October Fun!

This year I swore we wouldn't be turning the heat on until November (yes, I'm cheap and I want a low electric bill), but here I sit, teeth chattering, waiting for the heat to take the chill out of the house. The sad part is that it's not even that cold today, I'm just a sissy!

We have been really lucky with all the nice weather we've gotten, though. There have been a few cold days, but it is fall, so I don't have too much room to complain. The first weekend of this month Mason decided to surprise me, and we took a day trip up to Hermann, Missouri. I've been wanting to go for quite some time, and even though it was a rainy day, we had a good time. We started by having lunch at Swiss Meat and Sausage Company, and then spent quite a bit of money on bratwurst. They were just too delicious to pass up!! We did drag Eli along, and got a few looks when we took him with us on a tour of the winery (yes, we are those parents). It was either that or leave him in the car. Somehow I don't think that would have gone over too well either. :) Since it was Octoberfest, it was a bit of a zoo, so we didn't stay long after the tour. We then went to a little candy shop and got some chocolate before heading back home. Even though Eli was a good little boy, next time we go, we will definitely get a babysitter!

My love

As always, my son is so cooperative. :) He was trying to shove goldfish in Mason's mouth.

Just some of the vineyards.

The very next day we took Eli to the pumpkin patch here in Rolla. We took him last year as well, but since he could barely sit up at that point, it wasn't quite as fun. He still didn't get super excited, but he really enjoyed looking at and petting the animals. He just kept giggling! We also went on a "train" ride and Mason took him down the big slide. Then we got on the wagon to go pick out our pumpkins.

Eli with the calves. He loved them!

Having a good time with Daddy!

Quite a height (and weight) difference from last year! At his most recent appointment he was 33" tall and 28 pounds 9.8 ounces!!

I want this one!!

The best one we could get!

The following weekend (October 12th), we went to Iowa again for my cousin, Nicole's wedding. We got to Iowa Friday afternoon and took a pit stop where my dad works so Eli could see him and all the pigs. He was pretty content the entire time, and was even given a Tootsie Pop. As you can imagine, he was a sticky mess!! But he loved it and ate the entire thing!

The next day was the wedding, and Nicole was absolutely stunning! Though it was pretty windy, it was gorgeous out and everything went very smoothly. Unfortunately, Eli refused to sleep in his pack and play like he did at JJ and Bailey's wedding, so we ended up having to leave the reception a little earlier than planned.

Mr. and Mrs. Becker!

He's sure pretty!

Otherwise, we've just been trucking along! I had conferences last week, which went very well. They're pretty exhausting though (just because of how long we're at school), so I didn't do a thing on Saturday. Literally, I did nothing. Then yesterday morning we went to church, ran to the store quick, and then went to Mason's dad's house to celebrate his birthday. It was a very relaxing afternoon and it was nice visiting with everyone.

On a random side note, it's looking like I will have to have my wisdom teeth pulled. Yuck!! I only have bottom wisdom teeth, and the last 4-5 days I've had headaches, some minor neck pain, and a toothache where my left wisdom tooth is. I called the dentist this morning and luckily they were able to get me in this afternoon to check it out. From the sounds of it, I will have a consultation on November 18th, and then get them removed the same day, assuming all goes well with the consultation. However, Mason is most likely going to be out of town still because of hunting season, so I will probably need to reschedule. Naturally, the dentist said my teeth are probably in the worst spot they could be in (right by the nerve and facing some wacky direction), but that I would definitely need to be put out, and that everything would be fine (I hope he's right!). In some respects it will be nice to have it done and over with, but at the same time, it's kind of scary!

Other than that, we're probably going to carve pumpkins tonight since Mason no longer has class on Monday nights. Yay! We're not doing anything big for Halloween except for passing out candy. I considered taking Eli to Trunk-Or-Treat at our church, but we decided that we're just going to stay home. We will probably take him out next year for a little while instead. We're still going to dress him up, but he can just be a super hero around the house! I'll post pictures of him all dressed up at some point!

Have a safe and happy Halloween!! :)