Disneyland Halloween trip 2009

If you know me then you know I am completely obsessed over two things(besides my kids) Disney and Twilight.In 2008 we splurged and got annual passes for disneyland. It was an awesome year and we went soooo much. Our last trip was for xmas and I have been having withdrawal symptoms ever since. We were planning on going only once this year at xmas time again.

Christmas and Disneyland =Magic.

So Joe got this crazy idea that he wanted to take the kids to San Fransisco for a 49er game.2 forty niner games in fact. So I said he would have to make a deal and take us to Disney for the Halloween time promotion if I was going to sit though two 49er games. And it just so happens that its cheaper to buy annual passes than two, two day park hoppers. So we once again have year passes and I couldn't be more thrilled! Joe complains and says I'm crazy but the smile on his face makes me think he loves it more than me!

(Now if only new moon was out already)teehee

Andy finally grew over 40 inches so he was able to go on most of the big boy rides. It was great to all ride as a family and not have to worry about who would sit what out. Guess what his fave ride is now? Tower of terror! I thought it would totally freak him but I guess he's a thrill ride junkie like his dad.I prefer the teacups myself:)

We decided to do a character breakfast and had so much fun. No sooner had we walked through the door then Cap Hook came over and challenged Andy to a duel. They fought for over 5 min and andy loved every second of it. Worth the price of admission. When we were done eating Cap Hook followed andy out into main street to continue the fight. The smile on his face is priceless.

Look at this smile...

He's gonna get that pirate!( the flower was for minnie)

The true nature of my kids..pirates.I love this pic!

And this one. Love autty's pirates scowl!

She is totally a daddy's girl

yes we are crazy adults you see wearing strange things...joe's sportn his superman shirt and mines twilight. Nice

We have been watching winnie the pooh halloween movie like three times a day lately...Andy was thrilled to see them.

Autumn asked the fairy godmother to ride the Matterhorn with her. She said she wasn't old enough to ride it yet.Autumn cracked up and said but my nini rides it and she's a grandma!

The park was all decked out for Halloween with pumpkins everywhere! In all the windows down mainstreet and orange flags everywhere. There was a new fireworks show just for halloween that had zero the flying ghost dog in it.

Amazing pumpkin carvings

I guess I thought it was cooler than they did. They just wanted to ride!

The park was decorated so beautiful for Halloween. Pumpkins were in every window on main street

All the lampposts were adorned in this.

This was greeting you as you walked though the main gate! Love it!

So, that was our disney trip! Autumn wore her Cinderella crown in the first night, and told everyone that she was "celebrating" winning a pageant. So she thinks we took her b/c she did the Cinderella pageant.

But I know the real truth..Joe wanted to go! :)

So here she is getting her crown,sash, and trophy

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She had the most people there supporting here!

Andy was a proud brother! When they called her he kept saying Autumn won! Autumn won!

So where do you take a cinderella best beauty? To disneyland of course. Pics to follow.. :)

Autumn's first pageant!
Cinderella Nevada Pageant
Oct 24 2009

West Las Vegas Library Theater

Oh My goodness! Autumn did so well in her first pageant! I am so happy and so proud of her. I've waited to put her in one b/c I dont want to be like those crazy mothers on Toddlers and Tierra's. So when she said she was interested I was sooo excited!! I was concerned at first, autumn doesn't like to be put on the spot or the center of attention so I was expecting her to go running and screaming off the stage at every moment. But boy, did this girl surprise me!

Cinderella pageants are a great starting point for this stuff. They offer workshops that teach the contestants the model walk, the turns, how to speak onstage, and one on one interview coaching. What she learned there was very helpful.
This pageant does a group interview before the pageant, talent,casual wear, and party wear. I tried to put the photo's on in that order but they are backwards.

After a lot of ideas she decided on Ballet for her talent. She chose the daddy cinderella song by steven curtis chapman, and together(with Nini) we came up with a routine

She did so well,and looked adorable!

I loved this dress she wore. The two other girls in her catergory are to her left.

She did so great and even remembered to smile!


This was her casual outfit.

She got to introduce herself onstage.

Backstage before it started! She was super excited and felt like a star!

Joe earned a reward trip at work for doing a store sales record.They got use of the corporate jet for the day to take his staff anywhere they wanted. Well of course Joe wanted San Fran. Andy went with him b/c I have issue's with little planes...they had the best time,Andy is still talking about the jet(not a plane he tells me,a jet).

This is a video joe took when Andy was picked to go onstage during a show on the peir.

Its hard to believe its October already! Time is flying by faster than I can keep up with it!

We had a busy summer..decided to try and rent our starter home(that we outgrew) and moved in with my grandpa. It's been challenging for all of us,but we are finally settled in. The kids are loving having their very own rooms, and playing in the huge backyard! It's nice to have room to spread out a little!

With the move Autumn had to change schools, so now she attends where my mom works ,and that is great! She likes her teacher,second grade has more homework but so far so good! She like riding home with her NiNi.

Andy gets to go to my moms class as a typical peer.He loves going and getting to be teachers helper.

We took one big trip over the summer to SeaWorld for the first time. The kids were amazed at Shamoo(well andy calls him shampoo) and the dolphin show. After Seaworld we spent a few relaxing days at my fave Huntington Beach.We have a great time, and always sad to leave the ocean.

So now, its October and we are in full swing of fall activities. Awana club at church,Godly girls, Tball for Andy..Joe is the coach this time and I got suckered into being team mom,games start next week so I'll have fun pics posted soon. Autumn has decided to be in a pageant,so we have modeling workshops, and all that fun stuff.Plus she will be starting ice skating again this month.

I am blessed to be serving in a ministry at church called Family Experience. Its like Playhouse Disney for church kids..kids lead us in dance songs, then its a full fledged stage production...every week. The same characters do a skit about a biblical virtue and how it pertains to elementary school kids.

Its a lot of work, and I wonder how it comes together everyweek, but God is good, and everyweek is amazing. Parents attend with the kids and I wish kids church was this cool when I was younger. We all love it.

Joe plays softball with the church team, and now that Football has started he looks forward to Sundays and watching the Niners play. In fact he bought us all new jerseys this year,and he's planning a trip to San Fran to see them play in November.

So thats about brings us up to speed, I'm off to enjoy a beautiful autumn day with the kids