Halloween

Happy Halloween!  This is one of my absolute favorite holidays.  This year we let Brody decide what he wanted to dress up as.  I was a little worried because I knew he wouldn't do good with a costume that involved a hat or mask.  Well to my surprise he said he wanted to be a Ghostbuster.  I searched online and actually found a costume and we were in luck no hat or mask :)  In sticking with the theme we decided to dress Connor as Slimer.  This costume was much harder to find but I found some pics and my sister Kelley said she thought she could make it.  She did a really great job it came out so cute it fit Connor perfectly.  My parents and Mark's parents were all here for Halloween which was a lot of fun.  Trick or treating was fun. We were hoping Brody would make it to a few more houses then he did last year and he had no problem.  He actually ended up going all over the neighborhood.  Shara and Kyla joined us. Kyla was the cutest little flower I've ever seen.  It was lots of fun and I'm already excited for next year.

My Ghostbuster and Slimer the ghost.

Slimer!

I actually took these pics before Halloween when Brody dressed up for school.

Carving pumpkins, Papa tried something new this year.

I helped Brody with his pumpkin.

Brody was supervising.

Connor enjoyed watching all the action.

Brody was happy holding his dragons and supervising.

The finished pumpkins.  I did the funny face and the whale and my dad did the ghost.  The ghost is cool because it wasn't actually cut out my dad just carved down the pumpkin until it was thin enough to see the light through it.

We had several attempts at getting a family shot.

Brody looks thrilled in this one :)

This ones better but you can't really see Connor.

These were some of the decorations up in our neighborhood.  Brody LOVED them!

Trick or treating.

Connor was so good while we trick or treated, he just sat in his stroller and hung out.

Here is Kyla for her first Halloween.

The World Series

So the Rangers made it to the World Series against the Giants and we got to go to one of the games!!!!  Judy and Joel had planned a trip to come visit for Halloween.  Once we found out both the Rangers and the Giants had made it to the World Series we decided to see if we could go to a game.  My mom and dad drove back down and me, Mark and our dads got to go see the only game the Rangers won in the World Series.  It was one of the most amazing moments of my life.  The game was so electric there are no words to describe the atmosphere inside the stadium.  Kelly Clarkson sang the National Anthem and Nolan Ryan threw out the first pitch.  I totally teared up and cried during the opening ceremonies but pulled it together once the game started :)  It's something I will remember for the rest of my life.  Thanks dads for such an amazing experience we love you!!!!

Our tickets!

Tailgating before the game.

Walking up to the ballpark.

My seat and my lucky number!

The boys.

Mark and his dad. 

Me and Mark.

Me and Papa.

Our view from our seats.

Texas!

Kelly Clarkson singing the National Anthem. 

The flags.

The fly over.

It was a beautiful night with an amazing sunset.

All of us at the game.

Up 4-2 heading into the 9th.

Texas wins!!!!

Amazing!!!

Family Visit

I am so behind on the blog I'm going to try and catch up this week.  My parents came to visit in the beginning of October.  We had a great time.  On Saturday my dad and Mark went to the Rangers playoff game against Tampa Bay.  My dad is a HUGE Rangers fan but had never been to a game.  Unfortunately they lost but they ended up winning the series and made it to the World Series for the first time ever! Syd and Shane flew in on Tuesday and stayed for about a week.  We loved seeing the family here are some pics from the visit.

Dad and Mark at the game.

Papa and baby Connor.

Brody sitting in the giant sand box at the toy store.

Papa decided we needed one more Halloween decoration, Brody LOVED it!

Here is a better shot at what Brody calls the big horse.

Daddy and Connor at Sushi.

Uncle Shane playing with baby.

7 Year Anniversary

October 11th was our 7 year anniversary.   My parents were here and offered to watch the kids so Mark and I could have a date night.  We started the night with some yummy champagne that my mom and dad brought us.  Our first place was Jasper's for a cocktail.  We sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful fall weather.  Then we walked over to Flemings for dinner.  Again we sat outside which was really nice.  We had a great meal and actually enjoyed a lightening show and bit of rain.  Luckily we were under a covered patio so we didn't get wet.  After dinner we headed home and finished off the night with some more champagne.  I love you Mark, thanks for 7 amazing years! I look forward to many more anniversaries together :)

The yummy champagne my parents brought us. 

Cocktails at Jasper's.

More Champagne :)

Kind of hard to tell but this is the rain.

All the yummy food we had!

Cheers!

And finally more champagne :)