Off We Go A Haunting!

Hope everyone had a fun and safe 2010 Halloween!! Here is a glimpse into ours!

This year, Sidney was dressed as a bumble bee. This is the exact costume Kennidy wore on her second Halloween, too. Grandma Carol made it for Kennidy over 11 years ago!! Speaking of Kennidy, she spent Halloween with her dad this year, but I requested a picture of her all dressed up as a Candy Corn Witch (see picture below). Linda and Steven spent Halloween evening with their paternal grandparents this year so I, also, requested a picture of those two (see below). Steven was a glowing skeleton and Linda was a hippie. So....Sidney and I hit the streets by ourself this year (daddy had to work).

Sidney sees some scary costumes out there!

More confident and ready to go!

A kiss from my little bee

"Really, Mom. More pictures?"

We found our old neighbor, Jason, while we were out and we joined him and his mom for the last half of our candy collecting journey.

Sidney is staring at the werewolf behind Jason.

Trick or Treat! Well..just treat, please!

Sidney and Jason check out an awesome house display...complete with a talking Merlin who answered questions.

Time to sample the goods!

Linda and Steven

Miss Kennidy

Guess Who Turned Two...

Believe it or not, Sidney is two already!

Daddy helps Sidney blow out her candle

Yum!

She told me that was a red ball

At John's Incredible Pizza to celebrate

More yum!

The kids have all their "winnings"



More Firsts...

Remberto and I just spent our first, completely OVER-NIGHT, alone together since Sidney was born. Thanks to Johnny and Christine (whose wedding we attended) and thanks to parents who watched the 4 kids...we got to spend a nice evening without kid duties!!!

Bride and Groom (obviously)

Remberto with the groom and 2 other close buddies

A New Routine

Since I have recently returned to work (outside of the home) I haven't had a chance to blog as much!  So...to update our readers...I have been back to PAID work for a couple weeks now. Thus, our family has gone through quite a few significant scheduling changes. We have worked into a new routine and are all adjusting just fine.

One of the major things Remberto and I had to decide on was where Sidney would spend her mornings and afternoons. I was lucky enough to be home for 90% of her first 2 years so this change was a big one. He and I felt that a small, in-home daycare setting would be best for Sidney at this stage in her development so we met with a couple different providers and settled on Miss Gail. We loved her set-up from the moment we walked in the door and we noticed that Sidney enjoyed being there as well. Currently, Miss Gail cares for twin 2 year old girls, also, which was a perfect age range for Sidney! In the past couple weeks, Sidney has done real well with the transition and seems to really enjoy going to play and learn with Miss Gail.  Below are a few pictures from Gail's house.

Here are a couple pictures of Sidney all dressed for her FIRST day with Miss Gail...

And...here are a couple pics of the things Sidney has worked on with Miss Gail...

I just LOVE this "ghost" footprint.

Evening at Dodger Stadium

LOS ANGELES DODGERS SALUTE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT DURING PRE-GAME CEREMONIES

OCTOBER 1st, 2010

The Los Angeles Dodgers dedicated their pre-game ceremony to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The ceremony honored the Department’s 2010 Medal of Valor and Meritorious Conduct Award recipients and included their color guard performing the opening flag ceremony. More than 300 Sheriff’s Department members and their guests were in attendance.

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Sidney, Remberto's sister, Lucy, and the "Man of the Hour" himself.  :)

Sidney participated in her first "wave" during the game (with her first cotton candy experience in her mouth, too)