Fall is here. Leaves are falling. We had our first skiff of snow over the weekend...not enough to stick around, but enough to excite the kids. The kids have their halloween costumes ready to go and are excited to go trick-or-treating. Julian is going as a Jedi, complete with hooded cloak, and Lucy will be Yoda. Julian's preschool had a halloween program on Friday and it was so cute to see him sing and dance with all the other little costumed kids. He is the perfect Jedi with a surprising proficiency with his Light Saber.
Nicole and I are excited for halloween too. It's one of our favorite holidays, just because it's fall, the weather is cool, snuggling is cozy, and lots of scary movies on the tv. I am more fond of the scary movies than Nicole is, but she tries to watch them with me....until she falls asleep, that is! I will brew a batch of apple cider and make chili to warm up our cold bodies after a rough night of trick-or-treating, and the kids will no doubt make themselves sick from candy consumption. Good times!
The saturday after halloween we will board a plane to head to Disneyland. Lucy doesn't really understand what's going on, but Julian is excited. We talk about the trip every night before bed. He's excited to Pirates, and the Haunted Mansion.....although I suspect his tune will change on one of both of those when he sees how scary they are! This vacation is going to be fun. In order to be as cool as possible on the trip we're trying to keep expectations low so as not to be dissappointed when we get to disneyland and the kids either fall asleep or throw temper tantrums. We're hoping to be pleasantly surprised, but like I said, we're prepared for anything, with a good attitude, but realizing taking kids this little to the huge park may not turn out as well as we hope. I think we'll have fun either way, but it's going to be very different for Nicole and I than previous trips. This is our first family vacation and we will probably not go again for a few years, so we're trying to maximize on the fun factor. Good luck to us!
