Trick or treat...

This is at Boo at the Zoo. The kids get to trick or treat and see the animals. Pretty cute idea. We're in the reptile house in this photo.

BEANIE!

Mavi's "birthday party". We didn't really do anything this year. I'm sorta over big bday bashes. Only 17 more to go. Whoo-hoo.

Mavi and Ty.

Cute cake, huh?

Loved the hat. RIIIIGHT.

New undies. This one will definitely come out at wedding/graduation/16th bday bash.

Mavi with a bat on his hand.

Sasha getiin' some loves.

Our little shrek.

Ahhh, trick or treat time is upon us again. Luckily Eric has taught Mavi how to say the good ole "trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!" That should be fun when we visit the neighbors. Thank god his cute little brother will be there to say "tick-tee" and defuse the rudeness of asking someone to smell your feet AND give you candy. We've had a good few days since my last post. Mavi is doing ok at school- still cries when I drop him off, but apparently enjoys the rest of the time. I think he likes smaller groups. He always freaks out when we go places and there are "too many people". Just wait til kidnergarten, buddy- 25 kids to 1 grownup. Oh joy. Keenie is doing well too. His new fave movie is "all about". A show about garbage trucks and recycling. He runs around going "all-bout? all-bout?" How do you refuse that? So we watch the damn show 6 or 7 times a day. Even Mavi is sick of it and that boy eats, sleeps, and breathes garbage trucks.

Whoops- time has slipped by again!

So I don't have any pics right this second to post, but we have seen and done alot in the last month. I went away and left the kids with Eric for the first time EVER to go to a friend's bachelorette party in Aspen for a whole weekend. It was tons of fun to not have to worry about babies while having a hangover. We had a great time and I made lots of new friends and caught up with some old friends, too! The next weekend Eric and I left the kids with his parents for the weekend to go to that same friend's wedding in Aspen. We had so much fun and loved Aspen. It was exciting to see everyone in our group without worrying about the kids getting into the booze or falling off of the mountain. The kids had a great time with Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Greg and are still asking for them to come back. Mavi keeps asking to visit Grandpa Greg's church with the snakes. Mavi had his THIRD birthday last weekend and we kept it very mellow. Had a playdate Friday, and we tried to do a pumpkin patch on Sunday, but apparently Daddy and Keenie have allergies. A fact I already knew, but became quite apparent after an hour at the patch. Also Mav was having some issues with too many people at the pumpkin patch (it was crowded and we waited about 25 minutes to get in). In any case, the patch will NOT be an event for next year's birthday. Mavi seems so grown up sometimes, but so clingy and needy at others. He likes going to school and his friends, but HATES when I leave. We're going to keep trying until December and if he is still having such a hard time, I might try to find an activity that both kids can do with me there. Ahhh. Send good karma to us that he will start to like it more. Please. I like having only 1 kid for 2 hours twice a week. Keenan is such a stinker. He says a ton of words- basically everything we say. He got a bonk on his head yesterday and I think it's just a matter of when and not if- when we visit the emergency room again. He's so loving and sweet right now too. Always hugging and kissing. Wrestling too, but that's another story. I will try and post some pics of Mavi's bday this week. Take care!