Halloween Parades

Both kids had parades at school. The kids aren't allowed to wear masks to school so Ethan is more of a regular jedi than Plo Koon here. But as you can see, he still had fun with his fellow Star Wars friends!

Zoe is "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast. Here is her friend Ava (aka Snow White).

Halloween 2010 - carving pumpkins

This year, the kids chose 1 pumpkin each and we decided to go to a small local pumpkin patch with no big slides or rides or attractions. We kept it simple and looked for some good shaped pumpkins for carving.

Zoe and Ethan helping Daddy clean out the guts of the pumpkins:

Ethan...trying to make the same face as his pumpkin:
Zoe's pumpkin with big eyes like her:

Zoe's new hair cut

Last week, Zoe finally convinced me to let her cut her hair. She wanted to have a "Dora" haircut instead of a "princess" haircut. Here are some before and after pictures. We love it - its super cute!

Ethan's silly dance

Ethan is such a silly kid. He is very witty and has a great sense of humor. Here is a short video of him making a funny face, probably a face he sees me or John make, while doin a little dance too.

Zoe, the mermaid

Zoe has been taking swim lessons for several months and LOVES it. Her teacher calls her a "fish" although she likes to be called a "mermaid"!

Zoe's 4th birthday party

Zoe celebrated her fourth birthday with her friends at Pump It Up Jr. She invited about 16 kids to bouce, jump, and slide! She chose to have a Backyardigans theme so we had decorations, masks and goodie bags too!

Jason and Sam's visit

We had a ton of visitors in the month of Sept. It started with Dad and Tita Aida coming in early September. Then in the middle of the month, Elaine and Tim came for a visit. And just in time for Zoe's 4th birthday, Jason and Samantha came to visit us. We did a lot of celebrating with Zoe's classroom and her buddies and even had a little party at home with family. But we also went to Carmel where we visited Pebble Beach and relaxed at Carmel Beach which is a beautiful white sand beach. Here are a few pictures from Jason and Samantha's visit. Once Elaine and Dad send me pictures, I'll upload those as well.

Zoe is 4 years old!

A little snack at the Pebble Beach. We couldn't afford to eat the Lodge...

This is one of the other beaches we found while on the infamous 17 mile drive. This wasn't the white sand beach that I fell in love with.

Here are a few pictures from Carmel Beach:

Seafood dinner in a little area called Carmel by the Sea.