We're on the move!

Grayson found his way up on all fours! Although he kicks along with his foot instead of his knee, it still gets him where he needs to go! Some of his favorite places are the DVD player and electrical cords... has not been the toy of choice with the girls, but we're not comparing:)

I don't know how Grayson can be 8 1/2 months old! We have gone from getting him up from his nap like this...
eyes peeking over the bumper ...

To a wild man trying to figure if he can flip over the railing! Time to lower the mattress for sure!

Once something grabs his attention... like a box of diapers... he works with determination to get to them no matter what. He's become so steady on his knees and moving around - no more little swaddled infant - he's into everything it seems! I know we forget from child to child, but he seems to be a little busier than the others - or just more determined to keep up!

Butterflies in Pacific Grove, CA

We went to see the butterflies in Pacific Grove. They travel about 1200 miles to get to the mild California climate. There is a Butterfly Sanctuary and butterflies everywhere! They stay here from October until February & are amazing! They know the correct temperature they need and adjust themselves in the trees to stay within the correct temperature. Amazes me that they know just where to go... any closer to the water & they'd be too cold. Amazes me too that they cluster together so nicely and hide themselves on the branches - when their wings are folded they look brownish, like a leaf! God knows how to design some amazing creatures!

Clustered along the end of the branch...

Zoomed in to see each little triangle is a butterfly!

So many butterflies! Each female can lay about 400 eggs each time - lots & lots of butterflies!

Halloween Night

We had such a fun Halloween here in CA! There was a chance of rain throughout the day... in a place that we've only seen rain but 2 times in our 3 months of living here! God held out for us and there was no rain - hooray! The girls had a fun day at school with parties & a dance outside on the playground area...lots of Hannah Montana songs - they had a ball. That evening we got together with some neighbors for some pizza before heading out to collect our treats.

Our time of having an input on what our children will be for Halloween has somewhat passed. My idea of a family theme costume was lost in one trip to Target! Everyone picked what they wanted...no more surfing the internet for that 'adorable' costume - Hannah Kate does not like adorable to be a word that describes her attire... she prefers hip & cool:)

The Halloween-ready Caseys

Madison was some star in "Camp Rock" Hannah Kate was an Army Diva Caroline was my pink horse (really a unicorn, but didn't go there with the explaination!) and Grayson was my horse while I dressed up in my Cheyenne, WY gear as the cowgirl... the only matching family members!

The Neighborhood Gang ready to go!We walked & walked around the neighborhood. It was so fun to have a good ol' fashioned Halloween - kids running throughout the neighborhood with little to no cars driving by and no worry of who's house we were going to...most everyone knows everyone. The girls made it around the loop while Daddy & Grayson passed out candy. The girls finished the loop then wanted to see who was coming by our house, so home we went to pass out candy.

Hannah-Kate & Madison pass out candy

Caroline checks out her goodies!

It dawned on me in the afternoon that I have yet to unpack their trick-or-treat bags. I did a quick look in the garage, but could not find them, so the girls were off with their pillow cases... just like their mommy did when she was little:) Once home again, Caroline was all set to dig into the treats... tested a few with only a couple of licks and chowed down on the good stuff until we put her into bed!

What's more fun that chillin' out with friends and watching a movie after trick-or-treating! Hannah Kate actually moved to the couch and fell asleep watching the movie - busy day for everyone!