Fall Fun!

I was recently talking with a friend about coping in difficult times. I told her that I have always viewed blogging as therapy for me. It started because we were in the hospital with Landon and wanted to share the latest news and information and didn't have the time, nor the energy, to provide information over and over again. But then, it became my voice. There were really tough days and blogging helped me to stay positive and optimistic because I wanted to reassure all of you that it will be okay and that we were okay even if it wasn't totally true in that moment. I told my friend that when I post often, it's probably because I am going through something emotionally and it's my opportunity to get some of my thoughts out in the open. So, I say all this to say that things are going so well... The boys are keeping Jimmy and I very busy. Our weekends have been busy with fun events- weddings, birthday parties, meet ups with friends and yesterday was a trip to our first fall festival of the year. Landon picked out a pumpkin as Jordan consistently ran the opposite direction of where ever we were going. The climbed up into an old fire truck, went down a slide with their dad in a burlap sack, rode on a hay ride, ate apples, went into a butterfly tent and a butterfly sat on Landon's finger- Jordan doesn't quite understand the meaning of gentle hands yet so he just watched. They saw and talked to sheep, a pig, chickens, ducks and goats and then cried for half of the trip home out of exhaustion and sadness that it was over. Several times during this trip, I thought to myself how awesome it is to have these two little boys and how much I love being with them. Landon went back to school, 4 days a week this year, and loves it. He has a new teacher and has met some new friends in his class. He told me that one boy in particular has nice hair and that it's down which was his way to tell me to stop putting gel and making his hair into a faux hawk. He humors me sometimes but for the most part he tells me to leave his hair alone. =( Jordan and I are getting more one on one time together now which is nice. But he really loves when we go pick his big brother up from school. They are such good buddies although they fight and agitate each other as much as they play. Jordan likes to pull on the back of Landon's shirt to pull him down and Landon often yells "Mommy, Jordan isn't sharing with me!," when Jordan is trying to play with Landon and whatever he is playing with. They make each other laugh and are becoming such great play buddies though and it warms my heart. So one additional thing that is keeping us pretty busy these days is the 4th Annual Lots of Love for Landon Halloween Party!! It is scheduled for November 1st and we are so excited!!! If you want to join us or want to make a general donation to the Cystinosis Research Foundation in honor of Landon and this event. Go to the link below. This one is to pay for your ticket using a credit card or to make a general donation with a credit card. https://www.cystinosisresearch.org/4th-annual-lots-love-landon-halloween-event/ This is for the Evite to rsvp for the event. http://www.evite.com/event/02D2DNAECW5FTUEUGEPEGK3JF4O6J4?gid=02D2DNAECW5FTUADEEPEGK3JF5Z63Y Contact me for any additional questions... Oh, and we have a Chinese Auction and door prizes as part of our event. If you are interested in donating a basket, prize or gift card we are so thankful!!! LaurenLHartz@gmail.com