Christmas Tree Hunting!

Picking out our Christmas tree in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Black Friday.

Happy Halloween 2009!

Dylan's playgroup had a Halloween party 10 days before Halloween. I dressed them up in previous years' costumes. Dylan was the Welsh Red Dragon from last year and Kate was a turtle (from Dylan's first Halloween in 2006). I was surprised by how much Kate enjoyed wearing her costume. She had it on for over 2 hours! She loved it!!




Here we go...trick-or-treating on Halloween night! Sally the Rooster, Dylan the Bat, and Kate the Ghost. Aunty Lynne made Dylan and Kate's costumes. Another amazing job!!

Dylan thought his costume was awesome!



Kate walked around saying "boo!"


Lucky Dylan stayed up until 10pm!

Gramma, Papa, and Uncle Natcho's Visit, Part 2: Pumpkin Patch

Every October we visit the Uesugi Farms pumpkin patch in Morgan Hill. Luckily Gramma and Papa were able to join us this year! This was Dylan's 3rd visit and Kate's 2nd.

First stop: the storybook corn maze.

Here Dylan is trying to get Kate to pose for the picture:





Fun hayride, although Dylan seemed a little nervous. Kate was puzzled by the whole experience; she wasn't sure why we were riding through corn fields.

Checking his height before the train ride. Kate enjoyed the train ride much more. Dylan was still a little nervous...must be the age (this is his third year visiting this pumpkin patch and his third time on all of these attractions!)!


Deep in thought over the selection process:

Dylan was very proud of the two pumpkins he picked.

Dylan asleep in our garage. A sign of a fun day!


Kate loves this tunnel!


Digging in our garden, or as Dylan calls it, his "construction site."

A priceless photo!!