Thanksgiving and Black Friday

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at Grandma and Grandpa's with Uncle Wes and Aunt Kristy and Uncle David. It was nice to be with family and enjoy some very yummy food.







Call me crazy but I love black Friday. I woke up early on Thursday and tore open the newspaper to find what good deals were in store for me. I made my lists and decided I'd go to Toys 'r' us first. Boy was that insane! I woke up at 4:45 am and threw on a sweatshirt. I drove down to there only to find that a zillion other people had the same idea. The doors opened at 5 and they let in a certain amount of people. The line to get into the store was forever long but I decided to wait, after all that was the fun of it! I waited an entire hour just to get into the store. Once inside it was a zoo, I quickly grabbed my items and got in line to pay. After another hour in line I put my treasures in the truck and headed to Target, then Wal-mart and then another Target. When it was over, I was exhausted but boy was it fun! Next year I need to bring someone with me so that way we can wait in line for each other, while the other shops.

Trick or Treat!

On Halloween we went trick or treating at Grandma and Grandpa's neighborhood with some friends from our ward. It seemed like there were a lot more people out and more homes with lights on. Maybe due to the fact that it was Friday. We ended up with lots of candy! The Super Mario Bros. costumes were a hit!

Carving Pumpkins and Caramel Apples

We waited until Halloween to carve our pumpkins because it was so hot all week. I didn't want to risk having them rot. (It was in the high 90's all week!) The kids really enjoyed carving them, even Sawyer got into scooping out the seeds.






We also made Caramel Apples that day and they were so yummy!

Ventura Beach... Again!

Daddy has been going out of town a lot lately, he has been working in Ventura and Santa Barbara. We miss him so much when he goes! Maddie had a day off of school yesterday so we decided to go up to stay with Daddy on Sunday night and do some fun things on Monday while Daddy was at work. We had a great time. Our hotel was right on the beach and we got to stay on the 9th floor so we had an awesome view of the ocean! Here are some pictures of Sawyer and Carter and Maddie on our balcony. On Monday morning we went out to the beach and the weather was wonderful. It was about 80 degrees which is unusual this time of year especially in Ventura. We played in the sand and Maddie even went in the water (I thought it was a little too chilly) and Sawyer enjoyed getting his feet wet, he got a little more than his feet wet a few times! He didn't seem to mind though! We went back to our hotel room and Sawyer took a nap while we got ready and played for a couple of hours. The kids were sooo good! They were just so excited to be in a hotel! When Sawyer woke up we decided to go get some lunch and find something fun to do. We found a real pumpkin patch on our way! Being a city girl, I don't think I had ever been to a real pumpkin patch! The kids of course hadn't either, unless the ones on the street corner with the lights and the carnival rides count! We had a blast! They had rows and rows of pumpkins and big humongous ones too! We got to go on a hay ride pulled by a real tractor, which thrilled Carter, he even got to get in the driver's seat to take a picture. Then the kids each picked out their very own pumpkin. We had a great time. By the time we got back to the hotel, it was time for Daddy to come back from work. We drove up to Santa Barbara with Daddy and walked down the pier and saw the beautiful sunset. What a gorgeous place!! We ate dinner and then it was time to go home. We were sad to leave Daddy again but he will be back on Wednesday. The kids got in their jammies and fell asleep on the 2 hour ride home. What a fun day! Now back to life....