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... and he couldn't have PICKED a better day!!!
Our nephew/godson turned THREE today! Seems hardly possible, yet seems like he should be 5! Our Vinny-monster has surpassed most of his cousins on the height and weight chart, but we know that will come in handy for his future Football or Wrestling career. It was an outstanding day for a birthday, as rumor has it, there will be some fall-like weather coming to our area soon. Perhaps this was the last hurrah as far as good outdoor weekend fun?
And yesterday, we took the boys to Safetyville for their Halloween Haunt. It was much too warm for Devin to wear his monkey costume, but the other two wore their Power Ranger costumes and would rather live in them all the time! The cousins, Supergirl and Sleeping Beauty, arrived before us and joined us for some games and a picture to two. Everyone got tons of loot and will be satisfied with the pre-Halloween sugar high for awhile.
Donovan, Sydney, Peyton, Dominic
Here's Devin: not in his monkey costume,
but monkeying around at Vinny's birthday.
Last week we attended the annual Sharing Parents Memorial to honor those babies that have left us too soon and are always in our hearts. Ironically, October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, as well as the month that our dear nephew and godson was born. Happy Birthday Big Man!
Kristie helped make the memorial special and was included in the dove release ceremony and allowed us to watch the release of butterflies. The kids were in awe.
For the past few years we've made a tradition in visiting Bishop's Pumpkin Farm in October, thanks to Party of Six. It was their tradition that we hopped aboard on. I love the pumpkin patches they have here on 67 acres. Instead of selecting a pre-picked pumpkin from a limited amount to choose from, here, you get a hayride out to the countless vines of pumpkins to personally select from. There is so much for the kids to do, it makes the trip worthwhile, since it is a few towns away from us. It was a great visit, with perfect weather and a great picnic lunch among the not-so-great mosquitoes. I love taking pictures of the kids here. Grandma Gertie even helped get some candid shots for us.
Yep, this self-feeding stuff is going just fine!
Saturday's game was entertaining, to say the least! I think the Sabercats had about 6 shots on goal and none went in. We certainly celebrated those misses on the sidelines with high fives all around. Dominic was showing an aggressiveness toward the ball that we hadn't seen before. It was enjoyable to watch while it lasted.
Grandma Gertie got some great pictures of Dominic taking down an opponent twice his size. What does that boy eat? Mine?... nothing. Upsettingly (I just made that word up) the team lost 1-0, but I hope the next game will be just as entertaining to watch.
Being the soccer mom I am, I took it upon myself to create the team's banner and without injury. It was when installing the rebar post into the ground to support the poles that I obtained a metal sliver in my thumb. Thankfully my blogging abilities are not affected. But that sucker is still in there and it HURTS!!!
Thank goodness - we've dug into the pant-drawer and brought out our jackets and couldn't be happier with cooler weather around here. With one Fantastic cousin and some fine-feathered friends, we had a blast at today's playdate with the young ones.
Since our last attempt to feed the ducks failed (State Fish and Game's orders!), we were successful at this one! Luckily, the geese were well fed and they didn't "hiss" at us like the last ones did. Sure, I'd be pissed and hiss too if my food supply was cut short! We were hit up by quite a few ducks and geese, but all in all, it was a harmless feeding and everyone played fair.
... and he couldn't have PICKED a better day!!! 
Donovan, Sydney, Peyton, Dominic
Here's Devin: not in his monkey costume,
