October 31, 2011

oN HaLlOwEeN (& Baton Rouge zoo)

May the force be with you.

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At the ward trunk or treat, Xander found Darth Maul from Star Wars 




We have been having a great time celebrating Halloween this year!

We went to Boo at the Zoo up in Baton Rouge with some of our friends. All the kids have 2 costumes this year, due to the fact that we found screaming deals, & Xander really wanted to be a ninja.
Claire was not so happy for that pic.
Claire as Tinkerbell... a little more girly than Yoda.
Here some friends were over playing.
We made lots of Halloween treats to enjoy with some neighbors.



















Hope you have a great Halloween!

October 15, 2011

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Two weeks ago we went on a road trip to here:
and it was so fun and magical! We went on all of the rides, and some twice. We got magical beans that included (besides the good flavors) bogey, earthworm, grass, dirt and vomit flavor ewwwww.
We enjoyed butterbeer, and pumpkin juice with our food at The Three Broomsticks.
Here is a view of the back of The 3 Broomsticks from across a bridge.
Check out Ollivander's! 
The boys got selected to help with the wand demonstration. It ended up that their wands shared a feather from the same tail of a phoenix.  Hmmm, sounds very familiar.
Here's Hogwart's castle behind me.

There were moving and talking pictures inside the castle, magical plants, falling snow, and here Harry, Ron and Hermione were even up top discussing something.




We met some friends on the other side of the park.
and we can't forget to mention Captain America.

Claire in the ball pit.


Xander on a raft ride.

End of a day.

Out in front of the Hard Rock where we stayed.
Fun!
On the drive home we stopped to see a 13 ft alligator, like the signs said.  Too bad it was stuffed.
We also stopped in Pensacola to run around a park and the pier at sunset.
Here's mommy's little "helper."
and daddy's favorite baby girl.