At the start of this month Camille wanted to be an ostrich rider again for Halloween. I don't think she understood that you can be whatever you want on Halloween. She ended up being the cutest little witch there ever was.
We were driving home from Morgan the other day and Camille was looking up at the mountains and she said, "I bet Aunt Melissa's Jeep could drive really fast on the mountain." It just made me giggle a little. She thinks Jeeps are the ultimate vehicle and can do anything since they are an "off road" vehicle.
Jason
This year for Halloween Jason wanted to be a crockOdile. He is so funny. When we first asked him what he wanted to be he would say, "I want to be a crocOdile, but not a real crocOdile, just a pretend crocOdile." He would specifically tell you that he was not a real crocodile. He was the cutest crocodile.
Jason is really into the show PJ Masks right now. In this show there is a boy who turns into "gecko". His super powers are camouflage and super strength, and super sticky hands. So Jason will pretend to be gecko and will stick to the couches and people and chairs and walls. The way that he does it makes it look like he really is sticking to these objects. It is SO cute.
So last month Jason was struggling getting to bed. There were just lots of tears going on around bedtime. But this month Jason has started to want to sleep in tents. He asks us to put his blanket up around the top and sides of his beds and it sticks him in a little tent. It has worked great because if he moves, then it will fall off, so we say, "if you move your tent will fall off so don't move!" and he doesn't move and falls asleep really quickly. It is the best trick that has ever happened in our family! Plus it is pretty cute of him and the way he likes to be in his tent.
Sadie
This month Sadie officially rolled from her back to her front to her back again. She doesn't roll from her front to back too often, but she did it! It is so exciting to see her accomplishments. She is starting to get so big and I am just excited to see her get a little older. Sadie is also starting pureed foods this month. We started her on rice cereal first. She is getting use to eating food and I think she is going to really love real food when she can have it.
Kevin
Kevin wants to be a good boss and take good care of his employees so that they will just want to continue working for him. So he had this great idea about buying a pickup for our employee Matt who has been working for us. It would be the company pickup and as long as he worked for us then he would be able to drive it around. So we went down this month and Kevin found a pickup he thought Matt would like and bought it. It was pretty fast actually for buying something so expensive. As we went through this month Kevin thought maybe it wasn't the best idea because then you have to worry about who is taking care of the truck and insurance etc. So he decided not to give that pickup to Matt and keep it for himself. I think that the whole thing was a big charade for me so that Kevin can have a new pickup and not his old one. ha ha. But it has been nice to have a nicer pickup that will fit the car seats a little better next year.
That same day we got the new pickup, Kevin took us all out to eat at a little BBQ joint called the Smoking Apple. It was so good! We shared a sampler platter and it was all delicious. It came with some smoked sausage that was actually pretty spicy and Jason loved it. I am always so surprised when Jason eats such spicy/hot things, and really enjoys it.
Jenna
This month has been filled with cooking for me. I fed the missionaries one night and it was nice. I love having the missionaries in our home. I feel so grateful for the sacrifice they are doing to further the gospel and it makes me think about the sacrifice that Kevin did and how grateful I am that he served a mission. And hopefully someday when my kids are on a mission a nice family will feed them too.
I also made dinner for the Beasley family and the Koller family. They both had new babies recently and when you have new babies, making food is sometimes the last thing on your mind. I also watched their kids so they could have a little break. Since I don't feel like I can leave Sadie for very long, I haven't been to the temple in a while. I am trying to give as much service as I can by watching other peoples kids and feeding others. It is all that I can do, like it is my only talent, and I hope that while I can't go to the Temple that I can stay close to the spirit by serving those around me a little more often.
While we were buying the new pickup that is mentioned above, I took the kids over to the Timpanogos Temple. We went and walked around while Kevin was doing the paperwork and it was just so beautiful. I love the temple. It was so nice to be close to the temple with the kiddos. We were not able to stay too long, but it was nice to walk around and enjoy the beautiful temple grounds for a little bit.
Everyone
We all have been so sick this month. Not at the same time, which is almost worst because I feel like it just keeps on going and going. Camille got sick at the start of the month while we were at my parent's house. She was sleeping and woke up complaining that her throat hurt. Not 10 minutes later I was carrying her as fast as I could up the stairs to try and make it to the bathroom before she threw up. We didn't make it to the bathroom, but at least we made it off the carpet. She threw up a couple more times that night and then the next day she was fine.
The next week the same thing happened to Jason, but he is not as good at throwing up. I can have a bowl right in front of his face, and he will push it away and throw up on his bed. I hope that changes as he gets older.
Then this last week while we were in Idaho celebrating Grandma Haderlie's birthday, I got so sick and threw up all night. Then Kevin got it super bad and threw up this week.
It has been so crappy. I am hoping that this is not a omen of how our winter is going to be. I hope that this is the one sickness we get and then we don't get sick anymore this winter. I just feel really grateful that Sadie hasn't gotten it...at least not yet. I am praying that she stays healthy and strong.
Overall October has been filled with joy and love and fun.
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