Happy Halloween!

We chose to attend our church's Halloween alternative again this year and had a ton of fun! 

My little fireman...I'm sure you're not surprised that he asked for this costume the first time I asked him what he wanted to be and never changed his mind!

And of course Snow White

We found a Snow White at church too!  (much better -and more natural- hair than the last one :)

This year's even was much bigger and more elaborate than last year's.  They did a trunk-or-treat in the parking lot and all the cars were decked out with different themes.  This one was a obstacle course/maze and the candy was buried under fall leaves and there was a pirate ship, an angel on a cloud, and lots more!

Daddy, Wes, Cora and a full pumpkin!

After trunk-or-treat, we had dinner - chili dogs, chips and drinks.  This whole evening was free, which made is so awesome!  No pics, but Wes spent some time in those bounce house behind him too.

Cora girl will eat anything and everything in site, she seemed especially fond of the hot dog.  (who isn't though really?!?)

Then after dinner we headed to the activity room (which was new this year).  They had flubber to touch here...

...and marble paintings here plus a few more crafts and activities.    

And we spent some time in the family room just playing as well.  Love this pic of Wes giving this baby some love, sweet boy!  We had a great Halloween with our church family, hope everyone enjoyed their's too!

The Giants Win!! (again!)

On the evening of the 28th we geared up to cheer on the San Francisco Giants in the final game of the World Series!  You might remember we are big Giants fans, and Mike was so excited for this game!  The Giants had an incredible come from behind season and though they swept the Tigers in the World Series, that last game went to extra innings to keep things interesting.  

That evening Cora also got her first cup of cow's milk and of course she loved it!  This kid loves food, it just must be in our genes.  She was wearing her Giants bib just in case there were any dribbles, but I think she got every drop in her mouth.

Go Giants!!

Since they didn't win until the 10th inning, we had already put the kids to bed.  But when they finally scored and we knew they won the World Series again, Michael actually went upstairs to get Wes so they could take a few pics and here's why...  

 

Top photo October 2012, bottom photo November 2010

You might notice the mustache on Mike, and you might remember the whole stache-tober thing I mentioned on a previous post.  But now since the Giants  have won twice with the mustache (he didn't grow one in 2011 by the way) it is now some crazy superstition and he told me I can expect a mustache to be grown every October from here on out if the Giants are doing well.  (Thank goodness there there is that "if"!!)

Well done Giants!

Dr. Hatch's Baby Reunion

On October 28th we went to Dr. Hatch's annual Baby Reunion.  Dr. Hatch was our fertility doctor and we love going to her Halloween event!  

Grabbing a little snack in the gazebo.

Of course she had the little train again, so we rode it several times.

Cora wasn't the only Snow White there!  (Though I think she needed to take a comb to that wig)

And since this was Cora's first year at the Reunion we got in this excruciating terrible slow moving really, really, really long line with hopes to visit with Dr. Hatch.

We waited long enough to get a cute pic of these two and get a balloon fire fighting ax from the balloon guy and then called it quits.  I think we moved about three feet.  Every year it's like this and though we really want to visit with her, it's just takes WAY too long.  

 So instead I made Wes get as close as possible to her and snapped this pic.  Close enough right?? 

 Wes then grabbed two goodie bags and we headed home. 

 Always a fun little party, thanks Dr. Hatch!

Dana Point Boo Cruise!

Alright, back to catching up!

On October 26th, the kids and I made a last minute decision to head down to Dana Point to go on the Dana Point Boo Cruise.  Yes, "Boo" not "booze"!  The Dana Warf Sport Fishing Company was offering a short cruise in the harbor for kids and adults for $5.00 each.  It included a treat bag filled with candy and fun things, a water bottle, treats and crafts on the boat and the fun little boat ride!  A pretty good deal I think!

All the kids were dressed in costume and it was such a gorgeous night!  We got there right before sunset, so it was such a beautiful time to be on the water.

Watching our ship come in...

...doing crafts on board...

...Wes checking out his treat bag...

...posing for pics...

...and of course more treats!

Such a fun time, love it when last minute plans work out perfectly!

Goodby Little House!

I'm back!!! Did you miss me?? It's been quite a month and a half for the Meacham family, but I'm finally at a point where I think I can attempt (daunting of a task as it is) to catch up.  On December 26th escrow (finally!) closed and we said goodbye to our first home.  I thought I'd start here with pictures of our old house and then go back to where I left off in October (sorry, but you'll have to put up with the holiday's all over again!) and work my way forward from there.  So here we go:

2442 Elden Ave #B7

Costa Mesa, Ca  92627

Cora's Room

 

 Cora's bathroom

 Master bedroom

 Master bath

Living Room

 Dining Room

 Kitchen

 

Down stairs bathroom

Garage

Backyard

(And for some reason I'm missing the pics of Wes' room, but if I find them I'll add them later)

It's hard not to be sentimental (and if you know me, you know that's an understatement) when I see these pictures, but we are excited to see what God has in store for us in this next chapter of our lives.  Thanks to everyone for their support and prayers and for your patience during my break from blogging :)  It's good to be back!