Happy Halloween!

The Rugrats - dressed and ready to go!

We had a lot of fun this Halloween and were able to attend many parties. On Friday, I went to kids' school parade and was able to help out in Abigail's class. She had a lot of fun playing "mummy wrap", guessing the weight of a pumpkin, playing games, and coloring a trick-or-treat bag. Then that night, Aaron and I dressed up for our annual neighborhood party.

Matt, Karen and the kids came over Halloween night to have dinner and go trick-or-treating. The kids all had a great time going house to house and watching their treat bags grow and get heavier. Alex was in true form this year. He started out wanting to be a piece of pizza. I even made him a pepperoni pizza hat and a pizza box trick-or-treat bag. But as soon as Sophie came in dressed like a cowboy, he changed his mind and ran up to get his cowboy hat, boots, and vest. Gotta love that kid and his indecisive mind!

On Sunday, we went to my mom's house for a spooky halloween dinner of:

Hot dog mummies

Bone breadsticks with blood sauce

eyeball meatballs

worms

and graveyard dessert

Happy Halloween!

Our Getaway to Seattle

Aaron and I love going on little vacations together and we have been very spoiled this year! We decided we needed another getaway and chose Seattle as our destination. I had been once with my mom when we went to a staging conference but we never got to explore the city and Aaron had been years before. So, off we went and we had a blast!

First, I have to start out by saying that I LOVE my getaways with Aaron. He truly is my best friend and I love having time dedicated to each other when we go on vacations together. We left bright and early on Friday morning and arrived in Seattle at 11:30. We had no plans, other then a Seahawks game, and we decided to forgo a rental car. We found our way to the lightrail that dropped us off directly in the heart of downtown Seattle. From there we walked everywhere or took the city bus. We went to the Space Needle and enjoyed the beautiful view and a yummy cup of Hot Chocolate! We had to laugh because there is a Starbucks on literally every corner. Mmmm, gotta love their peppermint hot chocolate. We also enjoyed shopping and watching movies at the Pike Place mall. We found the yummiest mexican restaurant there!

We had so much fun walking through Pike's market where we watched them throw fish at the fish market and browsed through the farmer's fruit stands.

On the soggiest day in Seattle, we went to the Seattle Seahawks game. Thank heavens we bought some rain ponchos because we wore them the entire game. We had a lot of fun watching the game and making fun of the Superfan next to us. He never shut up the entire game..... "Run the Ball", "Get the Quarterback", CLAP CLAP CLAP, Whistle (and not just any whistle, his whistle was maybe one step down from a dog whistle - I'm not kidding. Our ears were ringing all night long). Oh, and it didn't stop for a time out or halftime. The only time he stopped was when he left to go get beer. By the end of the game, we were laughing so hard.

We also went on Seattle's underground tour. It was interesting finding out about the history of Seattle and walking under the streets.

Enjoying the view and hot chocolate from the top of the Space Needle

Gotta love public transportation

Hanging out at the Public Market

So soggy at the SeaHawks Game

Underground Seattle

Now its time to get back to life and reality. Thanks Mom and Dad for taking the kids so we could enjoy spending time together.

Fun at the Corn Maze

Thanks to Grandpa and Grandma Marshall, the entire Marshall family was able to enjoy a day at the corn maze. The kids had a great time taking a hay ride out to the pumpkin patch and loved being able to pick out their own pumpkin. They ran through the fields trying to find the biggest pumpkin they could.

After we found our pumpkins, we had a great time sliding down the hay slides and getting lost in the corn maze. Well, we didn't get too lost... Uncle Josh was great at reading the map and getting us through.

Afterwards, we all went back to Grandma and Grandpa Marshall's house to have pizza. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for such a fun afternoon - wish you were able to go with us. Get better soon!