The Monster Mash and it’s a Graveyard Smash.
Well, Happy Halloween to everyone this upcoming Friday. I hope that you all have something fun planned. As for Brandon, Aiden, and I we will probably just hang out here at my dad’s and then drop in at my grandma’s so that she can see Aiden in his costume. Despite the fact that Halloween is one of my more favorite holidays it always seems to go by the wayside because I am too busy working on Christmas gifts. We also neglect to plan ahead (which is essential when you want to sew your costume) and end up throwing things together last minute. This year Brandon and Aiden are going to be ninjas and I will be wearing Brandon’s Tae Kwon-Do dobok and white belt…So we are going to be a family of highly trained and skilled martial artists…That is, if we have anywhere to wear our costume. I am not getting all dressed up just to sit around here at my dad’s. Every year after another halloween has passed uneventfully I vow to do better the next year and then when the next year rolls around Halloween sneaks up on me again. Maybe next year I will do better…
On the topic of holidays, I am a little unsure on when to start our Wilhelmsen family traditions. I figured we would this year because we have a child but we haven’t really done anything different or tradition worthy (other then participating in the existing Ferguson family traditions) so when do I start the traditions of our little family? Maybe in January when another new year starts and we can look at all our options as each holiday comes along. Family traditions are so important to me because it gives kids something to look forward to and count on year after year. It was the family traditions that I participated in growing up that helped me to get through the hardships that I had growing up. I attribute most of the good that is a part of who I am to the closeness that came from those traditions and without which I would have had no roots to ground me. Anyway, any ideas on how to start my own family traditions?
So, enough about that. This week seems to have zoomed by. I scrapbooked a few pages this week and worked on Christmas gifts for my in-laws. My dad and I got some groceries, I burnt corn trying to prepare it to become baby food, and of course I attended to Aiden’s many needs.
Wednesday I went and spent time at my grandma’s. She had a few things that she wanted help with but we ended up just mostly visiting with one another and then while she napped I looked through some of her scrapbooks. I especially enjoyed the ones with pictures from her childhood and another with pictures of her children’s youth. It was nice not to be stuck at home all day and grandma is always such wonderful company. Brandon also got off early that day so that was even better! She got a kick out of Aiden climbing on things and jabbering away.
Friday morning we all ran some errands. Brandon, Aiden, and I all went up to the U of U so that Brandon could meet with his advisor and get his graduation application turned in. The trip was a success and Brandon is now on track to graduate. Hooray! The end is in sight! After the U we went to the DI and Michaels. I took Brandon to work and came back to my dad’s. I watched Miss Pettigrew lives for a day. It was a cute movie and then took Aiden and went to the dollar store to pick up some movie treats before heading to get Brandon. We dropped Aiden off at my mom’s and went on a date! 😀 We went to see Wall-e at the dollar theatre. I liked the movie alot (it was a very well written story line) and absolutely LOVED the short before it. It was nice to have some one on one time with my hubby (something that is very scarce when you have a child to take care of).
Yesterday (Saturday) was a pretty busy day. We ended running some errands in the morning and also went to Ace because they were having a birthday party complete with prize drawings, free food, and birthday cake. After that we had to pick up some last minute ingredients for Brandon’s chili and also drop some things off at our storage unit. The rest of the afternoon Brandon spent cooking chili, I scrapbooked and watched Dan in Real Life while the bread maker kneaded and mixed my bread dough, then it was a mad rush to get Aiden fed, and get everything in the car for the ward chili cook off. The cook off was fun. I tasted four different kinds of chili and my body was a little upset about that but it wasn’t anything that a Tums didn’t fix. Of the 3 winners I had only tasted one of the types of chilli. Oi. Anyway, we chatted with some people that I remember from when I attended the ward in my youth as well as a newer couple. Aide loved crawling around on the huge gym floor and got to taste his first bites of pumpkin pie! 🙂 I don’t eat pumkin pie because I don’t like it but I can appreciate it for the millions and millions of people who LOVE it. (Some other things Aiden tried for the first time this week are pureed raspberry and vienna sausage!!!) Well, this morning we haven’t done much, just kind of relaxed and we will be heading off to church in about an hour. Until next week…
