To start, we had an excellent Halloween. We started by carving all the pumpkins we grew in the garden this summer. Q and O went out with me every day to check on them, Oden had to pat them all and Q had to kiss them all. On Halloween day, Quickyn got dressed up in her costume for her preschool Halloween party and had a great time. Then we went to the ward Halloween carnival and played games that included pumpkin bowling, musical cake walk, mini golf, candy rocket blast (Bill spent some time talking with these guys about how he can turn his rocket launcher into a candy launcher, which he informs me is now complete), fishing, and of course the bean bag toss. Quickyn won a cake at the cake walk, she did last year too, and was very proud of herself. Then the Trunk-or-Treat started, which is fun, but not so fun. I feel like it is more of a candy grab, so Bill agreed to drive the kids to Grandpa Bill's house for some traditional Trick-or-Treating. What a fun and long night! I was just happy we were done by 8:30, bedtime.
After Halloween we got to watch the City dig a huge hole in front of our house, but it was not on our property, just right next to it. Later that day they accidentally cut the power lines, so we were without power for 2 hours, but I couldn't complain when I think of all the people who suffering back East. The next day they knocked on our door and said they dug the hole to the wrong box and that they needed to dig the hole to the box on our property, so we got to watch the big tractor dig a hole in our yard! Quickyn felt it her duty to inform the man that he was responsible for turning off her power the other day. He was really nice and told her they were sorry and would try not to do that again. She said, "Yeah, you better not!"
On Friday, we were in the backyard getting things ready for winter. Yes, again we are very behind, but poor Bill, he's been buried at work. Any who, Bill was doing the last string trim and the kids were playing in the sandbox when Q decided she wanted to swing. Nothing new here, we swing all the time. I get her in the swing, pull her up and get her started and to my surprise she starts swinging herself!!! She was pumping her legs, the right way, she had the swinging rhythm down! Now, you have to understand that Bill and I have explained swinging to Q every time she swings. She never gets it, she is always putting her legs forward when they should be back and vice versa. It has been very frustrating trying to help her learn this skill. Then she just DID it, on her own, I didn't even have to ask her to try. She gets it! This is going to make swinging with her even more fun. She loved that she could swing herself higher and had to brag that she goes higher than I can push her. Yeah for Q. We Love You!
And in conclusion, Oden decided he want to start using the potty! We started showing him what the potty was all about when he turned 2, but he never had more than a passing interest in it. He will use it first thing in the morning if we make him, but if we put underwear on him he just wets it within the hour. Well, this Saturday morning, Bill got him to use the potty, then he put real underwear on him fully expecting to be cleaning up a mess soon, but then Oden kept using the potty, he didn't pee his underwear, not ONCE! He even slept through the night without wetting his bed. We tried to get him to wear pull ups to bed in case of an accident, but he refused. We put towels under him, but he didn't need them. We had some trouble with him today after church, but so far he is on his way. Bill and I felt like we missed the gold star, pat yourself on the back, you've worked so hard to get to this point, parenthood moment. Oden did this on his own. We are so excited and we are so very delighted with him. We Love You Oden!
We love you all too. Hope you all have a great next week.
Oh, you want to know why they were digging holes in our front yard? They are for our new street lamps. There are holes all over the neighborhood.
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