October 2008

It's that time of year when the weather turns colder, the leaves fall off the trees and hopefully end up in someone else's yard, and the spooks come out! We took Bode to Night Eyes at the zoo a couple of weekends ago. It was neat, but night time is not my favorite time for the zoo. Not much to see but people. Bode liked the candy. He is a turtle this year for Halloween. It is a cute costume. Tonight we took him to the high school for safe trick or treat night and then to Hy-Vee for trick or treat. It certainly didn't take long for him to realize what is getting dropped into his bag!

We also carved a pumpkin a few nights ago. Bode didn't know what to think. Brianna enjoyed teasing him with the pumpkin guts.

Here are a few photos.

Pumpkinville

We took Bode to the pumpkin patch Sunday. There were a lot of toys there for the little ones to play with, so he was more interested in those than anything else. He did get a kick out of seeing the pigs and goats, and he rode a hay horse!

Now that the weather is turning colder, we are working on getting the house winterized. We didn't really have the chance to last year! The basement is coming along and will be nice to use this winter for Bode to have a place to run around!

Kurt is hoping to get to the bottom of his back issue. He has had a rough go with it lately and now it sounds like he will need to have a more invasive surgery than we originally thought. I know he is torn about what to do. On one hand, he is so tired of the constant pain, but on the other, he knows this surgery may not work and he doesn't want to go through this and have it all be for nothing. We should know more soon.

It's getting close to bedtime and I have a 7 a.m. meeting, so we hope all is well!

Bode Dancing

Here's one of Bode's favorite things to do! Dancing at Grandma and Grandpa's house!