October

October was a really good month for us, and possibly the most "normal" month we have had since COVID. The weather was still decent for most of it too, which helped immensely.

All our added park time helped Jemma conquer the monkey bars. She didn't even start trying them until the middle of September. Here's a little clip of her from early October!

We had Grandma and Grandpa over for a day of crafts and pumpkin carving!

The girls got to have a sleepover with Grammy and Grampy that included parks, culvers, a trip to the Pumpkin Patch and A LOT of playing!

We went on a fun family hike to Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in Lemont to soak up some fall color. The waterfall was completely dry, so the girls enjoyed walking through where it normally runs! 

Jade's Girl Scout troop was able to meet twice this month for a hike and pumpkin painting. It was SO nice to see the girls having fun together and not over Zoom!

Jade was able to have a complete season of soccer as well. Her team was paired with one other team and they were allowed to practice together twice a week and scrimmage with each other on Saturdays. One of Jemma's friends has a sister on Jade's team, so it worked out so well for them to play on the playground together during practices and games! Jade improved so much this year, and has really come to love playing soccer. Indoor seasons have been postponed because of COVID unfortunately. :(

(I was able to catch a video of Jade scoring a goal. She is in a yellow jersey with hot pink socks.)

Halloween was a blast! Jade and Jemma dressed up as Mal and Uma from Descendants 2. The weather was perfect and we had the best time trick or treating with our neighbors! So many people had very creative and socially distant ways of passing out candy! We trick or treated for about 2 hours taking a break in between to take a quick break and empty round one candy.