Halloween!!!

What a great night we had for Halloween…well….after poor Miss A had a little bit of medicine to help her fever. She had her six month shots yesterday and, like Chase, does not handle them well. But once the motrin kicked in we were all a happy little clan. The Merrills and Shipletts joined us for a fun night at our neighborhood block party. They shut the street down and had a hay ride, food truck, bounce house, and of course a TON of candy! It was a great night for everyone and so much fun to watch Chase this year. He really "got" the idea of trick or treating and kept asking "do I have enough mama?" So cute! 

 Can you tell there were a few tears involved? Poor little pumpkin :(

Finally a smile…but Chase had other ideas!

Grandma Iris helped in the trick or treating fun!

Check out the other race car driver :)

Thank god for baby bjorn and the boys who wear them :)

 We also took the kids to the pumpkin patch this week. It's been so much fun dressing Chase up for all of his events!

Umm…yea…I was just a little scared watching Chase go down.

But he thought it was too much fun!

Erin gets a smile with the "pumpkin dance" 

They call this a train ride. Hmmmpf!

Pumpkin carving…the boys got to work while the girls directed :)

Audrey got in on the action too!

Maybe next year Chase will understand that uncooked pumpkin just isn't so yum.

Erin had to take over for Dave to finish things up!

Fire Station Tour

Little man has had a VERY busy third birthday week! I'll share over a few posts. One of his highlights was a private tour of the City Center fire station set up by his uncle Boo. He was a little scared at first but once he realized how much fun a fire station could be he was all smiles! THANK YOU Uncle Boo for making his day!!!! xoxo

Ka-Chow!!!

And just like that, Lightning McQueen has taken over our house. He first started watching it at ah & pa's…then came books…cars…and obsession! For Halloween we wanted to do a family Toy Story theme. Chase had other ideas. We waited about two weeks before buying his costume hoping that he would change his mind but his mind was definitely made up, so Lighting McQueen race car driver it is! He makes a pretty cute one, if you ask me :).

Since she doesn't get to be Little Bo Peep from Toy Story, she's stuck in pumpkin land :)

I don't think either of them was happy with sharing the spotlight :)

This year is so much fun because he gets to dress up for lot's of events! Today he had his school party, so we topped his outfit off with some "road" marks on his face...

I also want to ask you to keep my good friend Stephine in your prayers. She had brain surgery yesterday to remove a tumor (related to Ovarian cancer) and she ROCKED the surgery! She wasn't supposed to go home until next week but she may go home tomorrow. She's the strongest person I know and is so incredibly inspirational. Keep her in your prayers for a solid recovery!

This image was taken fall of last year. Isn't she gorgeous?!

10 on 10 | October

For those of you who follow my blog, you know I am an avid fan of The Bloom Forum. It is a wonderful place where I can learn, grow and share. This month I bring you a new project and a new opportunity for me to document my family. Plain, uncensored, and real. It is not only a way for me to join a fabulous group of girls for some photo fun, it is a way for me to connect with my family and remember the little things about life that make it so sweet. This project is pretty simple: 10 photos in one day | taken roughly every hour for 10 hours | posted on the 10th of the month. I hope you join me on this new photo journey and then head on over to Bay Area Photographer Alison Crane,  to see her images for the day. xoxo

7:30am  |  rolling around in my room, playing with her toes…my personal favorite activity to watch

8:45am  |  using my macro to a. PRACTICE and b. record the bougainvillea before it bids us farewell for the winter months

11:00am  |  visiting the co-op garden pumpkin patch. terrible lighting, but this project is teaching me to appreciate the sweet moments, even if they are photographically challenged!

1:30pm  |  a little playtime before naptime

2:00 pm  |  i heart the fall. BIG time. everything turns pumpkin, including these delicious cookies (practicing with the macro again)

3:00pm  |  a little storytime after his nap

4:00pm  |  he's participating in the Pumpkin Man tomorrow…and already sporting his number. I made fun of him all night :)

5:00pm  |  we had to drop his race shoes off tonight so he would have them at transition

7:00pm  |  nothing like a little family spin on the carousal

8:15pm  |  modern technology at its finest…a little Peter Pan before bed, iPad style :)