An October Evening..

..more commonly called HALLOWEEN..

..or, if you live in Utah, and Halloween falls on a Sunday..

HALLOWEEN EVE..

Meredith, Dave, Bea & Sam came down to

Trick or Treat with us!!

So Fun!

So Cold! {it snowed just before we left}

So Sick! {Dave Richards, that is}

Not our best photos..

But proof that we did it!!

Maleficent, Rapunzel,

Bea the Bee, and a Skeleton..

{and Mere.. she just has to get in the pics..}

An October Morning..

October 30, 2010

We had an amazing, wonderful morning!

We were able to go through the Bountiful Temple with my sister,

Meredith, as she got her endowments!

We love Mere & Dave so much, and are so excited that they can go to the temple together!!

Dave, Meredith, Marci, Davy

*just so you don't think me TOO tacky,

somehow I lost my black nylons in the temple..

Marci & Davy

Dave & Meredith

The Parentals

Marilyn & Mark

Meanwhile, back at the Richards Residence..

The babysitting crew was there!!

The little girls..

..who, I realized aren't so little,

but, it's what we call 'em!..

..Che & her biggest fan..

..the girlies..

Sam was there, just not in the "photo" mood!

What a great day!

Congratulations, Meredith!!

WDW, day 9 - and done!

October 17, 2010 LAST DAY!!

Animal Kingdom

I always have a really hard time heading home, especially from WDW, because it's never quite decided when we'll be returning..

{plus, I have to pack.. UGH}

As we were heading out of the room,

we snapped a couple pictures of our various towel sculptures..

{we always leave them around the room,

somehow we don't have the heart to take them apart}

..lovebirds & mouse..

..puppy..

..small birds by our toothbrushes..

The girls posing by our room..

We had a FANTASTIC location this time!!

{right by the main building -

if you've ever stayed on Disney property

and seen how huge each property is,

(Riverside itself is 2,048 rooms)

you can appreciate how excited we were to be

right next door!!}

For our last day,

we decided to focus on

Animal Kingdom one more time..

Miss Adi

.Kilimanjaro Safaris..

..getting treats & dancing..

{is Davy telling me I can only have one??}

..touring the Yeti Museum..

..THAT is a big foot..

Expedition Everest!!

{please enjoy my

"having-fun-taking-pics-

while-on-a-roller-coaster.."}

..a final shot!!..

**have I mentioned we LOVE Disney???**

WDW - day 8 - we think it's GREAT!!

October 16, 2010 - day 8

Epcot & Magic Kingdom

We were anxious to get to Epcot

so we could continue our Kim Possible missions..

This time with Dad!!..

While Chelsea & Savannah went to trade in our faulty Kimmunicator..

..Adi found Mulan!!..

..and then she found her daddy!!..

..and a lion!..

..patiently waiting..

..what for?..

I can't remember!

NORWAY Mission..

..listening to a statue of Grete Waitz..

..what? you don't know who she is??..

..she happens to be a famous Norwegian marathoner..

..watching for more clues!..

..somehow this loaded upside down..

..my fam on the cover of a

Norwegian Fashion Magazine!!

..getting ready..

..to see this red flag fly

on top of an old Viking ship..

..Savannah relaying her message..

..to receive..

..the code!..

..had to send a photo of this..

..a picture sent to the "Kimmunicator"..

..watching the picture change from this..

..to this screen..

Mission Complete!

CHINA Mission..

..listening to clues..

..a cool model of the

Terrcotta army in China..

..consulting a Chinese lion statue..

..in this window the display turned around..

..to reveal a cute little cricket

with an important Chinese symbol..

..pretty sure Davy

was more interested in having his picture taken

than in seeing..

..this jade statue rise out of the pond..

Mission Complete!

One of my "Character Goals" at Disney?

Mary Poppins.. in her white dress..

Finally - I can check that one off!!

..having a "nanny" conversation

with the children..

My favorite?

She asked Chelsea,

"do you keep your room tidy?"

Chelsea replied,

"Mostly"

to which Mary Poppins said,

"Well, at least you're honest."

My gals in the UK

with Mary Poppins..

And how could we pass up Adi's favorite princess??

{especially with a short line??}

{over in France,

and yes, we had just finished at the Patisserie..}

MEXICO Mission..

..giraffe sculptures helping out..

..this macaw had the next clue..

..quick sombrero break..

..they made that guitar play!..

..you can't tell,

but they made the far away volcano erupt!..

Last Mission Complete!

{as a side note,

if you were to try this,

you don't have to do all 7,

we just loved it and CHOSE to..}

If you can't tell,

we highly recommend the "Kim Possible" activities..

Our one suggestion??

Update?

Disney doesn't even show KP anymore..

We think Agent P would be a lovely alternative..

Finished!!

.."Aunt Matilda"..

{or, we rode Tomorrowland Speedway again}

..me & my favorite "aunt"..

..time for a late-night carousel ride..

**have I mentioned we LOVE Disney??