too cute not to take pics!

After a bath and dinner, all the kids were ready for bed! 

We had a GREAT day and hopefully *fingers crossed*  we will get another nice day again this week so we can have another chance to enjoy the wonderful waters of Okinawa! I think that is the thing I will miss the most when we move to Germany!  As excited as we are to go there we are a little sad to say goodbye to the ocean! Oh well, then we will have SNOW!! And hopefully that will make up for it!

Thanks for reading this! Love you all!

Stephanie

Not alot to say...

Well, there isn't really a whole lot going on around here now that Konner's birthday has come and gone.  I wanted to write anyway just to stay in the habit!  Konner had his 1 year appointment yesterday and things went well.  He is right on track developmentally and physically!  He still isn't walking but I recently learned that the actual expected age for walking is 14 months!!  Only about 10% of babies walk by their first birthdays!  Poor baby had to get 4 shots and a finger prick for an iron level test.  He screamed of course but was much happier when they gave him a sticker to wear (or eat in his case!)  The finger prick went a lot better! He didn't cry at all! He was a little upset about the band-aid they put on his finger though!  He kept trying to chew it off! And in the end he didn't get it off but he did get blood all over his face!  Since every time he would squeeze it, it would bleed more.  It took atleast 40 minutes before it finally quit bleeding.  I got my flu shot too....so today we are feeling a little blah!  We are watching Peter Pan which I think will be followed by "Booty and the Beast".  I am looking forward to a nice quiet night at home! We are going to relax, watch Disney movies and I will probably order pizza so I don't have to cook either! Should be a good night! The only thing that would make it better would be if Kyle was here with us! :-(  Well tomorrow is Friday and then we will have all weekend to hang out! I think we are going to go to the zoo if it doesn't rain.  However it hasn't quit raining for several weeks now so if it is raining I think bowling or ice skating! Ashlynn REALLY wants to go ice skating but I think we might save that for a birthday treat! Well, I think I have rambled on and on about nothing for long enough! Hope everyone is having a great week!  What do you all have planned for the weekend?

Thanks for reading this! Love you all!

Stephanie

Jungle Boogie!

On Saturday we had Koner's 1st bithday party!  It was a blast!  We had a jungle theme and a bouncy castle!  We ended up renting the bouncy castle from a friend at church who was kind enough to give us a discount AND let us keep the bouncer a second day for free!  Kyle and I are very tired and VERY sore but it was worth it!  The kids LOVED it!  Ashlynn suggested that we should buy one just to have all the time!  I took 150+ pics but here are just a few!

 Konner's cake! Not my best but still pretty darn awesome!

 Ashlynn showing off her mad baking skills!

 The birthday boy!

 My favorite!

Konner in the bouncy castle!! He loved to lay in the crack and bounce while the other kids jumped!

 Konner and his daddy!

 Konner and his mommy!

 Konner opening presents!

 He started to get sleepy!

 Who needs to open the toys when you can just climb all over them?

 After a long battle, Konner finally gave in and fell asleep!

 Ashlynn jumping! (or falling in this case!)

 Konner playing with a balloon in the bouncy castle!

 Not the greatest pic of me but Konner looks cute!

 Kyle was jumping and bouncing them! They were loving it as you can see!

 Konner checking out what was going on outside the bouncy castle!

Konner just hanging out!

The party turned out great!  Konner loved seeing all his friends and the balloons! The balloons were his FAVORITE!! We tied them to toys on the ground for him and he played with them for hours!  Then we blew some up and put them in the bouncy castle and it was really windy outside so they were flying around everywhere!  All the kids thought it was awesome!  Until they popped!  The netting was a little rough so when the balloons would rub against it they would pop!  By the end of the day they had all popped but the kids were still having fun!

Due to Konner's unexpected melt down and need for a second nap he didn't get to eat his cake! So we saved the piece with the candle on it so we can sing to him and let him eat it tomorrow on his actual birthday!  I will be sure to take pics and post them!  I have TONS more pics but facebook's photo uploader is being whacky right now and won't load them all! But when I get them uploaded I will post the link so you can see them all!

Thanks for reading this! Love you all!

Stephanie