Here we are!

I guess it really is time for me to update this bad boy. If for no other reason than to post a couple of cute Halloween picts then so be it. Actually, I guess a lot has happened since last time I wrote on here. So where do I start? First of all, on Oct 19 I took Hailey and Hunter to San Diego where we met up with my dad, my brother Grant, my stepmom, and my stepsister. We were supposed to go scuba diving and to Sea World and all that but those darn wildfires just ruined all the fun. We ended up getting evacuated from my uncle's house where we were staying. Luckily I have several cousins who live nearby, so we got juggled around to their houses. It was a scary time for everyone and I felt bad trying to have a decent vacation while everyone's lives were in chaos. We did end up driving north to go to the beach one day and managed to go to the San Diego Zoo on another. Kinda crazy for a "vacation", but it was really nice to see family at least. But for the record, traveling alone with 2 kids...not particularly fun. I love them anyways though.
Here's Hailey enjoying the beautiful weather in San Diego-this was obviously before the fires...when it was still safe to breathe outside.

Hunter hanging out with some of his friends at the zoo.
Hailey and grandma Nette at the beach-we just kept driving north till the air was clean and ended up at Laguna beach for the day.


Now on to the Halloweeny goodness. If you can call it that. Part of the experience was not so pleasant because Hailey is going through this extremely opinionated/extremely contrary/extremely fond of throwing tantrums phase. I hear she'll grow out of it by the time she is 23. Long story short, she didn't want to wear any of the 6 costumes we provided. Finally we forced her in to something and plugged our ears while she screamed. Good times. She did however really enjoy getting up on the stage at our ward party for the costume contest, and nothing could be better than trick or treating with her cousins.Tell me this isn't the cutest lobster you have ever seen!

Whoa-who's that hottie?

Not the best picture, but if you can't tell, at the ward party Hailey was my twin Cinderella.