Happy Halloween!

This Halloween was a busy one. We went to a neighborhood Fall Festival and the kids participated in the costume contest. We also attended a block party which was so well put together - they had pumpkim contest, apple bopping, hay ride, face painting and lots of food. The kids enjoyed themselves. The best part was the trick or treating in our neighborhood. Ethan had a blast while Hayley just enjoyed her ride in her stroller. Ethan was dressed as a wizard again - 3 years straight. I promise next year he will be different. Hayley was a cute supergirl. Here are some highlights from the Halloween weekend.

11 Years and Counting....

Lee and I celebrated our 11th year anniversary this year with a 3-hour spa treatment of facial, massage, body scrub and wrap. That was much needed and we enjoyed it very much. Then we had a nice dinner at Fleming's. It's been a long time since we had a nice dinner out without the chaos!


We also enjoyed our weekend with the kids at the Mother Nature's Farm's pumpkin patch.

Fall Break Road Trip

Ethan had a week off for Fall Break, so we decided to take a road trip to LA. We met up with the Chau family and had a great time. We visited many places - The Farmer's Market, Little Tokyo, Disneyland, The Getty Villa, The LA Zoo, Travel Town Museum and the beach. The kids did very well and we all had a great time! It was tiring, but a lot of fun.

Breakfast at the Farmer's Market

Getty Villa

Getty Villa

Ethan's art work at the Getty Villa

Hayley enjoying the long corridors at the Getty Villa

The Beach

Disneyland

Travel Town Museum

The LA Zoo

Hayley is 18 Months Old!

Another milestone...Hayley is starting to look like a little girl instead of a baby. She made it to the 20lb mark and weighed in at 20.4lbs (3-10%) and measured 31 inches (25-50%). She is off the bottle and is well on her way to yummie foods. She loves to eat and would try anything. She also likes to eat on her own instead of being fed, but it gets rather messy. She also started her first music class (Kindermusik) at the City of Chandler and is enjoying it so far.

Cosmic Lunch

It's sometimes a challenge to figure out what to pack for Ethan's lunch. I came across a website that has ideas for a unique and fun way of packing lunches - Home Made Simple. My first try came out pretty cute: star-shaped turkey/cheese sandwiches and an improvised mini UFO-shaped sandwich and a side of popcorn. I hope Ethan will enjoy it!

Doodling....

Hayley is starting to doodle when given a crayon and a piece of paper. It will be so nice to see both kiddos sitting on the table and quietly writing, drawing or coloring. I think I will need to get a bigger table for both of them....

Smile!

Ethan got his first teeth cleaning today and he did such an awesome job! He was very cooperative from taking X-rays to getting his teeth cleaned and even the fluoride treatment. He got stickers, a new toothbrush, floss, toothpaste and even got a token for the Treasure Tower at the dentist office. How cool is that? Well, mommy and daddy's favorite words of the day were "No cavities!" :-)