We had a wonderful family vacation in October. We spent three days at Disneyland, one day at Luguna Beach, and one day in San Diego. We took advantage of the wonderful cool weather that was such a relief to AZ heat. We got to see tons of great sights, eat tons of good food, spend time together as a family, and enjoy the rides at Disney and the ocean beaches too. Brian & I spent our 11th Anniversary there as well as Brian's 39th birthday. Not to mention it was HalloweenTime at Disnyland which was fun to see it all decorated for fall and some rides were made extra spooky for Halloween. It was a great way to celebrate it all!

Halloween 2009

We spent Halloween trick-or-treating at Grandma & Papa's this year. The girls had a great time and LOVED their costumes. Kylie was a beautiful butterfly, while Alyssa was a very stunning and almost too real Vampiress! The girls got lots of candy and had fun with all the neat houses that really decorated with strobe lights, fog, and even a very interesting front window display that came to life and was super scary!

Alyssa's a 4th grader now

Here are a few shots I took of Ms. Alyssa on her first day of 4th grade!

A day at the park

The girls spent hours at the park on Sunday as we had beautiful weather. Alyssa skateboarded a bit and Kylie rode her Barbie bike, while Brian read and I blew bubbles. It was quite a lazy day, but so nice to be outside and relaxing while the girls played, met some new friends taking turns pushing each other down the hills in a wagon, and got out all their energy. Then we went home and took a nice long nap. If only everyday could be so easy!

Skating at the Wedge

Group shot at the Wedge


Alyssa getting ready to go

Alyssa coming around for a photo

Alyssa and Shayden posing with their boards

Alyssa and her cousin Shayden had so much fun skateboarding last weekend at the Wedge skatepark in Scottsdale. Shayden has been skateboarding since he was able to stand and Alyssa has been familiar with her board since she was about 2 1/2 or 3. Thanks to Uncle Randy who is a professional Skateboarder. The kids had lots of fun on their boards, their scooters, and their bikes. We had perfect weather and perfect company to have a fun weekend.

Two missing teeth

OK, so you've heard the song, "All I want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth", well Alyssa is missing two of her teeth. Not only is she missing two teeth, but they both fell out on the same day. One at school after lunch, and the other when we got home before dinner time. She left one tooth for the tooth fairy and got a $1 and a pack of Juicy Fruit. However, being the young entrepreneur that she is, Alyssa is holding out and saving the other tooth for a few more days, as she didn't want the tooth fairy to not give her the right amount due. She wants to be sure and get another $1 and another pack of gum. Smart kid!