Fun in the Fall Leaves

It's that time of year again when our lawn service only comes once a month. Therefore, we're starting to get quite a collection of leaves in our backyard. Benjamin certainly doesn't mind!

Dave & Buster's

Last weekend we celebrated my cousin's 16th birthday. We got to see family that we haven't seen in about a year. It was so good to reconnect with them. Benjamin had fun playing with Aunt Cathie's straw in a glass of water - which kept me on my toes! I had to make sure he didn't dump the whole thing over! Oh the stress......

Our Little Frankenstein!

Benjamin had a BLAST on Halloween! He woke up to his little pumpkin surprise basket filled with all kinds of Halloween goodies! Later that evening we hooked up with some friends and took all the kids out trick-or-treating. Benjamin had a hard time at first trying to figure out the protocol. The first several houses we went up to he thought he was supposed to take the candy and then just walk on inside the stranger’s house! It was too funny. It took him several attempts to finally catch on!

Zoo

Last Friday David surprised me and took the afternoon off and we headed to the zoo. Out of all the fun things to see and do Benjamin's favorite thing was the carousel. He couldn't get enough of it and would cry each time we walked by it because he more, more, more!

NKOTB

Natalie and I had a blast at the New Kids concert last week. We had great seats - we were in the perfect position to see them going in and out of their dressing room in between songs at the side of the stage...kind of took the mystery out of how it all works behind the scenes! It was fun though. I actually think we had more fun making fun of all the crazy fans (women my age acting like total fools). Good times!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a Pumpkin patch last weekend (his 2nd one this season). Benjamin had a great time - a much better time than last year. He loved to have the animals lick his fingers. Gross, but oh well - that's why they make hand sanitizer, right?

Stuck!

I left Benjamin in his playroom while I stepped into the kitchen for a little bit and moments later I hear him crying in his playroom. When I enter the room this is what I saw......

He had climbed into one of his old walkers and couldn't figure out how to get out!














The next picture is of Benjamin and Grandpa who came over for a quick visit on Wednesday. They both had on their Hawaiian shirts and I just couldn't resist the photo opportunity! Yes, Benjamin is going for his nose....his new favorite photo position....oh dear.

Michael Buble Concert

We had an amazing time at the Michael Buble concert last night. David was mistaken, we didn't have 3rd row seats....we had 2ND ROW SEATS! It was incredible. Not only is he talented, but he's really quite funny. Frank Sinatra has been my all time favorite, but Michael Buble is quickly catching up!

North Carolina

We took a short trip last week to North Carolina to visit family. It was such a great visit and it was nice to reconnect with everyone. Thank goodness I didn't have any migraine attacks! Here's some pics....