Nacho and Woody

We have been involved in some of the pre-Halloween festivities here in SoCal. Last night Jacob, Brigham and I along with Granny Dot, Trevor, Heather, Luc, Nathan, Kiersten, Henry and Tiffany went to Disney’s California Adventure. They had a special deal that they closed the park at 6pm and then reopened it from 6:30 to 10:30 for a Halloween party. They only sold a limited number of tickets so it wasn’t crowded at all.



The kids had a blast. First up was Soarin’ over California. That is Jacob’s favorite. It was Brigham’s first time and he wasn’t too sure about it.

Next we went over by the Monsters ride. The ride fun but the big hit was dancing with Sully afterwards. Jacob got up out of the stroller and was going wild. He didn’t want to leave.



They had Trick or Treat stands set up all over the place and everything was really fun. Jacob went as Woody and Brigham was Nacho Libre.

Tonight we went to our Ward’s Trunk or Treat. Brigham was a little nervous about going in his costume. At first he didn’t want to show anyone. But as he walked around with his bag everyone kept commenting on how cool he looked. 



After just a few of those comments all inhibitions were gone. He was flexing his muscles, calling out “Nachooooo!”, and striking poses with his “stretchy pants.” Several people wanted to take pictures of him. The best was when he was trying to pose and kept falling over because of the poses he was trying to hold.

Holly made the costume and really did an amazing job. She also decked out Jacob’s walker with horses. She was done up as Annie while I just went as my boring self.




PS
Brigham came in our room this morning and said "Nacho wants to snuggle with Daddy Warbucks" (the outfit I had worn to a Halloween party a week ago).

He also wanted some of his candy this morning. I told him he coudn't have any until lunch. He said, "But I don't feel well and candy makes me feel better."

Henry Mayo 5k

Today the family did a 5k in Valencia. Well, some of us. I woke everyone up at 7am. Brigham was furious. He kept saying, “I want one more nap.”

We got everyone down to Henry Mayo hospital. First came the 1k kiddy run. Brigham took this very seriously. Basically the kids ran around a long center island in the parking lot twice. Brigham was nervous about what to do so we told him that all he had to do was follow the big clown (he was the pace setter).

The race started and they were off. Brigham went running off with all of the kids.

We waited for them to come around the curve - camera ready. First cam then clown with the fastest kids. And then some more kids. And some more. And then the announce said, “Here comes the end of the pack,” but still no Brigham.

We looked on the other side of the loop and there was Brigham jogging along looking a little confused. I went up to him and grabbed his hand and helped him make it to the finish line.

After the race Brigham said to me, “I was a little lost, but you rescued me daddy.”

Next came the 5k. Jacob wore our number and had a great time. The course went through the paseos of Valencia and was really fun. Jacob kept clapping and said, “Is Jacob having fun in the stroller?” We didn’t break any speed records but we did all right.

Holly got to go through a Baby Expo the hospital was having and we came home with more free baby stuff than you can imagine.