Monday, Tuesday, Halloween.

Monday, Tuesday, Halloween. It was a lovely & chaotic week. 

On Monday Mason & I took care of some errands in the morning. We received Halloween cards from my sister. Like most things these days, reading them made me tear up. She wished the boys a happy first Halloween in Montana. =) In the afternoon the boys each had a doctor appointment. They are both growing well & we got the go ahead for Mason to start speech therapy tomorrow! When Papa arrived home from work he loved on the boys & I then happily took them to the grocery store so I could have a few minutes to myself. Best husband/father/man/partner/person ever. Truly he is. We had deli food for dinner (not my finest moment, but hey, making a baby is exhausting!) & enjoyed a lovely sunset. 

Tuesday morning was my first prenatal appointment. We saw the nurse practitioner, completed lots of paperwork, & had the actual exam. The NP originally had a difficult time locating the baby's heartbeat so we were a little panicked for a bit. She had me empty my bladder & was able to find the heartbeat after that. It was such a relief. Tyson had to head back to work at that point so it was just Mason & I while we finished up. I had blood drawn & spoke to the NP for a few minutes then we headed home. Mason went down for a nap & I consumed an unhealthy amount of ice cream for lunch. I'm an adult, okay?! 

Later that night we had a major scare. The boys were eating dinner & watching the NBA game in the living room. I was watching Grey's in my bedroom. I heard Mason cough a few times so I went to see if he was okay. And he was laying down on the floor. I yelled at the boys for not paying attention, we all panicked, Tyson picked Mason up & he was blue in the face. Presley became hysterical & I grabbed my phone & started dialing 911. I was about to hit send when Tyson said he was ok. & he was. We're thinking the boys cheered too loud & it scared Mason. He was choking on a piece of his chicken dinner. Poor Presley. He was so worried about his brother & would not stop crying. Tyson gave him a hug and then started crying too. Basically it was a very emotional day. Yikes. 

After the chaos the boys headed to bed. Tyson & I had a lovely conversation about my pregnant body. Good stuff. 

breathe. ditch the car. persist. 

Halloween! Always my favorite day! I made the boys pumpkin pancakes & "witch blood" for breakfast (woohoo food coloring). I caught a few pictures of our sky that morning. The moon was still out in the western sky & the sun was rising in the east. Pretty damn cool. Presley headed to school while Mason & I got ready for the day & packed for our trip to Utah. We put on our costumes & headed to Presley's school for their parade & party, then I took Mason down to Jack the barber for a trim. We picked Pres up from school & he got a haircut too. We all headed home and prepared for our night. I painted our faces & made a quick dinner while we waited for Papa. We had originally planned on trick-or-treating around our neighborhood, but a nurse at our doctor's office told me that EVERYONE trick-or-treats on Yellowstone Drive. It's a gorgeous street filled with historical homes. They block off the roads & everyone hangs down there. So we drove downtown, parked, & headed over to Yellowstone. It was so much fun & my favorite Halloween so far. The weather was perfect & our costumes were surprisingly a huge hit. The homeowners on that street go all out. They passed out lots of glow-sticks, had a popcorn stand, & a coffee stand for the parents. We went door-to-door for a couple hours then we headed to our neighborhood. We had one house in particular that we really wanted to see. A sweet, older couple had a huge setup at their house. We noticed it over a month ago when Pres & I were doing popcorn sales. They have a huge yard that they fill will halloween displays & then build a haunted little maze onto the front of their house. I missed out on it but the boys loved it. After that it was bed time. Mama was tired & we had plans the next morning...

My sister sent me this picture of her family on Halloween.