Family Update

So, we have had a pretty busy October! I'm very glad it's over. Here is a few of the things we've been up to - it's a pretty long post:

Myles is sure growing! He will be two in December - I can't believe it. He is still the comedian in our family and sometimes we just sit and watch him do his thing. He is also a little mischievous and likes to get into trouble! The first thing he does in the morning is grab my phone off my night stand, crawl under my bed and hide! He loves to play games on my phone, but I don't always let him. So he thinks he's being clever by hiding - which works most of the time. Now we know when we can't find him, look under the bed!

He also has a hard time eating - he likes to play with his food. I left the kitchen for 1 minute and this is what I found when I came back. He had dumped his cereal on his head - milk and all! This morning, he had a plate of eggs, a granola bar, and some milk. Dusty kept moving his granola bar and milk and he would get mad. He would quickly place them back to where they were supposed to be. Hmmm.... Looks like he has some of his mothers OCD tendencies!

Myles was a monkey for Halloween - which if you've read my post a few down, you'd understand why :). He sure looked adorable in his costume.

Bree lost her first tooth the other day. The only problem, we couldn't find it. She lost it while I was at work and our babysitter Jordyn noticed her tooth was gone - meaning, Bree didn't realize when it fell out. So, we left the tooth fairy a very nice note explaining what happened, and she left Bree $1. Thank Goodness!!

She is loving school so much which I am very thankful for! I also love spending time with her and Myles while Jack's at school. A few weeks ago, the three of us went to lunch at Zupas - and they did great. They love that place - and so do I!!

Bree was a fairy witch for Halloween - not sure what that is, but we found the costume at Old Navy and she loved it. She took every opportunity possible to wear it...

Jack had his last flag football game on the 21st of October - and I think he really enjoyed it. He is still struggling at school, but I keep hoping things will get better for him. He is really a great boy and I just love him! He has been home from school the past two days sick - poor guy. He is also really good with Myles. I am always finding Myles laying on Jack or sitting next to him - I just love it!

Jack was a storm trooper for Halloween - I believe that's from Star Wars the Clone Wars. He's a little obsessed with Star Wars. But, he looked awesome non the less!

I've been keeping busy with marching band. September & October are really my busy months, and this year is no exception. We have one week left, and we have won all the competitions so far. My guard has also taking the best guard trophy at all the shows. I am so proud of all their accomplishments!

Dusty is still loving work and I am grateful everyday that he has a great job that he loves. He has also been a very patient husband through these past two months. He keeps busy taking care of our yard - Saturday he and Jack picked the apples from our tree. We only got 3 box fulls this year (last year we had more like 7), but that's ok because it will be easier to make applesauce with and not be so overwhelming!! We carved pumpkins the other night, and that's really Dusty's thing. He is great helping the kids while I sat and watched.

This month we celebrated my mom's birthday, as well as my dad's. We went to lunch for my mom's birthday and then had her over that night. We watched Beauty and the Beast and had a pumpkin cake roll after.

For my dad's birthday, we met at the cemetery with balloons that had messages on them. We all wrote a little message for dad/grandpa and set them off. It was a fun thing to do - something we'll do every year on his birthday. It was pretty emotional for my mom and I, but I'm so glad we did it. I miss him every day and still can't believe he's gone.

That about wraps up our last few weeks in October! Pretty crazy. Hope you all are doing well.