What A Fun October!

Wow, the month of October just flew by! We had so much fun! I love this time of year even if it didn't always feel like fall outside :) We soaked up the family time and made lots of memories this month.

• On Columbus day, since P was out of school and Brandon had no work, we went to a fun pumpkin patch outside of Tucson. It was well worth the drive and there was lots for the kiddos to do! We even were able to take a hayride out to the pumpkin patch and select our own pumpkins. We all got to ride the train and Brandon & the kids rode the tractor ride. We saw pig races and played on the playground. We even ate dinner there. It was lots of fun and we all had a blast!

• Brandon went all out again this year with decorating the house for Halloween! :) It looks so good. He is such a creative person and can make idea he has come together. All the neighborhoods were in competition for best decorated house. I might be biased but I feel our house is the best!! Always look forward to next year and seeing what new ideas Brandon comes up with. Its such a fun part of this time of year!

• The MWR here on Post hosted a Haunted Hay Ride & Haunted House along with kid activities and we decided to try it out. We tagged along with friends and let the kiddos dress up in their costumes. For free, it was an alright event. Not too many kid activities and we were not even going to attempt the hayride with them. Brandon & Henry did the Haunted House. I was shocked but Henry was brave and survived it :) They had a kid friendly Halloween movie playing on the jumbo screen which was neat. All in all, not a bad activity. 

• Another night we headed up to the Tucson Zoo for its Halloween event. It was fun! And all the treat stations were a different theme. The line was a little congested but the kids enjoyed it and liked getting candy at each of the stops. The zoo was all lit up with lights and inflatables and music. Once we got through all the treat stations, we ate dinner at their cafe before heading back home. I would love to take them back to the zoo during normal operating hours so we could see all the animals. 

• Henry started his speech therapy this month. He had his initial evaluation at the beginning of the month. It went very well and eased this mama heart. His auditory comprehension and cognition scores were average. The problems he does have with his speech were on the mild to moderate scale. He will be attending therapy once a week for the next several months. Praying for good results!

• Brandon turned the big 3-0 this month!!! We celebrated his birthday with dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings :) And for his present, he picked out a chiminea. We have already used it several times since then! The kids loving roasting marshmallows :)

• We celebrated Halloween with back to back celebrations. The night before Halloween, we attended a Trunk or Treat on Post. It was chilly but the kids loved it and received a ton of candy. Plus, there was a bounce house :) And of course on Halloween night, we trick or treated around our neighborhood. We just did our street and still received more than enough candy! This house has candy galore! ;)

• Henry's class did a Fall Sing-a-long and pumpkin decorating the day of Halloween. It was such a nice treat and we enjoyed getting to see Henry sing with his fellow classmates. It was such a treat! :)

This was such a fun month with lots of family fun activities and precious memories!!! Looking forward to all what it is in store for this family next month!!!