Thanksgiving at Storytellers

We had Thanksgiving Dinner at Storyteller's Cafe at the Grand Californian.  We had a fun time exploring the hotel's Christmas decorations, and really enjoyed the food.

 

Turkey Trot

On Thanksgiving morning, we did the short, dog-friendly, kid-friendly Turkey Trot at IVC.

 

Terrain Race

We did a nearby Terrain Race, which had fun obstacles, mud pits, and 5K of trails.  Sienna and I cut across half of it and barely survived - turns out we had the flu. But it was still fun.

Before

After!

Toy Story Halloween Costumes

Toy Story! Loved our costumes this year.

John: Buzz Lightyear

Susie: Jessie

Maggie: Rex

Dalton: Hamm

Sienna: Barbie

Arthur: Slinky Dog

Crocheted hats as usual. Except for Barbie, who was all set with her blond.

And Jessie, who dyed her hair.

Buzz Lightyear:

I did iron on with felt for the shirt, and for the wings, which also had stiff stabilizer in the middle, and elastic straps.  John also had crocheted gloves.

Jessie: Felt ironed onto an old t shirt, and hand embroidered red swirls.  I sewed the cow fabric onto an old pair of jeans, and added big felt tabs to the side of the chaps.

Rex:  The tail was made the same way as the dinosaur tail I made Maggie when they were 3. The hardest part of this costume was finding a green shirt in the right color.

Hamm: I tacked the brown felt circle on the front, and a black rectangle on the back, so I could snip them off and he could wear the shirt normally after Halloween. 

Barbie:  Sienna's leotard and leggings were ordered from Amazon.  We added a pink fold-over-elastic belt, and pink lipstick.

Slinky Dog: Once again, Arthur is wearing plain brown pajamas for his Halloween costume.  The slinky is foam tubing I ordered on Amazon.  I sewed it on each side.  It tended to rip where sewn through, and I had to do repairs between Halloween events, but we made it through the season.  He also had a foam tail with a felt oval sewn on the end, sewn into his pants for a tail.

 

Day Off at Knott's

Partied with lots of friends at Knott's, on a random no school day. 

Halloween Fun!

Trick or treating at Knott's Berry Farm.

Irvine Park Railroad pumpkin patch with friends

Pacific Symphony Halloween concert.

Friends kids Halloween party.

Cookie decorating party.

Junior High Halloween dance.

Trunk or Treat!

We both volunteered in Arthur's class party, and he was obviously thrilled.

Pumpkin Carving. John managed two this year.

Pre-ToT Chipotle.

Cool dads dress up.

Neighborhood trick or treat with friends.