october fun

This weekend, we started our Halloween celebrations.  On Saturday, I took the boys trunk or treating.  Heidi came along too, but she didn't get any candy this year.  Before we could go trunk or treating though, we had to work through Alex's costume drama.  The boys' and Heidi's grammy and grampy took the boys to get their Halloween costumes last week while my mother and I were at the Michael Buble concert.  Well, Alex picked out a really cool costume, I thought.  But on Saturday when we were getting ready to go trunk or treating, he decided that he didn't want to wear that costume.  He said that he had felt rushed and that was not really the costume he wanted.  So, after getting the receipt for the costume, we took it back and exchanged it for a ninja costume.  Finally he was happy.  Well, until later that night.  Then he decided that he had really wanted to be an army man.  By this time I was annoyed and told him he'll just have to wait and be an army man next year.  So, on Sunday, he didn't want to go trunk or treating.  I don't know if it's because he didn't like his costume again or because he wanted to spend time with his daddy.  C was moving more furniture out of our house so we'll be all moved out by this weekend, and Alex decided that he wanted to do that with him while I took Heidi and Isaac trunk or treating.  This time Heidi didn't dress up.  Her costume is big on her and I didn't think she would handle wearing it for a long length of time.  It's supposed to rain here Thursday, but I'm hoping it doesn't so I can take the boys and Heidi trick or treating.

Alex's first costume that we exchanged for the ninja costume

Heidi dressed like a butterfly

sleepy butterfly

now he's a happy ninja

This weekend we also started Heidi on baby food.  So far she has tried oatmeal and peas.  She seems to have liked the peas better so far.  Next up will be green beans and then we'll move on to yellow vegetables and fruits.

Here are some other random pictures that have been taken in October.