Halloween

 Quarantine Halloween. We didn't put out our usual Halloween decorations and scare crow this year. We decided since the Covid19 numbers are on the rise again to skip trick-or-treating. The boys don't really care to trick-or-treat anyway. Instead we each wore our Harry Potter hat that represents each of the Hogwarts houses. The boys each had a cape and wand. I made 4 recipes from their Harry Potter cook book and we watched some Harry Potter movies (inbetween Jason's UFC fights).  The boys also played with Raheem, Landry, Isaiah and Declan during the day.  All in all it was a fun Halloween!

Our Harry Potter dinner (that the boys picked out): Queen Elizabeth's cream soup, rosemary and garlic potatoes, roast beef, green beans and cooked carrots and onions.  Desert was chocolate bottom pumpkin tarts.

first snow fall

 October 25, first snow fall. The boys and Piper had fun playing in the snow.  I made some Christmas decorations inside.  Kaiden's top front tooth is super loose... we might have a  jack-o-lantern this year.

Kaiden's 4-wheeler

 The boys had a sleep over at our house with Raheem and Landry. I love how well these boys get along. They always ask to sleep in the playroom (basement) when they stay over.

Kaiden said he really wants a 4-wheeler for Christmas.  We sold Connor's and mine a while ago. Connor had a 2-stroke which stunk.  I loved mine, but Jason didn't think it had enough power.  So, currently we just have Jason's left, which we use for plowing snow. We have been looking for a used quad for Kaiden, but couldn't find any.  We were literally just about to buy one bran new and the following day Jason found this one for sale.  It's a 2019 110cc.  It did need a few small repairs, which Jason fixed.  Kaiden was so excited.

John's property

 Piper spends the first part of the night cuddled up to Connor and the second half of the night cuddled up to Kaiden. Once in a while she sleeps in our bedroom next to the bed, but for the most part she keeps a close eye on the boys.

Kaiden, Landry and Isaiah had a tea party outside with Oreo cookies and chocolate milk. We even had Paw Patrol napkins and party blowers. 

I bought Kaiden some new educational games to help learn his sight words.

Fred the fat frog.  Actually I found out he's a toad and not a frog.  We have had him for over 2 months now.   My brother bought 30 acres of land by Blue Creek, just past where my parents live in Chewelah. I never imagined in a million years he would want to live out in the country, but apparently he does.  We spend the day helping him to clean up the land.  Jason and John both had chain saws to cut down the dead trees.  Poor guys had so much trouble getting the chains to stay on the saws.  Seems like at any given time one was chopping down a tree while the other was fixing his chain saw.  Laura and I put the branches in a big pile.  Connor, Kaiden and Ryan were so excited to see each other.  Ryan has been dreaming about building a fort on their mountain, so the 3 of them explored and then built a little fort together.  Afterwards we stopped by my parents house to visit, clean up and have some pizza for dinner.

Kathy & Alex wedding

 My cousin, Kathy and Alex's wedding