Halloween Fun!

Hailey had a blast this year with Halloween. I would dare say it might be one of her favorite holidays. We did a lot of fun things to celebrate this year...

Irvine City Pumpkin Patch
The pumpkin patch has become kind of a tradition the last few years. We go and ride the train, play games, decorate cookies, and this year Hailey had her face painted! It's always so hot in October!

First face painting!

Pumpkin City's Pumpkin Patch

This was our first time going to the Pumpkin City Pumpkin Patch. It was a blast. There are a ton of rides for the kids to go on and of course a lot of pumpkins. Hailey had a blast!

First Pony ride...

 She loved it!

 She really did like this little train ride. All the other pics were blurry!

 Driving the pink car like a pro!

 Petting zoo

Such a sweet face!

Foothill Ranch Ward Trunk-or-Treat

Our ward had a trunk-or-treat. Believe it or not, this was our first time ever going to a trunk-or-treat! Our ward in Utah didn't do them for some odd reason. It was a lot of fun. We had dinner and music(by the ward band!) and then there were games set up in classrooms all around the building. The kids got little prizes or candy at each game. 

Hailey dressed up as Cinderella for Halloween...her FAVORITE! She absolutely loved getting ready. When she was all ready she just walked around ever so daintily. Just the cutest!

 She felt very special getting her princess hair done by Auntie!

 All ready!

 The hair

 Fishing Game

Face painting by the YW

Visiting the Grandparents

We went to visit both sets of my grandparents in San Diego and my Grammy gave Hailey this witch hat. She thought it was pretty special!

Cutest little witch you ever did see!

Mission Lake Ward Trunk-or-Treat

Since our trunk-or-treat was such a hit with Hailey and she loved getting dressed up, we went to my parent's! Hailey had fun going with Lucas.

Our little princess!

Carving Pumpkins

So going along with our Cinderella theme this year, we decided to make Hailey's pumpkin a silver pumpkin carriage, just like Cinderella's! She loved it! She wasn't too interested in getting messy at all, but was a good bystander. 

Finished product

Halloween!

Halloween night was kind of rough. Hailey for some reason was a little whiny and not cooperative. She liked getting candy and trick-or-treating, but did not want to walk...period. So we ended up carrying her from house to house, because it was fasted than getting her in and out of her stroller! We were lucky enough to have some friends from Utah visiting. They have a little girl Hailey's age and they had a blast together. I think Hailey had more fun just hanging out with her than actually trick-or-treating!

 Hailey and Lucas

 So serious.

 Hailey and Malia. 

Dancing and playing at Nana's!

Just Some Randoms...

Just wanted to remember these little moments...

 Water colors with Lucas. Having so much fun hanging out together.

 Swinging at the park. Such a sweet face!

Watching Lucas play soccer. Our favorite Saturday morning activity! She would sit and cheer Lucas on. Probably his biggest fan.

Potty Training!

I finally decided it was time to potty train Hailey. I think she has been ready for a while, but I didn't want to do it right before we moved. So I waited. I was terrified because of all the different stories I have seen and heard with other kids. We did a potty chart with stickers and treats. Hailey was pretty excited about it all. We had gone to the store and picked out some princess panties and we had been talking about it for a while. The first day was full of accidents. It was easy to tell when Hailey had an accident because she would scream bloody murder! It was kind of funny actually! After about 3 or 4 days she was getting the hang of it pretty well. I was relieved! She has done so well and I am so proud of her!

Hailey's Minnie Mouse potty. She loves it!

So glad I waited to potty train in a place with wood floors! Makes wiping up accidents soooo much easier!

Bonding

We made it to California! Hailey is having a blast spending time with one of her favorite people...Lucas!

My sister was gracious enough to take Hailey off my hands for a day and take the kids to Disneyland...no complaints there! A little unpacking was accomplished!

She's in her element

Moving

Brandon accepted a new job with Imperial Supply and we are moving down to Southern California! Yes, I am so excited to be going home! Brandon and I have moved a lot since we have been married, but this is by far the biggest move yet. Packing was a chore. Cleaning was too! Luckily we had the help of some family and friends to help move our loads and loads of stuff!

Little helper...

Enjoying some Grideli's one last time...

 Our 27 ft. moving truck. Glad I'm not driving it!

Hailey was a good sport. Thankfully I have some gracious neighbors who watched her for a few hours the last couple days so we could get cleaned up and out.

We had a going away dinner with our relatives that lived close by. It was good to see people one last time before we left.

Hailey and her BFF Erin. She seriously loves Erin!

Luckily Gpa Swaner lives i Ogden so we had a place to crash the night before we made the big trip. Hailey thought it was fun to camp out in her sleeping bag.

My co-pilot. So glad my dad came up to help with the drive down. Especially when our trailer towing the car broke down in the middle of nowhere and we needed a third driver to drive the rest of the way!

Off we go! Goodbye Ogden!