October 2012

Now for a rundown of our October:)
We spent a lot of time at the soccer fields watching Will play games.  I was so proud of him because he has some sensory issues that cause him to be super sensitive to the feel of weeds and grass on his legs.  He used to cry if we even came near an overgrown area, but he managed to overcome that to play soccer!  This was his first year and I'm not sure if he really understands much of the game at all:)  He mainly ran with the pack and had a very short attention span with watching the ball:)  He had a few good performances at goalie though.  He never scored a goal but came close a couple of times.  It was a good social/teamwork experience for him and we will let him try again next year to see if he can learn more about paying attention, helping your teammates, and strategy.  He was always so excited to go to his games and had great coaches!

October is the annual "Read for the Record" event at their school.  Schools across the nation gather at the same time and read the same book to set a record!  They had to wear their red school shirts and posed so sweetly for me that morning:)

Mallory has rolled over a few times from the time she was 5 weeks old but really starting getting good at it during this month.  I hope this video actually uploads correctly!

Madeline finally lost her other front tooth.  So, now she knows just what she wants for Christmas:)

I was in charge of the October meeting for Madeline's Campfire Girls group.  We went to a local, fancy restaurant where the owner did etiquette lessons.  It was so fun, informative, and cute.  She used chocolate milk as the soup course:)

Mallory tried our her highchair with some toys.  She liked sitting higher and being able to see more.

October also means Red Ribbon Week.  They have a fun theme each day.  This was neon day because they are too bright to do drugs:)

They also had a mismatch day (I think it was not being mixed up with drugs).  This is what we came up with for Madeline.  Will had his trip to the pumpkin patch that day and had to wear a school shirt.

Mallory turned 4 months old!  She had a great checkup and her next round of shots:(  She weighed 13 lbs and was 25 inches.

Will's class celebrated the 50th day of school by having a 1950s themed day.  Here is Will's greaser outfit.  He was so cute!

Nana caught a good sale at Crazy 8's and sent Madeline a box of fun new clothes.  This was her favorite outfit.  I'm glad my mom loves shopping for my kids.  It is such a blessing to us!  Only Nana would buy her pink, suede boots:)

Next up. . . Halloween!