2nd week of October

 Here are some highlights from the 2nd week of October.

Cute baby Hudson got tired while we were grocery shopping, so he put his head down on the Halloween candy bag while sucking on a sucker.  Hudson w/ a cute fall shirt on.  Nyles and Carter decorating their Halloween houses more.

Piper sleeping while wagging her tail.  So funny!

Hudson likes me to read the book " Good Morning, Good Night!" A touch and feel bedtime book (the animals have fuzzy textures), before going to bed every night.  Hudson crawled over to pet Piper.  

Carter and Nyles earned another stripe on their belts, this time for perseverance.  

They're both working really hard and doing a great job!

Cute "officer" Carter w/ the hat he made at preschool.  Hudson playing w/ some pop-its.  

My pink Mum is finally blooming!

The boys didn't have school on Thursday or Friday due to UEA holiday.  They met up w/ Stacie and her kids and Dave at Thanksgiving Point's dinosaur museum, the museum of ancient life.

The boys operating on my stuffed animal bear with their tools.

Friday, October 15th, Steve and the boys went up to the cabin to help winterize it.  Joann came over and rode up w/ them also (Parley's was shut down due to an accident).  Hudson was a big helper getting things out of the fridge.  Rob came up the night before w/ Dave to help also.  They went fishing for a couple hours in the afternoon.  They also saw a Bald Eagle!

Hudson being his squeaky self.

Hudson telling Grandma Joann a story.

Though it was really cold (the boys wore their snow clothes), they caught a LOT of fish!  

They each took turns reeling in the fish.  

Nyles reeled in a really big Kokanee Salmon.  Unfortunately they had to release it since it's spawning season.  He did a great job though bringing it in.

Cute baby Hudson awake from his nap at the cabin.

Hudson checking out the new propane fireplace at the cabin.  

Back at home, Hudson watching Piper eat one of her bones.

Saturday morning we went to Thanksgiving Point to see their scarecrow festival at Ashton Gardens.  

It was really fun to see all the different scarecrows entered.  Here are some we really liked:

-Bernie Sanders (haha), Mike Wazowski and Sullivan, Godzilla, and a bird scarecrow.

Legoman, another Mike Wazowski, the mouse from "If you give a Mouse a Cookie" book and Dwight Schrute from the office. 

The boys playing w/ leaves, cute Hudson enjoying the ride, and playing cornhole.

Nyles and Carter going down the slide.

Nyles and Carter playing w/ sticks, then going up the slide, and getting cotton candy.

Nyles and Carter w/ their cotton candy that tastes like Tiger's Blood.  

It was shaped like a penguin as well.  It was a beautiful day and the festival was fun!

When we got back, Steve went to Farmington Bay to duck hunt.  He took Nyles, Carter, Rob and our neighbor Jacob Anderson as well.  The weather was nice, and they shot 1 duck.

On their way out at Farmington Bay.

Nyles showing off the Blue Wing Teal duck they shot.

While the boys were out hunting, Hudson, Piper and I hung out.  Hudson started "normal" crawling vs his army crawl that he normally does.  He's getting it down!

He likes to "play" with Piper also, like his brothers.

Sunday we made Halloween sugar cookies again.  We also made chicken noodle soup and took it down to have dinner w/ LuDean.  The boys operating on my bear again.  And Nyles and Carter playing w/ their shark blankets Aunt Diane made.

Great quote.