Californian Halloween

This year we used Halloween as an excuse to spend a week vacation in Ca. My mom hadn't seen Lyra yet and I really didn't want her to have to wait all the way until Christmas, so we planned a very fun trip. Ryan even went backpacking for a few days. Lisa loved playing with her cousins and spending so much time with family. We even got to take her to Bishop's Pumpkin Farm--I loved that place when I was a kid! She was terrified of the goats until she saw the other kids using a brush on them. Then she was all about getting those goats. Cade made sure we got out of the corn maze alive and then we went back to the Fieth home for carving pumpkins. On Halloween Night, Lisa was a garden fairy princess. I didn't get very many pictures that night...I was too busy trying to throw together last minute costumes for me and Ryan. We dressed up as a girl scout and boy scout. Too bad I didn't get any pictures of Ryan in Aunt Lisa's hot pink pants. They matched my cool hair. Lisa had fun trick-or-treating first with Grandpa Lee and then with Cade and Cameron. After trick-or-treating, Ryan and I went to a PETS show in Sacramento and had a lot of fun dancing and even singing along a bit. I don't get to see many of Derek and Alison's shows so I was glad we got to go. While we were in Ca we also got to visit with Grammie and have a nice dinner at Davin and Tara's. Grandma Marje and Grandpa Joe came over to mom and dad's and it was so sweet...Lisa just jumped up into Grandma Marje's lap and started playing with her. And Grandma Marje just played right along.
I included a few pictures of Ryan's backpacking trip in the Big Sur area. A lot of the trail went right along the coast with a great view of the ocean. I was so jealous! But it's still a little early to be leaving Lyra for more than one night. We are thinking about another trip to Ca. in the spring so that we can finally go backpacking together again.

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