Happy Halloween!! & October Re-Cap

October has been a busy month for us. I really think there are more Halloween activities than Christmas but Andrew assured me that it's just because Christmas is more spread out...not sure I agree. :)

I may forget all we did but here goes:

-We visited the Kroger Ice Cream & Beverage Factory and enjoyed many samples!

-Toured the Hebron Fire Station twice (once for their open house for the community and once with our MOMS club group)

-Climbed on tractors at a John Deere tractor supply store (Keegan did the climbing, not me) with our MOMS club group.

-Visited the zoo for Hallzooween with Aubrey's (Andrew's sister's) husband Brent and their son Colton while Aubrey attended Time Out for Women. I attended Friday night with Aubrey but not Saturday...not quite ready to leave Tanner that long just yet.

-Did a quasi pumpkin patch where Keegan selected a pie pumpkin. Apparently he wanted to be able to hold his own pumpkin so he wasn't interested in the big ones I wanted to pick for him.

-Attended a Halloween party with our MOMS club group

-Of course we attended the annual Ward Chili Cookoff & Trunk or Treat

-We also went to a trunk or treat at our neighbor's church and it definitely put ours to shame. Don't get me wrong, ours was great but almost every participant at their trunk or treat had creative costumes and decorated trunks to match. We did neither at our trunk or treat so I have no room to talk! :)

-We slipped in a non-Halloween activity and went to Disney on Ice: Mickey & Minnie's Magical Adventure. Keegan loved it and asked if we could watch it again after his nap. Haha!

-We also got our family pictures taken this month (yes for our Christmas cards. Just one extra child in our lives has caused me to plan ridiculously in advance to avoid self-induced stress).

-Visited a local kids place called Totter Otterville (twice) and rode the train but did not pay $2 to get off and get a pumpkin. The only way I consoled Keegan was by telling him we had to wait for Daddy to get a pumpkin.

-Keegan took his first non-parent swimming lessons which after the first two lesson turned out to be one of his favorite things (he cried the first couple of times).

-Keegan also participated in a parent/child sports development program which teaches the fundamentals of various different sports.

-Keegan and I began a program called HIPPY which is a free curriculum designed to prepare 3 & 4 year olds for school. Keegan loves it and looks forward to each activity everyday.

-And of course, last but not least, we trick or treated on Halloween night. Andrew had class this year on Halloween so I had to handle both the door to door stuff and handing out of candy. It went surprisingly smoothly and Tanner cooperated perfectly, as usual. :) Keegan loved handing out candy, especially since his favorite neighbor friend, Chloe came over to help him hand it out.

That's our October in review--I'm ready for things to settle down around here but I'm afraid that won't be the case with the approaching holiday season!!Keegan & Daddy at the Fire Station Open House

Keegan & his best buddy, Bryce, on a tractor at the John Deere store (apparently nursery workers are excited for them to be separated in January when Keegan moves on to Sunbeams and Bryce is still in nursery :) )

Keegan, Tanner & Daddy at McGlasson Farms Pumpkin Stand

I had to post this picture because Keegan looks so grown-up I can hardly stand it!

Whose idea was it to try and get Keegan & Tanner in a picture with pumpkins? Probably the weirdo trying to hold Tanner up...

Our little cowboy--since we've gone trick-or-treating sooo many times, Keegan thinks it's an ongoing daily event...he'll be sad once he realizes it's going to be a whole nother year!

Our little hotdog--I'm realizing most of the pictures with Tanner are going to be blurry because 1. he moves a lot and 2. our shutter speed isn't fast enough. Sorry, Tanner. :)

Keegan wanted to enjoy some tummy time with Tanner

We got this toy for Keegan because it was the only thing he could do at 3 months and sure enough, Tanner loves it just as much!

Keegan in the balls at Totter Otterville. His favorite activity is the outdoor fishing with magnetic fishing poles but this picture was way cuter.


Swimming lessons!

Somehow amidst all this activity we still manage to eat, sleep, and wear clean clothes...even if they all come straight out of the dryer and not our dressers! :)