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October is notoriously full of fun and busyness for us.  We love it all…and we simultaneously let out a sigh of relief when we flip the calendar month :).

Soccer season is in full swing.  It’s a blast cheering for the boys as they work so hard on the soccer field!

Asher worked really hard making his Wardrobe from “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” for a school project.  It was complete with a coat rack and view of Narnia inside.  He even made his first real adult phone call to Lowe’s to ask if they have a refrigerator box he could have for his project.  We were so proud of all his hard work! 

Another big appointment for the boys.  Beck’s lung function looks great, we’re really encouraged by his numbers, and give a lot of credit to his week in the hospital giving him the boost that he needed.  Asher’s numbers were down again, and so we did 2 weeks of a pretty hard core antibiotic, three treatments a day, and we knew we were heading to the beach (salty air) for a week, so we were hopeful that combo would be helpful to him.  

Asher and I had been wanting to go to a Phoenix Rising game for quite some time.  Auntie Dana came along and we had a great time!  We’ll definitely be back!

They’re just so stinkin’ cute.

School Pictures!

Playdate with Nixon.

I love our board…mostly the boys’ additions to our questions :).

Beck and I went to the fabric store and he picked out two fabrics to sew his own pillow case.  He picked out baby elephants and a super soft material that’s fun to snuggle up with, but not so fun to sew, ha!  Asher and I did this same project when he was little, it was so sweet to share in the same memory with Beck :).

A visit from Mr. Chad!

A very special boy turned 11 years old this month!  We worked hard to celebrate him and love him up all week long.  We are so thankful for you, Asher!  It’s a joy to watch you grow, and be a part of the things you enjoy about life.  You love God, your brother, soccer, cooking, math, having responsibilities, video games, reading, babies, relaxing, being silly, being generous, making people laugh, fishing, riding your motorcycle, being a helper and going to church just to name a few.  We’re so proud of you and love you so much, Asher!

The last time you’ll be 10 years old!

Games and pizza with your forever bud, Carter!

Little deep fryer so he can have his favorite treat – fried shrimp!

Play time with his bro at a really new, cool facility we found!

Family Birthday presents and cake time!

On the note of Asher being generous.  This may have been one of his sweetest acts of kindness.  He gets reward dollars at school for good behavior, and at the end of the quarter they have a shop setup where kids can buy items with the money they earned.  Asher spent all of his money to buy this Dumbo for me, because we’ve been looking forward to having a date to see the new Dumbo movie.  He’s just so sweet and sentimental!

Pumpkin carving + Vikings night with Grandma and Grandpa!

Halloween!

The boys had a fun Halloween day at school with parties and a parade.  They wanted to be two characters from Fortnite, so we worked hard crafting away to build their costumes :).  It was so cute following behind Beck in the parade, because so many kids knew who he was…Drift…and Asher’s brother :).

And we did get to see Asher in the parade too :).

Beck’s Halloween party at school!

Beck with the school Nurse Ms. Vanessa, and the Principle Dr. Henry.

We enjoyed a beautiful night walking around collecting candy from generous people :).

The loot!

Random cuteness.

Another sunset pic by Asher.