October extras

October was a beautiful month. Riser and I had some fun at Home Depot. 

Bonnie had some fun with a mask.

I was able to get Riser to wear overalls for 3.5 seconds to snap a picture before he demanded them off.

We've made pancakes on the rare occasion we have a slow morning.

Something about Bonnie watching movies like this is just so sweet I never want to forget (hiding in another room when anything even slightly negative happens).

Picking up Bonnie from school one day so we could go straight to soccer.

The morning of school picture day. Riser wanted in on the action too.

Making bread

We got to celebrate mom's birthday! Her and Dave came over for some lunch and cake.

The kids had a fun bubble bath in our tub with the jets on.

Riser has been loving Dominoes.

The kids tried on lots of fun costume ideas. 

Bonnie and I have had some nice one-on-one time during Riser's naps on the weekends.

The kids were very excited to see our house got 'Booed'. 

Bonnie and I went to see Eleanor's last volleyball game. It was so fun to watch! And Bonnie ran into a friend from her class so they got to sit together.

Going to have lunch with Bonnie at school.

Riser and I have had some playdates with his little boy crew.

Onward to November!

Halloween

It was fun to have Halloween on a Friday this year. Bonnie's school had a kindergarten parade where they all got to dress up and then we got to take her home early. But first, Riser wanted one last trip to Pumpkinville. 

Last year Riser was enthralled with everything Halloween. He proclaimed it his favorite holiday and had no interest in moving onto Thanksgiving or Christmas. We are not Halloween fanatics so I'm not sure where it came from. We weren't sure if last year was just a fluke, but sure enough Riser cannot get enough of everything spooky/Halloween and still says it's his favorite holiday - even over Christmas. He also has decided Michael Jackson is his absolute favorite singer (because of Thriller and Beat it) and now asks for 'Michael' nonstop.

The kindergarteners were all so cute and Bonnie had so much fun at their parade. The whole school was lined up to cheer them on.

After an early dinner, it was time to suit up for the main event - trick or treating!

They both knew exactly what they wanted to be this year at least a month in advance and never waivered. They were so excited to be a fairy princess and a T-rex. 

And Benny blended right in.

Our neighbors had a little trailer hitched to their golf cart which made for a fun ride, although they barely used it once they were running from house to house.

By the end of the night they were ready to go home!

I'd say they did pretty well for themselves. Happy Halloween!