We kicked off the month by watching General Conference the first weekend in October. I love Conference. For those who don't know what it is, this is an event held twice a year where our Church leaders give us inspired messages that give us guidance pertinent to our lives at that moment in time. It is a great reminder of truths we already know and helps us focus on the Savior, as well.
The Conference is broadcast worldwide so we could watch it at home. We got up early and made pancakes. Grant REALLY liked helping me. He seemed elated just to stand next to me on a chair watching what I was doing and occasionally dumping something in the bowl. It's so much fun watching him interact with us more and more.
Here is my favorite quote from Conference:
"This is a paradox of man: compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God. While against the backdrop of infinite creation we may appear to be nothing, we have a spark of eternal fire burning within our breast. We have the incomprehensible promise of exaltation—worlds without end—within our grasp. And it is God’s great desire to help us reach it."
~President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
One of our friends had a first birthday party so we got to attend that also, at a nearby park. It was the perfect time to get together with friends and celebrate. Grant loved the park.
The birthday boy! Happy Birthday Benson!
A nearby Church held a fall festival like they do every year. It is free and they invite the community to come and do a hayride, play games, jump in bounce houses, etc. Grant got scared when we jumped in the bounce house together. They also had a pumpkin patch which we visited to get our pumpkin for Halloween.
Grant had a BLAST! He enjoyed running around and tried to touch and pick up every pumpkin! Most of them were too heavy but he tried very hard. It was fun to watch. Plus we even found a tiny one for him to take home.
Here we are on the hayride! Grant really enjoyed it.
Finally we got to celebrate Halloween, which is one of my favorite holidays! We had a trunk-or-treat at Church which is when the whole family dressed up in our pirate costumes. On the evening of Halloween, we also went trick or treating in a friend's neighborhood and just hung out. Grant had a love-hate relationship with his costume. He kept pulling the hat off, lol. It was HILARIOUS trying to draw the mustache on him. Of course he kept wiggling and trying to run away, which made me laugh, which made it even harder to try to draw the mustache! Anyway, it was a good time.
Playing games for prizes
Fishing for prizes
A really fun end to a great month!
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