happy thanksgiving

happy thanksgiving everyone!

we wish we were spending this special day with our families, but, alas, we are not. luckily friends of ours invited us over to feast with them. yummy! not only are we sparing the life of another tofurkey by not cooking, but we will actually have a proper thanksgiving meal which i am sure reza is very thankful for! (For the record, last year we had soup for christmas dinner. soup and soup alone.) we are so thankful to have so many amazing friends and family members. we are thinking of all of you today.

so now, an official declaration!

NEXT YEAR, THANKSGIVING WILL BE HELD AT OUR HOUSE!

please make your travel plans accordingly. oh, and we will let you know the address in about six months.

slumber party

morning time in the hotel room

elias was good at scaring the animals. he screamed and banged on the glass of every cage.

ada feeding the birds. we were the only ones feeding them, so the birds were flocking to us. then ada stepped on one and taught them a lesson.

family portrait.

elias' favorite part.

ada's favorite part.

we had a slumber party this weekend at a swanky little hotel in dallas. saturday we played at the mall, did some fine dining with movie characters, swam in the hot tub, and even slept a little. very little, but a little none the less.

sunday we took a delightful trip a whole foods then headed to tyler, tx for a day at the zoo. it was wonderful. the kids were perfect and loved every second of our trip. well, except for the 20,000 seconds that we were in the car. but time is relative, right.

two little pilgrims

a random shot of an awesome, angry, reindeer. bring it on santa.

little guy's new birthday suit! thanks auntie shannon!

this is where our morning begins. soooo happy!

ada climbed up her bookshelf and got her big-girl scissors... up to no good.

ada's place setting at her thanksgiving feast! how fancy!

this is how elias looked all day!

singing. ada is among the masses. don't try to find her, her head is hiding!

elias ate large quantities of dirt in the front yard. at least he was using a spoon!

the bonnet.

today was a good day.

the kids were in great moods.

ada had her little thanksgiving event at her school.

she rocked it!

she walked onstage, smiled and waved at our presence, and sang her little pilgrim and indian ditties.

it was fun.

and reza came home early too.

that's a treat.

this weekend we are heading for fun in the sun, texas style. watch our dallas, here we come!

(i am truly terrified of spending the night with both of my children in the same hotel room. terrified. i will let you know how it turns out. i have a feeling that i will be very, very, sleepy.)

all that jazz

elias breaking it down. he loves some good music. and good leggings!

interpretational dance

elias was stealing the audience so ada had to put him in his place.

rowdy

random picture from this morning. how can you not love waking up to this?

this weekend we attended the highland jazz and blues festival just up the street from our house. so fun! seriously, it was the coolest thing we have done in shreveport. people came out of the woodwork for this little fest. hippies, nursing home patients, you name it. fantastic! the tikes danced until their hearts were contents, then fell asleep in the stroller. the makings of a perfect afternoon.

potty humor

an everyday occurrence...

me- running to the bathroom for a super quick potty break while everyone is seemingly distracted.

elias- running to the other bathroom to shove as many toys, books, t-p, foreign objects and body parts into the other toilet as fast as humanly possible.

the latest findings: a pharmacopoeia, rubber ducky, toy cell phone and half a roll of toilet paper.

why do i not have toilet locks you may ask?
because little ada can hold her pee like a camel holds water. until that one little sip puts her over the edge. she runs to the potty as fast as lightening and throws her booty on top of the potty. if the potty is closed we have flood waters.

some good cake eating

elias spent about two hours going in and out of his new car. he was so possessive of it!

park time!

sibling love. for a minute at least!

ada on the horse

and the moose

everyone needs one of these!

pizza dinner

cake time!





elias had a stellar birthday-day yesterday. i swear he knew it was his birthday. he was absolutely heavenly the entire day. he played, parked, went to the toy store, drank some peach icee, and adored each and every gift he opened. but mostly he loved the birthday cake. with a little encouragement he tried the icing. twenty minutes later he had devoured each and every morsel of his cake slice and sucked icing off all of his fingers. he couldn't have enjoyed it more. when we took him (straight) to the bath, his buddha belly was swollen four inches past his toes. he was happy.

what a great day. happy birthday elias!

happy birthday mr. lias

elias wilson rahbar is one year old today. what a truly amazing little gem he is. perfection. happy birthday to our sweet little boy!

pumpkin festivities

a pumpkin painting party! what fun!

diligence

elias joined in the festivities

trouble.

ballet drop outs. now we are in gymnastics.

gymboree halloween party

baptist church festival

could they be cuter?

just a short note since we finally have visitors!! ada loved halloween. she ran down the street saying "i love halloween!" she refused to go home until her candy bag was filled to the brim.

we hosted a little pumpkin party at our house which was fun. and messy.

my parents are here. finally, visitors. the kids are super excited, and so am i! extra hands around here are always welcome!