Halloween 2014

Halloween this year was a lot of fun. We dressed up Jayne as a cute little bumble bee, handed her her pumpkin bucket and she was ready to go! We bought her bucket about a week earlier-she knew what her "pumpkin" was and would get it if you asked, and loved carrying it around. It was so cute!

Phil dressed up as a GI-Joe and I was Katniss Everdeen.

Such a stud! :)

We were lucky enough to have Rachael visiting us so she joined in on the festivities. Her costume was so cool!

We hit the ward trunk-or-treat first...it was epic! So many cute kids and lots of trunks to go to. Jayne loved holding out her bucket for people to put candy in!

The weather was so perfect to be out that night and Jayne loved taking it all in!

Our best friends, Keri and Keith aka Forrest Gump and Lieutenant Dan, plus their cute little Liv as a Bubba Gump Shrimp! 

and their cute little princess Jade. I love seeing all the little kids all decked out!

We finished the night off in my parents' neighborhood.  Later in the night, Jayne became really good at grabbing a piece of candy (or two!) from the bowl and putting it into her bucket by herself. She loved it! By the end of the night, her bucket was completely full!

Happy Halloween!

California 2014 - Disneyland Day 3

Our final day we hit our faves, rode some of the kiddie rides for Jayne, soaked up our last bits of the Disneyland atmosphere and just enjoyed ourselves.

Its a small world! 

Our happy camper!

Ghost Galaxy...Space Mountain Halloween style

Came off a ride and Phil was surrounded by people...must be that accent ;)

I love this photo. Captures the fun of Disney-so much fun that it is exhausting. This girl was a champ!

We visited the Halloween Roundup in Big Thunder Ranch which was a lot of fun. I loved all the fall decorations and the hometown feel. 

They had a petting area

and a couple shows plus activities for the kids.

We ended the day with the Disneyland parade. We got an awesome spot and enjoyed our pineapple  ice cream/floats to pass the time. The pineapple treat is a must every visit!

Ready for the show

Love Disneyland as the lights come on at night. Its magical. 

Before the parade started, Anna and Elsa came by on their own float. Jayne loved it! 

The Disney parade was good but Jayne definitely enjoyed the Pixar one in California Adventure more. After the parade, we made our way down main street one last time and said goodbye to Disneyland for now!

We'll be back soon!!

California 2014 - Universal Studios

We took a little break from Disneyland and visited Universal Studios Hollywood for a day. It was hot (which was perfect for water rides!) but the crowds were small and we got to see some of their Halloween decor. Plus, we could see where they're building Harry Potter World! Can't wait for that addition! 

Waiting in line for Jurassic Park...still can't get over how soaked they all were when they came back! :)

Near Jurassic park they had a little playground that was perfect for Jayne...not much else at Universal is for younger kids, but at least we had this!

Jayne watches Curious George in the mornings so she was happy to see her friend! 

There was one little ride in the Despicable Me! portion of the park that Jayne got to ride on-similar to the Dumbo ride at Disneyland. She liked moving the joystick to make us go up and down.

(she had to sit on the inside, but she's there!)

There was also a balloon animal maker near the ride-Jayne was a big fan!

We saw the Water World show-lots of action and explosions

It kept Jayne's interest some of the time...

Of course we did the "world famous" back lot tour to finish off our day!

After hitting all the rides and seeing the shows, we headed home for a good night's rest!