Trick-or-Treating

S. was invited to be in the parade, but she threw a fit and wouldn't wear any costume.
She walked for a little bit with B. though.

Captain America going to save the world! (ie. Score some candy)

There they go!

Last minute M. has the brilliant idea to have S. wear a Shark costume.  She loved it.  
Almost as much as she loves C-A-N-D-Y!

Carving Pumpkins

We like to get together with friends to carve pumpkins.  I guess if you are going to make a big mess, you might as well make a REALLY big mess.  

Yup, we use power tools around here :)

Mario preparing his masterpiece

Madelin with the first jack-o-lantern that she carved by herself!

Ghosties

Oh!

Roar!!!

A really bad photo of the decorations on the front of our house, but since Mario spent so much time putting it together, I figured you have to suffer through it :)

Argh... Halloween

We attended 3 Halloween parties this weekend (Yeah, we ARE crazy)

Here's the first

3 Captains and a Fairy

Blue candy = Blue teeth  I don't think Sofi's teeth were white all weekend :)

Ben bobbing for apples

Can he get one?

Yes He Can! 

Is it a Pirate Ship?

Or is it a Porsche...  You decide :)

Ben's Garden

We don't have much room for a garden where we live right now, so this year we have 4 pots and a planter box.  Actually it's just about the right size for Ben and I to take care of.
Ben was so excited when we got to pull radishes a couple of weeks ago. (He even tried one- it was hot until I peeled the red skin off.)

Yesterday he got to use a KNIFE to cut squash.  

(What is it with boys and kinves?) 

Here's our little garden! 

Visiting Old Friends and Making New Ones

While we were in LA, Mario got the chance to catch up with a couple of his old friends.  We also FINALLY got the chance to meet Ali.  What a sweetie. 

Yes Sofi, I will take your photo now!


Look out it's a monster! (I don't think they got the memo)

The 3 Amigos.

(Thanks for letting us crash at your place Mike, and Sorry about the keys Eric.  Mario promises that next time we visit, he will train the kids to not maim you up and take away your livelihood :))

Disneyland

We finally took the kids to Disneyland!

Here are some silly faces to start the day.

The first thing Ben wanted to see was the Castle.

Neither Sofi or Ben wanted to get too close to the Disney Characters.  I guess they were "star-struck."

Nice Ears Sofi!

Nice Ears Em :)

"Just wait until I'm 16 and can drive Papa's Porsche."

Ben and Mario enjoying a ride.

Mater and McQueen seemed  like nice guys.

Nap-time in line

 Done for the day

Monster Party

For Ben and Sofi's Birthdays this year we had a combined Monster Party.  We all had a great time!

Sofi was pretty excited by the cake and balloons

She wasn't too excited about hitting the pinata though.

Ben was happy to take a whack at it.

Monster Cake!  (with roses?)

My Baby is 2!

Look how much she's grown!

Abuelos are visiting

Abuelos are visiting.  They brought Miley to play with us.

Mario took everyone to Monterey for some fun.