Halloween Festivities

Sorry this post is so overdue. Everyone is probably sick of seeing Halloween pictures. Is it just me or did Halloween feel like the longest holiday ever? It's one of our favorites, but I was glad to have it over and done with. On Halloween Eve we went out to dinner in Manhattan Beach at a place called "Mama D's". The food was delicious. We both ordered sweet potato raviolis. Yum.

After dinner we walked down the pier and took these pictures.

I have Xavier trained in taking pictures. Basic pose: head tilt, hand in pocket, cheesy grin.
The boys really thought they would see whales and sharks in the water if we stayed there long enough.

Isn't this the sweetest picture?

...take a closer look!

When we got home, we carved pumpkins. Mine is the Jack Skellington one and Q's is the classic. Feel free to vote on which one is better.

Posing with pumpkins

We decided to take some pictures while we waited for our friends to meet us at the pier.

Showing off his guns.

To infinity, and beyond!

Flexing, of course.

The Gang

Robin and Darth Vader enjoyed a romantic walk on the beach.

The houses on the strand were all decked out.

Deacon was a little freaked out at this house.

After going trick-or-treating we took Robin over to Batman's house so they could compare loot.

Superheros

We had such a fun Halloween. Being born and raised in freezing cold Idaho made me really appreciate the fact that we were trick-or-treating on the beach in 70 degree weather. I remember one frigid Halloween in particular. My mom drove us from house to house in our minivan because it would have been considered child abuse to make us walk. She'd stop, let us out, and we would sprint to the house and sprint back to the toasty warm Astro.
There are things that drive me crazy about living in California, but nights like that make me realize how fun it is to live here and how we will always cherish these memories.