Thanksgiving....a little late

First to start with a silly girl and boy...

We spent this Thanksgiving in Scottsdale, Arizona.  PJ had to go there for a work conference, so we tagged along.  We stayed at a NICE hotel on the school's dime.

One of our favorite experiences was the race the kiddos & daddy participated in on Thanksgiving morning.  Avery ran the whole mile, while I jogged with Alex, pushing Clarissa in the stroller.

PJ ran ten miles in 63 minutes!  Incredible.

 It was pretty chilly, so I covered her legs in Daddy's shirt.

 Stretching after the race

The weather was just barely warm enough to swim in a heated pool,
but we spent most of our time in the jaccuzi.

 Avery loved the lazy river!  What a fun hotel!

Pie eating contest...mmm

One of our many meals in the hotel room

Alex modeling in front of the pool

We had our Thanksgiving dinner after returning home.  PJ made the whole thing.
How lucky are we?!?

Halloween.....a bit late

For Halloween this year, Alex was Super Why and Avery made her own "rainbow fairy" costume.

 Clarissa was our little Christmas tree.  The hat stayed on for about 30 seconds.

 We went to Avery's school's Halloween Hoopla, where the kids played games, ate candy, and rode ponies.

 We did a race (5K for mom, 1K for kids) on the 30th in Whittier.  Every participant got a medal.

 Our awesome pumpkins!

 The most adorable boy in a witch hat

 Post trick-or-treating LOOT

We had a great Halloween!  We got SO much candy, that we gave lots to the soldiers with 

Operation Gratitude.  I definitely want to do that in the future.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch in October and the kiddos had a fantastic time!

Here's the hay pyramid in the center of the corn maze.

Werewolf and Ghost

 Obligatory pony ride

 They got to ride the little electric tractors in the background--so fun!

 "Face" painting on Alex's arm:  an orange dinosaur

 PUMPKINS

 We met up with some friends from Avery's school

 This is how Clarissa spent most of the afternoon.......such a tired and hot baby girl.

 Looking much happier playing in the sand.  :-)

I gotta say, I really love fall and the fun activities it brings.

Paris Combo @ The Hollywood Bowl

I talked PJ into going with me to the summer finale concert @ the Hollywood Bowl because his FAVORITE band of all time was playing:  Paris Combo!

We were sitting way far away, so I had to telephoto these shots....they didn't turn out awesome, but good enough.

The band was amazing!  We loved the concert.  :-)

YAY for fun date night!! 

Final Summer Fling

We promised the kids we'd take them to the beach one more time before the weather got too chilly. 

So here are some photos from Santa Monica.

 PJ climbed that rope like a pro!!

 Check out those muscles!!

For all of the insanity that living in LA brings, it's nice to be able to go to the beach with the fam.

Silly dress up

The kids went to a birthday party and came home with their faces painted.
Silliness ensued....

Who makes the silliest face?
Cast your vote. :)