H-A-DOUBLE L-O-W-DOUBLE E-N SPELLS...

Speaking of overdue...I KNOW! I am behind on blogging. I could do a post on the election, but I am sure everyone knows how I feel about it. However, I will admit that from a historical standpoint that it was pretty amazing. To see how far our country has come in the last few decades is unreal. All the rest I have to say is, well, yackity schmackity bla bla bla.

So now on to the events that I so skillfully procrastinated! Halloween was a blast. We started the day off with a quick jaunt to my parents so me madre' could at least see the fruits of her labor. She made Oli's costume, and it turned out so cute! Of course we had to have Baby Tay match too. Getting pictures is never that easy, but we got a few. Spence wore his for about 6 seconds and took it off because he was too hot. Turns out that was the story of the night. I was a little disappointed we never got to pump blood through his chest plate. Oh well.
Then we were off to our ward Trunk or Treat. The look on Olivia's face was priceless when she figured out what this holiday was all about. This girl was business after that! Hilarious. It took about 20 minutes to finish up, so we thought we would head to our old neighborhood (after leaving a bowl of candy on our porch) to do some Trick or Treating. The kids loved going door to door with friends and being outside. Kev and I couldn't complain either because it felt like California outside.

After we made the loop we headed to our friend John's house for his annual Halloween/birthday bash. If any of you remember last years post, he and his wife were French maids! This year they were Abba. Oh, and that chest hair you see...um, it was "harvested." I am pretty sure I shivered when he told me that AFTER I touched it because I know he wasn't kidding. Thanks John. The party was a crack up as always.
A week before that our fam headed west for Disneyland. It was so fun because we didn't tell our kids where we were going until we got to the hotel. The huge Micky statue in the lobby gave it away, but didn't ruin the surprise in the least. Hey, we even got bumped up to a suite!!! Not bad, eh? It was extra fun because my parents and Eric and Bree decided to come along as well. We were starving for lunch so that was the first thing we did when we got there. We stopped at the Carnation Cafe and it was delicious!!! Right when we thought the bill was going to come, our waitress shows up with the Maderhorn Madness Sundae! My dad couldn't pass up seeing the kids faces, so he ordered it. TOTALLY WORTH IT!!! Actually, it's probably the best deal in DL! Eight bucks for that huge thing wasn't bad at all! Olivia kept rolling her eyes when she took a bite. She was in heaven. The strawberry was her "favorite piece." Then it was rides, rides, rides. It was great getting to see their little faces...especially on the scary rides. I am the meanest mom on the planet, but all of you already know that. Kevin washed his hands of it. I feel no guilt whatsoever. By Wedensday, my parents and E & Bree were heading out, and we stayed behind and met up with some friends and went to Mickey's Trick or Treat. Again, TOTALLY WORTH IT! It was such a fun atmosphere, and they gave away tons of candy. Hopefully we will do that again someday.

We finished the week off by staying at the Beckstrand's house. We went to the beach and Kev helped Dwight pickett for Proposition 8! Kev had so much fun, he did it again a couple days later!!! They got some pretty colorful comments, if you can imagine! It was so great to spend time with our friends, and to let our kids reconnect. Poor Beckstrands. With Brooks and Spencer being a month apart and their twin girls and Oli being a month and a half apart, it was like having a set of twins and triplets! It was a crazy house. Mylee was a champ for being the only one without a buddy. We even celebrated our nineth anniversary with them! We went to dinner and to Pinkberry. We had a wonderful time and want to go back tomorrow!

So there it is. Now I am up to date, and I will make sure to stay that way...maybe. OH, and I must say thank you to my amazing husband. These last nine years have been so easy and fun. He is such a wonderful man, husband, and father. He has made me happier than I deserve, and I am so happy we have an eternity together. I must not forget that he is smokin' hot too!!! I have always thought he was handsome (did you know that is what Kevin means? Haha), but I have to give him a shout out because he has lost a whopping 35 pounds in 8 weeks! Work it boy! I LOVE YOU!!!