Reid and Stefani Adopt

 Jaydon's birthday was at DEFY trampoline park on Saturday.  He turned 8 and will be getting baptized soon.  Because I am working, Reid and I did our best to throw together a party.  We were a little bit last minute and got out the invitations super late.  I paid for 10 kids to come to the party.  Only 6 showed up.  That left room for Isaac and Esther, and Jaydon's birth brothers.  Unfortunately, I didn't get the message to Jaydon's birth mom soon enough that there was room for his brothers and they didn't show up.  Isaac and Esther also didn't show up, because they decided to spray paint our driveway while Reid was in the shower.  I had already left with Jaydon and the party supplies so we could be there on time to welcome guests.  The rest of the family wasn't ready yet.  When Reid got out of the shower to find that Esther and Isaac had spray painted the driveway for no apparent reason other than they thought it would be fun ...

 This year for Halloween, my principal had all the teachers dress up as Dalmatian dogs, and some of the administrators dressed up as Cruella DeVill and Horace and Jasper.  Esther was a Cat-stronaut, and Jaydon was a hotdog.  Cooper was cute.  And Reid failed to be anything but his amazing self.  We had our friend Jodie over to go trick-or-treating with us this year.  Her mom, Pat, stayed at our house and handed out candy for us.   Isaac was invited to go trick-or-treating with his friend Isaac.  The two Isaacs love to hang out.  This was the first year that Isaac wasn't with us as a family.  He's hitting the tween years and now wants to hang with friends more than hang with the family.  It is kind of sad for me, but I know the stage, and at some point, it needs to happen.   From L-R: Esther the Cat-stronaut; Jaydon the Hotdog; Stefani the Dalmatian; Reid the stud-muffin; Jodie with a wig from the show "Descendants."   Jayd...