BenSpark Family Adventures

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01035 This year’s Halloween was a bit different. I did not take any part of the night off so I did not get to go with the kids trick or treating. They still got to go, however. They went over to our friend’s house and they went trick or treating with them. From the looks of things the kids made out really well on the candy front. Andy was adorable in his Axolotl costume. He even saw another kid dressed as an axolotl, too. He went trick or treating with the kids and their dad. Eva’s good friend Maryana was trick or treating in the same neighborhood so Eva got to go with her. Eva was super excited because a kid recognized her costume and that her a huge compliment. She couldn’t wait to tell me that that had happened. And Allison got to sip wine with her friend while that all went on. Andy wanted to light up his pumpkins but we were not handing out candy so we did not leave them lit up. He got to light them for the photo and that is all. When everyone left to go trick or ...

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01034 Andy is so proud of his pumpkin carving. We always seem to get our pumpkins the day before or day of Halloween. Andy loves to carve pumpkins and he did a great job with them.

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01033 The folks at Super Impulse sent me some of their Micro Toy Box Series 1 mystery boxes for free to unbox and review. Opinions are my own. I made a video of this new toy series for my YouTube channel. More about the mystery boxes. Super Impulse is back at it with your favorite childhood toys in a never before seen size with Micro Toy Box Series 1! Those toys you only dreamed of having can be found in one incredible, tiny toy box. Each of these mystery boxes include 5 mini toys, 1 mini sticker and 1 checklist. The clear top reveals one toy with four mystery hidden surprises inside – complete the hunt to complete your collection! Launching at Target and other major retailers, these mystery boxes consist of these iconic classics from: Mattel, Hasbro, and Spin Master including their signature brand Transformers, Rubik’s, My Little Pony, Monopoly, Nerf, Barbie, and Hot Wheels.

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01032 Today we hosted a family party. We celebrated the birthdays of the kids and their cousin Kylie. Dylan has a Summer birthday. It was nice to have the whole family together. We had a nice meal and some very tasty dessert. Tara picked up cupcakes from Wildflower. They were great! The kids loved having their cousins and extended family around. We even had Lexie with us, too. Andy and I took her for a walk when Auntie Tara arrived. It was a fun night with family.

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01031 I was at Target today and I found the new Batmobile from The Batman from Hot Wheels. This is probably one of the most realistic Batmobiles around. It is a heavily modified muscle car but you can still recognize it as a car. It isn’t completely outrageous. I’m a fan. I really like the look of this vehicle.

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01030 the fine folks at General Mills sent me a great t-shirt for their Cereal Monsters. It is for their World Tour because now, they are a band. They sent this to me for free because I occasionally get some General Mills Cereals to review. It is Halloween so this is the perfect shirt to wear around this time of year. I love it! The shirt has great colors and an awesome image on the front. It is a great purple tie-dye with a list of all the tour locations on the back including Transylvania.

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01029 We received an Instant Pot Pro for free for review. Opinions are our own. Occasionally I receive some great free products that we have been curious about using. One of those is the Instant Pot. We love our crock pot and our air fryer so another way to make some awesome meals would be The Instant Pot Pro. Both Allison and I searched for different recipes. Allison found this great Sausage and Kale soup to make for our first time using the Instant Pot Pro. She was able to brown the sausages right in the Instant Pot and we got plenty of kale from Imperfect Foods. that plus some bread made for a very happy family all around. Even the kids loved the soup for both of the days that we had it. I look forward to making more in this!