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Halloweeny 12th Birthday!

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It's that time of year again...G's birthday kicks off the holiday season in our house! We celebrated our little boy's 12th birthday this past Wednesday. I cannot believe he's almost a teen! It was a school day, so relatively low-key during the day, but at night, we had G's dinner choice (mac & cheese, and spooky chicken nuggies), a cookie cake, opened gifts, and then carved pumpkins! G doesn't like getting his hands in the pumpkin guts, so G drew the design on his pumpkin, and then Scott did the rest of the work.

Snuggling with Pria


Last photo as an 11-year-old


Happy 12th Birthday, G!


Look at those blue teeth! HAHA!



Ewww...


He does not like the pumpkin guts


Arya's simple face pumpkin


G's Greg Heffley


The HBD sign was wonky, but the sentiment was there!

I took Thursday off from work to hang out with G (Arya was in school), and we had a super busy day. We got his haircut, picked up a few cookies at Crumbl, went to his 12-year well-child visit, got Caribou for breakfast, and went to his first RMS conference (he's doing great!). The teachers really like him and have wonderful things to say... his reading teacher also encouraged him to seek leadership roles while at RMS, which was fantastic to hear. After that, he accompanied me to early voting, we ate lunch, ran to the Dollar Tree for last-minute Halloween supplies, picked up groceries, and then donated said groceries to a local food drive. We finally did something fun for G...we checked out the Duck arcade, where he won a few stuffies in the claw machines, and then capped off the day with a leisurely trip to Target. I calculated that we had been gone from home for about 8 hours, and we were both pretty tired from our busy day.

One of the snakes from his science classroom


His MN map!


Fun at Duck!

Friday was Halloween. G had a neighborhood party during the afternoon, and Arya hung out with her boyfriend before they both went to work. We had Papa Murphy's jack-o'-lantern pizza for dinner before both kids headed out to trick-or-treat. I went to a neighbor/friend's house, and Scott and Pria held down the fort for the candy seekers.

Our little hunter (look at the deer in his pocket!)


Pria did NOT like her unicorn uniform. It stressed her out, so we won't do it again.


Rin the Vocaloid. She opted not to wear the wig as it was rainy and she had spent a long time styling it!




On Saturday morning, my mom and I headed to a local craft show, while Arya and Deb went later. We did cross paths at one point, so that was nice. There were a ton of people there, but I managed to get a head start on the Christmas shopping, which feels good!

Arya is spending the night at her bff's house tonight, and G is hanging out upstairs. So, it's just me, Scott, and Pria for the evening. These are glimpses of the future...happy times, but things are constantly changing!

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