Ten for October

10.  This past month we had a couple opportunities to head to the canal trail.  Both dogs love swimming in the river, and Calvin generally enjoys being outdoors.  The weather was perfect for it this month, too!

9.  I've loved that I have been able to break out some of my fall clothes.  I missed being able to comfortably wear jeans!  And, since I spent most of the cold weather time last year in maternity clothes, it really does feel like I've been given a whole new wardrobe.

8.  As usual, cooking makes the list here somewhere.  Devin did most of the cooking this month and made many tasty dinners.  We made use of the grill a few more times before it gets challenging for the winter.  We also ate some premium sandwiches a good bit.  I tried a new recipe for pumpkin cookies, and Devin made us milkshakes quite a few times.  Also, we received a gift card that let us enjoy a couple dinners at Bonefish and Outback!

7.  Despite all this delicious eating, I get to celebrate weighing less than I did when I found out I was pregnant.  It's been a pretty fun milestone to achieve, but considering the size of my baby, I'm not a surprised as I could have been.

6.  This past month we were able to make multiple trips to Athens.  It was fun to see friends and family.  Our story begins there, so it's always fun to visit.  We also appreciate the break from being in the city and getting back out to the country.

5.  We all loved that Devin was on an off rotation for most of the month.  It was fun to really soak in the family time and slow down for a few weeks.  All the time off that Devin has is definitely one of the very best parts of this year of school.

4.  As mentioned in my previous post, we definitely love Halloween.  It was exciting to celebrate Calvin's first one so well.  We also had a good number of trick or treaters this evening and have a respectable pile of leftover candy to enjoy ourselves.

3.  During one of our trips out of town, we had the chance to attend the Watkinsville Fall Festival.  I look forward to someday living in a small town where community events like this occur.  We arrived via hayride, browsed booths, bought a birthday gift from a local artist, found new Christmas ornaments for the boys, and ate a barbecue lunch and other fair snacks.  Calvin napped for part in the moby carrier and loved interacting with people for parts, too.

2.  Speaking of Calvin, he's growing up faster than ever it seems.  He's now rolling every direction, trying to scoot (but mostly only moving himself backwards or in circles...mostly), sitting up using his arms for minutes at a time, grabbing at the dogs or his feet or whatever else he can reach, and sleeping both naps and night in his crib and has gotten into a wonderful routine with his sleep all on his own.  He  continued to top the growth charts at his four month check up and wasn't even phased by his vaccines this time, either.  Also, he continues to be the world's happiest baby.  Even when he's tired, he will smile and laugh.  We love it!

1.  The next step towards residency is under way!  Devin had his first interview today here in Augusta.  It's the only one that will happen until his scheduled "off" time for interviews in December, but it was still very exciting to kick things off.  It's crazy how quick this whole process is moving right along!

Trunk or Treat

With how very few visitors we receive at our door on Halloween night, our church Trunk or Treat has become the mainstay of our celebrating.  Two years ago, Devin and I were Mario and Luigi.  It was the most fun we'd had for the holiday in years.  While we planned to top it last year, Devin was on call in the hospital for his surgery rotation, and I only went to get rid of the massive pile of candy we'd been accumulating that I was too nauseous to eat.  (Also, I was in charge of the accompanying dinner and couldn't skip it.)

This year, we wanted to make sure Calvin had the best first Halloween ever...and I'm pretty sure we succeeded!  I spent quite a bit of time peicing together a family of costumes for us, but Calvin's was by far the best.

 

Without the pacifier mustache, he was pretty much the happiest baby pirate you ever did see.

 

I think the resemblance is rather remarkable, though!

 

 

We rounded out the ensamble with Peter Pan and Wendy costumes.  You can't see it, but Devin is actually wearing modified tights!

 

 

We'll have to see how creative we can be in topping this next year!