For those of you who do not know Reno 911

I was not trying to be just some random gay bike cop...I was that guy!!!!!!

Halloween 2010

Halloween 2010 was a great one! Grammy Barb came down from Redding for a visit and it was SO great to have her here. We LOVE when family comes to visit! We feel so spoiled, Grandma Pat last week, Grammy Barb this week and Grandpa Jay and Grandma Reading are coming in a few weeks!
This year Ethan was a Ninja...he hasn't deviated much in his theme over the past few years :). Lainey Bug was a fairy/princess, I was a fairy as well, Grammy Barb was a cat and Andy's costume is epic...he was a cop from Reno 911.




I stole my child's fairy wings and tutu....it was a last minute decision to dress up and this is all I could come up with.

Yes, you are seeing right, I dyed my hair AGAIN...I am digging being a red head!

Isn't Andy's costume HILARIOUS?!! Gotta love the mustache!

Grammy Barb with the kiddos:


My Chester:


Me and My mamma:


We couldn't leave Mio out of the fun. These stayed on for about 10 seconds:

We went over to our friend's house for a pre-trick-or treating party. She made this cupcake cake:

I have never seen a pizza this big before:



Grammy Barb and Lainey:

My dinner:

Isn't this just the sweetest face?!

Our Jack-o-lanterns:
Ethan is a pro now at trick-or-treating and Lainey bug is well on her way. She still stays clear of the scary houses and refuses to budge if she is scared, but all night she kept asking "just one more house?!"

Grandma Pat's Visit

Grandma Pat came to visit again and we all had a great time. We went to Yosemite, Sequoia, a pumpkin patch and all kinds of other fun places. Here are a few pictures from her visit. Thanks for coming out to visit Mom...we all miss you already.

At Yosemite Valley


Can you spot the climbers?

Way too crazy to be climbing El Captain

El Cap

Here is a cabin that I would die to live in......the next picture is the view from the front yard.



Harvest Hallow!

Lainey loves wagons. That is her sole request for Christmas, a wagon

She had been waiting weeks to go pick out a pumpkin.


Ethan trying not to look excited.....hes too cool for pumpkins


Tharps Log in Sequoia. We hiked up to the log not having a clue what it was. Turns out it was the home of the first white man to enter the Giant Forest in Sequoia. In 1858 he made a summer home out of a hollow sequoia that had fallen. It was very cool to see and go inside.

The inside of the log


And the rest of the photos are from Yosemite and Sequoia

Half Dome

Merced River and the Yosemite Valley

El Cap

The Valley...one of the most breathtaking places in the world. Well in my opinion.

Our hike to Tharps Log in Sequoia. It was amazing the be in the fog and have such cool colors.

Love the fall colors and the fog....very Halloween...ish



Closeup of the moss growing up the trees

Camping....again

A few pictures of Ethan and I camping at Hume Lake in Sequoia NP. Ethan was very excited to go fishing and shoot his wrist rocket. We had a blast and even convinced Annie to come with us in the spring. Lainey saw the pictures and asked if she could go next time too. Time to buy a family size tent (anything other than a tent is NOT camping, don't lie to yourself).






Our camp site

Ethan being a pyro

one happy boy




Sunrise through the woods