October 2019

My kids, especially Deacon, love Halloween, so I try to pack in as much Halloween activities as we can in October. We decorated our house and have been enjoying going on walks around the neighborhood to see all of the Halloween decorations. 

Deacon has really been into playing with Legos lately. He enjoys making his own little creations and ships. He is doing really well in school, even though it can be quite tough to get him to do his homework. He has lost two teeth so far (the two bottom front teeth) and the new teeth are coming in. Deacon has been drawing a lot lately, too! He has drawn and colored a ton of pictures for Halloween. I think it's great that he is creative and artistic, but I don't know what to do with all of his drawings. ..

Emerson likes pretending to be "Good-boy Spider-man" and using his "webs" to trap the bad guys. I have no idea why he has to say "good boy" before Spider-man, but I would prefer he be a good boy than a bad boy, so I won't question it. He also likes to pretend he is a cat. He found some Z Clif Kids bars in the cupboard the other day and is now addicted to them.  He had one for breakfast and lunch I think two days in a row and has been having them for breakfast for several days now. He also likes having a fruit cup with them. 

UEA was on Oct 17-18. We had planned to go to Cherry Hill Scary Hill on Thursday, but it was too windy and cold. We decided to go to see Abominable. I had wanted to take Deacon to see this movie, but was planning on going in November. I also wasn't planning on taking Emerson, but sometimes your plans change and he got to go to his first movie in a movie theater. He watches shows well at home, like Mickey Mouse, but hasn't sat through a movie yet, so I wasn't sure how he would do. Luckily, he actually did really well, and as long as he had some snacks, he did pretty good. He sat on Grandma's lap for part of the movie, which was cute. It was a good movie and the kids enjoyed it. 

On Friday, we went to Discovery Gateway and the kids played and got to decorate and paint pumpkins. 

Somehow Emer got red paint in his hair:

 Grandma Nelson came over that evening and gave both the boys a Halloween book. They loved them and then showed her their costumes. They both have a Ninja Turtle costume, too, but Emerson refused to put his on. He loves being Spider-man!

Paw Patrol Halloween Event at Target:

Ward Trunk-or-Treat:

Carving Pumpkins:

Trick-or-Treating: