we have been so lucky that jack has made some really good friends, especially on the soccer team. the boys all went back and forth about going to homecoming or not, but ultimately decided to go.
all the families got together at Brady's house for dinner (they wanted Raising Cane's), pictures, and then they all road together in the Mckinney's party van that they call The Beast.
probably the biggest highlight of October was a visit from grandpa and grandma Browne!
we had so much fun celebrating with all things Fall! the kids took turns staying home from school so they could have a special day with grandma and grandpa. some activities included, fishing, bowling, apple picking, movies, carving pumpkins, making funny videos with filters, getting nails done by Ellie, learning new games that grandpa made up, and going to amish country (for our 17th anniversary!).
on the days that the kids were in school and chris was at work, grandpa usually had a project he was working on. so mom and I would snuggle in our bed and watch British detective shows. it was literally the best time!
chris came in once and took these pictures and we laughed soooo hard!
while they were here, Jack had a birthday!
he asked for a chocolate cake (always the dark chocolate cake from the back of the Hershey's dark cocoa canister, its the only one!) with cream cheese frosting and homemade salted caramel between layers. very good choice!
he also asked for chicken pot pie haha
grandpa knew the perfect gift,
some fishing waders.
they went to a river that jack had been researching for a while, but didn't catch anything. ever since grandpa bart gave jack his dad's old fly fishing gear, that's all jack thinks about! definitely going to take time to get the technique down, but if anyone has the determination, it's this kid.
it was hard to say goodbye to grandma and grandpa. we never like to see them go!
the only thing that made it kinda easier was halloween!
our village celebrates Beggar's Night the Thursday before halloween every year. Since we still had the ward party to go to, we let the big kids go do their thing with their friends for beggars night. Ellie and her friends trick or treated in the Bryn Du neighborhood and made bank!!! they all dressed up in animal onesies. Ellie was a cow (so that she can also use it to dress up when chick-fil-a has their cow dress up days hahaha! smart girl!)
jack and his friends hung out and passed out candy in Park Trails neighborhood while we took Charlie and Owen around to trick or treat there with our friends from church, the Hirschi's. everyone had a great night!
we had the ward trunk or treat the next night and after playing music for an hour from the car, my battery died lol! chris used it to teach the kids how to jump start a car.
since halloween was on a Sunday this year, we kept things low key. of course we had to have mummy dogs, but I really wanted chicken tikka masala, so I made it.
then we had some friends over to frost some spooky sugar cookies. it was fun!
we had so much fun in October, it was a great month for us! but I always have moments of panic when fall sets in because it means a loooong winter is ahead. luckily, chris loves me, and we planted flower bulbs so we have something to look forward to in the spring!
we planted:
7 Peonies (various varieties)
50 Tulip bulbs (not deer resistant or we would've done more)
136 Crocus bulbs
420 Daffodil bulbs
eek! so excited!
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