Things We Love About October

I love October because it's the start of the fun fall season. I try to make the most of the cool weather, to keep my mind off the fact that it will soon turn very cold. Anyway, here are some fun things we did this month:



We hosted our first ever "Spooky Night at the 'Burbs" party. We built haunted houses, and our friends brought creepy treats (see the earth worms below!). Of course we finished it off with a viewing of our favorite comedy, "The 'Burbs" with Tom Hanks.

I took the boys to pick pumpkins at the pumpkin patch. Tommy carefully picked out a "Joey one," "Tommy one," "Mommy one," and "Daddy one," and arranged them all on our front porch according to size.

They also had a petting zoo and some other fun stuff...

In other fun news, we made our biggest purchase of the year---a luxurious week-long "staycation" for me (along with the removal of all four wisdom teeth)! What a way to spend a week! And the boys only broke four household items during my "absence"--our cd-rom drive, my sun glasses, a favorite serving bowl, and the volume dial on our speaker system. Hmmm...I guess the boys do need a little supervision after all! In all seriousness, Jon's parents helped out with the boys (and they didn't break anything that day!), and two of our friends brought dinner...we were very grateful for their service!

Also, the boys are taking swimming lessons, and Tommy made a major breakthrough last week (the second to last lesson) in getting over his fears! We were so proud!

Last but not least, I painted our dining table and chairs black! This was inspired by, among other things, my sister's BLOG! So blogging serves a useful purpose after all! I'll probably post a picture or two next time.