Thursday, November 1, 2012

Happy Halloween from under the sea!

 Clara with her friend Lyla at her Halloween Birthday party.

 Crafting at the party.

 Getting pumpkins ready for our Halloween party.


 Our neighborhood costume parade and trick-or-treating at the merchants.


 Ellie ran into her friend Carolina from preschool.



This fish is ready to party!


Sofia, Ellie's friend from her art class last spring.

 Twin fish- Scarlett and Clara.

Ellie's preschool friend, Savannah.



 There were three mermaids at the party!

Decided to pull out some old costumes and switch it up a bit for this event.


 More crafting.





 Clara and Sophie


 Ellie in her Halloween parade at school.

 Clara really wanted to join in the fun!


She made a pumpkin with purple sparkles- perfect for Ellie!




Let's go trick-or-treating!


It was a little strange to venture out into our new neighborhood for trick-or-treating this year.  We always had so much fun with all of our family, making our way around the block in our old neighborhood!

There are lots families with kids in our neighborhood, so many of the houses just had a bowl of candy left out on the front porch.

Clara didn't understand what we were doing at first, but by the end she was saying, "trick-or-treat" and holding out her bag at each house : )

It's getting heavy!

Crunchy leaves!

A successful trip!


Monday, October 29, 2012

Wine Country

 We were long overdue for a vacation, so a couple of weeks ago we just decided to plan a getaway to Sonoma County!

 A little feline friend joined our picnic.

 We again got lucky with our car rental and were able to take in the views with the top down! 

 It's so beautiful and peaceful out there that pictures really don't do it justice.

 It was harvest season, so many of the vineyards still had some grapes on their vines.

 The most gorgeous tasting room.


Winery tour, followed by a really cool food and wine pairing event.


 A cork tree!


 Wine in the making!


 Straddling the Napa and Sonoma county line at Pride Mountain Winery. 


 Ellie and Clara had their own fun while we were away!




 Ellie had an awesome view at Disney on Ice with Nana.