We had a very busy day. We went to our MOMS Club Halloween Party, made a pumpkin shaped pizza and carved our pumpkin.

Trevor loved rolling out the dough for the pizza

We had a small Halloween party at Puggles tonight. We carved a pumpkin, made a pumpkin craft and decorated bags for the kids to take to the Harvest Party.

We had a busy morning. Trevor had his Halloween pictures taken then we went out to Maricopa Live Steamers to ride the trains. We got there about 45 minutes before the first train left and Trevor was so excited he had a hard time waiting. He wouldn't let us leave the waiting area because he thought we were going to miss the train.

Tonight we went to Trunk or Treat at Crosswalk Church. Trevor liked going to all the different decorated trunks and getting candy. He played some games, won some prizes and got a balloon. At the end they had an awards ceremony. Trevor won the Best Movie Character Costume Award. He got a certificate and an Elmo book.

Thanks for the great costume Grandma!!

We went to the Desert Botanical Gardens and rode on a hay ride out to the pumpkin patch. Trevor picked out a pumpkin and decorated it. He was excited to see all the pumpkins.

Decorating the pumpkin

Checking out the model trains

Trevor wanted to stack some things so he emptied out all his tubs and asked me to stack them. I was surprised how high it got without falling over. Notice all the toys on the left side of the tower.

We had our ultra sound today. Trevor is going to have a baby brother. We tried to take a picture of the ultra sound picture but it didn't come out the best.

We are really excited to be having another boy. He looked good and is growing just as he should be.

The weather cooled down a lot this weekend so we decided to take advantage and go hiking. Trevor gets really excited when he sees cactus so the whole hike it was "see cactus, see cactus." Thanks Pepaw for teaching him the word cactus! :)

While we were hiking he would step on the rocks and they would slide he would say, "sorry!"

While playing on the playground at Puggles tonight, TC hit his head on the stairs to the slide. He has a big goose egg on his forehead and a bruise/cut under his eye.

Craig took the day off and we went to Tolmachoff Farms. This is our third year going as a family and every year Trevor has a blast. He loved playing in the corn, going through the corn maze (he always gets to lead the way), and seeing all the animals. His favorite part though is the train.

Video of Trevor riding the train.

My mom and I took a long girls weekend and went on a cruise. I flew to Seattle Friday morning where I met my mom at the airport. We caught a taxi (my first one) to the ship. We got all checked in and then boarded the ship. I was surprised at how big it was. We had a buffet lunch and then checked out all the floors of the ship. Right before we left shore we had to do an evacuation drill. Everyone had to meet on the decks with our life jackets on. I could definitely do without that part of the trip. We finally left Seattle at around 5 PM. The next morning when we woke up we were in Victoria BC. We spent the day checking out the town before boarding the ship that afternoon. Saturday evening we went to a comedian show. It was hilarious. I laughed for an hour straight. Sunday morning we woke up outside of Nanaimo BC. The day was cool but beautiful. The town was pretty small so it didn't take long to see all the shops and sites. That evening I went to a show called "And the Winner is.." Sadly Monday came quickly and it was time to head home. I really look forward to going on another cruise. Next time I will plan it when I am not pregnant so I have more energy to stay up late and go to all the parties.

Victoria was very pretty. It was rainy most of the day but a nice change from the heat for me. My mom and I walked to Craigdarroch Castle and took a tour. We then took a bus back down town and walked around in the shops and had lunch. We also walked around the grounds of the Legislative Building.

Craigdarroch Castle

There was a big grassy area with lots of totem poles

Can you find me?
My mom with a bear.

The Empress Hotel. I want to stay here if I ever stay the night in Victoria.

The Legislative Building
Me in front of the Legislative Building

Nanaimo doesn't have a dock that can hold a cruise ship so we had to drop anchor a mile off shore and get on tenders to ride to the shore. Tenders are the little boats you would evacuate on if the ship were to sink.

The Bastion

Watching the cannon ceramony

A man plays the bag pipes then they load the cannon and fire it off.

On the tender headed back out to our ship