I love Anthem!

I love, love, love Anthem for Halloween. Growing up in Montana, you really only got to wear a mask because the rest of your costume was covered by your snow suit. Your mom waited in the car with the heat running, and you dashed from house to house. We never even had any trick or treaters brave coming to our house--it was grad school before I ever had to buy candy. Here in Arizona you can wear whatever you want, it is perfect weather. Our neighborhood is so awesome for Halloween, everyone decorates and gets out and has block parties, with food for the parents and treats for the kids. The houses are close as well, so you can clean up in a short amount of time. People are also very generous with the little ones.

Nothing like McKay being a cheeseball to get you in the holiday spirit! His favorite color is orange, and he constantly wanted to wear his pumpkin shirt.

Ah, he cleans up well! Such a ferocious looking dragon!
Very official looking fire fighter.
When it was time for trick-or-treating we were joined by my sister, brother-in-law, and niece Lilly. Aren't they so cute? Stacy, also feeling deprived from Montana Halloween, was a trick-or-treating machine. Finally, Logan asked if he could go home and go to bed. Silly kid.
We love having family close, McKay especially likes getting cuddles from Stacy.

Trampolines, Space, and First Days of School

Not the greatest picture, I know, but I ran out of batteries before I could take another one. I took the boys to "JumpStreet" with their friends--basically a big bouncy/trampoline place. If you know anything about McKay you know that the kid loves to bounce. All. The. Time. He rocks himself to sleep, he rocks when he's in his car seat, he rocks when he's bored... Needless to say, it was his favorite day ever. Logan was excited just to play with his friends, McKay was excited to spend two and a half hours in perpetual motion. It was a good nap day.

Some day in October, I can't remember which one, was a free museum day sponsored by the Smithsonian. We took the kids to the Space Center, the kids reaction can pretty much be summed up in the picture below:

A little unsure and hesitant. I think they were maybe a little too young, there were a lot of displays they couldn't touch. But, hey, it was free! And they got to eat ice cream made with liquid nitrogen. Maybe we'll try again when they are a little older. We did manage to find some fun:
The big news since the last post was that Logan started preschool! He just goes once a week for three hours, but he loves it! Miss Amy at Busy Kids does a great job, and I already knew most of the kids/moms involved. He has made great progress on writing his name and loves to come home and show us his projects. He got a Lightning McQueen backpack to start school, and he feels like such a big boy when he sports it.