Halloween

Pumpkin Patch

Party at the Park

Rigby had a preschool Halloween party at the park but was MIA most of the time-so there are no pictures of him.  Scott did capture some good pictures of Adeline showing us her daredevil moves on the roller slide though.

She also loves the swings at this park.

 Here is Reuben hanging out in the stroller with his piercing blue eyes.

Carving Pumpkins

We did not have time to carve pumpkins on Halloween night because we went over to a friend's house to have dinner and go trick-or-treating with them.  We ended up carving pumpkins about a week later.  Life gets crazier each year and we have less energy, so we did not do anything fancy this year.  The most important thing is that the kids had fun though!

Backyard Photo Shoot 

Reuben was very unsure of his Mickey Mouse costume . . . 

. . . and started to get upset . . .

. . . more . . . 

. . . and more . . .

. . . until he completely lost it!

Adeline made the cutest little Minnie Mouse!

Rigby dressed up as the pirate Jake from the show Jake and the Neverland Pirates.

 He is really into making awkward faces for pictures these days.

He has told me about 100 times that he loves me because I made him "Jake boots."  So worth it to hear those words!

Peter was "duck-u-la"--a duck/vampire--which is a villain from
a duck-themed video game he likes to play.

He really got into character!

The kids had a blast trick-or-treating and Scott and I had fun watching them.  Scott hung back with Rigby and Adeline, while I literally ran ahead (while carrying Reuben) trying to keep up with a very excited and sugar-high Peter.  He probably could have continued on for another hour, but we had to get the younger kids to bed so we called it quits.  I love finding and putting together their costumes!  I honestly have more fun now as an adult with kids than I did when I was a kid.  I am so excited to see what the next year brings!  

Reuben's Surgery

When Reuben was born he had a little birth defect on his little boy parts that needed to be fixed.  We decided that September would be a good month to have it because summer trips would be done.  Grandma Flamm was wonderful to come and help watch the other kids during the surgery and assist while Reuben was recovering.

The Hospital

The nurses gave Reuben something they call "goofy juice" that helps with separation anxiety and administering the anesthetic.  He was so slow and loopy that Scott and I just laughed and laughed because he is usually so fast and rough.  I HATED giving him up for the surgery; I did not realize it would bug me so much.  I am just thankful that it was not a more serious surgery.

While Scott and I were with Reuben at the hospital, Little Miss Adeline tripped and bit through her lip.  Kristine had to end up taking her to the emergency room to get 3 stitches.

At Home

Her is Adeline getting her stitches removed while she was sleeping.

 

 Reuben was fabulous during recovery.  We had to give him medicine every 8 hours and double diaper him to keep stool and urine separate for 2 weeks.  He had minimal swelling and was so happy the entire time.  He even sat on his knees and bounced up and down; I thought for sure that would hurt, but he seemed to be just fine.  He only had bladder spasms a few times.  I wish my kids were that great as newborns too! 

Peter wrote Grandma Flamm a letter when she and Adeline turned on a princess movie.  He wrote that both he and Rigby HATED princess movies and that they wanted it turned off NOW!

The kids also loved going to the book store with grandma and reading books too.