The countdown to our first California Halloween has been filled with those fun, adorable moments that are the sweet blessings of having kids (those moments that help to make up for the lack of sleep, freedom and disposable income). For the school Halloween parade both kids wanted to be ninjas and thanks to Ben’s karate class and a loaner from Baker Noe (or as we call him, Clara’s future husband) all Leah had to do was cut a few sashes to make their ninja dreams come true.
October in Santa Barbara is gorgeous. It was the reason all those years ago that we decided on an October wedding. Pumpkin carving on the deck was a hit and we told the kiddos to take in the view, because whether they realize it or not now—we will always remember our Halloween carving pumpkins with the ocean, sunshine and city (and Mark’s rockin’ Halloween playlist) all around us. We teared up looking at Ben and Clara, round pumpkins sitting in front of those cute faces and told them how many years we had dreamed of moments like this as a family, at which point they looked at us like we were crazy, looked at each other and started laughing. Sweet blessings abound.
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