Blown Away

No school today due to a "tornado watch" and high winds. I wouldn't exactly call this severe weather, but I'll take the day off! As the wind blows away the remaining leaves from our tall silver maples, it reminds me that this month has literally "blown away" too. I haven't updated much at all because we've been busy with fun fall activities, soccer practice and games, and battling coughs, colds, fevers and even mono. So...it's time to get my blog on and try to recap October...here goes!

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We made two trips to Crane's Orchard. I've been going here every fall ever since I was a kid and I love sharing the experience with my boys now. They think it's just as fabulous and magical as I did and still do.

Yum! Hot cider and donuts...my favorite!

Carter couldn't get enough of the old tractor.

The last couple of weeks have been hard on the boys. Carter came down with a terrible fever and was pretty out of it for about a day. Then Sam started getting random fevers and was diagnosed with strep throat, even though his throat never hurt. Wierd! He also had several blood tests and it turns out he has mono. :( Although, he's still stubborn about sleep and won't take naps or go to bed early. (I have no idea where he gets this from. :)

My poor sick baby.

This will be the last picture of Carter with his beloved "pipe". We couldn't find any pacificers last week, so we decided "tonight's the night" and put him to bed without "pipey". He cried on and off during the night, but overall it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. And he hasn't asked for it since! Crazy.

My little brother Alex all dressed up for the homecoming dance. Can't believe how old he looks! This pic was taken at Grandma and Grandpa Frego's house. As usual, this is where we spend most Sat. afternoons in the fall watching the Michigan football games while the boys spend hours building their train tracks. (best investment ever!)

Most Saturday mornings this fall we got to watch Sam tear it up on the soccer field. He's quite aggressive and spends most of his time diving or sliding on the ground. Love it! (His daddy is quite proud too).

Finally, just a cute pic of my boys all dressed up in their Sunday best.

Oh, one last thing. Sam's school and the place where I teach had an all school fundraiser. We brought in the Harlem Wizards basketball team and packed the gym for a night of crazy basketball antics and lots of fun. I was a little nervous about playing because it's been YEARS, but I didn't humiliate myself or hyperventilate, so all in all, it was really a great time. Sam seems to dig it too even though he was up way past his bed time.