Parade!

Christmas is coming, I know it is, but it is sure hard to feel into the holiday spirit when the day is in the 70's and we are able to attend the Christmas parade without having to worry about having a bunch of stuff to keep us warm.  But we did, and it does help!  One month until Christmas!

David, Natalie and Rhys joined us after walking with the Girl Scouts.  Hope you are feeling better Michelle!

Santa in the Village

Tonight we went to the local Christmas parade.  As we were walking to our spot we saw Santa!  And he was lonely so the kids went over and visited with him! 

Mason was the first to visit with Santa.  

Then Anna; they chatted for a bit.

Then Olivier; it seems he was very excited to share his thoughts with Santa!  :-)

Cal Poly Women's Basketball

This afternoon we took advantage of being home and a free basketball game at Cal Poly.  We had a good time!  They didn't do so well but it was still fun to cheer them on!  

Birthday Parties!

It is the time of year where we are doing a lot of celebrating!  This Saturday we celebrated Audrey turning 9 at the beach.  Yes, the beach!  It was cooler though so the kids didn't go in the water but still warm enough to be at the beach.  :-)

She had a kitty cat party and they had kitty ears which Anna really enjoyed!

And today we celebrated Corbyn turning 4 at the park!  She is a busy girl!  It was a beautiful day, great park weather (warmer in the sun, cool in the shade).  Hard to believe she has been with us for four years!

Happy Birthday!

Today Olivier and Mason turned 9!  Wow!  We had a nice relaxing day at home in the morning, a candy scavenger hunt in the afternoon, and home for dinner and more donuts!  

Olivier:
What is your favorite color: orange
What is your favorite book: Captain Underpants and Bad Guys
What is your favorite gift: iPod (we got them iPod touch 4th Gen) and remote control car
What do you want to be when you grow up: scientist
Who is your best friend: Dorian (neighbor)
What is your favorite thing to do: listen to music and play video games
What is your favorite thing to do at school: handball
What is your favorite food: pizza
Where is your favorite place: Disneyland
How old will you be when you grow up: 21
How old will you be when you get married: 24
How old will you be when you have a baby: 25
He is 4' 6.5"
He weights 69.4 pounds

Mason:
What is your favorite color: blue
What is your favorite book: Unwanteds
What is your favorite gift: iPod (we got them iPod touch 4th Gen)
What do you want to be when you grow up: inventor
Who is your best friend: Shay
What is your favorite thing to do: read
What is your favorite thing to do at school: play basketball
What is your favorite food: pizza
Where is your favorite place: home
How old will you be when you grow up: 20
How old will you be when you get married: 21
How old will you be when you have a baby: 26
He is 4' 8"
He weights 83.4 pounds

Piñata Party!

Today we had a family gathering at the park to celebrate Mason and Olivier turning 9!  I am not sure who keeps allowing them to grow and get older but don't they know I miss my babies, but I will admit being able to help these two grow has been wonderful!  Each year bring a new adventure!

The weather has been cool overnight (high 30's) and warm around mid day (mid 70's) so the park was a great play to hang out!

The boys requested donuts again for their treat.  Mason asked for maple bars and Olivier asked for strawberry glaze with chocolate chips.  And they got frustrated because looking at me would have involved looking right into the sun. 

After playing at the park and donuts it was piñata time!  Mason got it as a raffle prize at school and has been asking when we would use it.  Their birthday seemed like a good time but it is so close to Halloween we got stuff other than candy (not all of it made it through the bat and falling on the basketball court after, lesson learned!).  And a mom fail, I didn't manage to get any photos of Mason or Olivier swinging at the piñata.  Oops!  Mason decided to go first since he won it.  Olivier went second and managed to break part off.  We expected the contents to fall out but there was a center section that held everything.  Next up was Corbyn. 

The group cheering her on!

Then Gus!

And Eli!

And Audrey!

And Anna!

And Lina for the big hit!

After the party we came home and the boys opened gifts from family.  It is nice to see them slow down when it is just us and read their cards and check out the gifts they were given. 

It was a great day of celebrating on their pre birthday!