Halloween Weekend

We had a really awesome (and really busy!) Halloween weekend. It was on a Friday so we drove to LA on Thursday evening and then spent all of Halloween hanging out with my parents. The beach was pretty chilly but we went down in the morning anyway so I could get a couple family pictures to use for our Christmas card. My children were being impossibly difficult, partially because they're both toddlers, partially because they were at the beach and HELLO! they wanted to play! and partially because they weren't in a picture-taking mood. Then again, are kids ever in the mood for that? Ha. But my parents did manage to get a couple where the kids were actually looking, which is basically a miracle.

That evening we ordered pizza and then took the kids Trick-or-Treating! It was Kate's first year participating and both kids totally loved it. Matthew was SO into it and was super friendly to everyone who answered the door. Kate kept up pretty well and definitely enjoyed the candy aspect of things! Matthew dressed up as Spider-Man and Kate dressed up as Minnie Mouse. They both chose their own costumes this year and looked pretty darn cute!

The next day me, Michael, and Matthew went to Disneyland with Grandma Kathy! Kathy had a work conference at Disneyland and treated us to a day at Disneyland on her last day there. So nice! We debated about whether or not to bring Kate too but decided to leave her with my parents. I felt kind of bad at first but ended up being SO glad. She is not old enough to appreciate more than an hour or so there and would've spent a huge amount of time trying to run away. Ha! We will for sure bring her when she's a year or two older. ;-) Besides, she had a blast with my parents and I think she really enjoyed having my parents all to herself.

Disneyland was fantastic. Matthew was a little scared of some of the rides (like Peter Pan and Pirates of the Caribbean) but was a huge fan of the environment, the Dumbo ride, Autopia, the carousel, the train, the Winnie the Pooh ride, the parade, and even the Haunted Mansion. He also thought lunch at The Rainforest Cafe was the coolest thing ever and loved the Lego store in Downtown Disney. The day started out a little drizzly which was actually nice because it kept the morning crowd away for a bit. The only bummer was that It's A Small World was closed! It was the ride Matthew knew the most about and was most looking forward to. Argh! (Luckily he got over it pretty quick).  :-) 

To say he was exhausted at the end of the day is an understatement. First he got delirious, and then he was OUT.

And Kate? She was more than fine. 

We drove home the next day. LA was good to us. Until next time!