October 2014

October was a busy month. Our two big events this month were Carson getting braces put on his top teeth and Rachel turning 9 years old!

Carson was very brave at the orthodontist when they put his braces on. The plan is to make more room for one of his front teeth so it will come down (its been hiding in the gums for well over a year). He definitely earned his pack of Pokemon cards after that experience. 

More trips to parks and playgrounds on sunny days!

Its hard to believe Rachel is 9 already! We had a cupcake party at home and a few days later she had a party with friends at Kangaroo Zoo. Its a large facility filled with inflatable bounce-houses that the kids can run around and jump on for hours. She loves that place and had a great time at her birthday party.

What to do with the leftovers of a Costco-sized birthday cake? Instead of ingesting all that sugar we decided to actually let the kids play with it like playdough! Yes, it was messy but the kids had lots of fun building things out of cake and when they were done we felt less guilty about throwing it away, at least it had been put to some use.

We decided to join the Red Butte Botanical Gardens in Salt Lake City in October. As we took our first walk through it the kids were thrilled to discover a koi pond, complete with a dispenser for fish food! They loved feeding the fish and we had fun exploring the area. 

At the end of October we were busy sanding and staining our deck. Carson had fun trying out the sander and Rachel enjoyed helping to apply the stain.

Halloween costumes this year were scary instead of cute. Next year they want to be even scarier!