disneyland

este and i were discussing on saturday morning what we could do with the kids and i just saw that light in his eyes and knew what he was thinking. he worked so hard preparing all of our food and getting everything ready for us. we finally made it there about 1:30ish. ate our lunch in the car and headed to this place that the kids were clueless about. the first thing we did was watch the christmas parade. when we were waiting for the parade to start, olivia asked, "whats the first song we are gonna sing." its crazy to see kids experience things for the first time because they really are clueless about it. isabelle cried in the beginning and i couldnt figure out why but then i realized that she didnt want the people/things to pass...she wanted more...then i think she figured out more is coming!
they loved the rides! we rode its a small world, the tea cups, dumbo, and the carousel (2 times)
esteban got to meet jake harris from the deadliest catch and we also got to experience the magical "snow" at the end of the night. we had a great time. mega exhausting, but great! can't wait to go back.

waiting for the parade


my loves

our niece, oley

dumbo!

loving the carousel


besos


hats with their names on it

harvest costume

so, here's the scoop on pep's costume this year. i'm the queen of last minute. i realized that we had a harvest party to go to a week-week 1/2 before halloween. so i started searching online for an outfit for my gal. it's crazy, but you know how you hear girls say about their wedding dress, "i just knew this was the one." well, it's sad to say, but i felt that way about this little lamb costume for isabelle. however...it was sold out for the season. i searched high and low for it on other sites... nothing. i then went and tried to find a costume in some stores around town...nothing compared. so i decided on a poodle costume online, but definitely felt like i was settling. I got an email back the next day saying it was sold out as well. i went on the adventure to make my own little lamb costume. it took me one whole day. it definitely was not perfect, seeing that i did not have a pattern and i am a beginner seamstress ( i did have sewer down but i dont think thats correct)...but i ended up being pleased. i wanted a little lamb, and a little lamb i did get! here's her debut.
wait, wait. i have to mention how awesome my hubby is. when i made her costume, she would not let me put her hood on. lol, she would rip it right off and throw it...so we never saw the finish product on. i was asked to help with the harvest party so i had to be there early. sooooo, my darling husband had to get our lil sugar ready for the party. lollipops are magical at getting little minds off of daddies putting hoods on them. thanks daddy, youre the best!
now, here's her debut...



my darling lil lamb


giving lovies

proud grandpa and grandma

julian

we went on a day trip to julian with our church for a picnic. Grandpa Steve bought peppy a coon hat. love. it. pep loves being outside so she quite enjoyed herself! not to mention 2 of her besties were there, too!
gettin some firewood;)


oh, you know, just listenin to a friend play the harmonica



and here she is with her coon hat

as much as i hate this picture of me, i have to show it because it's pictures like these that make me realize my baby is not a baby anymore. look at those legs!!

a month's worth of photos coming right up

we went to the wild animal park with kim and mady and had a great time. here are some pics!

why does it look like im the only one having fun on this thing?

cousins!

daddy is such a trooper!

we had to risk life and limb to see these elephants

my 80s workout girl

peppy loves going through her drawers and trying on stuff ... here's one of my favorite looks of hers ;)

gabe

Heidi and the kiddos came for the day on thursday. i love them. here's my precious nephew and sister-in-law.