Halloween and Birthday Extravaganza!

After 5 days off work I have so much to blog about! Where to start....
It was so great that I got to take some time off work while Ben was out of school, especially since our first day off was Halloween! Ben was dressed and ready to go trick or treating at 9am. This is him waiting patiently in his room.

We took Amelia to daycare late morning so Ben and I could go on a lunch date and trick or treating down town baby free. It was so fun to do something with just the two of us. Even though we did that for 6 years, it seemed like it had been forever since I had spent any one on one time with him. 

After our lunch date we met up with Michelle, Ella, and Keaton and went trick or treating downtown. The kids had so much fun and Michelle and I had a great time catching up. 

We had a Buzz Lightyear, a G.I. Joe, and a ghost turned Mother Theresa turned Princess in a white sheet. 

The 3 of them have been close since they were babies. So much fun to watch them grow up together. 

Meanwhile Amelia was busy being really cute in her halloween onesie and OSU hat. Proof of cuteness here:

See, I told you.

Here is a fun pic of Eder and Ben waiting ummm....patiently for Ben's parent/teacher conference to begin. His teachers told us he has a lot of energy. hmmm.....I wonder where he gets that from.

On Friday we celebrated my mom's 60th birthday! Our family took her to dinner at a new gluten free restaurant right around the corner from our house. Afterwards we went back to my house and hung out in Ben's room and took some pics. I'm pretty sure this first one could be our Christmas card this year. Just need to photo shop in Eder. 

On Saturday Eder stayed home with the kids while Aaron, mom, and I went out to Newport for the day! We have a favorite breakfast spot out there that looks over the bay and has the best crepes. I'm so lucky to have a mom that I enjoy spending so much time with. It may not have been a two week road trip like we did 10 years ago, but it was still a good memory.