Happy Halloween! I was so excited to take Tenley trick or treating this year.  She had so much fun "trunk-or-treating" at our ward party so I knew she would love going around our neighborhood and doing the same thing.  WRONG. We could not bribe her with all the candy and binky's in world to get her to put her costume on.  She just wanted to stay home and answer the doorbell. She thought it was so fun to run to the door and say "trick or treat" to all the people who came to our house.  She thought they were coming to bring HER candy.  I would hand her a piece of candy to give to the kids and she would reach in their bag and pull out their candy! haha! I was laughing so hard. The little kids weren't so amused.  At one point this little boy came back to our door and said, "Hey lady, you just gave me an empty bag!" He then showed me an empty bag of oreos.  Sure enough, when I found Tenley her face was covered in Oreo crumbs.  Hahahah! She may only be 2, but that girl has got things figured out!

Mini Minion

Halloween is so much fun with kids! Tenley has been obsessed with the Minions from Despicable Me and it was a no brainer when deciding what she should be for Halloween.  She wore her costume around the house for weeks before Halloween. She always had to have a banana when wearing her costume so she could run around saying, "ba-na-naaa!"

We headed to our ward Halloween party with that darn binky. 

 There were lots of yummy food and fun games for the little kids. When I wasn't looking the sneaky Minion took a frosted cupcake and I found her running down the hallway like this! 

 Not a great picture, but it's the only one I took with the two of us dressed up together.

Forever Summer

Beach days in October are dreamy. All the tourists have gone home and I get the beach back to myself! Table Rock in Laguna Beach is one of my favorites.  There's just something about sand in your toes, salty air and the sound of crashing waves.

Fall Festival

I LIVE for this time of year. Fall always has been my favorite. We don't get a typical Fall living in California now, but the evenings are so nice and we always take advantage of the cool weather whenever we can.  Last night, we went to a cute little Pumpkin Carnival in Corona. Dave had to work a little late so he met up with us a little later.  I took Tenely to feed the goats but she wasn't so sure about getting too close.  She was completely terrified at first, but she slowly warmed up to them.

They said T was too little to ride most of the rides but we (ahem, Dave) sweet talked the girl to let me take Tenley down the big blow up slide a few times.  She was a bit scared the first time down...

 loved it the second time!

We rode the flying dragons, bounced all around in the bounce houses and had the best night. 

"Agee! Agee!"  - Translation: Again! Again!    This little girl loves adventures!

Pumpkin Picking

We went for a little drive to Yucaipa (read: middle of nowhere) to find the cutest pumpkin patch. This place was so darling and worth the drive. They have the best pumpkin selection and a cute corn maze. We opted for the pre-picked pumpkins this year.  So pretty huh?! We'll definitely be making the drive back here for next years pumpkins!