dancing with mannequins

This occurred during a recent trip to Old Navy. They both just climbed up there. Seriously they make me laugh so hard, especially Dresden. I love that he is holding their hands. Eric had time pull out his phone and video it it lasted so long! I just love them!!

manequin dancing from raquel wilbur on Vimeo.

more parties

Thursday was full of more Halloween fun. First it was our friends party! It was lots of fun with a craft, games, and yummy food. I was glad Dresden got to be included in everything and he loved being there. I love my two cute super hero's!

Spider man showing off his muscles!

The delicious food. Mummy pizza and dirt and worms


After that party Ava went to school. They had a little Halloween party that parents could come to so I got to go check out her class, eat treats, and watch her in the costume parade! She was so excited to have me there, which made it just that much more fun. I loved seeing her in her class with her classmates. She was so sweet and happy. She loved being wonder woman and looked adorable too!

She was really into character

She came home with some cute Halloween goodies!

And for the end of the night we headed to the YMCA for even more stuff! Ava loved the jump house the most! It was fun to see friends there too!

coloring her ghost sucker

pumpkin patch 2010

He have had a very fun Halloween weekend. The festivities started on Wednesday with the pumpkin patch. We went as a group and got a great deal for both kids. It was kind of windy so the blow up slides weren't up at first but it calmed down before we left so the kids got to go down a few times. Dresden was loving the swings though. They both went multiple times. Next was the little petting zoo. Also a favorite of Dresden's. He was so funny with them. He was doing the same thing he does to dogs. We wants them to lick his hand! Ava had fun everywhere but I think she liked the slide the best! It was lots of fun!

Officially in nursery

We made it! Dresden is now in nursery. The first day was pretty good. He was a little sad at first but eventually he got used to it and they said he did good. It helps that he is in there with Ava. Poor Ava has a February birthday so she will be the oldest when she goes to primary in January. Dresden is obsessed with her so it works. He is such a big boy. I tried getting a few pictures before church but this was all I got. This kid doesn't hold still for long. He is a pro now and goes in nursery no problem.

Daddy trying to get him dressed! I love seeing my two boys in the shirts and ties!

My handsome boy!!

After seeing that I was trying to take a picture of Dresden Ava decided to jump in front and make weird faces.

He could not get away from me fast enough!

skeleton jammies

We are ready for HALLOWEEN! I just thought they looked adorable in their new jammies. Ava LOVES them and wants to wear them almost every night. They glow in the dark so it was so funny watching them run around in the dark seeing only the bones!

grandma's visit

My mom came out to visit us last weekend. It was UEA in Utah so she had a break from school. It was so nice having her here. Ava and Dresden enjoyed the extra attention for sure. We mostly got organized around the house and relaxed. It's so nice to get things checked off the to-do list. She was so nice to watch the kids so we could have time together too. We also at at Cabo, which has the best chips and salsa ever! It was a nice but to short weekend! Thanks for coming mom!

Ava would only listen to stories read by grandma, even Dresden got down from my lap and ran in to read with Ava and grandma!

feeding fish with daddy

Eric had a little daddy daughter date last week. He went with some friends to Lake Mead to feed the fish. Ava was beyond thrilled that she was going with daddy all by herself. She proceeded to tell Dresden "sorry buddy you are going to stay here with mommy"! It was ok though Dresden and I had fun too!
She came home and had lots to tell me! They saw LOTS of fish and fed them cereal and popcorn! I think two big bags. Apparently there were some funny looking fish! Then they went to lunch with everyone. She said she had fun with Corbin and Tae!
Eric's phone died so I was glad Ryan and Jesse took some pictures!

Ava and Corbin getting a close look!

Ava, Eric and Tae

Jesse and Corbin

Ryan and Tae

Ava and daddy

This video is actually just to document Ava. I was going through old videos and found one of Ava when she was a little over two and I couldn't believe her speech. At that point she was already in speech but it was crazy to hear her little voice say only a couple words at a time and still leaving off the end of the word. So I thought I would get her talking and video it. Hopefully to look back at it later and see even more progress! She really has come a LONG way. I love the way she talks right now! She says the funniest most random things. I love that she sometimes calls Dresden "bubba" or "buddy".

Untitled from raquel wilbur on Vimeo.