Halloween!

Erik decided last year already that he's too old for Trick-or-Treating, so he had a friend over and they passed out candy. Here's Erik & Daniel playing their DS game (DQM - Joker) while waiting for the next little (and some big) goblins and such to stop by.

Here's Jake dressed as a whoopie cushion (his choice)

One of the more decorated houses. Not a big percentage of neighbors participate.

After making the rounds (once around the block, pretty much) Jake was done. A nearby Baptist Church had a trunk-or-treat festival, so we went there. It was a lot of fun and the Whoopie Cushion was a big hit. Cotton Candy, a bouncy thing, a bouncy obsticle course, and trunk-to-trunk trick-or-treating in the parking lot.

The little known and often disputed 11th commandment:

All in fun of course!

CRAZY Hair Day

Jake had crazy hair day so we used gel & blue to do this. It didn't stay too long, but he was happy with it.

Alvin-O'-Lantern

From Alvin and the Chipmunks. Didn't have room for Simon or Theodore.

Here it is lit up.

Cousin Justin Pays (for) a Visit

A typical Saturday except for the fact that cousin Justin was here. We went to McDonalds, went fishing (a couple bites, but no fish), and washed the van.

Erik didn't join the festivities. He was out all night with his church group at Amazing Jakes. He's still going, but I bet he crashes by 3 or 4 this afternoon. In fact Jake was up late and up early and he's already crashed on the couch.

Fluffy Clouds

When you don't see clouds for days on end sometimes, it's nice when they finally do roll in.

Even if there isn't any rain in them and it's been at least a couple months since the last rainfall.

Nice View

Just playing with my digital SLR, as the point-and-shoot kind of bit it. The toggle on back hadn't worked too well for a long time and now doesn't really work at all. It's different getting used to focusing and changing lenses, but I think I'm going to like it better than the point-and-shoot.

More Devil's Claw

As promised, here are some pictures of the claws as the fruit ripens. The green husk splits and turns brown. The husk peels off after the curly part splits open. The reasoning for this odd-looking fruit is seed dispersal....An animal steps into one and the hooks grab the leg - it is carried some distance before it is shaken or bitten off.