September was a great month. I am so thankful I take pictures, because as I sat here trying to remember what went on in September, I couldn't think of a dang thing. I went through my pictures, and everything came back in an instant.
Austin started Karate in September. He LOVED it- had a great time. One of his friends was in his class as well, and they were glued at the hip.
One of the BEST parts of September for me was going to a concert with my momma, Melinda, and Chelsea. We got to go to ZAC BROWN BAND!!!! I guess I'd better change my songs on here so you all can here them.... one of my FAVORITE bands- so I was pretty excited to go! Also was my FIRST trip to the Gorge.... even though I lived here for 18 years, I had never been!
At the end of September, one of my very best friends, Melinda, got married to Brian. It was a beautiful ceremony in Ohme gardens.
In October, we were on our way to Oregon to visit Dad, Nancy, Nannie and Pa. Also Connie and Paul at the end of the trip.
So, Austin had his last day of Karate..... here with his "girlfriend" Carley. (Who happens to be the daughter of my childhood best friend, Amy.)
Austin also had his last day of School here in the States for THREE YEARS! Here he is with his wonderful teacher Noel.
Nannie and Pa are now living with Dad and Nancy after Pa's diagnosis of cancer. Here are Austin and Sydney camping out with Nannie and Pa watching t.v.
This is one of Austin's favorite parks. It just so happens to be quite close to Gramps' house!
We also went to the river. Didn't stay long because it was FREEZING!!!
It's crazy how beautiful Fall can be!!
Nancy aka Grammie also had her 35th birthday while we were there ;o) She chose to celebrate at the new Red Lobster in town. YUM!
And of course.... Gramps got pampered!
Arts and crafts for the kiddos! We left Gramps and Grammie with some artwork to decorate their house for fall.
The kids were so cute one morning. For some reason they wouldn't come out of the bedroom until their pancakes were done. So Sydney crawled out of the pack n play and into bed with Austin. They laid there and talked and giggled for a good 45 minutes. It was pretty cute to see.
Then, off to Bend, OR to see Auntie Connie and Uncle Paul!
Here's Austin at the Smith Rock corn maze. It was a Star Wars Theme, so Austin was beyond excited.
End of the day
Zoo Train Ride. Austin was super excited to ride on the Giraffe. Sydney on the other hand just wanted to get out to go play in the dirt. All. Day. Long.
Back home to Washington just in time for Halloween. Both kids were/are sick, so it was a very low key, mellow Halloween this year. Austin didn't even want to carve pumpkins! Even so, they were pretty cute! Austin was Optimus Prime, and Sydney was a Hello Kitty Witch.
We took the kids to a Halloween kiddie carnival one night for about an hour before Austin's fever returned. Then on Halloween, I ended up having to take Sydney to the doctor and found out she came down with a double ear infection (again) along with some pretty swollen tonsils. So she and I stayed home while Nana and Papa took Austin trick or treating.
Austin got to see his cousins on Halloween. Tanner, Bryce, Hailey and Maddi. Austin adores him.
So that brings us right to November! Time is starting to fly now. And it's only going to go faster in the next few weeks. 43 days until Bryant returns- and we couldn't be more excited!
The movers will be here shortly to pack our stuff to ship to Germany, and I will be having to make a trip to Seattle to ship our vehicle as well.
In the middle of this month we are going to make a short trip back to Mountain Home to see some friends before we leave for Germany, so we are all excited about that.
Another biggie of this month is Sydney is going back in for surgery. She will be getting tubes in both ears again as well as adenoid removal. Hopefully this will be the end of our bad luck this year! ;o)
Well that's all for now!! Stay tuned. =)
xoxo
k.
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