A Walk in the Park

It is finally fall and not 90 degrees all day! Now when I come home from work, it is comfortable enough to go for walks in the park and not have to change clothes afterward. I can walk comfortably without sweating and the dogs don't get overheated. Ethan can also go without getting too hot.

We will go on a walk outside behind the house on the walking trail. The only people out there are on the move walking, running, biking, or roller blading so there are no crowds to navigate. The dogs are more manageable after a walk too. It is also good for Ethan to get outside and see new things.

Ethan is all set for his walk.

I have my hands full! There is another dog in this picture too. Hunter is old now and we have a cheap dog stroller we put him in. He likes to get outside but likes to sniff more than walk. Hunter was actually laying down in the stroller for the picture. It is pretty difficult to get me, three dogs, and Ethan to pose for a picture :)

Halloween 2017

Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year. Ethan is not old enough to go out trick-or-treating so we did what we could and went to the Fall Festival in the park next door. The festival was scheduled for two days, Friday night and Saturday. We went on Friday night. We were afraid Ethan may not like it and tried to make him take a nap before we left but he just wouldn't go to sleep. At 5:00 pm, we just left for the park and that is when he fell asleep. I guess he liked the stroller ride.

There were lots and lots of kids there and it wasn't too hot or cold. The World Series was also on that night so some of the adults and teenagers may have stayed home for that. The village hired an AC DC cover band to perform that night and they played for about two hours. We had dinner there and walked around with Ethan and even bumped into a few neighbors with their children and pets.

We wanted to go again on Saturday and were looking forward to going out again, seeing the performances and the costume contests. It ended up raining at 10:00 am and didn't stop until the next day so we didn't go and they had to call off the main day of the festival. We just ended up at the Chinese buffet instead :(

It was still nice to get out on Friday night. Here are some pictures.

Ethan with his holiday card from Grandma.

He dressed up as a pumpkin for his first Halloween.

He's sitting on my shoulders

Even under his costume, he's orange

There was a long concert by an AC DC cover band. This is when the first started.

Ethan posed next to a pirate ship display. It was getting cool so we put on his new monster jacket.