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Dylan had a day off from school on Monday so I took the day off work to spend it with my favorite five year old. I don’t get nearly enough one on one time with either of the kids and look forward to finding ways to spend time alone with each of them. It’s something I need to do more of while they still want to be with me. Dylan and I went to the mall. Mostly because I had procrastinated way too long and needed to find an outfit for Dylan for holiday pictures on Wednesday. We had lunch, he played in the tree houses and then we went shopping. Shopping with Dylan is so cute. He has an opinion and has really good taste. He occasionally surprises me with what he likes to wear, like plaid button up shirts. He also can find any toy or trinket in the store and insist it comes home with you. We may have purchased a Halloween lantern along with some jeans and a couple of shirts. Our next date is to the aquarium or the “coral reef” as he calls it. I can’t wait.
Tuesday evening Dylan had soccer practice. Nick took him to practice and I took Lex for a walk through an outdoor shopping center with the promise of ice cream (frozen yogurt). Spoiler alert, she’s only in it for the m&m’s. The cooler evenings are so nice and such a welcome change! We window shopped, ate frozen yogurt (well I did, she at the m&m’s), lounged at the splash pad and walked home two hours later.
I snapped these pictures while we were sitting outside enjoying the evening. This is why we put up with the long hot summers. On a random Tuesday evening in October, it feels like you are on vacation.
Tuesday morning we finally got our first taste of fall in Arizona. It was sixty degrees and it was the perfect taste of fall weather. We will still have warm hot days for awhile, but cooler mornings and evenings are a nice and welcome change. Hello October, we are happy you are here! My Instagram feed is filled with kids in layers, pumpkin patches and apple picking and while we won’t be doing any of those things for awhile (pumpkins don’t last in 90 degrees for long), but we will eventually get our turn. Until then, we are getting in the spirit with a few fun things of our own. Now that the kids are a little older, I am so excited to go all out and make holidays as special as possible for them. Nothing is better than the magic of childhood; birthdays and holidays through the eyes of your child. Get ready for years of overly done holiday months because here we come.
I love these things for making October extra fun for my two little favorites.
dress | tights | tee | trick-or-treat bag | boo garland | dishes | cats night out | room on the broom
Lex loves her June and January dresses. She wore them four out of five days this week. A grapefruit or even marigold dress with striped tights or adorable knee highs is the perfect outfit for her everyday and all month long. Adding the cutest necklace to makes it extra fun for October and Halloween. It’s no secret we love Peek tee’s for both kids, this is such a fun shirt for Halloween or anytime! A couple of fun Halloween books make bedtime extra festive and change it up from our regular favorites for the season.
Last year I waited too long to order these PBK trick-or-treat bags but they are back in stock and on sale. I love that they can be used year after year. Adding some fun festive dishes (save 15% with this referral code:http://i.refs.cc/Njge65q9) and the most adorable garland help to make meal time and everyday a little more festive leading up to Halloween.
Dear Dylan,
