{happy halloween}

hope everyone had a safe and happy halloween. we sure did... maddex is old enough to enjoy it now. he was a mechanic- he fit the part. i was a cat...simple but something & tanner was a retro b-ball player. dressing up for halloween is a must in our house- i think it is fun and shows personality. we were kind of sad that we didn't get to trick or treat in our neighborhood but we really wanted to go to grandma and grandpas trunk or treat. by the end of the night maddex was totally getting the hang of walking up to cars and holding up his bucket. after that- we then headed over to the great-grandparents. everyone kind of gathered there after so it was a nice little gathering. he has been slightly addicted to candy ever since- and knows right where his candy bucket is hidden. i love halloween- i can't wait until next year. :)

getting all ready for the night...

meow.

after a long, hard day in the shop. ha

maddex and his cousin, peter

"the mechanic" and "peter pan"

isn't alina the most beautiful tinker-bell

he would get so happy after someone put candy in his bucket 

i love him... w/o the wig. :)

trick-or-treat. smell my feet. 

m's halloween concert:

maddex had a halloween concert at pbk. i loved getting him all ready in his costume. he is just the sweetest little... i mean, roughest and toughest little mechanic ;) he totally looked the part. maddex is all boy- so this costume couldn't have been any better. he is constantly carrying around a truck, car, skateboard or train. we don't leave the house w/o at least 3-4 in my purse. the day before halloween is nevada day so there is no work/school. so tanner was able to go with us. he was the only dad out of about 20 women. :)

he is so into peek-a-boo

maddex loves "wheels on the bus"...

tanner took pumpkin carving to a whole new level in our house.

he got down right serious. 

*there is actually a story behind this costume... shauna and i were looking at costumes (for the boys) on ebay for days- we couldn't find anything we liked w/o paying over 40 bucks. we would call each other and be like- this one is cute, or what about that one. well, shauna called and said to check out the mechanic one- it is so cute. then we started talking about a different one. well, i slept on the mechanic costume (not knowing she did too) and when i woke up i put a nice big bid on it. i was so excited i called shauna... and come to find out... she was bidding on that one TOO! so we made an fair agreement- i had to go to an appointment so i wouldn't be there to bid again if someone outbid me... so then shauna could bid- but only if i was outbid by someone else... which happened- and then shauna won- by .40 cents! but then sent it to me. what a nice sister. i didn't feel bad considering the next day she got the same one on ebay for about 10 bucks cheaper than mine. :) the boys looked so cute in the same costumes. 

the pumpkin patch.

going to the pumpkin patch, an over-priced tradition. at dollar a ticket, most rides vary between 3 and 6 tickets each. maddex got to ride 2 rides this year... the carousel and the jumper-slides. he loves action. he loves anything fast. so i think his favorite this year was the jumpers. i mean, i'm sure he loved to ride the carousel with me...ha. but i think he absolutely loved going down the slides with uncle crew. he couldn't wipe the smile off his face.

the carousel ride: 3 tickets

the jumper-slides: 6 tickets

until next year...