Our Traditional Pumpkin and a Hat Pictures

Pumpkin Pictures

Isaac understands the pumpkin pictures. He was the one who told me we needed to go out and take them.

To even get Beckam to sit down by the pumpkins I had to give him candy.

But he still wouldn't wear the hat.

Isaac loves doing the self-timer.

As you can see Beckam just didn't want to wear the hat. He's bucking one of the few Halloween traditions I can actually manage here.

Saturday the 25th- houston zoo and the red onion

On Saturday morning we got up and took Pp and Sara to get donuts on the way to the zoo. There are so many donut shops here it, well it's crazy! But they are really good, I think Pp and Sara enjoyed them. Then we went to the zoo were it was Halloween day but we didn't know and so we didn't dress up the kids. Which was lucky for them, it was kind of a warm day, and I was a little worried about some of the kids we saw. They looked like they were for sure going to pass out before the day was over. But there were some fun Halloween things going on that the boys did participate in. The Houston zoo has some pretty cool animals I have never seen anywhere else. I asked Isaac the other day what his favorite animal at the zoo had been and he told me he didn't know, but that we wanted to go back and one of those green ice treats again. Go figure you take your kids to the zoo to see the animals and the most memorable part is the sugar you let them have while there. Although I have to say I quite enjoyed the lemonade I got at the zoo.

We've got our shades and we're ready to roll.

Mom and Beckam with the giraffes and the elephants.

This is my favorite animal at the zoo. I think he's called a forest giraffe. We even saw one with horns which made them even cooler looking. The boys quite liked him too because he liked to stick his very long tongue out.

Beckam showing off what the forest giraffe does.

Isaac loves his shark shades because he can put them up on his head like mom and dad do with their glasses.

Isaac enjoying his green snow cone. His favorite part. They even had pumpkins for the kids as part of there Halloween celebration day.

Isaac and Beckam in the petting zoo grooming some goats.

Pp, Sara, and Dad all washing there hands off in the large trough outside the petting zoo.

Beckam was getting just a little grummpy near the end of the trip so we decided to make one last stop and then leave. Of course he fell asleep at that one last stop. So he and I hung out in the shade while everyone else went to see the monkeys that we had skipped because Beckam hadn't seemed up to it.

After we took a little break at home we took them to eat at one of our favorite places, the red onion. Yum!

The next morning (after a horrible night with four of us in the same bed and only two of us wanting to sleep). Sam took his mom and sister to the airport. We had lots of fun thank you Pp and Sara. We miss them already, and are already looking forward to our Utah visit for Thanksgiving.

21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th

Tuesday the 21st we took Pp and Sara to the galleria mall. Sam wanted to take them ice skating. It was lots of fun.

Wednesday the 22nd we met Sam at work at end of the day. So that he could show his mom and sister around I think they were pretty impressed. That night we went to California Pizza Kitchen at the Memorial mall so that Isaac could have his honey chicken pizza. It poured rain the whole way to dinner all through dinner. It let up just long enough to almost let us get into the car and then poured the entire way home were it stopped as soon as we entered the neighborhood. Sam had to stop and get gas on the way home. He called before he got home and I answered the phone and he said he was just calling to make sure we hadn't got struck by lightening. I kind of laughed and said no we just got home why? He then told me he just had. That the gas station were he had filled up the car was struck by lightening while he was there. And to be more exact the awning over the pump he was using was what got struck by lightening. He said it felt like his whole body wanted to throw up not just his stomach. Sounds nice huh?

Thursday the 23rd. Sam left town for San Antonio until Friday night. So we got lots of shopping trips in. In the morning we went to Ikea. Then in the evening after a quick stop at home went to Katy Mills outlet mall.

Friday the 22nd we continued our shopping at Memorial City mall. And then that night before Sam got home we went over to La Centera and had dinner and got cookies. (Does that make some kind of record for most malls visited in the shortest amount of time.) That night after Sam got home much to the boys relief we finally carved our pumpkins. And we even made carmel apples which I had never done before but was jealous of Griffeth's so we had to try. They turned out really yummy.

Sara, Sam, Isaac, and I took the job of gutting pumpkins. Isaac thought it was pretty cool and made sure to help with everyone's pumpkins.

Beckam took on the job of the carmel apples with Pp's help of course. I'm still eating them. You think we made enough.


Beckam showing off his handy work.

My camera died and I didn't get Sara's pictures of the pumpkins when we were done. I have taken some picture since but you will have to wait till I get to that post to see them.