Halloween

Zach dressed up as a turtle for Halloween this year. We don't typically get very many trick or treaters at our house, in the three years we have lived here we have had ZERO, yet all of the Halloween candy still disapeared!

So despite the lack of neighborhood activity we still took Zach to visit our next door neighbors for a "Trick or Treat" and then headed over to Doug's coworkers house to see the festivities over there.

To our surprise there were thousands of people out in her neighborhood. There were kids, adults, pets, etc. Many of the neighbors had haunted houses, live bands, fire eaters, and lots of great costumes. As Doug was discussing this with his coworker on Monday, she said the cops were called. Doug said yea I thought they would need to come over with all those people and chaos, she replied, oh no, they were there to direct traffic!

It was by far our best Halloween out here!

An October Walk

Zach and I went on a walk today. This wasn't a walk with Zachary in the stroller but one with Zachary doing the walking. We put on a pair of Zach's new shoes and started walking. We walked hand in hand to the neighborhood playground then headed towards the pool area.




As we started back towards the house Zach simply stopped walking, turned towards me, put both hands in air, refusing to take another step on his own, but instead wanted to be carried the rest of the way. This was fine with me. As much as I admire his growing independence and new abilities, I am not ready to give up my little baby boy just yet.

Start! Ventura Heart Walk

Only 18 more days until the big Start! Ventura County Heart Walk!

www.venturaheartwalk.org

I have a ways to go to hit the event goal. Personally I will be happy if we hit $105,000 (an increase over the prior year).

If you are looking for something to do on October 18, please join us!

The Start! Heart Walk is a wonderful way for individuals, friends, families, companies and employees to team up with the American Heart/Stroke Association’s fight against heart disease and stroke.

Join us and 500 of our closest friends as we take our hearts for a 5K walk on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the Simi Valley Town Center.

Since 1924 the American Heart Association has helped protect people of all ages and ethnicities from the ravages of heart disease and stroke. These diseases, the Nation's No.1 and No.3 killers, claim more than 910,000 American lives a year. The association invested more than $543 million in fiscal year 2005-06 for research, professional and public education, and advocacy so people across America can live stronger, longer lives.

Thanks to all our walkers, donors and volunteers who have accepted the challenge to help fight heart disease and stroke. We cannot achieve our mission without each one of you!Welcome to the Heart Walk Web site! Thanks for participating and donating online. All the tools you need to join the Heart Walk are right here!