A week of Halloween 2015

We started celebrating a week ago with the kids at Trunk or Treat at the Erie Community Park (10/24/15).  Ike is Darth Vador and Via is a witch.

We ran into Ike's friend Ty.

And Via's friend Maddie

Another of Ike's buddies, John.

Batman and Batgirl.....they dressed up randomly though out the week.

Ike's preschool party at Wee School Preschool.  This is his Begindergarten class.  Ike decided he wanted to be Thor for this party.

After all the sugar from preschool we headed straight to the park to play with John and Grace.

They ran and ran and ran!

Now we finally made it to Halloween!  The Kyle crew happened to be in the Denver area for soccer so the drove up to Erie to Trick or Treat with us.  Caleb was also Darth Vador and Aiden and very cute batman!

We brought wagon along for the long walking stretches.  They both sat in it very little.  I was amazed at how much that have grown in the last year.  They had SO much fun and didn't get tired for all the walking.  This was by far the most fun we have had yet!

We picked up Maddie and her family also joined us.  Via was happy to have a girl around!

Heading back to the house.

Eating candy!  They both at soo much more than I had planned.  They were up way past their bedtimes, and up before 6 because of the time change.  Love, Love, Love!

Until next year.....

Rafa

Welcome to the world Rafael Fredrick Vigil-Fowler (born 10/15/15)! Olivia is obsessed with her newest cousin and Ike checks him out for a few minutes and moves along.  Ike will be much more excited when he gets bigger and starts moving around.

CONGRATULATIONS DEREK AND MEG!!

Fall

This is our first real Fall in a few years and I am loving the cool mornings and evenings and the mildly warm days.  The changing leaves are also something I missed.  We have been very busy.

Soccer~ Oh what a not so fun experience this has been.  Ike was begging to play soccer and has been asking for months!  I finally agreed knowing this was probably not his sport, but he was going to have to realize that for himself.  It is every Saturday morning 30 minutes of practice followed by 30 minutes of game.  Practice seems to be a good time for him and he is generally happy up until about 10 minutes into the game.  Then someone runs into him or he falls or he realizes he has not gotten anywhere near the ball in 10 minutes and it is time for a melt down. Ike is a sensitive little fella and doesn't like to get hurt and isn't fond of a lot of contact.  I'm happy he got to try it out but I will be even more excited when it is all over.

Maddie's birthday party...

Via dressed herself and I didn't even notice the shoe situation until we were at the grocery store.

Ike with two of his pals at Preschool, John and Ty

Swimming lessons!  It has been over a years since Ike's last lesson and this is a first for Via.  Ike went right in and loves it.  It took Olivia 3 sessions out of 6 to even get in the water.  She is not afraid of water but is afraid of doing ANYTHING without me right next to her.  Hopefully Ike decides to put his head in the water someday soon so they can stay in the same level.  

Thursday evenings we go to the park for Mixed P.E.  Ike loves it!  It is a different sport each week and it is all "practice" style.  Again, it took Olivia 3 sessions to get out on the field and even then she runs back to me (5 feet away)  every few minutes.

They both don't fit in the wagon at the same time anymore.  Works out well for me.....they just take turns pulling each other.

Last weekend we went to Grand Junction for Denny to do a bike ride over the Monument.  It was a beautiful car ride both directions.  My cell phone just doesn't do it justice.