We started the month with a magic show at Hunter's school, he and his buddies were so excited to see each other outside of the classroom.
That weekend we had a really fun double date with our friends, the Dunns. We took trapeze lessons out in Escondido. It was really pretty scary at first. Then quickly turned into fun. Then exhausted and sore the next day. Totally worth it, what a fun experience. Chase was awesome at it, as expected. I did surprisingly well too. We did back flips, hung by our knees, chase landed a double backflip even!
That next week, Chase went with his Dad, step brother and group of other guys on a 3 day fishing trip out of San Diego. He didn't come home with anything, but had a great time anyway.
Hunter had a Grandparents Day at school and Nana, Grancy and even Great Grandma MaryLou surprised him in the audience! The Grandmas bought him a special book from the book fair and came by afterward for a visit. What a special day.
We spent one fun day at Knott's Berry Farm with my parents and Grandma Converse. Skyler is still terrified of the robbers that come through the train, Hunter loves it and tries to give them money. After we left we went to Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor for the first time. What a fun, crazy place!
The next weekend we had our special "steak sunday" at Grancy and Papa's house. We celebrated all the September/October birthdays with some fun games and yummy food and awesome company. Included was baby Reese's first birthday!
Hunter and his class had their first field trip. They took the school bus to the Peltzer Farms Pumpkin Patch. They learned about different kinds of pumpkins, walked through a corn maze, petted some farm animals, picked out their very own pumpkins and had a picnic lunch. Skyler and I came and watched from afar, they looked like they had a great time and so did we :)
We took our new family pictures this month, too. Normally Uncle Andrew does them every year but with crazy schedules we ended up at the local photo studio. Hopefully next year I will plan ahead more and get the quality I'm used to.. :)
The week before Halloween, my friend Michelle had her 30th birthday, so a group of 4 of us girls went out to her family's house in Lake Havasu, AZ. We spent 3 days off-roading with her Rhino, rented a boat, attempted wake boarding, swimming in her pool and BBQing, it was great, much needed girl time. Chase watched the kids all weekend and they had a blast bowling, going to the swapmeet, a halloween 1st birthday party for cousin Max, Bass Pro Shop for dinner, just to name a few. I don't think they had a chance to miss me ;)
And last but not least, was Halloween. Carving pumpkins, pumpkin patch with bouncy houses, Hunter's school parade, and of course, trick or treating our awesome neighborhood. I think there may have even been more people out than last year, it was crazy! SO much fun.
Happy Halloween!
Hunter update: after his ADHD diagnosis, we have decided to start therapy. Chase hasn't been able to make it because of work, but the kids and I have gone twice so far. Every other Monday night. I'm an obsessive researcher and there hasn't been much she's been able to teach me that I haven't already read and tried. More confirmation really on what we are doing and questions on if we've tried this and that, which we have but will continue to try in different ways. Not sure how long we will continue going but at least we've given it a try to see what its all about. The therapist agreed with Hunter's pediatrician that medication can greatly help his impulse control problems. Chase and I have put much thought into this and decided to give it a try. I took the prescription to get filled when we discovered it was denied by our insurance. So after a long battle, we are in the appeal stage waiting for an answer. $200 a month if insurance denies our appeal. So we have our fingers and toes crossed.
