october

1st of all, we found out greyson is VERY allergic to peanuts. :( this does not make a momma happy that already has gluten-free kiddos. he was in the instacare once for a strange allergic reaction, and when it happened again, i realized both times i had shared my ice cream with him. both times happened to be peanut butter cup ice cream. so off to nate's clinic we went to get his blood drawn. clearly it's nowhere NEAR as much of a challenge to have a peanut-free diet, but the reaction is so scary. i had to pick up his epi-pens from the pharmacy the other day, and they are SO huge. i hope i never have to use one of those bad boys on my little man. ah well, life goes on.....

october!

we are SO lucky to live right down the street from the pumpkin patch. it was fun to just walk down and let the kids play in the corn pit, mazes, see the animals, etc... and the weather was so nice last month! halloween was fun, with TOO much candy, and TOO many festivities. the kids traded their candy in at the dentist and bought the mckenna movie they've been wanting forEVER with the money. sigh...this house is finally candy free!!!

 corn pit fun! (way cleaner than a sand box)

 greyson following emma in the kiddie maze

 hayride!

 1st snow of the year. emma was lucky enough to not have school, so she played in it for an hour or so before it melted.

 pumpkin carving. cait and nate carved pumpkins the traditional way. abby, emma and i opted for the sticky-free method of just putting faces on our pumpkins

 emma's cute doggie

 abby's weirdo man

 cait's owl, nate's pumpkin. cute, but i loved my pumpkins and that i didn't get super messy!

 my superhero. jack jack attack.

 ward trunk-or-treat and halloween carnival. my vampire and witch.

 cute little cheetah

 cait (trying to keep the too-big-for-her-mouth fangs in her mouth) and her friend addysen the jellyfish.

bye-bye october, SO glad to be moving on to november!!!