Happy Halloween!

So it's Halloween 2007 and most of us here are sick.... again! Luckily we did a little celebrating last week and got pictures of the boys in their costumes. Our local library had a Halloween party and then our Ward's party was last week as well. Joel LOVED the party at the library. There was story time, dancing, flannel stories and a puppet show. His favorite part was probably a toss up between the dancing and the puppet show. He really had a good time, although towards the end he was a bit tired of it. Then that night was the ward party. He had a really good time with his friends. There was a jumping castle and towards the end of the night they had a 3 and under time. Joel wasn't so sure about it. Towards the end though he was getting the hang of it. He decided that jumping was kind of fun. Unfortunately he has decided that the couch is a pretty fun jumping spot too. So we're working on that. lol
So here are pictures from last week. We may try and go tonight. But I know how terrible I feel and if the boys feel half as bad then it won't be any fun! So we'll see. Maybe if we get to feeling better we'll make a few stops to Grandma's house and see Rob and Norma.



Our Joel Dinosaur! Pretty cute
if I should say so myself!

Vance was our little chili pepper.
He slept most of the time though so
he didn't wear his costume much. Oh, well.

This is my friend Diane and me at our ward
party with our boys.

Joel Update

Joel is my sweet boy. He is my helper and my comic relief. He is such a good kid. Of course he's a toddler so he has his moments but he is great. Let's see if I can remember all the new things he does now. He loves dancing- radio, commercials, his TV shows. It doesn't matter to him. It cracks me up. I love that he loves music so much! He is talking more. Here's his list of words: Vance (although it usually sounds more like dtence), juice, this, mom, da, and ba (his universal word for EVERYTHING). He loves buttons. If he can push it he will find it and turn it off and on and off and on and off- well you get the idea. Joel is getting more social and likes to play with other kids and of course Vance. He's pretty timid in social situations but it's not necessarily a bad thing. Of course anytime we're out and about everyone always tells him how adorable he is and he of course flirts and charms everyone. Funny boy. Anyhow, here are some of his pictures.

Joel's fake smile. He is so funny. He
has figured out what he's "suppose" to
do when mom pulls out the camera.
But you can see most of his teeth. He's
currently working on 3 more. Two more
on bottom and one more on top. He
finally got his left top canine tooth. We're
all looking forward to the break in teething!

Joel's big boy haircut. Tj broke out
the electric shears and cut Joel's
hair. He looks like such a little
boy now. You can see his sincere
smile here. You just gotta love
this stage. He's such a happy little
boy. His smile and his laugh just
make your heart melt. I know
that sounds sappy but it's true.

Pushing buttons!!!! Joel found Grandpa's weather
radio and figured out how to turn it off and on.
Anytime he gets to go into the office that's the first
place he goes is to turn the radio off and on and off
and on and off and on- and well again you get the idea.

Joel is not the least bit spoiled or pampered.
Grandpa bought him a new car seat- along with
several other "essential" items (a toy laptop among
them)- and then turned the box into a little fort.
Joel loves going over to Grandma and Grandpa's
house. They have the best toys- Grandma and
Grandpa! (lol) Joel loves Grandpa and looks
forward to the weekends when he can play with
him. Grandpa always has something fun set up
for Joel. Whether it's a fort made out of blankets
or letting him walk Molly Joel looks forward to
his time at Grandma's house.

Vance Update

Okay, so here's the latest with Vance. He's now two months old and has decided that he likes us and is going to stay. (lol) Okay, so I'm lame and that sounds dumb. But really we're getting to see his personality more lately. Vance is a smiler and charms everyone. He also has found his voice and will goo at you. It's so sweet. He's such an easy baby and really laid back. I'm really fortunate that my boys are so easy going. Anyhow, here's a few pictures of Vance.



Vance loves tummy time. As long as
he can see and/or hear us he is happy
to play. We have to keep a pretty close
eye on Joel though when Vance is
playing on the floor because Joel
loves Vance and loves playing with him.
Vance has already rolled over. I put him
on his tummy for tummy time a couple
of Saturdays ago (10/13) and he just
rolled himself over. He hasn't done it
again but he keeps trying.

Vance in his little man outfit. It just
makes me smile seeing him all dressed.
He has a doctor's appointment next
Tuesday (10/30) and we'll see how big
he really is. Time truly is flying!

Vance is such a cuddle bug that after
a few minutes of posing for pictures
he decided he was done. He doesn't
fuss a lot and so his little cry just
breaks my heart. Of course I couldn't
resist getting this picture before
I rescued him.