Halloween Fun

What a fun October the Breuker family had! I can't believe it is already over! That means the holidays are right around the corner! Hard to believe when we have 60 degree weather for Halloween!
Halloween was so much fun this year! Dakota made the cutest frog! However, we had a little frog that said "Rawer." Kota filled his entire pumpkin up with goodies! I am so glad Dakota loves to brush his teeth otherwise I think his teeth may just rot out!! LOL!
Our Halloween actually started last weekend with two costume parties! We had so much fun. Our first party was at jennelle and Andy Cook's house and our next was at Rick and Heidi Brouwer's. Bryan and I dressed up as Popeye and Olive Oyl. Yes, my hair was even dyed black! I looked a little weird. I know why I was given the gift of blond hair! LOL! Bryan's costume was so great that he even won the best costume award at the Brouwer party. We are already trying to think of another great costume for next year!
On Thursday Dakota went trunk or treating with Grandma Viening. He went from trunk to trunk at Grandma's work. He had lots of fun! I think his favorite candy was the suckers he got because he started eating them with the wrapper on! We also went to trick or treat at Uncle Jer, Aunt Kim and Corbin's house.
Halloween day was a busy one! We began our trick or treating in the morning with Aunt Kim and Corbin. We went to visit Aunt Ruth, The Reitveld family, and The Driesenga family. In the Afternoon Kota and Mommy went to school/work for a Halloween bash! Kota had lots of fun with his friends playing games, doing crafts, and winning prizes. In the evening we went trick or treating again. We visited the neighboers, Mary and Jason, Carolynn, and Jamie. They all had little treats for Dakota. We then went to visit Great Grandma Nienhuis and Nana and Papa Myaard. Dakota loves his cars he got from Papa and Nana.
It was a fun , but very busy Halloween! We can't til next year.

update

It has been awhile since I last posted a blog. I thought I should update everyone on what is going on in the Breuker Household......Not much!! Actually we have just been busy gearing up for the fall and saying goodbye to summer. It is sad, but I am already excited to put up the Christmas decorations. I told Bryan I would at least wait til November! LOL!
Dakota has been such a hoot lately! He is our entertainment! Kota Bear is talking up a storm!!! He loves saying car, mama, dada, papa, side, eat, ease (please), vroom vroom, and many more words that we just don't quit know what he is saying! Kota loves to play outside. Right now give him a pile of leaves and he is a happy boy! Dakota also had a great time picking out his pumpkin. Now he can't wait to carve it. I will let you know how that goes. We have also been on lots of play dates lately. Dakota loves playing with Mya, Naomi, and Bradon! Mya and Kota love to wrestle.... they think they are big stuff and have sooooo much fun with each other!
We have had a great October so far and are looking forward to Halloween!

Motherhood

Motherhood is such an amazing thing! This weekend I went to a motherhood conference in Grand Rapids. I went with Kim and some moms from Hamilton. We had a great time. As a mom I know that there are times when you need a break. I got that this past weekend! I am now recharged and ready to go! I can now refocus and be the best mom I can be. I had some great classes and wonderful key note speakers! Ken Davis......Hilarious!!! I think the best class I took was about organizing and getting my ducks in a row. I can do that.....Right? I am going to start planning and organizing our lives. This is eventually going to save me time and hopefully money when it comes to meal planning. This concept makes me excited because then I get more time with my baby!

A Great Weekend

The Breuker family had a great weekend! It all began on Friday when Dakota and I went to the Grand Rapids Children's Museum with Aunt Kim and Corbin. The boys had tons of fun. They loved playing in the construction site and with all the emergency vehicle stations. Dakota was a hoot pretending to be a 911 dispatcher. He was typing and talking on the phone at the same time! LOL! It was a great time and can't wait to go back!
On Saturday we watched Corbin ( my other favorite dude! ) Bryan and I took the boys swimming at the Holland Aquatic Center. They were our two little fish! The boys loved the water. They both loved the Splash Zone where they played in the water spouts and sprinklers and had a riot going down the slide. After swimming we all went out for ice cream. It was the perfect end to a great night.
Today Bryan, Dakota, and I went to church. After church we met my mom and dad and went to Crane's U-Pick. It was so much fun. Dakota loved picking ( eating ) the apples. I think he did more eating then picking! LOL! We got lots of apples to make apple crisp and applesauce! I am so glad we went today b/c there was not many apples left to choose from. Dakota also loved checking out all the pumpkins! After we picked apples all of us went to lunch at Spectators. It was great even though Dakota spilled a full glass of coke onto his mother. Not so funny, but it was still a great lunch! Dakota had a great time with his Grandma and Papa too!
What a great weekend we had together as a family! It was a weekend full of memories!

Dakota aka The Bully

What am I going to do with this boy!?! Today I found out from Dakota's teacher that he has been....well should I say not a very nice boy. He has been pushing and wrestling friends! To top it off he took a bite out of one of the babies today. AAAAAH! I really want to nip this behavior in the butt soon! Any suggestions would be very helpful. Tomorrow is a parent meeting lets see if that sheds any light to us. I will keep you posted on this matter!

a relaxing day

Today has been a great day. This morning I spent the morning hanging out with my little man! He is a ball of fun! At noon we picked Corbin (nephew/cousin) up from preschool and he came over to play with Aunt Renee and Dakota. As a special treat Bryan came home for lunch. That was fun and the boys loved it. After lunch we set up a race track and raced all of the cars! What fun boys are. They make me laugh! However, we had some issues of wrestling! One minute it is fun and a great game to be playing and the next minute one boy is screaming and melt downs begin. Boys will be boys! I love them so much! I wish they would never grow up!

Way To Go!

Way to go, Dakota! Dakota went potty today on his little potty. He lifted up his shirt and tried to take off his diaper. I asked him if he had to go potty and went running to the bathroom. He sat on the potty and went pee. His aim was a little off so we had some pee in the potty and some on the floor. Oh, well! We were so proud and happy for him.