Most of my October was taken up with Halloween prep. The boys all had their ideas about what they wanted to be and while I was able to purchase Jude's and Cole's, Lance was a different story. Can you guess what he is going to be?
Building a gun prop out of insulation foam:
Body armor built around football pads, made with foam and shaped with a heat gun:
Our back porch was turned into a painting studio for a few days. Thank goodness there were some nice warm days!
Foot pieces starting to come together:
I think I made about 10 trips to Lowe's while I worked on Lance's costume. Do you think I have enough different kinds of spray paint?
Yeah, this costume wasn't easy and it wasn't cheap, but it was fun to make and I learned a lot as I went along that will help me in the future. Wanna see it completed? You'll just have to wait.
The wonderful thing about fall in Virginia is that besides being very pretty, it's usually fairly mild and the few cold days that occur do a good job knocking out the resident mosquito population. It was such a nice change to be able to play outside without being eaten alive.
The wonderful thing about fall in Virginia is that besides being very pretty, it's usually fairly mild and the few cold days that occur do a good job knocking out the resident mosquito population. It was such a nice change to be able to play outside without being eaten alive.
Bender is growing like a weed! At just 4 months he weighed in at 35 lbs. He's such a good dog, very smart, and loves being with his family. Now if only we could get him to stop hunting up and shredding every piece of tissue he finds...
Bath time!
"Hey, hey you got something there. Right there. Let me get it for you."
Bender thinks bathtime is great fun. As soon as I turn on the water, he comes bolting in and attacks the running faucet like he's trying to catch the water coming out. He'll stay in the bathroom the whole time the kids are bathing, licking the bubbles off their face or standing with both front paws in the water trying his hardest to play with the kids. It's very, very cute, although most nights the cuteness is a bit lost on me when I see all the water outside the tub.
Jude continues to try and include Lily in everything he does. Whether it's wrestling or running around or watching videos on the computer, he tries to get Lily involved.
These kiddos love each other and have a good time together while we wait for Lance to come home from school.
Lily has become Cole's dirt companion. I'm not sure what it is, but these kids are attracted to dirt like magnets. They could spend hours upon hours digging around and exploring.
Eww. Don't eat it.
And of course, wherever the kids are, Bender has to be there, too.
Ready for some Halloween!
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