Zoolights 2013

This year was the best! It was in the upper 50s and the zoo was closed to the public for Limited Brands employees. No lines, no crowds, was awesome. We were the only ones in the manatee exhibit for 10 mins ... That place is usually so crowded! The kids ran around it having so much fun. Plus the attractions were free. Santa was about a 20 mins wait and the picture is just as expected! Jack posed perfect and Riley had a meltdown....I love it!

Also here are some cute pics of Riley in the morning...she loves to march in the leaves :)

Starting to decorate....yes already

I hate that thanksgiving is soooo late this month. I couldn't help it and started to decorate the house!!! Next weekend the tree will go up but we love a holiday house and couldn't hold out any longer!

Counted to 10!

She's been counting to 3 for a while but driving to school this morning I could hear her counting dots on her bookbag...1...2... Then she got 5 and I was impressed...then 6...7...8...9...10! I was totally in awe! Amazing! I asked her to count again tonight and she keeps going to 7 and repeating 7 lol, but this morning she totally knocked my socks off - great job Riley!!!

Best friends

I can't stop taking pics of these two together....in a few years all these pics will be reminders of how they used to love each other when jack is pulling her hair or she is throwing something at him ;)

This is my favorite

20 months!

Hard to believe but Riley is out of the teens and is 20 months old! We were gone on a quick vacation for 4 days and just in the short time she's doing/saying so much more. It's true everyday they change....now if she'd only get that hair growing faster!

New stuff:

Tries to fly like superman

She totally maneuvers the iPhone or iPad to photos and watches videos or play games (her kindle is a little hard to maneuver between apps still for her though once in a puzzle or drawing app does great)

Pulls her pants down and sits on the potty (no where close to actually going lol)

Blows when you tell her to blow into the tissue

New sayings:

"I can do it"

"Riley brush teeth"

"Parker ate it"

"Dark side" (for dark outside now that it's daylight savings)

She loves Calliou and when we read his books: "calliou bump knee" (he fell off his bike) or will tell you which book "calliou Halloween" / "calliou birds" etc

"All done"

"My house" when we pull up to the house

"My school" when we pull-up to the school 

Such a smartie!

Halloween!

It was a little wet...but this year was awesome! Out street was filled with kids and ours loved every minute! Was so much fun!! We hit a few houses then Riley and I came back to pass out candy while dad and jack and Danny did almost to end! 

However I think both kids enjoyed passing it out the best. Riley would hold a piece and say "more friends" waiting for the next one. They would come up and she would say "halloweeeeen" (for happy Halloween) and put the candy in their sack or Paul. Jack would yell "candy ! Candy!" alerting everyone we had the goods. Was the best time! Can't wait for next year!!!!

Our trick or treaters!

Firehouse, pumpkins, and bike riding oh my!

This weekend was busy! First we had a Halloween party at our old neighbors house (they go all out, including this year a fake fence around the while front yard for a cemetery... Seriously?)

Saturday jack had a bday party at a firehouse...very cute! 

We ended the night with Chipotle, jeni's ice cream, pumpkin carving/painting, glow sticks and ghostbusters!

Sunday the weather is perfect. We rode our bikes, helped daddy rack leaves, and watching football with Danny chili. These are the types of weekends you live for!