This is the crazy weather we have around our house today!!!

Happy Halloween!

Ok so I know this is a week late, but better late then never right??? Ricky offically went trick or treating for the first time this year and had a lot of fun. Earlier in the day Jen carved out a pumpkin and he said that we were going to have a Pumpkin Party, so we went with that. We talked about saying trick or treat at the doors and how people would give you candy. So during the day he was saying trick or treat. So after dinner we got the kids dressed. Ricky didn't want to put on his shoes so to help that along we gave him a fold lock bag with a couple of pieces of candy. This was his candy bag for the rest of the night!!

Ricky was dressed as a 50's guy, and Cynthia has a 'little terror' shirt on.

So when we were trick or treating Ricky just held out his little bag and said 'Candy, Candy." It was pretty funny. After all the hard work during the day, he just didn't get it. When we were done going around to the houses we came home and Jen sat outside with Ricky who was very excited to pass out candy to the kids coming to our door. In between ghosts and goblins Ricky of course had to sample some of our candy and so had a 'wonderful' nights sleep. :)

Our Vacation!!!

Tom, Sally, and Kim came to visit us this past week from New York and we had a blast!! They haven't seen the kids for over a year now so they were very excited to see them in person and not just in pictures that get sent every couple of months. They have never been to California so we decided to take a little road trip. We left early Thursay morning and went to the Wild Animal Park at the San Diego World Zoo. Where the kids got to sit in an egg.

Pet some deer.

Ride a Rhinocerous.

And just lay around.

Then we were off to LA on Friday to see a taping of:

Unfortunately they don't let you take cameras in so this was the only picture we got of that. But we did also go see the Hollywood sign.

Saturday was my personal favorite, we went to Sea World!!! The kids did amazing, the first two days were a little trying with a lot of crying and whining but when it really counted they were happy and having a great time!! Neither of them took a nap that day and only Cynthia fell asleep during the Shamu show at 7 that night!!! (Her dancing wore her out!!) Ricky went on two rides and loved them.

We fed the dolphins,

pet sting rays,

saw sharks,

and had a great time.

We came back on Sunday, oh what a drive. Monday we took the kids to the Mccormick Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale and Ricky got to ride a train for the first time!! He loved it!!

Then we had a day to relax and then sent them off back home. :( Everyone had a great time, and missed each other as soon as good byes were finished. I think the kids have taken it the hardest, not being held all day and played with constantly has been a hard thing to adjust to. We are making due though and will just have to look forward to the next time we get to play together.