Trick or Treat Party

It's a little late, but better than not at all right? On October 2nd, we took Liam to the Trick or Treat Party at California Adventure. This was Liam's first introduction to anything Disneyland. It was a lot of fun. They closed down the park to only the trick or treaters for 4 hours. Liam was Superman, of course. Angelica was a very beautiful Snow White. There aren't too many pictures because Liam really wouldn't take any for me. So here are a few for you to enjoy.

The Adventures of Liam and Dog Dog!

Yesterday, Rosa and I went shopping at the Mills. Rosa was so kind and bought Liam his first build-a-bear. At first, Liam wasn't to excited about building an animal, more about running through the store. After watching Angelica build her own, he was so excited. He picked out a little dog to make, and did all the steps

Picked out a heart & helped stuff the dog...















put the heart inside the dog and made a wish...















and give the dog a bath...















We named our new friend Dog Dog because that is what Liam calls it! And we also dressed him in Star Wars jammies, it's only appropriate! These two have been doing everything together. They went to be last night, and when they woke up this morning, they shared a bowl of cereal!
















On the way to day care, Liam and Dog Dog watched Tom and Jerry. Liam was talking in Dog Dog's ear and sharing his sippy cup! (sorry, no pictures, I was driving)

Then, on the way home, Liam gave Dog Dog a big hug because he missed him all day. The two rode all the way home together!














For now, the two are resting up to start a new adventure tomorrow!

San Diego Fun!

Since I was on a mini vacation this week, Rosa and I made plans to take the kids down to the San Diego Zoo. We ended up getting a hotel because it was going to be a lot of driving, and then this way we could enjoy the zoo more. Liam and I (Deron had to work :( ) drove down to meet Rosa, Robbie, Angelica and Sabrina on Thursday. We had a great time at the zoo. There were so many animals and the kids were very excited. The humidity however was horrible. I think us adults sweated the entire time! Here are some pictures from our trip!

Ready For The Zoo!





















Baby Gorilla, acts just like a regular toddler!






















Liam's Favorite!















Mr. Safari!

Where Had the Time Gone?

I have failed you all who read my blog. Sorry I have not updated in quite some time. Life has gotten the best of my time and energy! Let's see, what has happened over the last few weeks...

I turned 29 on August 18th. We didn't do much. I had to work, then we went out for dinner at the Olive Garden. It is just another year closer to 30, so there's really no need for celebration :)

I stated back at school on the 17th and this semester proves to be a tough one in the reading department. I think I have come to the conclusion that I am a lifer when it comes to school. I am really only taking classes right now to defer my student loan, but have found that I enjoy taking these online classes and have decided to get an AA in Sociology and Religion. So far the semester is going well, just lots if work!

Deron celebrated his 35th birthday yesterday. He also had to work, so we just went to dinner at the local steak house, Pinnacle Peaks. I was going to cook him this great dinner, but it was so hot, and we all were so tired, we just wanted someone else to make our dinner. But, Liam and I did make him a cake that we all enjoyed after dinner.

Nothing else is really new around the McCandless house. I have a little vacation coming up this week, so we have plans to go to the San Diego Zoo. Other than that, Liam and I will just be spending some quality time together. We plan on taking lots of pictures at the zoo, so look for that post soon!

Here is a little picture for you. Liam and his guitar. He loves this thing. He especially likes to play it in his diaper!

Liam's 1st Pet!

It's official, we have a pet! Or two. We got Liam a fish tank (or shishie tank) on Thursday, and put some little fishies in it yesterday. He was so excited when we went to the pet store. He would just yell out "shishy!" all over the place. We got two female guppies and have naturally named them Thelma and Louise! He loves watching them and feeding them. At night time, he wants to go say goodnight to them and turn off their tank light. He may be too young to understand responsibility right now, but we can sure try to start to teach him!

Prayer Requests

We have quite a few friends and co-workers that have a lot going on in their lives right now. We are praying for them daily, but if you all could say an extra prayer for them, that would be greatly appriciated.

* A friend of our, as well as a co-worker of Deron's has a 19 year old brother who had a stroke a few weeks back. He had a blood vessle burst in his brain which caused his whole left side to go numb. He fell into a wall at his house and laid there for 2-3 hours since he was home alone. When they went to the hospital things weren't looking too good. He had lots of trauma to his brain and he was paralyzed. Currently, he is able to move a little. He is in physical therapy at LLU and is getting a little better each day. Please keep him in your prayers. He is a wonderful young man and has a wonderfully dedicated family that we've known for a very long time.

*A co-worker of mine has recently had to put his wife in the hospital for heart problems. She had cardiac arrest while on a walk with a friend. She had vomited and breathed it back into her lungs, which can cause pneumonia. She was taken to the hospital and in the ambulance, she was revived twice. After a few days, the doctors had found some swelling on the brain and is in a comma. Since this discovery, she has also sad convulsive seizures. As of Thursday, she has been taken off sedation, and she has been showing signs of response, like squeezing hands. The circumstances are unclear, and the family still has a lot to go through. This family are very strong believers and know that everything is in God's hands. Please keep them in your prayers.

Potty Training 101

Well this time of Liam's life has officially arrived, and it was all by Liam's choice. A few weeks back he expressed some interest in wanting to use the potty like Daddy does. A for a few days he would just stand there in front of the toilet. Then last Sunday, he actually went! We knew then that it was time for the potty chair. We went out after church and picked up an Elmo chair that Liam picked out himself. He has been going in it ever since. Most of the time we have to ask him if he needs to go pee-pee, but there are many times that he will come up to us, pull up his shirt and say, " I go pee-pee?" He always has to wipe and helps us empty out his chair into the big potty and we say bye bye. This will probably be a long road till he is fully on his own, but for now, it's a start. And a start that we are happily encouraging! I don't really have pictures of Liam on the potty... can post some if you all want to see, but I think we all know what going to the potty looks like :)