"MOM LOOK!!! I AM A MUMMY..."

as I turn around from the computer and look up, this is what I see.


I just started laughing hysterically. Life would be so boring without Josh around.


This has been a fun and busy week filled with lots of Fall activities for us. The pumpkin patch is always a favorite however with the wonderful 95 degree weather we only lasted about an hour.











We went to 2 Trunk or Treats last weekend and now have enough candy to last us well into Spring.

Our 2008 costumes featuring:

BRYCE as Mickey Mouse.


JOSH as Nemo.

I got lucky because I bought this one last year at the Disney Store for $5.00 and I thought he might protest and want to be a super hero but he was good with it. I did find it funny that on the 2nd Trunk or Treat he thought he should be a pirate because everyone the night before was calling him Nemo. He is so funny.


TARYN as Hello Kitty Pumpkin.

She has been Hello Kitty something for awhile now, last year it was hello kitty witch, the year before that it was hello kitty cow girl. I am running out of ideas but I found this cute shirt at Target and she was excited.

ANIKA as Nastia Liukin


The best, coolest, and most wonderful people in the world to hang out and have fun with!!!


Anika's BFF Taylor.


On Monday we went to Disney again. This time it was for Kaleb's birthday. We went and got desserts at the Blue Bayou, which is always so fun and yummy!


They have a new area called Pixie Hollow where the little mermaid used to be but this was as close as we got becuase they closed it for the parade. It looked really cute.


Another fun thing to do at Disney is go to Innoventions. The kids loved it before and it is even cooler now. They have this coffee table for the future and you can pull up photos on them. We thought it was so neat that one was the San Diego Temple

Since this post got started with Josh in a crazy costume I thought it only fitting to put one more picture of him in yet another crazy costume he put on this last week.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE.

DISNEYLAND IN THE FALL...

is my favorite!!! It is during this time of the year that I go at least once a week. The crowds are small, the weather is starting to get cooler and I love all the fun Halloween decorations and activities.


We always meet up with Kaleb and Aunt Chelle who my kids just adore and her wonderful Mom and now that Josh knows she is Kalebs Grandma he is her new best friend.







Every year my kids give me new challenging pumpkins to carve so I was paying close attention to them carving all these amazing disney characters and scenes.

Josh loves his pirate mickey hat...

and Bryce tries to sneak it on whenever he gets a chance.

My crazy boy is always trying to get everyone to laugh.


They have an area set up up by Thunder mountain for (FREE) face painting that the kids loved getting done.

Halloween is just around the corner which is a good thing since the question I get everyday from Josh is "Mom, is today Halloween?" Then the next question is "Mom are we going to Disneyland today?"

SOCCER MOMS ROCK...

really, and I am speaking from experience, they do!!! Having your children in soccer is all consuming; we have practice 3 days a week and then the games on Saturdays. It is always so exciting when it first starts in early August and then towards the end of the season in early November I am so done. The girls both love to practice and play and have really enjoyed this season. Their teams are doing well but most importantly they are just having so much fun out there. I did not ever play soccer when I was young and did not have the desire at all, gymnastics was more my thing. I really missed out though, because I love the whole teamwork aspect of it. The games are also a lot of fun to watch and I find myself despite others around trying to distract me really into the games.

Taryn’s team name is the FIREBALLS

Whenever the coach asks who wants to play goalie Taryn is always the first to raise her hand.

For a parent however, it is the hardest position to watch.


We notice with Taryn the more we cheer the faster she runs. GO TARYN!!!!

Girls always need cute bows in their hair for sports. The bigger the better.

Anika plays for the GREEN MACHINES.

Her team has won all but one game and average about 5 goals per game.
These kids are always cheering.

and giving high fives.

There is nothing like the treat at at the end of the game.

Thanks girls for always having a good attitude, showing great team work, having fun and playing hard.

A PERFECT DAY...

It was, in the city of Angels. I loved going to USC for many reasons one of which was that, I loved living in Los Angeles. I am a city girl through and through. I feed off the energy and excitement only city living provides. Everytime we drive into the city my heart is full of excitment and I find any excuse to go up to L.A.

One of the best of course being a football game.



As a small USC football fan we have a phrase we use called, THE PERFECT DAY!They do not happen all that often but it is great when they do. This is when USC wins their game and then ucla and notre dame lose theirs and oh, all the moons are aligned:) This ended up being a PERFECT DAY.


This day was also fun because it was just my parents and sister and only 1 of the kids . Bryce loved every minute of being an only child and having 4 adults to shower him with all their undivided attention.

My serious boy.


We always eat at this awesome picnic before the game, yum!!


During the picnic the team walks through and Bryce was getting into giving all the players high fives, his new thing.


Here is to enjoying many more perfect days as the season continues.