Monthly Archives: October 2005
Halloween 2005 Takes A Step Back [Archives]
Halloween 2004, what with Madysen as Speed and Speed as Madysen and the bottles of polish necessary to make that happen, set a ridiculously high bar. So it’s no surprise that 2005 pales in comparison. But it’s got a lot … Continue reading
Pumpkin-Carving Class [Archives]
From Halloween 2005, I went to Layla’s first grade class to help with pumpkin festivities. Layla and two friends had a great time cleaning out and carving our pumpkin. The girls wrote me a note thanking me for helping. [Originally … Continue reading
To A Pumpkin Farm With Friends [Archives]
Sometime just before Halloween 2005, Emma and Holly went to a pumpkin farm somewhere around Plano with friends/neighbors Kate, Matthew, and Kim (their mother). In addition to handling a pumpkin or two, looks like they feed a goat, rode a … Continue reading
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California Dreamin’ 2005–Day Seven [Archives]
While we were supposed to be at home tucked in our beds, day six did not end as planned, so we awoke in a rundown hotel in El Paso. The kids and I had seconds at the breakfast buffet–Holly grabbed … Continue reading
California Dreamin’ 2005–Day Six [Archives]
This was our last day of vacation–beach day was the previous day–and the kids convinced us to order breakfast in the room. They had a hoot eating in the room; they especially liked the tiny bottles of ketchup. We went … Continue reading
California Dreamin’ 2005–Day Five [Archives]
Having only wetted our appetite for the beach the day before, we headed down to the hotel’s beach early in the morning. It was beautiful and largely vacant. The kids had a wonderful time playing in the sand and the … Continue reading
California Dreamin’ 2005–Day Four [Archives]
Following days at California Adventure Park and Disneyland, we had planned on simply driving down to Dana Point and relaxing ocean-side on Wednesday. Late Tuesday night, I had a eureka moment. Just up the road from Anaheim is Fullerton, home … Continue reading
California Dreamin’ 2005–Day Three [Archives]
Day Three was the Big Day–Disneyland. (Day Two was California Adventure Park.) It started off well. Alice and the Mad Hatter (though the Mad Hatter scared Emma). The big kids and I moved on to some of the big rides: … Continue reading
California Dreamin’ 2005–Day Two [Archives]
After touring around Hollywood and Santa Monica the previous day, we got up early Monday morning and headed to Disney’s California Adventure Park. Holly, Layla, and Emma headed first to “A Bug’s Land,” while Madysen, Speed, and I went to … Continue reading
California Dreamin’ 2005–Day One [Archives]
Back in the days when the kids had a fall break (i.e., when we lived in Plano), we were easily able to take family vacations in the fall. In 2004, we went to Walt Disney World. (The first couple days … Continue reading
