Trunk or Treat!

I love this time of year. And it's pretty enjoyable living in California in the fall. We are watching football on tv and it's snowing but it's 80 degrees outside!

I still haven't decided if I like Reagan's birthday being on Halloween but we are having a fun birthday/Halloween weekend so far! We kicked the weekend off by carving pumpkins. And when I say we I really mean Scott. He's got skills. We are pretty big fans of Phineas and Ferb around here so we had to pay tribute.

Last night we went to our ward's Trunk or Treat. My kids were pretty stinkin cute. Chase was Dr. Indiana Jones and Reagan was the prettiest Snow White ever. My sister in law kimber was kind enough to let Reagan borrow her handsewn costume.

Our ward went all out with carnival games, chili cook off, costume parade, and then inside trick or treating and the hallways and doors were spookily decorated. We got to have fun with our friends hanging out. And the best part was that Steve and Kimber and the girls drove up to hang out with us! Kimber made all of their costumes. mCkenna was Barbie, Morgan was Jessie, and Adrienne Mrs potato Head. They were darling!! Chase and Reagan love spending time with their cousins.

The weekend is half over! I'll blog again about Reagan's bday and Halloween!!

Disneyland!

Alright, so get ready for picture overload! 

So Scott's parents know how to party. We've had many adventures with them and they're always a blast.

The best one so far has been our trip to Disneyland with the whole family this September. The whole family means Steve and Christine, the parents, Kyle and Brooklyn, Kimber, Steve, their girls McKenna, Morgan and Adrienne, Me and Scott and our kids, and the lovebirds Lauren and Andy. It was a perfect weekend to go, great weather, no lines and no drama. 

We stayed at a great hotel down the street and the walk to the park wasn't bad at all. We'd be ready to go every morning at 7:30 and spent practically all the three days in the park from open to close. Well, the kids were all passed out in the strollers by the time the firework shows were over so we went back then. I've never seen the kids so tired! 

 Chase looked like this practically the whole 3 days. 

 So sleepy.

 We all agreed Sully looked straight out of the movie! 

 Maybe we could sell this one to Disneyland for marketing?

 Grammy Christine and Reagan in the hotel lobby

 Lovely girls-Aunt NaNa aka Lauren and Reagan

 The Fam

 My sweet family 

buddies

 Jedi Training-a Disneyland MUST! We did this the first day and I would have been happy to leave after Chase got to do this. It was AWESOME! Chase's dream come true. 

 Vydia from Tinkerbell..she was awesome. 

 The girls loved Minnie(and Steve too)

 Oh yeah, we were there right in time for the Halloween transformation.

 Reagan loves her Uncle Andy! 

Sisters!

 I hated the Bug's Life show, the spiders are too scary! But everyone else loved it. 

 Grammy and Pa with their cute grandkids at the Happiest Place on Earth. 

 My brave face for the Ferris Wheel..I'm a wimp! 

There are way more pictures and Scott actually made a photo book for Christine and Steve to have that includes all the pictures with a thank you letter from each of our families. We loved spending time with our family. Now that we've moved to California, we get pretty homesick for them. Thank you Steve and Christine for a such a memorable trip that we will always cherish!

My Mama!

My Mom flew in from Chicago on Monday morning and we had the best week with her! Let's see if I can remember everything we did. We did lots of driving around Sacramento which is awesome because we've lived here since May and I don't where anything is.

We had lots of yummy food!
Johnny carinos! Bow tie festival!
Applebees nachos-just not the same as they used to be.
We drove 45 min to have Costa Vida because my mom had to try my favorite sweet pork taco! It was so yummy!
My mom is a great cook and knows all about spices and foreign food. We made an awesome shepherds pie with streak, zucchini and red pepper, fabulous! She also taught me and Chase to make hummus! Oh my gosh it is so good.

We had a few late night Target runs in our pajamas and trips to the park with the kids in the 100 degree weather.

I'm so glad my mom was able to come stay with us. Now that She and Humam live in Chicago I'm afraid that we won't see her as often. We have so much fun together and she is such a good grandmother to my kids. I love you Mom!!

Blast from the Past!

Today was an awesome day. The kids and I got in the car this morning and drove an hour and a half to Oakdale to visit my old roommate Jill. She is currently living near NYC and is here to watch her sister's kids while she's on a trip. I've been looking forward to this trip for weeks! We had originally planned a roommate reunion with Holly and Robyn, but Holly recently moved back to Rexburg and Robyn is having a baby soon and it all just didn't work out. Anyways! It was so good to see Jill and it didnt seem like it had been 4 years! I saw her right after Chase was born while we were all still in Rexburg. It was so good to visit and to reminisce about our crazy college times. She has 2 beautiful little boys and she is such a sweet mommy to them.

It has been a little bit of a struggle for me since we moved to California but I'm so thankful for the good friends I have, even if they don't live close by. And I'm thankful for the girls here that have befriended me.

Ok, who's proud of me for blogging like 3 times this week? Lol