Already November

It's hard to believe it's Already November, but...November is here!!

Sunday night I had to go downstairs to get something out of  the basement and was thrown into a bad mood.  With Kyle having one arm and having two teenage boys living down there it was not a happy sight.  I asked Tyler and Kyle to go clean their room.  They told me they were 90% done.  Ha!!  That was when I went down and decided they needed help.  This pile is just stuff we pulled out from between Tyler's bed and the bookshelf.  Why boys have MOM's

Thankfully, we didn't find anything living in this stuff.  

I know some people can handle dressers that look like this, but I am not one of them.  Why do you need to keep a deodorant cap?

Kyle's laundry pile!!  Being the nice mom that I am, I did it all for him the following day.  I admit, one are makes laundry NO FUN.  I can see how taking this upstairs with one arm would be a challenge.  NOTE TO KYLE'S WIFE!!  He hates doing laundry so if you marry him that will be your job!!  And he has a LOT of clothes!  But, he is helpful in everything else.  

 When the boys football team won their first playoff game Tyler had to dye his hair.  He promised his buddy on the team he'd dye his hair if they won.  So, Sunday night we dyed his hair.  And Kyle's hair and of course, then the three little boys wanted to dye their hair too.  It didn't turn out as blonde as they had wanted, but when you have dark hair it's not easy to turn it blonde in one shot.  It look a last minute trip to the store to try and make it more blonde to look presentable, but he stayed true to his promise.

His hair is so thick!!  

This is the only week my sons will ever have blonde hair.  The top is actually the exact same color as the ends of mine.  Monty says they look like Filipino gangsters. He is not a fan.  But, for this short time they are enjoying it.  

Tuesday we learned that Kyle will need surgery on his shoulder.  He was pretty upset about it Tuesday night, but by Wednesday morning he accepted the reality.  We have it scheduled for November 21st.  I guess we will be spending Thanksgiving being thankful we have doctors who can fix our bodies when we mess them up!  

Wednesday we Halloween.  Halloween is not my favorite holiday.  When the boys were younger it was more fun, but the older they get the more I don't like the holiday. Wednesday Makai woke up and we had no costume for him and I felt bad.  In about 5 minutes we decided he could go as an army guy.  He put on his camouflage hat, shirt and then reminded me Monty had dog tags he could wear.  Thankfully, he was happy. 

When I got home from school he was waiting at the corner of the house to sabotage Trey and I.   

Yikes!!

Trey was a good sport!

Instead of Trick-or-Treating we decided to just have snacks.  Makai wasn't completely happy, but we felt like this was a good thing for our family this year.  We just don't need the candy, nor do we need it in our house.  We did buy one bag of candy, but the boys didn't really like it, Kit Kats that are pumpkin pie flavor.  I think they are good, but the kids didn't love them.  We went downstairs and watched some shows together as a family and all was well!  

 Friday night was the boys second playoff game. 

Tyler, going up against Bellevue West.  

They ended up losing the game by one touchdown, but they played a good game.  I'm thankful to a friend who got these fun pictures of Tyler.  They are priceless!!  It may be Tyler's last football game ever.  He loves football and we are so glad he was able to have the chance to play.  Final score was 31-38.  Elkhorn played better the first half, but Bellevue played better the second half.  It was pretty emotional from him and Kyle at the end of they game.  I guess they were crying and hugging as they realized that was their last game together.  Bitter sweet--at least they got the chance.  A good year.  

Saturday we went to a birthday party for a friend of ours.  Makai loved the pinata.  He wore this 

unicorn the entire rest of the party.  It's moments like this that I remember he's still a kid.  I forget sometimes because he is so big that he is still just a little boy.