October was even busier than September.
At the very beginning of the month, we made our first trip to Vala's Pumpkin Patch. I had always refused to take the boys here because it would cost $50 for the entire family to go. I had no idea that it was way more than a pumpkin patch. We went this year and had an amazing time. We went in the late afternoon, with the intentions of staying until it closed. We wanted to do the hayrack ride at night and enjoy the evening. There was so much to do there and we had a blast. We will definitely be going back.
After that in mid-October, I went to Denver with my friend Sherry. We went to visit my sister, but also to run the Denver marathon. I ran the half this year and really enjoyed it. The weather while we were there was perfect. We did a ton of shopping, relaxing and eating. I can't wait to go back to visit again. We spent a lot of time at the Coach store, where I got a purse and some more for my birthday! Love that store.
Charlie lost another tooth this month...this one was a big one. It was his top front tooth! The other front tooth is now loose and will be falling out soon. So he will officially be able to say he wants his two front teeth for Christmas.
Next, was something we weren't planning for. Jack had an allergic reaction to penicillin towards the end of the month. It started out as hives and a horrible rash that began on his legs and stomach. The next day it had spread all over his entire body. His feet, hands and knees hurt and were all swollen. He had a fever of 102 for days and a few days after it had started things weren't any better. They just kept getting worse. His eyes and face were even swollen. The poor guy was itchy and miserable. The Friday night after Jack had the allergic reaction, I went to the store. While there, Doug called to say Charlie had stuck his hand in an ice chip maker. I rushed home and we took him to the ER. He was hysterical and Doug and I were both nervous wrecks. He cut his hand up pretty badly. He received many stitches and to make a long story short, he is healing pretty well and is on the mend. It was a learning experience for him!
At the end of the month was Halloween. Charlie dressed as a Shadow Trooper from Star Wars and Jack dressed as Darth Vader. We had a laid back day---carving pumpkins, some baking and dinner. My mom and Bob came to eat with us and held down the fort while we took the boys trick-or-treating. It was a chilly night, but we had a great time. Halloween was on a Sunday, so we had to call it a night fairly early to head to bed.
