October Break!

Daddy's girl on the Out of Africa Safari
Holding a parrot! FUN!

Watching the Tiger Splash show
Our family!
Making Spooky Halloween Pizzas
Playing at Airworks with our good friends Gavin and Graham!

Swinging at Tumbleweed Park!

I love having my kids home from school and I love that they get 2 and 1/2 weeks to enjoy in October instead of having a longer summer. The weather has been SO nice and we've been spending tons of time outdoors. Last week on Tuesday we spent the day with some friends from Connor's school. We went to Airworks and played at McDonalds. Wednesday we met my sister at the zoo with her kids. Thursday, I had my niece and nephew over to play. We made crafts, went to the park and played Donkey Kong on the Wii. Nice and relaxing! On Friday we met up with Grandma and went to Scottsdale mall for some shopping. The kids always love going to the mall for some reason. Fine by me because I LOVE the mall too!! Over the weekend we drove up to Out of Africa. We had never been there before. It was a lot of fun. We saw lots of exotic animals up close, went on a little safari and watched some shows. The weather up in Verde Valley was nice and cool. Such a nice family outing!

This is the second week of October break. On Sunday we decorated the house for Halloween. Poor Andrew was sick and wasn't up for helping us much. We saved a few special things for him to do on Monday morning when he felt better (and Taylor was sick). We also decorated some small pumpkins that day and took the boys to the doctor for their well checks. Poor Drew had shots that day. Such a sad day for him. He cried quietly all the way home in the back of the car. My poor guy. By Tuesday, everyone finally started to feel better. We met grandma at Tumbleweed park and ended up seeing a few friends there as well!! I had my 28 week check up that afternoon so the kids went home with grandma and I got to go by myself. That was kind of a treat because I usually have at least one kid with me at all times! Wednesday was another busy day! We drove to Casa Grande to meet up with all of our old friends. It was so nice to see everyone again and it was amazing to see how much all of the kids have grown since we've seen them last (over the summer). We miss them all very much and NEED to get together more often! We practically raised our kids together since they were babies. It would be neat if they remained friends for life!! Now it's Thursday and October break is starting to get a little old. LOL! It's Connor's turn to be sick. Woke up with a fever just like the other two had. Hopefully it will be just a 24 hour bug like the other kids had. We made banana muffins together. I have been cleaning all day while Andrew and Taylor play. Poor Connor has been on the couch all day. I HATE when my kids are sick. We are planning to meet up with a friend tomorrow to play so hopefully he feels better!! Kids return to school next Wednesday. Hoping to stay just as busy for the remainder of the break! Pictures to come soon!!