Happy Halloween

One of my personal favorites around Halloween is getting the cousins together for a fun night out-on-the-town for some trick-or-treating adventures! This year was no different. Gavin insisted we head into the city right after school so he could score a bagful of candy with cousins, Rowan and CJ...and they were all totally cute in costume!

CJ was the cutest Simba from the Lion King,

Rowan was the most beautiful Repunzel,

Gavin was the cool 'Snake Eyes' from G.I.Joe.

Something about Snake Eyes was really intriguing to the cousins. CJ was completely enthralled...it was too funny!

Gavin wanted to be a pirate ever since our Disney trip in August, but as soon as he discovered Snake Eyes, his heart was set. He was stoked with his final decision.

We grabbed a few photos with our costumed cuties,

Then we were off for some
Trick-or-Treats and Happy Halloweens!

It was a fabulous night out with the cousins,

and our little snake eyes!

We hope you had a Happy Halloween!

BOOyah

I am all about carving a cool Jack-o-lantern...creating something funky from a gooey-ooey pumpkin! So, this year it turned into a pumpkin carving contest! All in good fun, it was who could finish the fastest, while creating something both festive and detailed! Bring it!

It was our team...

Against their team!

Getting down to the nitty gritty,

My husband even offered a helping hand,

This meant business...
it was getting down to the last few minutes,

The finished products are in!

I finished 1st...Booya!

That means 1 point for me and a super cool pumpkin!

However, Rob had a much more detailed pumpkin,
spookier too!

Rob won hands down....this year that is!

Let's just see what next year's contest brings!

All lit up!

My Super Mario Ghost pumpkin -------------> Rob's Gargoyle

Pumpkin carving is FUN...but let's not forget about our super-duper Spumpkinman that was created by the G-man!

Boo at the Zoo

As our weekends continue to rock even more Halloween festivities, we couldn't wait to head over to Boo at the Zoo! The temps have been amazingly warm for the Autumn months, which makes it even more beautiful!

A perfect October afternoon to hang at the Zoological Society,

With some of our best pals- Rob, Heather and Marisa!

Our littles dressed in costumes to fit the Zoo theme...

a lion and zebra!

Wagging their little tails behind them! ;)

Guess who?

The mama's too, of course!

Even the Lego Zoo Animals dressed the part as well!

Then it was time for our families...

to hunt for sweets 'cause we know everyone loves tricks-n-treats,

And scope out some wild animals!

We had quite a few costume changes since Gav wanted to sport the zebra mask, and his postal mail carrier costume! Very comical he is with that mail hat! ;)

We enjoyed such wonderful company and played around for a few moments of what turned into my new favorite photo ops!

We had so much fun waiting while Marisa and her Daddy
enjoyed a nice horseback ride!

The kiddies couldn't wait to head over to the petting zoo...

A personal fave for the mama's too since Heather and I both grew up on the farm life as little girls! We agree to this day, that's the life for little ones!

And although we may not live the farm lifestyles these days, we have places like the Philadelphia Petting Zoo to let our little ones share in moments that we loved growing up! Something about grooming a goat is quite fun, believe it or not!

Or perhaps its the way these little fella's nibble
on clothes as a sign of friendship.

(Note the little guy over G's shoulder)

Those are the moments that make for the cutest little giggles!

And ice cream cones...

along with a sweet friendship between these two cousins!

They sure do love each other!

And for a whole lot of laughs, these guys know how to make us practically pee our pi-zants. Well almost!

Our families always have so much fun together,
that's why we love them dearly!

Thank you guys for making a road trip to share this day and such wonderful memories with us!

We are so excited for our next
family outing this Fall!