Face Painting Fun

I went to my friend's birthday party and mama disguised me as a butterfly :)

Fun in the Sun

Mama's first turkey day

This year we had a quiet Thanksgiving at home with just a couple of friends over. Mama decided to cook the turkey this year and make a whole feast... we all had our suspicions... (I had frozen pizza in the freezer just in case).

This was the probably-suspecting-turkey...

... the brine mixture ...... the unique marinating/brining method the night before ...


... washed and ready to get cookin' ...... some foil technique mama learned from the internet ...

... I helped peel the potatoes :)... the rest of the meal ...

... in the end, it turned out OK :) I guess I'll use that frozen pizza for another day.
The relieved cook!

Grandpa visits

Trick but mostly treating in the city

This year I was lucky enough to have TWO chances to go trick-or-treating! First, I went to the Fisherman's Warf with my friend Sara where we picked up a couple pumpkins (for free!) and then hit the shops for some treats!


Later, mama and I went to a pumpkin patch to pick up some BIG pumpkins that we could carve.
We really got into the Halloween spirit :)

These poor suckers don't know it... but they're next!For Halloween night I went to my friend's house for a spooky party, and then we all went out together to see how much candy we could slyly coerce from unsuspecting grown-ups using our innocent sweet faces :) Boy, did it work!



We saw some original costumes like this recycling bin... (that's how you know you're in California!)

... and this sushi!!! Overall, I'd say it was a very lucrative night :) Mmmm!