October in California

Well, it's that time of year again: time to pretend like the leaves are changing and fall is in the air out here in sunny California. We psyched ourselves into the mood with a trip to the Silveyville pumpkin patch. This was Lydia's second time and Will's first.

Blast from the past, here's Lydia 2 years younger at her first pumpkin patch experience. My how fast they grow!

Will was more enthused with the farm dog and wild turkeys roaming around than the wooden cow. Go figure.

This is what trick or treating at an Air Force Base looks like: swarms of children descending on houses like bees to honey.

Lydia wanted to be snow white this year, so we made Will be "happy." Don't worry, he'll get to choose his own costume next year. But for now, what they don't know can't hurt them.

He makes an awfully cute dwarf.

And, ofcourse, Lydia is a beautiful princess.

In other news, Oma found a back up to Will's beloved 'bubby'. Here's his first rest with Bubby and the slightly more feminine, 'Lulu'.

Hope you had a great October!

Can I have a lifesaver?

Mom and Dad were finally sorting through the last year and a half's worth of video footage. They found this gem - me negotiating for a piece of candy (not uncommon). The total footage was over 10 minutes long, so be thankful they trimmed it down. For the record, my tactics are much more sophisticated now that I am 3 1/2.

Family Photos

DISNEYLAND!!!!

Hey folks, here we are: the long awaited Disneyland vacation! We had an adventure (story for another time) flying to LA, and had a fantastic weekend with the Chicos (minus hand, foot and mouth disease for Will and 104.1 fever for Lydia) prior to the Disney extravaganza. Thank goodness Sebi and his mommy and daddy were able to come meet us at the park in the evenings. They're the best. We saw parades and rode rides. It's a Small World was my favorite. Who doesn't like a catchy tune and hundreds of dolls?

Here I am waving to Mary Poppins at a parade. This was Chico's favorite part, as you can tell by the picture.

Ok, on for the REAL reason we went to Disneyland: THE PRINCESSES!!!!

Here I am in line to see my first ever, real live princess.

Giving Will a high five for surviving the hour+ wait.

BELLE!

JASMINE!!!

ARIEL!!!

If that wasn't enough, I even went to have lunch with the princesses!

This is Aurora/ Sleeping Beauty/ Briar Rose. Don't we look like twins?

Cinderella!

This is me waiting to see who might possibly come to my table next....

And this is the look I give when I'm told to be patient.

Aaah! Here she is! It's Snow White!

And what about Will you might ask? What did he like about Disneyland? Well, his experience pretty much went like this:

so here's a couple of random cute pics. just because.

Disneyland....Check.