My secret love affair......

So yes it is true I have a secret love affair. . . with FALL!!! I love it, everything about it!! I love the colors of the trees, the smells of pumpkin spice, baked apple pie, grove and clove (Yes, most of these are Scentsy Scents...hee hee). I love the cool crisp air, carving pumpkins, dressing up like silly things, playing Christmas music earlier than most, thinking about Christmas (this is nice to do before it becomes stressful), mostly I love waking up to a nice cool house and warming up with some hot cocoa!! We have been busy lately but have had so much fun!! Here are some highlights of October. . .

---A couple weeks ago I went with my Mom to a pumpkin patch in Shelley. It was fun, they had a little graveyard to walk through and SO many pumpkins to choose from. The kids had alot of fun picking out their pumpkins. Of course they wanted all of them but we ended up with 3 big pumpkins and a few small ones. Thanks Mom, it was a fun!!

----We had so much fun carving our pumpkins tonight! Of course Ben made a scary looking pumpkin and Emily's, and Caleb's were cute (I may have helped a little on this) I think our pumpkins reflect our personalities. . .j/k, Ben is the least scary person I can think of. Caleb wasn't sure of the pumpkin guts at first but after a few minutes all he wanted to do was eat them or play with the knife. This is such a fun tradition, I am glad we took time and did it this year!!

If you look closely in this picture there is even a ghost floating above Ben's head...what a great addition to our little pumpkin family!!! ;)

-----Here are those beautiful Fall colors I love. I have 2 HUGE maple trees in my yard. I love the changing of the colors, but MAN they let down a TON of leaves. We will have fun playing in them tomorrow...

This week we were brave and we moved Caleb to a big boy bed. One day while running on my treadmill I was reading my Parenting Magazine (which I very rarely do, who has time???) and I saw that my crib had been recalled and all I had to do was bring it back to Wal-Mart for a full refund. I was so excited! I got to return and broken, chewed on, climbed on very used crib for a 100% refund of $138.84. So we did and the result has been hard to say the least, but we will learn. Caleb gets out of his bed a dozen of times a night but he will soon learn. . . hopefully!!

We totally need to get him some boy sheets....he gets Emily's old sheets for now. . . poor guy!

Anyway Happy Fall Y'all!!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!!!

And for my Mom I wanted to share one thing I am thankful for, she thought this would be fun to do every week until Thanksgiving, great idea Mom!!

I am thankful for my life!!! I have a great life and a great family! I love my kids and my sweet hubby more than words can express! They make me who I am and without them I am not complete! Each of them have a different way of making me smile!!

Ben---Took care of my kids from Thursday to Saturday so I could go and visit my BFF in Boise. He never complained even though he was sick with the flu most of the time. When I got home he had made me jambalaya and changed the sheets on our bed. He always does little things like that and they mean so much to me!!

Emily---She is so funny and so observant! She can recall so many things that I have said whether it is to her or someone else. She entertains us with her singing daily which is WAY too cute!! She expresses her love often and will grow into a beautiful young lady and probably a heart throb for the little boys, who wouldn't love those eyes of hers???

Caleb---SUCH a Mommies boy and I LOVE it!!! He loves to cuddle with me and give lots of kisses!!! He is so Sweet and so sincere! He is also so expressive (maybe not with words, but with sounds). He can made more animal noises than any kid I have ever seen at his age. Most of them sound so real!! He is friendly and not too much trouble. . . most of the time. He is ALL boy and I love it!!! He will also be a heart throb when he gets older, the cotton top and blue eyes makes him so adorable!!!!

So this week I am thankful to be a Mother and a Wife, there is no greater calling that I could have been given, I may not love every minute of it, but every minute of it makes a mark on who I am and what I am molding my life into!!!!!