Halloween & Dia de Muertos

Dany loves Halloween! He loves everything about it!... dressing up, the movies, candy, going out at night, the decorations, even being scared. The girls loved going out trick or treating but they didn't like their fairy wings. Were you cold this year during Halloween? Well, if you were in Phoenix it was a warm night and we got a bit hot since we were planning for chilly weather. Elizabeth went out with us and we all had a great time. It's amazing to see how the street comes to life with great decorations and people walking around on their costumes. By the way, Olivia did not see coming that Betsy could scare her. We were expecting sweet grandma Betsy and when Olivia open the door there was a Clown right in front of her succeeding at scaring her!... Dany found it very funny. Anyway, following the Mexican traditions Olivia made "Pan de Muerto" (bread of the dead) which turned out to be a big hit with the living ones. We set up an altar to honor and remember the dead. The offering included tamales, pan de muerto, candles, candy, fruit, and pictures of our love ones that have passed. Our girls were so good to the altar. They just wanted to look at it but didn't try to pull on the table cloth. Dany like usual likes to make changes to Olivia's decorations and the altar was not the exception. He loves making things "beautiful" for his mama.

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California Trip

We had a great time in California. The trip was very nice getting there (only 20 minutes of crying for the whole ride), not so nice getting back but over all the girls and Dany did great traveling. We spent time at Disneyland, the Beach, and visiting the Gillins (Phillip's sister). Dany loved almost all the rides but he refused to get in the Pirates of the Caribbean. Apparently he remembers more than we think and he knew what he wanted to do and what he wanted to stay away from. The girls enjoyed many of the rides but they didn't like the dark areas. We made a few new friends at the park and we run into some friends from church too. It was a lot of work but fun. All three kids slept very well at the hotel. The girls were so happy each time they found a bed! Poor little things... The time at the beach was short, nice, and full of action. We were taking pictures and a big wave came and wash over our girls and Dany's sand castle. Dany was very sad until Olivia reminded Dany that Curious George had the same problem and Olivia build a new castle. But that was the small problem. The big one was Lucy's diaper. She had a poop that started to run out with the water from the wave and let me tell you... changing a diaper with a bottom full of the "usual" plus sand it's not fun for the kid or the mom. Anyway, we ended our vacation with a visit to the Gillins and as usual Dany loved spending time with his cousins and it was hard to get him out of there after a short visit. Too bad the Gillins are always so busy. We would have love to spend more time with them. Maybe next time...