Trick or Treat

We love Halloween! The boys count down the days until they can go trick-or-treating. This year, Brandon dressed up as a mad scientist. He used my old lab coat and we found some goofy glasses and fake teeth. He looked great. Ethan looked super cool in a fighter pilot costume complete with aviator sunglasses. Jonah dressed up as Woody from Toy Story including his "trusty steed", Bullseye. Luke was Zorro this year and he looked sooooo cute. Aunt Missy had a great costume and we were able to find him a mask to go with it. I also drew a little mustache on his face to top it all off. Halloween festivities included the ward "Trunk-or-Treat", the school Halloween parade, as well as class parties, and Jonah's preschool program. Not to mention trick-or-treating on the big night. True to tradition, mom made chili and cinnamon rolls for dinner. But the kids pretty much just ate candy.

Return to Disneyland

We had so much fun in Disneyland in the spring that we decided to surprise the kids with another trip! We checked them out of school early, had the car all packed and ready to go, and started the road trip. For the first hour on the road they kept asking us "are we really going to Disneyland?" That could believe it. I have to say though, even though the decorations are incredible and it has such a fun atmosphere, I will never go in October again. It was UEA for us, and everyone in Utah had the same idea. Everywhere you looked there were BYU and UTAH shirts. Wait times for rides were crazy. We found that Ethan was eligible for a "guest assistance" pass because of his diabetes, so we got to go to the front of the line. Without that we would hardly ridden anything. It was still fun though 'cause hey, it's Disneyland. The boys especially liked Space Mountain because it was modified for Halloween. Steph and Tim and Kristel and Jason and their families came too. The cousin always have fun together. We also got to visit with Mindy and her family on the way home.

Luke turns 3!!!

Lukey was so excited to celebrate his birthday. He has been waiting all year long. Whenever there was a birthday party he would be so sad because it wasn't his. Well now it's his turn and he embraced being in the spotlight. We celebrated at Grandma Despain's house with all his cousins. Luke ate 3 or 4 cupcakes (actually he just licked the frosting off the tops) and loved opening his presents.