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.