Halloween!

THREE posts in ONE day!  This is Amazing!

For those of you in Salt Lake --Wasn't the weather on Halloween perfect??  Oh how I loved it.  But in Utah Fashion, it did snow the next week.

Ethan at his Preschool Party.

Here is Ethan's adorable preschool group after their party.

There was another Ethan on his soccer team, so my Ethan got nicknamed "Spidey"

So this costume seemed fitting.

He was supposed to be Iron Man (because that's the costume I bought), but changed his mind last minute (like little boys do)...So thanks to my friend, Court, who lent me this costume.

My boys are pretty much the cutest.  I love Halloween!

 

 Our fun neighbor on stilts.  Ryan was nervous, Ethan was terrified!

So the photos above and below are hilarious.  These two awesome people are our friends, and married, and were the ONLY two people who would pose for me in a picture.  Ah, what a cute couple.  

Our neighbor's nanny was able to stay at our house passing out candy so Ben & I could go trick or treating together.  It was so nice to walk around as a family!  Although, I felt bad that I missed seeing all my primary kids come by.  

This year we traded our kids' peanut butter candy & any other candy they wanted to trade for a quarter each for the Book Fair.  Yeah, I'm a genius.  They eat less sugar and they get a book to read!

 

Hope you all had a fabulous Halloween.  I know we did!

Kelly Rae

Our Mini Break -- Separately

Ben & I were able to have little mini getaways with our friends last month.  Ben went to California to the the Utah vs. UCLA game for a short weekend. I am so grateful for them going to Magic Mountain and getting his love for roller-coasters out of the way.  I get too sick to do anything crazy like that.

Ben & Mike also learned how to surf.  Again, another bucket-list item that I don't have to do with him.  Hello! There are sharks in there!

 Although, he sustained a minor injury (that required 9 stitches).  I am thankful to Mike who took him to instacare and held his hand for me.  :-)

Ben said he loved it, and would love to do it again.  Maybe we should move by the ocean??

I was lucky enough to have a mini girls getaway just here in Downtown Salt Lake.  We went to Time Out For Women.  It was so awesome to have a nice time to reflect on things I can do differently, and have a nice time with friends.

This photo was taken after just 3 hours of sleep the night before.  You get 8 girls in 2 hotel rooms and we just end up talking/giggling until 4 am!

I am so grateful for such good friends.  And also so grateful for the friends who could not attend. 

Kelly Rae

The Hunt

I have been a terrible blogger lately.  Do any of you feel extra busy this year, or is it just me?  I feel like our little family has not stopped to catch a breath.  There is always something going on, and no time to sit and blog.  I need to be better though. I'm skipping a ton of pictures and going straight to this one, because I don't have time to upload pictures from the camera at the moment.  

Ben had an awesome opportunity to go pheasant hunting in South Dakota with a few guys from work.  They were there for a week.  How fun! (well, I don't think it sounds fun...but fun for Ben anyway).  Ben is in the back row kind of in the middle...you know, the handsome one.

 The boys and I stayed pretty busy at home while he was gone.  We had Parent/Teacher Conferences, bought books at the Book Fair, Had Playgroup with Ethan, Took to Boys to Wreck it Ralph, I went to my SIL, Lynzie's baby Shower & Uncle Marshall watched the kids (Thanks Marsh!), we had a snowball fight, built a snowman & decorated for Christmas.  That was a "nice" surprise for Daddy when he got home.  :-)

Thanksgiving is next week...I can hardly believe it! 

 What are you doing for Thanksgiving?

Kelly Rae

 

Last Vacation Post - The D Word

 Disneyland is pretty much our favorite place to be.  I love this family vacation!  The boys have so much fun, and so do we.

Cars Land is also my new favorite area.  I could walk down that street at "Radiator Springs" every day. It's like walking into a movie.

So please endure enjoy all of our many pictures from the Land of Disney.

And one day I will post something non-vacation.

The cute new Luigi Tire ride.  But if you're going soon, it's not worth waiting an hour for.

Radiator Springs racers? Totally worth it.

Yes, she is wearing that.  I am glad all you in the blog-sphere can enjoy this view too. If we were not at Disneyland, this would have made my day.  :-)

This is a new found favorite at California Adventure.  I had a drinkable hot fudge sundae (that I am sure was 2000 calories...it's a good thing we walked 12 miles a day).

Can you see why Cars Land was so awesome?  

My boys are adorable!

 Character Breakfast! 

The best way to see the Characters.

 Ethan blowing out his Mickey Birthday Cake.

Happy 5th Birthday Ethan!

Did I mention I love HalloweenTime?

 

 

And here come all the requisite photo spots...

Eating their treat and walking through Radiator Springs for the last time on our last night.

We are sad that it is over. But it is nice to be home and get back on a schedule.

The Second Happiest Place on Earth

LEGOLAND, California

The boys had such a great time. They are always in heaven here, riding rides & playing with legos.  They got a bonus this year.  Our friends & next door neighbors the Belcher's were going to Legoland on the same day as us.  So we got to hang out with them all day.  We had such a fun time.  And I was so grateful that Ben & their Nanny could do all the spin rides that make me sick, with the kids!

Ryan & Logan making their race car.

Ben & Ethan making their race car.

After lunch.  

P.s. Lunch at Legoland is the best!  I had Chicken Stir Fry & a Churro with a dark chocolate sauce dip...yum!

 

 Love Halloween time!

 The fabulous  horse ride. HAHA

 Ethan was a little tired at this point, hence the not wanting to be in pictures.

 Brick or Treat!

I love the little Lego Cities!

Who does not love vacation?  Man, I want to go back...