Hello Fall!!

I absolutely love this time of year! I love the colors around outside. I love being able to cuddle up in a blanket and drink hot cider or chocolate. I love the smells. And I love that my favorite holidays are all bunched close together. I am so excited for Halloween this year because we're dressing Ethan up and going Trick-or-Treating. Only to a few neighbors houses but it'll still be fun. I borrowed this costume from my neighbor across the street and its huge on him! But he looks so darn cute I couldn't resist. When I put it on him, I started laughing so hard I was crying. I could barely keep the camera from shaking to take a picture. But he looks so cute and he loved it!!!

Don't you just want to eat him up? Love it!!! And I also love the activities that go on this time of year. We went to the Haunted Forest again this year (last year's experience). Our friends, the Norton's, came and stayed Friday night at our house and went to the Forest with us. It was so much fun and I love those guys. I wish they lived closer because they are so much fun! I can't get enough! Anyway, Saturday night, I went with all my sisters (minus Amy) and my mom to the Paradise corn maze for a girls' night out. It was so much fun! Creepy scary!

Friday morning, I was getting some stuff done for my calling in our extra bedroom and Ethan just loves to look out the window because the window sill is down far enough he can use it to stand and look outside. So he was playing by the window, as he's done a million times before, and decided to get down fast. He bonked his forehead just right and it swelled up huge!! Luckily, he's just fine and it went back down pretty fast. But he has had a black eye since and it is almost gone now. It made me physically ill when I saw this though.

I hate it when he gets hurt. This is his first real bad one.

Anyway, this week has been a long one for sure. Ethan has been pretty ornery because he's getting more teeth. And he's not taking very good naps so that just adds to the orneriness. Brian has been working A LOT at Scentinel which is great but hard at the same time. But he's such a hard, devoted worker that I can't help but admire his devotion. I have the best husband ever, by the way. He hasn't done anything big to bring this on but I just can't help but marvel at the man he is. Amazing father, wonderful husband and is always so positive. My goal is to be more like him. Love you babe!