Updates and/or Past Lies

Hello friends and family! I hope this finds everyone well and excited for the feast that should be enjoyed later this evening. I have a few minutes today so I figured I would amend some of my past lies, or just fill my general audience in on some updates. However you want to see it. In the last blog where I mentioned our move I had said we would be going this month, however, unfortunately, it won't be this month. The new hope is for January, but I'll keep everyone posted. Also, still looking for any interested renters for the upper floor of our home, you can check out this blog post for more info.

Anyway, with the extenuating circumstances that changed out departure date, I wasn't expecting to see Alan for a while. We never got a new court date in the mail for the case he was coming down for, so we had decided to just save some money. A couple weeks ago, though, I got an awesome surprise on my doorstep- SURPRISE VISIT! Woo! Alan was here for a couple weeks and we had a blast. Zade loved having his daddy home, and the two of them were attached at the hip. It was so fun to have him around and we had a lot of fun hanging out, playing games, and taking Zade to the aquarium. A lot of pictures from his trip are on Al's phone because his camera is a lot better than mine. I don't have access to them at the moment, but here are a few fun ones from his visit that I took:

Some bubble bath fun with Dad.

This belly makes me laugh!

One of Alan's ingenious ideas while he was here, haven't had a rootbeer float in a while!

This is the picture we took right after we found Dad on our porch :)

Alan flew back last evening and arrived early, early this morning. It was awesome having him home, and we miss him already! I hope that everyone has a great Turkey Day, and keep in mind all the things we have to be thankful for. I for one am thankful for the life I have, the people who are in it (in any way, shape, or form), my family members who get me through, especially my husband who works so hard so that I can be at home with my son. So thankful for that son of mine who is truly my whole world, that I can help him grow and teach him new things; that I can see his smile daily, and hold him in my arms. I am thankful for my close friends, for my home, and for this life that is mine to live. I love you all, have a happy, thankful day!

Dem Bones

Having a child makes lots of things more fun. I have an excuse to do so many childish things again- like making blanket forts, running through sprinklers(in the summer, not in October), blowing bubbles, and Trick-or-Treating! I haven't been so excited about Halloween since I was a kid. I never even realized how much I enjoyed trick-or-treating until it was 5:00 on Halloween and I was debating what time was an acceptable starting time for us. Zade was an adorable trick-or-treater, and honestly, people give more candy to cute little toddlers than I ever remember getting as a kid. As if he needs all that candy! (Or as if I need it! lol) He was a little confused with the concept of going around door to door and all of our neighbors offering him bowls of candy to choose from at first, but he was a pro by the end. Knock on the door, reach for the bowl (looking adorable of course), and I even got him to say thank-you to a couple people. All in all it was a success and I had just as much fun as, if not more than, he did. We also went to his first Halloween party this year hosted by my grandmother, aka G.G. (Great Grandma), and Zade had a blast. Getting his boogie on to Monster Mash and Dem Bones, eating all sorts of treats, and playing with the cousins. Here are some pics from the last few days, and a happy belated Halloween to everyone!

At G.G.'s goblin party with his cousins, Rowan on the left, and Owen on the right. (And my cute little skeleton in the middle :) )

Skeletons don't like car seats.

Showing off the costume at Grandma's before G.G.'s party.

Getting ready to TRICK-OR TREAT! (Ignore my sad pumpkins.)

Switchin' tops

His face looked so chubby in that hood! It was so adorable :)

Enjoying the spoils!

Hope everyone has a delicious post-Halloween!