Yea!!!! October!!!!

Finally... it is October... yes, we have even already put out our Halloween Fiesta, Nightmare Before Christmas Decorations and we have watched the movie now about 20 times... "Old man Jack is king of pumpkin patch."

October is such a busy month. There is football, Todd Jr's Birthday, football, a visit from Grammie and Dada, football, and oh yeah, FOOTBALL!!!!

Here is a photo of our little gladiator, Grant, how funny. We just got his costume in the mail about an hour ago and he LOVES it... he was so excited, and yes, I did get some pictures, but you will just have to wait for Halloween!


Here is Todd Jr at his last football game. As expected, they beat Hiland Park 30 something to zero. But, the game was a real bummer, Todd did not get in until there was 30 seconds left in the 4th quarter and to top it all off, the coach told at practice the next night that "if your kid is not a starter, he won't be playing in the next two games..." Can you believe that! Todd goes to every practice and works his tail off. He was so upset that he did not get to play more in the last game. We have talked to him about the next two, but he still wants to go and cheer his team on... and we are very proud of him for that... I guess these are good life lessons, but it is hard to see our son so disappointed, especially when he is doing everything asked of him...

The only reason I put this photo on was for you to see if you can find Grady in the picture. Yes, he is there. Grant decided to block him from view at the exact moment Dat Dat took the photo... what a ham. Also, notice that we are wearing long sleeve shirts. Ok, so it wasn't really that cold but we are trying to will it to be colder... wish us luck... we will gladly trade some of our warm weather with our Michigan family for some cooler drier air!

I know it is everywhere, but I want to remind everybody who may be living under a rock that this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Get your Mammogram if it is time!!!! This one, as many of you know, hits close to home... Me Me has been cancer free now for several years and we are so thankful.

As another reminder, it is also Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Unfortunately, this truly gets no press or promotion, I think it is something that is just too uncomfortable for the mass public. However, remember that all of you who read this blog know someone who has lost a child. Imagine how many more people you may know who have suffered this same loss. If you do know someone who has experienced a similar loss to ours, reach out, let them know you care, it can be awkward and uncomfortable to you and you may not know what to say... well, then say that... tell them you don't know what the right words are and that you care... if they reach out to you, open your arms. Todd and I are so thankful for all the love and support we have received and continue to receive. As I have told you before, the pain never goes away... it is always with us... ALWAYS. I cannot tell you the number of times we have been out with our boys and people have innocently asked us when we are going to have a girl... I know it is not meant to be cruel, but it hurts just the same. We have a girl, her name is Esme and we miss her! So, if you feel so inclined add a blue ribbon to the pink one you are already wearing this month, the pink and blue ribbon is for pregnancy and infant loss, and let people ask you why... and tell them....