We went for a walk at one of our favorite open spaces on Thanksgiving. Sometimes I feel like a walk with kids has more prodding then I'd like it to, but that's ok. We'll get there. It was a really beautiful day. Warm and sunny!

Halloween was lots of fun this year! As per usual we had lots of Halloween-y type things to attend - ward trunk or treat, joy school party, friend party, parade and carnival at Holly's school, trick or treating in Willow Glen and finally trick or treating around our own block with friends. Holly was Astrid for all the events, except for Halloween night. She decided to be Elsa and match Greta's Anna. Greta was something different for most events - Snow White, Unicorn, Mermaid and Anna. She made me laugh! The girls have traded their candy for a toy, but Greta's still throwing fits like a sugar-crazed three year old... so... maybe it's the cold virus she caught...?

It's always really fun to take pictures of friends. I love this family! They're great people. Their oldest daughter was very enthusiastic about me taking pictures of her and that was awesome! If everyone loved having their picture taken like her, my job would be SO easy! It was a great time and I'm happy with how these turned out. I hope you like them too!

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Every year, our church puts on this great big Halloween party followed by Trunk or Treating. It's super fun (and totally safe) for the kids. They love seeing their friends in costume and they love wearing their own costumes. This year, Holly was Astrid from How To Train Your Dragon. I made her costume (thank you internet!), but it's a good thing we had this test run because all the skulls fell off of her skirt. We'll be fixing that this week before our next event. Greta was Snow White. She's been very indecisive and I haven't wanted to make or buy another princess dress so she just gets to choose from what we have. One of her ideas was to be a "unicorn mermaid." So ya, we stuck with what we had.

After we left the county park that we took our first batch of family photos, we drove the streets of some new builds that were right there. Then we came across this prickly, golden field nestled up to the east hills. I knew I would regret it if I didn't make everyone jump out for just a few more photos... so we jumped out and I'm very grateful we did! What good sports my family can be!

And oh the joys of using a remote....