Haunted Happenings

October flew by full of parties and dressing up.  By the end of the month, I was so sick of costumes and my thrown-together Pirate get up. But the kids love it and it is fun to see them so excited and happy. 

 Zoo Boo

Not 1...but 2 trunk-or-treats! 

ps.  We LOVE our new branch! 

Preschool fun!

Halloween day/ night

8 month giggles and grins

"HAPE BRthDA"

 

Grandpa/Mayor Lewis came to town for 1 night and it happened to be his birthday! (And the first Presidential Debate...) 

We love any excuse to make an ice-cream cake!

Minha Familia

All of my siblings were together for a quick weekend.  It was such a rare treat. We had a beautiful morning honoring my Grandma Donna.  It is so fun to see long lost cousins.  We spent the rest of the day making homemade Butterfinger ice cream (Packard tradition) and looking at old scrapbooks. 

I brought my little cherub baby with me.  He was a big hit.  I am so in love with this little guy. 

He is sporting another one of his Daddy's beautiful, hand-made, hand-me-downs. 

brotherly love

Ollie bollie bo mollie

Me mi mo wallie

Ollie!

 

He is almost 7 months old now!  And is seriously the sweetest tempered baby I have ever birthed.

We loooooove him!

 Once Cal gets home from school, the real party of the day starts. 

He keeps his brothers laughing, playing, and yes, fighting until the sun goes down. 

 Looking at these little boys makes me glad I married Doug Lewis, that one boy I had a crush on when I was 15!   :) 

First day of KINDERGARTEN!

We made it home from our travels TWO days before the big first day of school. 
With a little prep, a Father's blessing, and a little partying...we were ready!  

Cal with his best buddies Lincoln and Shep.

He was happy to have Jake with him in his class!

And I had to get a picture of him doing his job after school.  It was so fun to hear him talk all about his own life... one that really didn't know anything about.  I could tell he was loving the independence.  He even had to tell me about all the "cool" snacks other kids brought like Oreo's and juice boxes and how his snack was not that cool. :) 

Hip, hip hooray!!  It was a wonderful next step...one that we have both been really looking forward to!  (No tears all around...well except Rhett who realized that he couldn't stay at school too.)

Arizona

Lunch and Last Chance with the Mamma and my sistas! Life doesn't get much better for me. 

(We are lamenting here over our identical cowlicks.  A gift from our mom!)

We had plenty of time to snuggle and love on all our favorite cousins!

We celebrated Grandpa Rob's 97th birthday!

It was so sweet to get to spend a little time with my Grandma Donna as well.  She passed away less than 2 weeks after these pictures were taken. Oliver and I are headed back to AZ for a quick weekend to celebrate her and her wonderful life!

And Arizona summers, wouldn't be 'Arizona Summers' with out some fantastic rain storms and monsoons!