Autumn&Winter!

I love this time of year! Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas... I love them all!
So last night we fell back an hour, so I gained a glorious hour of sleep, plus Levi took care of the boys and let me sleep in this morning! So I'm feeling completely rejuvineted. It's amazing what a little extra sleep can do for you!
For Halloween, the boys dressed up and we took them trick or treating! We mostly just went down the street to some neighbors, and we went at the beginning of the night just before it got completely dark. It was Rafe's first Halloween! :) He was a puppy dog, and he was so adorable. Levi would bark like a dog, and for some reason Rafe found it hilarious. He'd just laugh and laugh and laugh! Bentley was Superman, and boy did he enjoy that cape. He didn't want to take it off!
The weather has gotten a bit chilly for a day or two, but then it just goes back up again. It's been in the 70s and 80s! NOT fall or winter weather at all. I'm ready for fireplace, bundled up, cold smell weather! But of course, Texas weather just doesn't want to settle! It's allllll over the place. It is how the saying goes in Texas... "Don't like the weather? Just wait a few minutes."
I'm so excited for Thanksgiving - We are FINALLY having Thanksgiving at MY house! Ever since we've lived in this house, we either traveled to Illinois for Thanksgiving, went to Levi's mom's house, went to my parents' house, etc. We were going to have it at my house last year but then at last minute our plans were changed! So it'll be the four of us, and then Levi's mom and two of his sisters are coming. That means we'll probably do Christmas with my family. It's such a hassle when you're married, trying to do things with each family. I'm so blessed that we all get along so well, even my family and Levi's family, because it would be impossible to do it all without that! I don't know how people with strained families do it. Major props to them.
And again, Christmas is coming! I LOVE the Christmas season. I love the music, the lights, the decerations, the atmosphere in general... Heck, I wouldn't care if they just started playing Christmas music now! The only bad thing about Christmas is that I'm an AWFUL gift giver. I never know what to get for the boys or Levi or any of my family. It's terrible! I don't know why I can't give good gifts.
Another thing coming up is Rafe's first birthday... I CANNOT believe how fast he's grown up! The first few months went by slowly, but the past few have FLOWN by. We're probably just going to have a small party at my house with friends and family. That's what we did with Bentley, and it was really nice. No need to go crazy on a birthday they don't remember, haha.
I also can't believe I'm 21. My birthday was on the 30th! I didn't really celebrate or anything, we just went out to dinner and Levi made me a cake! It was actually really good. I don't feel 21, though! I definitely feel more like 31.