Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! This year was different for Heather in that she and Kenzie took a job working at the Nobel's annual Halloween Party. They were provided costumes and went for a fitting before the party to get their assigned character. Heather got to be Rey! She loves Rey so, this was perfect. Lucy Corey helped her do some rad Rey hair, and then Heather met MacKenzie at the party to finish getting ready. Heather is such a Star Wars expert that she was able to stay in character throughout the party. She made some decent money and had a blast.

Jenna went for a ghoulish costume and did her own make up.  We were impressed! She and Sarah trick-or-treated for a bit and then did their annual candy trade. Traditions are so much fun! Halloween is so much fun!

Stan Lee Day 2 and Trunk-or-Treat

Day two of Stan Lee's Comic Con for Heather. She and Kenzie went as Quidditch Players. They stayed in Long Beach during the day and then drove back for Trunk-or-Treat. I dressed up the back of our trunk and got a little ghoulish with the make up. Love our Trunk-or-Treat tradition. Jenna and Kelly were here somewhere, but not pictured. Don't Kenzie and Heather look amazing in the back of the truck? Lot's of kids recognized them from Harry Potter and stopped to comment.

Stan Lee Day 1 and The Bell Game

Heather and Mackenzie attended Stan Lee's Comic Con after school today. It's a smaller Con, but still fun to walk around and wear the cosplay. Her Victorian Steampunk cosplay was amazing. She ended up being photographed by a professional photographer.  We pieced that cosplay together, and it looked like a super cohesive outfit. I love helping her put these outfits together.

In the evening, we took Jenna to her first Bell Game, Fountain Valley vs. Edison. We got creamed, but hey! It's the Bell Game so, ya gotta go. Sarah and Jenna had fun dressing for Twin Day as a part of spirit week as well as painting her face at the game. We sat with our friend, Michelle, and we ran into our Ocean View bff, Grace. Jenna sat with her friends, and we got a fun picture in the parking lot afterward. It was a festive night and a right of passage for our newest Freshman.

Monster Mash 2016

Tonight was the Stake's annual Monster Mash dance. Heather has been hard at work serving on the Stake Youth Committee as the chair for the maze. With the help of her committee, she put together a creepy circus themed maze that was the hit of the night. Jenna attended as a vampire queen, and she had a blast with her friends.

Jenna's Frosh/Soph Volleyball Season

Jenna has had an AMAZING Freshman season in high school volleyball! She started every game and played full rotation setting and then blocking when she was front row. She had amazing offense and defense. We couldn't be more proud of her. Cannot WAIT to see what this girl does as she starts club season.

Creepy Theme Park Visits

10/18/16 - A quick run to Disneyland to ride Ghost Galaxy (Space Mountain) before Halloween time at Disneyland ends.  10/22/16 - Kelly and the girls went to Knott's Scary Farm again. If I had gone, there'd be more pics. Haha. We love our theme park, fall traditions!

Heather's Halloween Party

Heather invited her best buddies over for a Halloween Party. We love our Halloween party traditions, and she wanted to do it up right. The girls visited, ate food and played games (donuts on a string and pin the eye on the monster). It was a sweet night!

Homecoming!

Heather is not one for school events and, let's face it, the dating scene is pretty quiet on campus. When it comes to school dances, if you have a boyfriend, you go. If you don't, you don't unless you're fortunate enough to have a brave boy ask who doesn't mind spending the money. Heather hasn't cared about going, but as this is her senior year, she and her friends decided they needed to experience Homecoming. They all bought tickets and went together. We met at Kenzie's house for pictures, and everyone looked gorgeous.

The dance was pretty fun. The actual dancing was not that fun, but there was a karaoke room where a lot of the kids went and sang show tunes all night and that made the evening fun.  Glad she got the experience.

Homecoming Court Friend

Heather's girlfriend, Grace, was nominated to the Homecoming Court at Ocean View HS. We went to support her and watch their high school game. She looked so beautiful!

Cosplay and Costumes

It's Halloween time and Heather is gathering costumes for upcoming cosplay and costume events. Her Harry Potter Quidditch outfit is nearly complete, and Renaissance girl is an option as well. She has so much fun dressing up, just like her momma.

Impromptu Date Night at Disneyland

The girls were both home sick today night so, Kelly and I went ahead and had date night at Disneyland. Nothing better than holding hands and riding rides just like when we were that young, cute dating couple. Hee-hee.

J. Paul Getty Museum

Heather and I got to go on her AP Art History field trip together. The Getty is BEAUTIFUL, and it was amazing to chaperone and get to experience the beauty. The Greek and Roman architecture is stunning, and Heather was in her element. Who knew there would be a grown up field trip in high school that we could both go on.