Down on the Farm

On the 15th (I know, I'm behind), we took the kids down to a farm for a little activity they were having. There was handprint painting on horses, a petting zoo, frog hopping races, face painting, and lots of stinky farm fun. OK. Just being a stinker. We really had an enjoyable time. The boys' favorite activity? Climbing on this ricketty, collapsing fence. Of course!

Vegas, Baby!

Brian and I had our 5th anniversary on Wednesday Oct. 12th. We've made it to the first milestone, happily and well. So, we decided to go to Vegas. Brian's parents and sister came down on Thursday evening. We left Derek and Cristina with the boys until they got here and took off at about 4ish. We checked into our room at Palace Station hotel, got our free dinner buffet that came with our package and then headed down to Las Vegas Blvd. We loved the Venetian (where we found that big, beautiful waterfall) and spent a lot of time in there just looking at all the amazing stuff, eating gelato, watching people get gondola rides and enjoying the beauty of their work. Then we headed on down the street, stopped at the Sugar Factory where we wished we could see the boys' faces of sheer joy, wandered through more amazing hotels, and watched the beautiful Bellagio fountains. At about 11 (we know, when the rest of the party was just getting started) we were tired of walking and headed back to our hotel room. We watched the movie "The Help" and then went peacefully to bed knowing that no one would be waking us up in the middle of the night. In the morning, we slept in (so nice), checked out, went to the Ethel M Chocolate Factory, and then to old Vegas on Freemont Street. I wish we could have been there at night! It would have been so fun with all the old signs, like the classic cowboy, all lit up. Not to mention the fact that they closed the street off, paved it, and covered it with a light canopy! Next time I guess. Then we quickly went to the other side of the Blvd which we didn't get to the first night to go to M&M World and the Coke Store. We paid a measly 7 dollars for all of those Coke products from around the world. Majority of them weren't very good (those all ended up on the tray in front of me), but a few were quite yummy. We then booked it home because we had told Grandma and Grandpa to keep the boys up so we could see them before they went to bed. We made it back about 9. The boys were excited to see us and to tell us all about the 1 1/2 day party they had been having themselves. They had gone to Menchie's, McDonald's, story time at the library with Angela, Costco where they got berry smoothies, Cafe' Rio, the park, and had just generally been given whatever they wanted. Which, afterall, is the grandparents' job! They behaved well and still traded their tokens for chocolate milk and shows though, so it was a perfectly fun and acceptable party time for them, too! When we finally got them to settle down and go to bed it was about 10:30. Then they konked out fast, though. It was a fun time for all involved!!

Taste of Dixie Festival

St. George is a cool city. They do fun things for the community. A couple of weekends ago they had the Taste of Dixie Festival down at Vernon Worthen park. There were booths for all different kinds of foods that you could buy. But then becuase they are awesome, there were a couple of bouncy houses, a little train, and a small set of carnival swings that you could do for FREE! We love free! The boys had a great time. You could also get balloon animals and a picture for free as well as wander around a whole bunch of other fun booths. We spent a couple of hours there. It was a beautiful day and a great activity. This city really rocks!

Dexy's Artwork

Dexy is really quite artistic. He is 2 years old and he drew these faces all by himself.

He started by drawing big circles and then asking me to draw eyes. Then a nose and a mouth. He watched a few times. Then he did these all on his own. He even added the lines for the neck and some hair. I think he's talented.

I'm So Proud

My Harry Potter obsession is being successfully transfered to the next generation!

We started talking about Halloween costume options, when Ollie informed me that he wanted to be Harry Potter. Then he changed his mind to Ron Weasley. That's my boy!

I pulled out the robe that I made for our big Harry Potter party and let him wear it. It was much too big, but he loved it so much! He started twirling all around in it, slipping on it's extra length, and then hopping up to do it all over again.

He was a very happy boy. I guess that I will have to make him one now, too.

I'm so proud!

Ollie Rides the School Bus

And he loves it! He was very scared the first time that he got on it, but ever since then he's so excited when it pulls up for him. This is the only picture I've been able to get because he always just runs right onto it as soon as he can. He's getting to be such a big boy!

They Really Needed a Snack

So they helped themselves to the bag of carrots. The big ones! Ollie ate an entire large carrot.

See? They were all about this size. Dexy even ate more than I thought he would.
Yummy! I'm so well pleased in the healthy snack choice that they made all on their own!

Mud!

My boys really like playing in the dirt at the side of our condo. And one day when Jude was here, they decided to introduce him to the fun.

Except for it was kind of wet that morning so it wasn't just dirt.

Look at all that mud! I guess it's very true what they say; boys will be boys!