Halloween at Disneyland!

Sheri, the Kids, Maria and I met at Disneyland on Wednesday to celebrate Maria's Birthday... I think she is 27 now ;-) the whole place was decked out for Halloween... it was so cool!

The kids found an awesome cannon to climb on so I jumped in for a pic... wow even Paige is smiling in this one... they are so darn cute...

After riding pirates of the Caribbean we had some dinner over in New Orleans Square... the line was long but totally worth the wait...

The big kids had sourdough bread bowls filled with hot clam chowder... it was a welcome meal on a chilly October night...

The bread was so delicious! Maria convinced me that we are not to be judged for buttering AND salting our bread before we eat it... I like they way she thinks...

I couldn't help myself... after I ate the soup out I even grubbed on the bottom of the bowl... so good with the mushy clam-chowdery inside and crusty outside...

Once it got dark there were awesome orange lights in all the trees... Disney really goes all out for holidays... I can't wait too see what they do for Christmas... I am really getting a lot of use out of my pass this year... its a great place to hang with the people you love...

Amazing Cake...

One of the guys in the office brought in a cake his wife made. It was carrot raisin with walnuts the top layer of frosting was so amazingly thick I could not resist. I had 2 pieces yesterday and another piece today... I can't stop...HELP I am slipping into obesity...

Fire Drill!

Ugg today we had a fire drill at work and I had to walk down 5 flights of stairs with the loudest "whoop whoop" blaring out of the alarms...

Then it was freezing outside...

I always wonder if people will really act calmly in a real fire or earthquake or if everyone will just run each other over as they race down the stairs...

Grillin and Chillin...

After a long day of car shopping with dad I decided to grill up some salmon and chicken for work lunches this week...

I used my favorite seasonings... they will be awesome.... I felt a little cheated that I couldn't eat them right away...

for the chicken McCormick Spicy Montreal Steak Seasoning...

For the salmon Emiril's Fish Rub

Of course I used my handy dandy meat thermometer... so important to make sure the protein is really done in the middle... nothing more nasty than a raw middle...

Knott's Scary Farm...

Last night Mimi and I went to Knott's Scary Farm and had a BLAST... I have not been in years... They had the mazes they put together each year which were pretty frightening; 3 of them were actually in 3-D which made it even more real...

This is a new friend I made while I was there... she doesn't say much...

We went on a few rides, hit most of the mazes up and saw a show... it was a fun night! I am a little hoarse today from all the screaming...

It sure doesn't....

Catalina...

It was cold and stormy yesterday but the view out to Catalina from the toll road was amazing... I only see the island 5 or 6 times a year... this was one of those rare occasions...