Christmas tree hunting!

We usually go out to Snowville and get a tree, family tradition but decided this year we wanted to find one somewhere closer, I found out from a neighbor that Preston had tree permits for only $10, sweetness! Well today we went there and they were all sold out, sold out last Friday. So we had to go to plan B, buy one from a lot. We decided to stop and Tony's Grove and found Santa there too! Teydon liked talking to Santa and hanging out with him but would not sit on his lap, even when we got baby Kasen to sit with him he wouldn't do it. He told Santa that he wanted jingle bells for Christmas, haven't heard that one before. Before we left the house he told me he wanted a helicopter. I love this age it is so much fun and so cute, minus the tantrums.
We were able to find us a tree after looking and chasing Teydon around for an hour and a half.

Halloween

I kept asking Teyd what he wanted to be for Halloween and all he would ever say is "what do I wanna be, hmmmmmmm" with his finger on his lip. One night we watched the Avengers and he fell in LOVE with The Hulk or as he calls him "the Green One." I knew that's what I would have him be so my mom and I created his costume, he loves it, I say loves cause he still wears it. He loved having his face painted and continues to ask me to paint his face. It was so much fun this year taking him trick or treating, we had a blast with him. After he was tuckered out we went home and grandma Susan came over and watched Teyd while Dan and I went to the haunted forest at Sherwood hills. Well we tried to got to the haunted forest anyways, we were on our way out when I decided to look it up and see the hours, and come to find out they had cancelled the forest this year. So we went and rented a scary movie and watched it at ARS on the projector, we thought about taking one home but it was only 8:30 so Teyd still would've been awake and wouldn't let us watch one so that's why we watched it at ARS. Watching it there made it even more scary!

Hunting!

We went elk hunting with my dad the first weekend in Oct. We took our trailer up and camped out on the mountains. Teydon wanted to go walking so him and I walked, while dad rode a horse away from us looking for elk, I kept trying to get him to turn around or go a different way but he insisted on finding grandpa and walking to him, even though I told him papa was a LONG ways away. I was so proud of my little buddy he walked probably 1.5 miles up and down hills, until he got to a pretty big hill and only got half way up and he broke down and just started crying, poor little guy, he had walked his limit and couldn't go any further. I was stuck in the middle of the mountain with the 4wheeler 1.5 miles away and a crying 30 lb kid (with all his winter clothes on, it was cold). I had no idea how I was going to get him back, I couldn't carry him that far on flat ground let a lone up and down hills. So I called in a life line and had Daddy come and save us, luckily he was only on the other side of the mountain so it didn't take long for him to get to us. Once at the top of the hill my step mom saw us and came and rescued us in the rhino. Once we got to where they were parked Teydon had got his energy back and was off on other adventures. Which those adventures were not the greatest cause he ended up falling on a cactus and getting little ones stuck all over in his leg and pants. Like mother like son, when I was 2 I sat on a cactus. Daddy again had to come to our rescue and help get them out, good thing for daddies. Teydon brings so much joy and adventures to our lives we love him so much and are so grateful for him.

California Vacation

My grandma took the whole family to San Diego, Cali for a family vacation. She rented a beach house with our own personal pool and hot tub! Teydon loved playing in the hot tub. It was the best vacation ever!! We feel in love with San Diego and the beach! We stayed there 8 days. I miss it so much and wanna go back! I don't think I could live there, WAY too many people but I will visit again for sure! We drove at night so that Teydon would sleep most of the way, it worked out really good. It's definitely a very long drive but it was the cheapest way to go, and wasn't too bad.
We had body boards that we took with us to the beach, they were a BLAST!! Teydon loved to chase the waves and playing in the sand! It was just the best, fun, relaxing, vacation. While we were there we went to Sea World, twice, San Diego Zoo, and the Safari. Sea World was our favorite, I love Shamu! Teydon loved riding on the kiddie rides! Teydon got a stuffed polar bear from Sea World and has slept with it every night since. It was so much fun to spend a week with my grandma, aunts, and cousins. We really only get together for holidays and you know how busy holidays are so it was so nice to spend time hanging out! I am so blessed with awesome family!

Seizure #5

It's so hard to not blame myself as his parent for his seizures. I feel that this one may have been avoidable. He had a busy weekend and didn't sleep very good at grandmas house and then was late getting a nap today. It's so hard to do anything, go anywhere knowing the only place he sleeps good is at his home. This one did not seem to be as intense as his other ones. We were in the car headed from the mall back to my moms house. He was talking to us and 5 secs later he screamed, there was no stare, his head was turned up and to the right and his body was stiff. His body never went into convulsions, just his eyes were bouncing around. It lasted around 2 min. He came out of it and feel asleep within a min. He went 3 weeks this time without having one!!! Hoping they continue to get further and further apart and eventually stop all together. We are still trying to adjust and make the right choices for our little guy. We love him so so much and are so grateful for him in our lives he brings so much joy and happiness into our lives and into those he comes in contact with. Please continue to pray for us through this trial. Thank you!