Random Things

 Max received three awards at the end of first quarter. One was a Pride Award for recognizing his positive attitude and all the things Basha represents as a standup kid. He also made honor roll first quarter. He worked really hard on his grades and received all A's and one B. He was pretty excited about this one since it took a lot of work. He also received the Portrait of a Learner recognition for being an upstanding student first quarter. Max said this award is really hard to get and it was the first time he received it. The awards were handed out at the end of first quarter ceremony. Max was not there to receive his since he was on a plane to St. Kitt's. We finally received all the awards and here he is presenting them proudly.

Max started up golf lessons again. He's still doing them at Ocotillo and with coach Avery. He really enjoys his golf lessons. This is also when Andy and I go to the clubhouse and share a drink together to catch up on our week.

We hit up Basha Family Fun Night earlier in the month. We got there and Max was with us just long enough for me to take this photo. He ditched us pretty quickly as soon as he found his friends. We set up our chairs with some other parents and chatted until 8pm when it was time to collect our kid and go home to warm up.

Time certainly is flying by fast, but making memories with my family is what matters most!

Happy Halloween!

 Halloween is still my favorite holiday even though my Halloween's have looked much different for quite some time now. I just love the month of October and Fall. It starts to cool down here in Arizona and everything about pumpkins and the cooler weather is exciting. Plus, I love to see all the kids Halloween costumes. I like the creativity of it all.

One disappointing thing about October is getting our pumpkins from a pumpkin parking lot here in Phoenix versus going to an actual farm like in Wisconsin. Every year I complain about the pumpkin parking lot. I wanted to go to one of the "farms" this year but Andy was not interested at all. Plus, it was still pretty warm outside and Max and I both have severe allergies. So, it's not really ideal.

We got two pumpkins from the pumpkin parking lot. One was to carve and the other was to paint.

Max did a good job carving his pumpkin this year. He did almost the whole pumpkin himself and he decided on the crying emoji face with fangs.

The painted pumpkin ended up being a minion.

Sammy enjoyed eating the pumpkin pieces. Zoe had no interest in eating the pumpkin. It definitely is not her thing. 

Max dressed up as Deadpool this year.

We went trick or treating with a group of his friends in the neighborhood. We had a good time walking with the other parents. This year Max did the local haunted house with just his friends. He's growing up! He said it was still scary though!