Since we all know that I love fall, let's check out some of my favorite fall festivities from the month of October!
I let Daniel paint for the first time! I'm not a good pumpkin carver, so we went the painting route this year. I'd say it was a hit!
We got invited over to Mimi and Pa's house to make apple cider! Daniel had lots of fun helping Pa (and being ornery and NOT helpful at other times!) It was a really special day though, and Daniel still talks about Pa and apples!
Plus he got to have fun with Mimi when she got home from work too!
We took him to a Trunk or Treat at a church in Cedar Rapids this past weekend. He had so much fun, and I was very proud of him for telling everyone, "Sanks!" when they gave him candy.
They even had a little photo booth set up. :)
We also went to a small pumpkin patch down the road from my parent's house. It was freezing cold and Daniel was not being a willing participant in most things, so it was a short lived trip, but I still ended up with a few good pictures.
And of course, last but not least...HALLOWEEN!!!
I was kind of bummed out because Jacob's school had parent teacher conference scheduled last night. I mean, really!? On Halloween? So, out of all the fall things we did, he didn't get to do any of it with us. I'm really glad that we got to take a trip to the St. Louis Zoo as a family though!
I was really up in the air about taking Daniel out. We did buy some treats to pass out to the kiddos at the Y though! It was rainy and dreary for most of the day, but the temperature was so perfect. It was over 60 degrees! I put Daniel down for his nap and as the afternoon went on, I knew that I REALLY wanted to take him out. I am apparently a 5 year old at heart and eventually started feeling giddy! The rain had even pretty much stopped! I remember as a kid coming home from school and being so antsy to get out and trick or treat. I'm not gonna lie. I totally felt that way last night! I got Daniel all dressed up to head to a trunk or treat and it started raining as soon as we got outside, so only indoor pics!
I remembered from last year that the line to get in was really long, so we left early to get there. I put Daniel in the stroller to save some sanity. We had to wait awhile, but they did let people in about 5 minutes early. I had the canopy over Daniel and an umbrella over me and the rest of him while we waited.
I was really impressed this year. Last year's seemed a little smaller. This year felt like there were more cars and people were in such a good mood despite the rain! I didn't encounter one grumpy person. The church was handing out umbrellas to those who needed one. People were bumping into each other with umbrellas and would just smile and say, "No worries!" if they got bumped into. Daniel got lots of candy and compliments. We didn't get any questionable tracts in his bucket this year, but 2 very nice ones. (Seriously...last year he got a comic tract about a little kid in hell and he was like, "Grandpa! What are YOU doing here?" Umm...) It was just all in all a very fun experience, even though we were very wet!
Even as I walked across the road to get to the car I encountered kindness. The car was in a gravel lot clear towards the back. I was only about 6 cars away and the stroller just kept getting stuck and sinking into the mud and rocks. There was another set of mom's with their kids and one ran over to help me. She picked up the other end of the stroller and helped me carry it/Daniel to my car. It's good to know there are still good people in this world!
We got home and he enjoyed a sucker and we examined all of his candy. I love his crazed look in the second one!
Farewell October! Thanks for being my favorite month. 11 months until we meet again. I look forward to it.
Okay, I'm in for at least the month of November. I read your blogs all the time and enjoy reading them and seeing your pictures.
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