End of Season

Gabriel had his last soccer game last Thursday night. It was cold and windy. Gabriel played well and scored two goals. After the game was the end of season party. And then the kids got trophy's. I am glad the season is over and now Gabriel is looking forward to baseball season.

Roger's Rangers

Gabriel played the best all season!!!! He scored 6 goals!!!! He also did great on passing and helping his teammates. We only have one more game left in the season.

Dreamin' Disney

Desert Thunder had their 2nd Annual Dreamin' Disney competition. Victoria did really well. It was her 3rd competition. Her she did an outstanding job on her floor routine. Her form all around has improved so much. Of course knowing her routines I know she has some work to do on beam which is mainly memorizing the routine. She had a lot of fun and took 1st in the All Around in her age category for Level 4.

Balloon Glow

For the last few years we have gone to Veteran's Park to see the Hot Air Balloons take off. This year we didn't get to see the launch as it was a very busy week. And getting up at 6am was something that didn't happen. The weather was beautiful so we got to see the balloon glow for the first time. Though this year they didn't have very many balloons. But the kids enjoyed it.

Halloween

For some reason I never posted our pumpkin carving and the kids' costumes. We carved our pumpkins which I was not ready to do. But Tony went ahead and pretty much did most of everything. The only reason why we carve pumpkins is for the seeds. We all love roasted pumpkin seeds. We also went to a couple church festivals on Halloween night and then did a few houses. Gabriel was skeleton, Victoria Princess Fiona and Lillian was a ballerina. Next year I think everyone will have different costumes.

Apple Annie's

Well we made it to Apple Annie's again this year. We have gone every year since moving to Arizona. And somehow we squeezed it in before our vacation. It was the only Sat we had open. The kids had a great time picking out their pumpkins. They took forever searching for the one. And Gabriel decided that he wanted a super big pumpkin. And there were plenty of those to be found. Apparently they had perfect pumpkin weather because there were tons of big ones. The weather was just perfect on the day we went. It was cloudy and cool. And during lunch we got some rain. Good thing I had umbrellas in the van. So between the wind and rain our hair was not at its best. Oh and I had fun playing around with the color in some of the photos.

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I took over 300 photos with my own camera and then we also used the FastPass which was an extra 78 photos. lol So these are just a take of what I will be printing out for the scrapbook. Oh and I think we took a photo with Minnie Mouse in ever outfit she owns. lol

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Disneyland

For Fall Break we took our family vacation to Disneyland. Our first big vacation in 3 years. We've been planning this trip for over a year. The kids were so excited and so were we. We actually drove which is a first for us. We usually fly, but with prices so high we decided it would be cheaper to drive. I was be afraid since it was over 8 hrs to get there and no DVD player. But the kids did amazingly well. The last hour of the trip they got antsy which is normal for any trip we take. Our hotel was nice with a 2 bedroom suite. And the kids' room had a bunk bed which the kids loved. And thankfully no one fell out of it all week. We had 4 days at Disneyland and CA Adventure. It's funny that the Disney Tony and I remember is so different from the one now. Back then it was all the classic stuff and now you have all the new movies and such. I'm glad we waited till now as our kids are old enough and could all walk and get on almost every ride. I am just not a coaster type person, but mine sure loved the kiddie ones. And Gabriel and Lillian got on some of the bigger ones. Lillian was the only one brave enough to get on Space Mtn. I would have gone if everyone wanted to go. And then Gabriel and Lillian got on Splash Mtn. Victoria and I had fun watching them. lol I think Pirates and the Tea Cups were the kids' favorite rides as we got on those like 6 times each. I got one photo of mainly Lillian on the tea cups the first time. She loved it and the faster the better. The rides in Fantasyland were what I remember. We all love Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and Mr. Toad. The parades at both parks were fun. Though I think I enjoyed the Pixar one at CA Adventure more. We didn't get to see the fireworks Monday as they were cancelled due to winds. And we missed them Thursday night because we were at the Trick-or-Treat event at CA Adventure. On Thursday night we had special tickets to go trick-or-treating. We made the mistake and didn't go back to the hotel so the kids could take a nap. So they were so tired. But they did really well and Lillian was the only one at the end who was so tired she could hardly walk. We had to bribe her to get one last photo. We had fun, though even with 4 days we still felt we could have used one more day. But the kids got to ride their favorite rides several times and we got tons of photos with characters and even Tony and I were able to enjoy a few rides. Which I must comment that my kids get that coaster junkie gene from their dad. He went on the CA Screamin. It's this huge coaster that basically shoots you out at the beg. Oh he loved it. I have one photo of him on it as it's shooting off. He's in a blue shirt towards the back of the ride. And he got on Tower of Terror. Sorry, but I just can't do huge drops. I can spin in circles all day long, but not the drops. Good thing as the kids love the coasters now, they can keep dad company. The drive back was quiet as they kids slept a good part of the way. And then at the end they were occupied by the Gameboys. So we had a great vacation, but it was not a resting vacation. We were on the go non-stop and up early everyday. The kids and I are already talking about next year. Tony isn't so sure yet, but we'll see.