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Ava loves to play with her friends! The first pictures are at our old house. The others are at our new house.(Yes we moved again! If any one is keeping track it's our 3rd move since we have lived in Vegas!:) Sometimes we miss our backyard but the girls had fun any way!

Ava and Kylie playing with the hose. It was pretty entertaining to watch!

McKinley and Ava playing with squirt bottles and a spray bottle!

We painted Ava's room and we used chalkboard paint on the bottom. These girls were the first to try it out! Ava thinks it's pretty cool to draw on her walls!

cute kids

These are just a few random pictures of my two cute kiddos! They do the funniest thing sometimes and CAN play really well together. The super sweetness is wearing off as they both get older but they still have those cute moments!





He seriously is always climbing on her!

she was on a hair stylist kick for a while. She wanted to comb everyone's hair and they had to have the blanket over them.

Dresden's sad/mad face

Love these! She was being so sweet helping him put his shoes on. I love how she talks to him and tries to show him things. Alot of my pictures have the wall in them because I have to be sneaky about pictures or they stop what they are doing and ruin it! :)

Town Square

We went down to town square to let the kids play on the toys and eat at California Pizza Kitchen with the Nelson's. It was sooo hot but the kids had fun on the toys. We ate at Yogurt Land first which is always so yummy!

Dresden and Ava on the way there! It's a bit of a drive and Ava fell asleep. I don't know how she can sleep like that but she does it all the time. And I just thought Dresden looked cute!

I wasn't very good at taking pictures on this little outing!

Brinley and Ava coloring at dinner

Memorial Day

Wow this is so late! We had such a fun memorial day though. In the afternoon we went to the pool with some friends and ate some wings! Ava loves the pool. She is so good with her water wings. Dresden swam a little but mostly ate all the food he could get his hands on!

Later that night we got together for dinner. Instead of the regular BBQ we had the most delicious fondue party ever! It was so good and I can't wait to do it again.
So funny Ava and McKinley showed up in the same swim suit!

Fifteen Months

Yea! This is another one of my favorite ages! I can't get enough of him lately, he is just so sweet and FUN! He is learning so much right now. I love his sweet open-mouth kisses. He still loves to read books. His favorite books are 10 little Ladybugs, Goodnight Moon, and this touch and feel tracker book that he has "loved" a little too much and is in two pieces now! He also likes 5 little monkey's jumping on the bed. I love that he smacks his head when they "bump their heads", and how he shakes his finger and says "no, no, no" when the doctor says" No more monkey's jumping on the bed! He is finally starting to become interested in T.V. For awhile there he would only watch ONE show, Backyardigans: Race around the world. It really was only that episode and it's still his favorite. He will watch anything that has music he can dance to, or dogs. I love watching him dance, he just bends his knees and sometimes shakes his arms. He also loves swimming. He is so fun to play with in the water. He is not afraid of it and loves to get his whole body in.
He still only has the three teeth on the bottom and now has 4 on top.
He is also now at the age that church is not so fun and we might as well be inactive for the next 3 months! I can't wait for nursery! He pretty much just wants to run.
He is finally falling asleep in his car seat! Yeah!! He is down to one long afternoon nap and he sleeps through the night still.
He is talking alot more, which makes me soooo happy! Right now he can say Banana(nana), ball(he has the "l" part down so good, it's my favorite), uh-oh, dada, mama, hot, duck(du), bubble, and recently, no, down(dow), and I swear he is saying Ava! :) We encourage him and ask him to talk alot,probably more than we ever did with Ava at this age. Ava is so cute with him, she is always saying "Dresden say...." usually it has something to do with what I was just asking him to say. He loves it and actually listens to her!
He is signing more too. I feel like he has all the essential signs, it's so nice. He can sign: all done, eat, milk(usually means any juice too), more, please and we are working on thank you.
He is just so cute and sweet right now. He does throw some pretty awesome fits though. Like lays down on the floor and kicks his legs. It makes me laugh every time. It's just so planned out and fake! And he can be quite clingy! Haha!
Nicknames: Dresden do, bubba do's, chubba, bugga boo!

I always picture my kids reading this when they are older and so sometimes I want it to be me talking to them! So here are some thoughts for him.

For Dresden:
I love you so so much! I love seeing your happy little face when I get you out of your crib. You have the sweetest little smile through your binky. You love your binky a little too much right now but sometimes that's a good thing! I love that you don't cry or fuss in the mornings, you are just chill, hanging out it your crib reading books. You love your basketball hoop and ball. You have a hard time sitting still during Sunday school because there is a basketball hoop in the room! You love when daddy comes home! You say "dada" so well and with the sweetest voice. You are such a picky eater right now. You love oatmeal, cereal, fruit snacks, mac&cheese, and string cheese. You have quite the sweet tooth as well! Your daddy hates it but sometimes you want to put on Ava's headbands. You look so adorable though! You love to tackle your sister every time you get the chance. You love playing with her while you eat. She always makes you laugh. You love to cover your eyes and play peek-a-boo. I love watching you play and dance. You will just sit and bounce for like two minutes. I love reading books to you and hearing you jabber when you look at books yourself. My favorite is when you back your little booty up to sit on my lap. You are so special to us and we love the happiness you bring to our little family. You are such a blessing! I love all the things that come with having a boy! We love you Dresden do!!

He had his 15 month check up and these are his stats:
Weight: 24.7 lbs- 50%
Height: 31 1/2 inches- 57%
Head circumfrenece: 47cm- 57%

Here are a few recent pictures.




Dresden with the cowboy hat and Ava with her lasso! They were being so funny!

More Lake Mead

We went to Lake Mead again and it was of course so fun to hang out with even more people this time! We went to a different spot without a big hill so that was nice. Ava had fun looking for sharks and digging in the dirt. Dresden loved getting as dirty as possible and playing with the flash light. Ava was so excited to roast her own giant pink marshmallow too. Thanks everyone we had a great time.

telling me about the sharks in the water! :)
She had the most intense look on her face, like she really thought she was looking at sharks!

My View

This is my view of Dresden like 70% of everyday! He follows me around and hangs on my leg all the time. He is kind of clingy boy. Which is different from Ava. When she was his age she didn't really care where I was. I love this little guy so much though. He makes me laugh all the time and I kinda like that he loves his mama! Although he says dada alot more. Like when daddy comes home or when we are on our way to bed. For some reason he thinks "dada" will save him from having to go to bed!

I happen to have my camera for those shots because I just got done taking pictures of this! This also happens alot around our house! Dresden LOVES to climb all over Ava and tackle her. It is the funniest thing to watch. Sometimes Ava just laughs with him and they are so funny. This time Ava was so annoyed and was saying "help me"! Dresden just sits on her and thinks he's so funny! I love watching them together and for some reason these are the things I want to remember.