October was the perfect autumn month. We started the season with picking our pumpkins at our neighborhood pumpkin patch- the rule being you have to be able to carry your pumpkin on your own. We checked out the Herriman Howl this year, it was like walking around in Halloweentown, Carter was insistent on wearing his costume, so thank goodness we had costumes prepared in September. When did Halloween become a month long event! Mom and I got to have an opera date, first time for me seeing Sweeney Todd- so fun. We took a day trip up to Silver Lake and enjoyed the colorful fall canyon drive. We checked out the pumpkin regatta, and the boys raced in hamster wheels. We danced and debuted our family costumes- the Harry Potter family (Brad-Voldemort, Mary- Prof McGonagall, Jefferson- Harry Potter, and Carter- Malfoy) at our friend party, Carter was quite the break dancer. We had an amazing fall break staycation- starting with a daytrip to Park City to check out the scarecrows complete with pizza and a trolley ride, getting a caramel apple and Harry Potter treats while we checked out the witches at Gardner Village, a beautiful hike to Stuart Falls, lunch with grandparents, and then Lowes Extreme fun, and corn maze fun with friends. We celebrated our Bella's 1st birthday with neighborhood pups to play her favorite game- Bella ball. She has been such a perfect addition to our family. We checked out Halloween houses and took our picture in front of the Harry Potter house and enjoyed the pumpkin walk. We Halloween partied with our Jefferson family and the boys were introduced to Halloweentown- as Angie says the one with Debbie Reynolds- ha ha. We decorated pumpkins and saw Carter in his first Halloween parade, he "Harry Potter" hexed all the parade watchers. Carter decided he wants to be a world traveler and has started making plans and packing. Jefferson is amazing with taking care of Bella and has become my puzzle buddy. He humbly told us one day at dinner he got the "Eager to Learn" award in a school wide assembly, which fits his easy going nature. Bella is loving her sunny morning spot on the swing, her many daily walks, and playing with the boys as much as she can. What a fun October we have had!
