Halloween Festivities

On Saturday, October 30th, we went to our ward Halloween Party. We arrived early to help set up. I shot these pictures of Hailey before. She did all of the posing on her own. She is so darn cute! The night consisted of pizza, carnival games, and trunk-or-treating. It was a fun night!

Jesse's boots were a huge hit!

The cutest kitten ever!

Sunday, October 31, after church, Daddy made us his famous mummy dogs which are delicious. We then carved pumpkins. Well, at least we started carving pumpkins. To be honest, Daddy finished all of the pumpkins. We then went to Uncle Mike's house to have our annual Halloween pizza dinner and go trick-or-treating.

Each of our pumpkins... smiley face, Mickey Mouse, Cat, and Frankenstein

My adorable girls

Cousins

Addie's first time trick-or-treating

Expert at trick-or-treating

Spooky Story Time

Hailey loves going to story time every Thursday to see Ms. Karen. I'm not sure if Hailey really wants to go because of the stories, or because of the chocolate milk at Starbucks after. I have been trying to avoid attending because it is just so crowded now, but feel guilty if I don't go because Hailey has been attending for the past two and a half years. Of course we couldn't miss the Halloween celebration where Ms. Karen reads Halloween related stories, the kids get to parade around the store, and they get goodie bags.

Adios San Diego

Living between two homes has officially come to an end. Daddy's last day of active duty with the Marines was Thursday, October 28th. We are happy that Daddy will no longer have to commute, but we are super sad we no longer have our beach house. It was such an awesome opportunity for the past year to have a house at the beach of our own, and an opportunity we will most likely never have again. I was hesitant about the idea in the beginning, but as I reflect I am thankful for the opportunity we had, and the many memories we made there as a family.

It has been difficult explaining to Hailey that we no longer will have the beach house... she truly believes that it is her house. When it was our last weekend visiting she cried, so after school we drove down for the night and the following day. We made the most of our short visit. We used our Sea World passes and spent the rest of the time enjoying what we will miss the most... the beautiful beach. I can't really explain the area of Del Mar except for the fact that the beaches are clean and full of people that are laid back and very kind. We will miss Del Mar and plan to try and vacation there once a year in the future.

Hailey feeding the Sea Lions

Thriller Dance

Daddy feeding the Sting Rays

Daddy and his crazy mustache