Spooktacular!

Happy Halloween from a horse and an elephant...
I mean, an elephant (who liked showing off his trunk)...
and a horse...
Our ward Halloween party was so much fun, even though my chili entry of store-bought cans dumped into a crock pot didn't win. The horse was definitely in his element.
The elephant, on the other hand, wouldn't go anywhere without the man dressed up like Blake.
After our ward party, we went trick-or-treating at Sea Cliff for our (sniff, sniff) last San Francisco Halloween. The houses were amazing; everything from the decorations to the fabulous views. And since it was a beautiful night and I'm quite sentimental, I made the boys take a break from all the candy for Halloween pictures by the bridge. I can't believe we've never had Halloween pictures by the bridge--what have I been thinking? :)

Halloweenifying

LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN!

The Monster Mash

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More Classes

I've officially given up on my non-schedule life. Now my life is SCHEDULED! To the schedule we've added music class and t-ball class. Two hours in a row. I had no idea how the boys would handle such a long time commitment. Music was first and Max did so well. I can tell that his school is really paying off since he actively participates and follows the instructions. Before school, when I used to try to take him to a lap sit at the library, it was a nightmare. So, thank you school! Max said his favorite part of the class was the drums. This boy loves instruments! But my favorite part was watching him do the dancing that went along to "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
Jack, on the other hand, acted just as I expected. Most of the time he was near the door, trying to get out. The only time he would come over was for the instruments.

After some quick running around, it was time for t-ball. First they practiced being in the "ready position" to field the ball and then worked on how to catch it. Jack was so cute doing this.
Next they worked on running the bases. Max was excited to show me how fast he was and loved yelling "BAM" every time someone touched a base. And, to my surprise, little Jack got up and ran the bases all by himself too.
Then was actually hitting the ball. At first Max got nothing but tee, but soon he was hitting some serious bunts! :)
Jack had some good hits, too, but soon chasing the birds became more exciting and he was off.
And the rest of the day, the three of us napped. Well, except Max. He watched a movie. Napping will always be a part of the schedule!

Arizona in October!

Thank you to the orthodontic community for having so many meetings in Arizona this year! We got to celebrate Jack's birthday again and this time he really was a candle-blowing pro. He didn't even wait for us to sing before he blew them out.
And Max couldn't wait for Jack to be done with his candles, so he could start the licking.
Jack loved all his presents. Especially the dinosaurs!
The other highlight of the trip was all the tennis. Max was finally able to show Blake the skills he's been acquiring the past few weeks. But I think Max's favorite part was throwing the ball and having Blake hit it back. Max is a good teacher.
Even Jack got in on the tennis action. Blake would throw the ball at his racket and the impact would almost knock him over.
AZ meetings are the best! We'll take any opportunity to play with cousins that we can get!
Oh, and any opportunity to play with the pig!

Guess Who

Guess whose sexy legs are wearing these pretty shoes!
If you guessed this handsome boy, then you are right!

Disneyland...A Year Later

I can't believe it's been just over a year since our very first family trip to Disneyland. And not very much has changed.
The boys favorite ride is still Dumbo--
My score on Buzz Lightyear still stinks--
Jack is still terrified of most of the characters--
And even though Jack can walk now, he still usually ends up being held in line, since if he's let loose, there's no telling where he'll turn up.
In fact, it seems like the only thing that has really changed is the number of pictures we take. We love Disneyland!

More Tennis

Max was the only one who showed up at tennis today. Hello private lessons! It's like we're rich or something. And it's definitely official--his favorite thing to do is volleys. He's basically a pro at it, if only he'd keep his eyes open so he could actually see the ball.
Oh, and the ball boy is still the cutest thing ever.

Six Flags

Yesterday, after we dropped Andy and Bri off at the airport, we headed up to Six Flags' Dental School Day. We got a steal of a deal on tickets and since we've never been this was the perfect time to go. This Six Flags was a fun mix between Seaworld and Disneyland. We got our picture taken with Clyde the sea lion and saw the dolphin show and Shouka the whale show. The shows didn't hold Max's attention, but Jack LOVED them. He got all comfy on his belly and enjoyed the shows.

And the rides were so much fun for two reasons: 1) No lines to get on the rides; and 2) Most of the rides the kids could go on by themselves. Jack felt like such a big boy when he got to "do it by myself."

And on the rides Jack was too short for, lucky Blake got to tag along!

As for me, pregnant women were not allowed on ANY rides. None. Don't worry, I still managed to sneak my way on to a few. Like the train that puttered around more slowly and smoothly than I walk. But I didn't mind sitting out since they were also handing out Halloween candy all around the park. I stationed myself near the stand that was handing out full-size peanut butter Twix bars and waited for the worker to change so I could go get more. YUM. But sorry, no pictures of that. :)
The other highlight of the night was the shark exhibit. Jack loved it. Max loved it for a minute but then was ready to go. Jack could have stayed there all night. When we asked the boys what their favorite part of Six Flags was Jack said, "The SHARKS!" and Max said, "Everything except the sharks!" Thanks for a fun day Six Flags.