October was a fun month this year. It started out with my parents coming to visit!! I was so excited they could be here and see Parker again--the last time they came was a year ago, when Parker was only a few weeks old. What a change! Now he's walking around trying to talk to them! What made their visit even more special was that they came for Parker's 1st birthday party. They got here a few days early which was a HUGE help. They were more than happy to entertain Parker while I made his cake and then Mom and I got everything else ready for the party. The next week we had plenty of time to visit and go shopping.
And we took a tour of Alcatraz on their last day here, too, something they had wanted to do the past couple times they've visited but it never worked out.
Then, about a week after they left, it was our turn to go on vacation--to Disneyland!
We went to Anaheim with two other couples the last week of Oct. We drove down on a Sunday afternoon and came back on Thursday. Our friend, Dana, had booked a house for all of us to stay in, which was within walking distance from the park. It was the perfect arrangement because each kid (the other couples each have a toddler as well) could go to bed in his own room and the rest of us could still spend time together in the evenings...and it was nice to have our own kitchen so we didn't have to eat out every night!
So Monday and Tuesday were spent between Disneyland and California Adventure. We only went on a few rides that weren't baby-friendly, so we just traded back and forth with the guys. They'd go on a ride together, then they'd take the kids so we could ride something.
Kyle said this was the most relaxing and enjoyable time he's ever had at Disney and I agree. Usually we're in a hurry to get from one ride to another and we don't take everything in, but when you go with babies you know starting out that you're going to do things slowly and take breaks for naps, snacks, diaper changes, etc. So we found that the slower pace was nice!
Wednesday we looked up a local park and zoo and took the kids there for the afternoon. The zoo had maybe...6 kinds of animals? :) It was the tiniest one I've seen but it was perfect for Parker!
The park also had a pumpkin patch so we tried to get some pictures but he didn't want to sit still for too long.
And finally, Parker got to go out for Halloween! I waited a little too long to buy him a costume so there wasn't much selection. But the good thing about waiting was that I only paid $3.75 for it--and it's super cute! We had a choice between a monkey and a shark, and here's what we decided on...
In the afternoon we had a few friends over and the kids had a little 'costume party.' Aren't they adorable?? :)
And that evening we went to the home of some friends, where we decided to take the kids out trick-or-treating! We went to a neighborhood that was blocked off and it was crazy! There were people everywhere and at times it was difficult to keep the others from our group within sight--especially after it got dark! It was fun, though, and on the way back we stopped at a few individual houses as well.
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