Crazy Saturday

This past Saturday there were so many things we wanted to do that we had to pick and choose and sadly leave some fun things out of the list. So here's how our day went:

8:50am head out to the park to play ultimate frisbee which was to have started at 9am-we got there around 9:30

11:30am leave frisbee to get on the subway to Coney Island to see the Ascarium Aquarium (we were supposed to leave at 10am)

12:30pm arrive at Coney Island in the freezing gale-like winds and light rain to search for Famous Nathan's Hot Dog place. After braving the mad crowds in the one not on the boardwalk since that one was closed, we tried to eat on picnic tables outside only to be chased back to the boardwalk to eat under the canopy by the bathrooms once the rain started.

BEST BURGERS EVER. And the corn dogs the kids had were tasty, too. Ah, and the bacon cheese fries. And the lemonade. Sigh. Even if the rest of the day were to have been a bust, this would have made it all worthwhile for me.

I love the look of Coney Island. It's so retro. I feel like I've been transported into "Wild Hearts Can't be Broken" (shame on all you who don't know this chick-flick classic) and I wish we'd gotten pics of the closed down Astroland Amusement Park and all the old Freak Show posters. But here's one of a retro-style store front.

And here's another reason to love Coney Island. I can't believe Kobayashi has been dethrowned for 2 years now.

1-2:15pm See the Aquarium. The kids liked the music and the pumpkins in the Ascarium tent and the boys played a couple of games. But the Haunted house was too much for Keahi as was the 3D Deep Sea Adventure ride--the whole reason we had come. He came out crying about how it felt real and how the sperm whales were coming straight toward him. Strike two.


3pm Get back home and shower (yep, that's right, we skipped the shower after frisbee and caught the subway straight from the park) and take Keahi to the chapel for the last primary program practice before the ward party. Jarom fell asleep in the subway and stayed asleep in his stroller till it was time to go to the ward party.

Poor Iz had to make the Black Bean Salad, get the kids' costumes, and cut his hair before walking to the church a couple hours later with Jarom. In the rain.

5-7 Ward Chili and Pie Cook Off. The dishes were pretty tasty but I wish we all could have tried a bit of each entry so we could either agree or disagree with the judge's decisions. And Iz got there just in time for me to scramble to get the kids into costumes while they were taking pictures only to miss it by 30 seconds. And that was after missing out on the costume parade. Sigh. Poor things. But they were dressed in time for room-to-room trick or treat which is the main event anyways.

I was so impressed with the mom who made the Grinch costume--she also made a Cindy Lou one for her younger daughter. And a dad made this cute fish costume for his son. I couldn't get a good pic of him with the hood on but it was adorable.


8pm arrive home soaked and sore with an almost useless umbrella and my stylish-yet not so comfortable--stilleto boots. I think my feet may have died. Just a little bit. After putting the kids to bed and cleaning up, Iz and I collapsed on the couch in exhaustion. Too tired even to veg properly.

So it was a crazy busy day and we didn't get to do all the prospect park halloween activities. But it was great to spend the day as a family. And get free candy, too.