I Heart October!

October and March are my two favorite months of the year in Arizona. The weather is quite picturesque and there are more fun things to do. First off, I really like decorating for Halloween. I like that we have a whole month to enjoy before the actual holiday. These are the fun items that adorn my house.  

 

We decided to decorate our door into a monster. Grant named it 'Misty the Monster'. It's made out of streamers, paper plates, cardstock, and painter's tape--everything we already had on hand.

 Afternoon playtime with my boys.

 Grant went on a date with Grandma Norine last week and went to look around the Disney store. Turns out, if you're the first one there before they open, you get to be the magic Mickey for the day. Who knew right? They pick one child to wear the Mickey hat and robe, hold the magic pixie dust, turn on the lights, open the door, and be the first one inside. They gave Grant a free Mickey lanyard and made him feel so special. What a fun outing for his grandma date!

 My boys are slowly learning to share--it's a long process but we're getting there. Preston is old enough now that he wants ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that Grant has. He does not want to miss out that's for sure.

 Over conference weekend we pulled out the 4-wheelers at grandma and grandpa's house and took a little ride--such fun for the boys.

 Rachel and Mike were in town which was a blast. Grant loves these two and cried and cried when they left to return to Vegas.

 Preston took his first official ride on a 4-wheeler. He seemed to like it and rode around with his mouth wide open. (For my kids, that means they're excited and happy!)

 We had to stop at Home Depot between conference sessions for some air filters and they happened to have a kids project going on. What a fun, free surprise! Rachel and daddy helped Grant build an airplane.

Six months had passed so it was time to visit our favorite pediatric dentist again. I talked it up a lot and Grant did fabulously! I was so pleased. He did x-rays (for the first time), the cleaning, the fluoride, and the doctor's exam. No cavities here. Woo hoo. (Of course it helps that the staff/doc are incredible with little kids, they have movies playing on the ceiling, they give stickers and prizes, and the office is decorated for kids' enjoyment.)

Way to be brave big boy. The staff kept saying , "Wow, is he always this happy?" To which I replied, "no, but I wish he were!" =) We made our next appointment for 6 months from now and it's crazy to think we'll probably have a one-month-old in our family by then.