Autumn Time

October has been full of fun events for our family. We started out our month heading to Oktoberfest on Fort Sill. We went with our fabulous friends Amy and Tom and their lovely daughter, Emma (G's buddy). We had a blast checking out the petting zoo, listening to some polka, and eating some tasty German cuisine. It was mighty cold and windy that day, but fun was had by all. Then mid-month my mom (aka Grandma Joannie) came for a short, but fun visit! We had a blast taking Greyson to the animal refuge on post, to the pumpkin patch and out to eat at Meers. Definitely check out the video below of Greyson doing his dramatic acting job of signing "cold" after he sipped his water. He was quite a hit with all the restaurant customers. He loved having quality time with Grandma Joannie and seems to have a special bond with her. He wanted to hold her hand and even offered his help with her morning crossword puzzles. We were so happy to have her come stay and visit with us for a bit. Last week Kyle and I attended the Assistant Commandant's Reception. In Army lingo the Assistant Commandant is a Colonel in charge of the field artillery training side of Fort Sill. Basically it was a formal cocktail party that provided a nice time for Kyle and I to get all dressed up and mingle with his classmates. It's always nice to put faces with the names he mentions and we did have an interesting chat the high up Colonel here at Ft. Sill about Kyle's thoughts of the training he is going through. Then last night was Halloween and I think of this year as Greyson's first REAL Halloween since he actually trick or treated. He was the gosh darn cutest Elmo any one has ever seen. His costume was a HUGE hit! Everyone kept saying, "Awwwww..Elmo!" everywhere we went. He had lots of fun trick or treating and got some tasty loot. He had his first taste of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and some Skittles and he was one happy kiddo. Plus, having Halloween be the night of Daylight Savings was genius! We kept him up an hour or so later last night with all the fun and he slept in until his normal 8:30-9am wake up time today so Mom and Dad got to enjoy the extra hour of sleep, too.

Kyle is keeping busy with BOLC III training. He's just started gunnery and it's the toughest portion of the class, but so far he's doing very well. He's super competitive academically and he's currently at the top of his class. I'm so proud of how focused he is and the great job he is doing. He's going to make one fine field artillery officer. I'm swamped with my 2 grad school classes and just signed up for my ONE class next semester. Realized 2 is a bit much especially since we'll be moving right when my next class starts. Speaking of moving, Kyle and I are headed out to Colorado Springs in a couple of weeks to find a house to rent and Kyle's parents will be coming to visit and watch Greyson for us while we're gone. We'll enjoying a few days away together to check out our future home city and Greyson will get plenty spoiled with lots of love and attention from PopPop and JoJo.

Greyson is great! He did have a little bug this past week - fever, some lovely middle of the night vomiting, but he's all better now. Thankful that we do have a great pediatrician here in town who did see him quickly to make sure it was just a virus and not the dreaded H1N1 that everyone is freaking out about. He's a tough cookie. Even when he was a running a fever he was a happy little boy wanting to play and watch Elmo. His vocabulary is expanding more and more everyday. New words just seem to come out of his mouth at random. He's also starting to want to play and rough-house with others. He likes to play chase and try to tickle people and run. He's our little goofball. Well, I better run and do a bit of grad work while he naps. Hope you all had a fun filled Halloween and can you believe it's November???

Lots of Love,
Kyle, Lindsey and Greyson

P.S. Don't forget to check out the October picture link

P.P.S. Enjoy this rather funny video of Greyson sharing his water and doing his dramatic signing of "cold" and then laughing at himself - he's quite a funny little boy.