October started really crazy for us. We moved. We now live out in country bumkin land. We are only about a 5 minute drive from Enderby so that is nice. But seeing as this is our first country living experience, it has come with some adjustments. We just love the quiet. We used to live right on the highway so to sit on our deck now and hear birds singing and leaves rustling is awesome. We have 2 acres of yard and forest so now I can send the kids outside and they just explore for hours. They have made forts in the trees and even found a bear trap. And we have an old country house. The floors creak, the water smells like well water, and the electrical work is always a surprise! Most fun of all is the family of mice that we are catching one by one. Our count is 6 right now but I know there is one living in our wall air conditioner because I could hear him rustling around yesterday. His days are numbered!
October also brought us thanksgiving which we spent with my parents at their cottage. It was only the second long weekend we have ever shared as a family since Kenny has worked weekends since our marriage began. It was so nice.
The next weekend Kenny took me away to Halcyon Hot Springs which is just south of Revelstoke. It was so nice to ease my tired body after the big move. I would highly recommend it!
A major milestone was hit in Ethan's life. He lost his first tooth. He was terrified of the tooth as it got looser and looser. It got to the point where he could not eat because it was hanging by a string of gums! But one morning I found him in his bed with 30 kleenexes around him and he was pulling and twisting. He was so thankful when it was done!
On Oct, 20 Brayden turned 8. Is it possible that I have an 8 year old son? He keeps trying to do stuff and say stuff that makes him feel bigger. Like making himself tea every morning and using adult sized spoons and forks now. He claims that he is now in the "middle years" and so his changing behavior is warranted! I think it's cute. He thinks it's grown up! We took him and his friends (along with auntie, uncle, Gramma and Grampa) to lasertag in Kelowna. What a blast! He loved it.
Of course, to cap the month off, I took off to NY. It was so fun but so exhausting. Honestly, in NY you walk like 12 hours a day! We stayed in Queens and mastered the NY subway system going all over Manhattan. We did hours of shopping, saw 2 museums, central park, the Empire State Building, The Statue of Liberty, and ate some of the best food ever. We made sure we only ate local stuff, not big chain restaurants. It was so great. But it was not a vacation of relaxation! I am still trying to catch up on sleep and rest my aching hip and knee joints!
Here are some pictures of our month.
Our new yard. Kenny and the boys are making a fire pit
One of the many mice we have "sent to a better place"
Grampa and the boys at the thanksgiving feast
Our cabin at Halcyon Hot Springs
The Hot Springs Pools
Ethan's first tooth hole!
Brayden got a Nintendo Wii from us for his birthday. As you can see he is slightly excited
Brayden and a friend gearing up for the big game
The birthday boy and his friends
Times Square in NY
St. Paul's Cathedral
Only in NY would they put up a sign like this!
World Trade Center being rebuilt. What a sobering experience to be one the very streets where rubble and people fell.
Our massive plate of penne at an authentic italian restaurant
Central park
Elina and I on top of the Empire State Building. Just a tad windy!
One of the many views from the top of the Empire State Building
Me and my new best friend. She had a lot of really nice qualities about her but she was quite cold!
Me eating the famous NY pizza. It was so huge I had to fold it in half just to get it in my mouth!
Empire State Building from the ground
