Disneyland's Mickey Mouse Trick or Treat

Last night we packed up the car after dinner and were off to Disneyland for the Mickey's Trick or Treat night. Kristen was dressed up as a bumble bee and Austin was a turtle. They were adorable! Well the night started out by going through a few stands that were Trick or Treat stations. At these stations Disneyland workers would give you two huge handfuls of candy. The first time we went through one, Kristen opened her bag and said, "Trick or Treat" and to her suprise got a ton of candy. She looked into the bag to see what it was that they put in there, and she figured out it was candy. Well from there she was the happiest girl, holding her candy bag tight and eating it ALL night! She had so much fun..you should have seen her eating NERDS..it was too cute. I taught her how to tip the box up in her mouth to get more than one, she loved it! She was a candy eating pro by the end of the night. She had so much fun, hanging out, eating candy, going on rides, taking pictures with Mickey and Minnie, and just being with the family.

Austin had a good time as well, although he didn't get to enjoy any candy, he loved looking at all the lights and characters, and of course everybody dressed up in costumes. It was a super fun night, the children were totally in their element which is always so fun to see.

Some time away

This weekend Paul and I went to Warner Springs to have some alone time..and left our children with my mom (Marmee) and Uncle Joe. Paul and I had a great time just hanging out and playing golf together (me for the first time). Who knew golf was such a hard game? I would have never put those together!

Kristen and Austin had a great time with Marmee and Uncle Joe. They played non-stop! Kristen couldn't stop talking about all the things that they did while Mommy and Daddy were away. We would talk to them both on the phone before they went to bed, and every time Kristen would rehearse what they did that day. The neatest thing was that while we were away she told Marmee and Uncle Joe that, "I miss my Mommy. And, I miss my Daddy." Can I just tell you how good that makes you feel as a parent. I know those days that she actually misses us will be few..so we just have to soak it all in for now!

Almost walking!

Today Austin finally got behind his walker dealy/thingy and pushed and walked at the same time!!! (10 months) YAY!!! He is so close. I think if he knew he was able to walk without holding onto something, he totally would! He is so cute when he walks, because he doesn't really bend his knees at all..so he just walks like he has sticks for legs..so cute!! I am really excited for him to walk..crawling is good, but I could do without dirty hands and knees from dirty floors!

Yay and Bye Bye

Austin claps now when he hears other clap or you say, "Yay" while clapping your hands. It's so cute. He also just started waving "bye, bye". He is 1o months. Amazing how fast this year of his life is going by...I would have to say that it is going to fast...actually. Another thing he is doing is eating more table food, such as cheese, meat, peas, black eyed peas, carrots...and a few other things. He is finally not gagging over everything and he seems to really be enjoying trying all these new foods and textures. It's so fun to watch him look and examine something new that I have put on his tray. He has to take a good look at it before he will put it in his mouth!

Funny Words

I love the way Kristen says, elbow, BELBOW. It is just the best thing to hear when you wanna smile. She is speaking in full sentences which is just crazy to me. It's neat to watch her wheels spin as she tries to put together a sentence that makes sense. Sometimes she says the cutest things, like, "A sneeze my nose" for "I need to blow my nose". We love her...she makes us laugh everyday!