Whew, what a weekend! I knew our October would be busy, but man, it is BUSY! We already had Saturday afternoon tickets to the circus and Sunday morning tickets to the pumpkin patch, but then we added in Friday afternoon tickets to Saturday Night, and somehow fit in normal weekend stuff too. I’m beat but feeling happy 😊 And now we are headed into Dempsey’s birthday week, so the fun (and chaos 😂) doesn’t stop here! Our almost-four-year-old is equal parts frustrating and amazing right now. I am either arguing with him about something or just staring at him in awe. I love him very much 🥺

Joey and I saw a 3 PM showing of Saturday Night on Friday and we both really liked it! There were a few corny/tedious parts but for the most part, it was just a blast. I thought they did such a good job with the casting and even though you know the outcome of the show, it was still exciting to see all the chaos of opening night. I need to dig into Lorne Michaels career a bit more now though. I just listened to a podcast on this one and the panelists were NOT fans, but hey, I was 😂 Picked up wings on our way home and had a good dinner with our babies before they went off to bed and we watched Thursday’s episode of BB and half of GBBO.

Started Saturday with the breakfast of champions: ketchup packets! Don’t ask 😂 But then we had waffles for real breakfast, Joey and I both went on a run, Joey did laundry, I made some chicken noodle soup and then we all got cleaned up and headed out. The circus is back!! I think Lydia had the best time out of all of us. She was PUMPED!!!! Dempsey was a little less interested than we had thought, but he still had fun. I’m glad we went. Back at home, aforementioned soup and then we took a walk around the neighborhood looking for Halloween houses. Watched the rest of GBBO after the kids went to bed then went to bed ourselves.

Sunday at the pumpkin patch! Dempsey was off all morning, so he didn’t want to ride the barrel train or go in the jump zone but Lydia had a traumatizing little ride 😱 Both of them had fun in the pumpkin patch though and seemed better from there. Dempsey picked out some white pumpkins for us and Lydia’s selection process required standing on all of them 😂 Afterward, I took Lydia to jump and Dempsey took everyone else through the corn maze before our snack break. The mini donuts were amazing! We had to drag all three children our of Cinderella’s pumpkin carriage at the end but Dempsey got a picture with the princess and he said that was his favorite part 🥺 Lydia took a car nap on the way home and then the rest of the day was a blur of chores (got my car washed inside and out, plus I took both car seats outs and really cleaned them!), followed by a good dinner of root beer pulled pork sliders and steak fries. The babies watched a Minnie Mouse Halloween cartoon then got baths and went to bed. Joey and I watched the Big Brother finale and I’m soooooo happy with how it ended! I’m looking forward to this week/weekend and I hope you all enjoy it too!

Good morning and Happy Monday! We had a good weekend that included a Friday dinner out, a park playdate, the Fall Festival, a family get together, donuts with Aunt Bean and Uncle Wayne, a really good Sunday night dinner and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! The kids are so fun together lately and Spooky Season is a family favorite. We have been having a good good time 🤍

Considered cooking dinner but by the time Joey got home, going out seemed the better/easier option. To Edgewater we go! I tried the new dumpling spot but it wasn’t my favorite. Oh well. The kids ran around on the brewery patio, then, because they weren’t already acting crazy, we got them ice cream 😂 Got them home and into bed before watching Thursday’s episode of Big Brother.

Saturday started with a couch cuddle while Joey made us chocolate chip banana bread pancakes. Dempsey was in a bit of a mood but the rest of the day’s activities seemed to turn it around for him. The parent committee organized another park playdate and I’m really enjoying getting together with his classmates and their parents, even though it was so hot! Afterward, we headed home and got Lydia fed and off to her nap and Joey and Dempsey headed to the Fall Festival at the school. The report was Chicago dogs, pumpkin witch tattoos, games and a haunted house that they decided would be too scary. I think they had fun! Meanwhile, I ate lunch in my own house without a child in my lap 😂

Once Lydia was up, the kids got baths and I made a big fall salad for our get together with Joey’s side of the family. We were celebrating all the October birthdays and it was such a good time. I love seeing all the kiddos play together and we’re finally at a point where our two can play without us having to hover over them, which means we can have actual adult conversations. Also HOW CUTE ARE DEMPSEY, LYDIA AND DELANEY?! 😍🥺 We sang and blew out candles not once, but twice, and were home with the kids in bed by 9. Lydia was wiped and fell asleep in the car, but she went right back down after getting her in her pajamas and reading a few books. Joey and I went downstairs to start GBBO but only made it halfway so I guess we were wiped too!

I got up and went on a run Sunday morning and it was much chillier than I expected! The kids slept in till 7:30 and 8! We all ate breakfast then met my sis and Wayne up on Tennyson. I stood in the long line at the newly opened The Salty Donut then brought coffee and donuts to the park, where everyone else was. The vegan donut was really good! We lost track of time, so lunch and naptime was later than usual but it all worked out. While Lydia slept and Dempsey rested, I made salads for the week. The rest of the day was spent playing and Joey and I tag-teamed dinner which turned out really good and Dempsey ate it all, so I was very happy! Lydia ate three servings of rice 😂 Had a bathroom dance party while we brushed our teeth then got the kiddos to bed, finished GBBO and watched BB but I was soooo tired and went right to bed after, while Joey stayed up to watch the Cowboys game 🙄

I hope everyone has a fun week!