October 2017 Happenings

October was definitely a month for Birthdays and a few other fun activities too. Gran's Birthday is at the beginning of the month and unfortunately Reed and I were both sick and stayed home from her celebration. Jon did take some pictures so we could see what we missed!

The next party was for Ryland's 5th Birthday. His parents threw another awesome party, it was a farm theme and they held it at the old family dairy. There was a petting zoo, pony rides, a corn pit, a mechanical bull, and face painting. The boys had a blast and I think Reed road the mechanical bull at least a dozen times. They also both got their faces painted for the first time.

 

 

Later in the month Jon had to travel out of town for a few days so I told the boys if they were good we could have a slumber party on the last night. They earned their slumber party (just barely) and I got to kind of sleep sandwiched in between a log and a heat seeking missile all night!

Tio was the next to celebrate a Birthday and C had a little party for him with our local Kingsburg friends. She made a huge batch of chili and had cupcakes and ice cream Reed could have. Tio gave all of the kids a "hay ride" in his gator and I still don't know who had more fun - the kids or the Dads.

Reed's school got to go to the pumpkin patch on their first field trip of the year and I got to go along as a chaperone. It got off to a rough start when the bus driver went the wrong way and we arrived late to the pumpkin presentation. All was fine though when the kids got to walk on the hanging bridge, play on the play structure, go on a hayride, and pick out a pumpkin to take home with them. It also made me realize how lucky I am with my work situation that I can take time off for these types of activities.

To end the month we celebrated Eliana's 3rd Birthday with a Moana themed party in the park. Ashley decorated the whole park adorably and the kids (and some of the adults) wore costumes since it was just a couple days before Halloween. The piñata and the bounce house were definitely the biggest hits and Reed felt extra special when Ashley got him a special treat in place of some of the piñata candy. We left a little early when Jon was told the score to the World Series game and he requested we leave ASAP before he heard any more about his beloved Dodgers.

Halloween 2017 Continued

After a fun party over the weekend the Halloween festivities continued with Kieran having a class party at his preschool on Monday. Tuesday was actually Halloween and the boys both dressed up Kieran as hulk and Reed as Ironman. Kieran went to his library group with Grandma while Reed went trick-or-treating with his class downtown. A few of us at HMC managed to dress up and Grandma and K picked Reed up from school and brought them to the office to do a bit more trick-or-treating. After work I met the boys at music class where they got to play a special game with Miss Hannah and then we went to Grandma and Grandpa's for our final round of trick-or-treating, a visit with Great Papa Dean and Great Grandma Didi, a world series game, and some delicious chili. What a day!!!

A Disney Halloween

Once again C and Tio hosted an awesome Halloween party for a huge group of us. The theme was "Disney" and many of the families went above and beyond with costumes this year. We were so excited about our Little Mermaid costumes and the boys thought it was awesome that Jon was dressing up as Ursula. Jon was gone for a conference the weekend before and I spent most of the nights making octopus tentacles and a mermaid shell top, I even had to make my skirt last minute when the one I ordered didn't arrive. Apparently we weren't the only ones with Little Mermaid on the brain - the Ketelsens and Suemotos both went with the same theme! It was a super fun night and I'm not sure who had a better time us or the boys!

The Suemotos

The Ketelsens

The Martinez Family - Moana

The Burchett Family - Donald, Minnie, Goofy, and Mickey

The Ikutas - Elsa from Frozen

The Johnsons - A Transformer, two Minnie Mouses, and the Dino from Toy Story

The Parkinsons - Alice in Wonderland

The Rodriguez Family - The Incredibles

The Parkinsons - Aladin

The Loveless Family - Mouseketeers and Mickey Mouse

The Thiessens - 101 Dalmations

The Huerta Family - Peter Pan

The Mounts - Snow White

The Big Fresno Fair 2017

Stars aligned and Jon and I had an afternoon that we could both be away from the office and Reed had an early release from school so we headed to the fair with the boys. We hit up the kiddy rides, a not so kiddy ride, the horse races (the boys were obsessed), visited Megan who was showing Peter Porker for her high school FFA program, a log rolling demonstration, the agriculture displays, and of course some carnival games. The boys had a blast and so did Jon and I. We have big plans of spending an afternoon at the horse races with the boys next year and can't wait to do it all again!