Santa Barbara Zoo

Mark actually didn't have to work this weekend (that was a miracle) so we decided to head down to the Santa Barbara Zoo! We had so much fun I just wish the zoo was bigger it took us about an hour to get through the zoo. But Kaitlyn loved seeing all the different animals and telling Mark and I was each one said like the Lion says rawwwwrrrrrr. I took some pictures so here they are.
Mark was trying to teach her how to give a thumbs up it wasn't working lol

I just thought this picture was funny. Well I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

First indoor picnic

So I was cleaning the house today and as I was folding up one of our throw blankets Kaitlyn said she wanted the blanket on the floor so I gave it to her and then I saw her having a hard time trying to spread the blanket out so I helped her out and spread the blanket then she ran around the house gathering up her doggies and puppy and "mouse" aka Mickey Mouse and none other than Luke Skywalker and she placed them on the blanket and went to go get her play food and started to have a picnic and these are the pictures I got of her little picnic!

Things BUGGING me in my life!!!

So this week has been a crazy one for bugs in my life lol.

I was outside one evening and I saw this He was hanging out above our garbage cans in the backyard this guy (or girl not really sure what kind of spider this is) is freaky looking and so big!!! I'm glad Mark takes the trash out hehe.

Then today I come home from my Dr.s appointment I put Kaitlyn down for her nap, I settle down on the couch to watch some tivo'ed shows that I need to catch up on and I hear a buzzing noise and I look at the window that's behind the TV and there is a HUGE bumble bee (at least that's what I think it is) now I have a new fear of bee's ever since I was stung by one at Disneyland earlier this year so I froze and called Mark he told me to kill it I told him that wasn't possible I was too freaked out so I tried to trap it inside of the blinds well he got out some how and ended up on the blinds by my computer and I had no idea he was staring at me plotting my death I tell you!!!
So I call my Dad he didn't answer I called my Mom she told me to man up and kill it. Next thing I know the bee is on the floor and I yell for Kaitlyn to take the dog outside I grab a shoe and run yelling at the bee and start beating the thing to death afterwards I was so shaky but now I can sit in my house without thinking a bee is going to kill me at any minute. Here is a picture of the bee!

Halloween Night!

So we had a great Halloween! Kaitlyn got to trick-or-treat 3 times once at Marks work, then down at the Village of Arroyo Grande (AKA downtown type area) and around a friends neighborhood. She would walk right up to the person hold her bag out and say "coocoo treat!!!" her trick-or part was not quite there but cute none the less. The funny part is we didn't teach her that she needed to hold her bag out she did that all on her own. Everyone was giving her extra candy because she was so cute and said she was the only one in her age range that was actually saying trick-or-treat and then saying thank-you after she got her candy.

We were also invited to a Halloween party at Mark's bosses house. Kaitlyn got to trick-or-treat around their neighborhood and she just loved it she marched right up to the houses all by herself and got her loot and came back to mom and dad to show off her treasure it was pretty cute. After the trick-or-treating we went back to Mark's bosses house and ate some food and the kids played. All and all a very good first trick-or-treating Halloween!!
Oh and I need to apologize the pictures are from Mark's cell phone we forgot our camera ::oops::
She wanted to show off all the candy she got so far!

Kaitlyn and daddy checking out all the candy. (Who do you think is going to eat more of the candy Mark or Kaitlyn? haha)
The day after Halloween Kaitlyn and her friends went to Avila Valley Barn again to take pictures wearing their Wizard of OZ costumes so here are a few of those.


From Left to Right: Ryan as Dorothy, Dixon as the Tinman, Jojo as the Scarecrow Bottom Left: Grayson as the Lion and Kaitlyn as Glynda the good witch of the North.

After the group picture was done Kaitlyn wanted the big skirt off so she got to run around looking like a ballerina I got a picture of Kaitlyn and Ryan skipping off toward the pumpkins.



And this was my favorite picture of the day.
Well I hope you all enjoyed your Halloween and I hope to see my family at Thanksgiving!