Halloween!

A firefighter, a race car driver, and a tiger!

Colton and Trigger, finally close enough to touch!

Ace getting his face painted!

Hayden getting his face painted!

Right before trick or treating!

Look Mom I can sit by myself!!!

Mom and her boys!

Justin, Alicia, Ace and Hayden at the Pumpkin Festival

This Halloween was the most fun I have had as a mom so far. This is the first year that both Hayden and Ace have fully grasped the whole Halloween idea. Colton is such a happy and easy baby that he goes along with just about anything. On the 23rd, Hayden's school had a pumpkin festival to raise money for the school. They sold tickets in advance and on Friday night they had all kinds of games from pumpkin bowling to a cake walk. The boys and I went with our new friend Jamie and her son and daughter. The kids had so much fun, Jamie and I were ready to leave way before they were. The boys came home with a lot of candy and prizes, Ace even won the cake walk and brought home a dozen cupcakes. The boys were so excited for Halloween that I knew I had to something big, and what's bigger than spending Halloween with Grandma and Grandpa?!? That's right, the boys and I headed to AZ for Halloween. It is only a six hour drive from our house, so we took off Friday right after school. We got to my parents house late that night just in time to get our wiggles out. The next day we woke up and ran some errands with Grandma, then to the boys dismay we went to the outdoor mall. Being in a house full of boys really cuts down on my shopping hours, pretty much the only time I am able to go is if I have another girl with me, so Grandma saved the day, thanks mom!!! After the shopping we went to the annual Halloween Party at the park right across the street from my parents house. The boys had a blast. They had all kinds of booths including: face painting, football toss, fishing pond, and a dunk tank. Shortly after the Halloween Party we set out for trick or treating. It was so nice to go out and not have to be bundled up!!! We left at 6:00 and didnt get back until 9:00, and it wasn't the boys who got tired!!! Sunday we woke up and went to church before we loaded up the car and headed back to Albuquerque. the drive back was very peaceful and beautiful just like the ride down. Thanks Mom and Dad for such a fun weekend, now that I know how easy the drive is we will be down there a lot more!!!