The ghouls all came from their humble abodes

The boys' school had their annual Halloween party tonite - somehow the one week always does us in, but we got close on Harry's costume and finished Jack's...with a few minutes to spare!

this is about 1/3 of the cars that were decorated with tricks and treats.

Harry decided he wanted to go as a shopping mall this year, and at the last minute we thought of the mall cop additions. He was bummed that we didn't finish the top floor fountain, but it will happen....

At some point, he decided to have fun

I got a lot of shots from the back, so it's good they were finished - Dean made Jack that cool guitar from an axe, and Harry will finish off his parking deck with a ramp up his right sleeve. Luckily, they have about 4 more opportunities to don their duds.

They look like giants in this picture!

Happy Boo To You!

Bobby "Boris" Picket's Monster Mash

...in this carnival world

It's fall festival season around here, and we had the chance to visit one of our favorites recently. The boys participated in a summer reading program that led to treats....

....and certificates

silly faces with their friend Darius

They make the big trek on their own these days....

and even give me an occasional pose

I caught them on the Dragon Wagon

And setting up for darts

water gun races.....

....led to some loot!

If you feel like a trip down Memory Lane, check out last year's trip, ending with comparisons from years past

Jimmy Buffett's Carnival World

The children of the summer's end

We took our annual trip to an old-time county fair today, and the day was wonderful - we were able to leave just about the time that everyone was headed toward overload, and I even got to go to a friend's afternoon party (thanx, Crystal, and all your fun friends). I included links for comparisons from the last two years -
Something magical about a ferris wheel....this really is a sweet event, and we started the day with a birds-eye view

Those are our big boys carrying up their own mats, Jack a few steps ahead of Harry

Jack wanted to ride solo again this year, but Harry wanted his favorite co-pilot along....

there was a lot of debate about who hit who the most

Harry got to ride in a pseudo-vw, his previous favorite ride!

Then he got his biker on!

There are some comparison shots from two years ago where the handlebars are about at their shoulders....wow, they really are growing!

They got to do some planting, and we'll see how well we can keep the pansies alive and get the dandelions planted in time for spring

Boys love firetrucks!

This is Harry's favorite car of late, forget the original love for VW's and the later love for Hummers....the boys loves him American muscle cars at the moment!

They won a few prizes, and Jack was even generous enough to let Harry pick a prize after Jack won the water race twice. Thanx, big brother!

And there's the Jack with his Daddy after all the fun was had!

Here is the post from last year's festival, and the one from two years ago

David Bowie's Memories of a Free Festival

What a field-day for the heat

Field Day 2010 was a big hit! They were excited, and started the day boarding the bus armed with their new water bottles. The jungle gym was converted to all sorts of skill tests, and Harry was proud to earn some prizes. They had sack races, balloon pops, time with friends, sponge passes ala last week's Survivor, tug-of-war, and Harry's favorite moment - popcorn! Somehow I missed pix of the bouncey houses, but they were bit hits - thank you to the weatherman for a perfect morning, and thanx to all the parents and teachers who worked to make it a wonderful event.

Buffalo Springfield's For What It's Worth

I wanna see everything, do everything

True predictions:

Dean: Jack, we'll run out of time before we run out of tickets.

Jack: Daddy, I bet we won't be home until midnite.



Everyone was snuggled into beds by midnite, just barely - it was a perfect evening for a fair!

Turnstiles

Smile Like You Mean It

Come On And Smile

Measure Of A Man

BOY Germs

(it'll be a miracle if they don't catch something - sheesh!)

Under My Thumb

Drive Faster

Drivin' Blind

Truck On

Who's Your Daddy

Smile Away

I Won!

You Won!

Crash

Ice Cream MEn

Link Within will probably list last year's fair - it's hard to believe how much they've grown!

Happy Fall!

Elvis's Take Me To The Fair

Sunday, BUSY Sunday!

These days are pretty full, but Sunday stood out for all the family and festivals we could handle in our sniffly states. It was great to see you Mom, Bernie, Deb and Rick - next time let's do drinks in the shade ;-)

A great big thank you to Uncle Rick for the cool ride while he helped us load up my old office furniture - the first real sign that we're moving - woohoo!

They were actually pretty helpful, tho they couldn't do much about the heat or the weight of all that furniture

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After the work, we got to play a bit while we picked up their Blue Ribbons for Reading certificates at a local festival

The boys and Dean in their traditional heading-to-the-fun picture

The boys trying to charm the ladies

Harry and Jack posing with their certs and Jack's teacher

Jack double-fisted - can't get too many treats (unless you check out that expression on his face!)

This was their first solo drive....
...and I'm not sure it was comfortable....

...but they were determined, and OHsoPROUD of themselves!

Harry got caught up in the pits

(ala one of Jack's favorite one-liners from Cars)

Jack's determined face - keep for future comparisons when he's going pro ;-)

And one of the best parts about going out and about is running into friends - Jack and Dylan hamming it up while Harry takes his driving responsibilities very seriouslyAnd this is what a pack-mule mom looks like when a friend catches her snapping shots - it was great to see you, Colleen, even if I look like I'm following Joey's acting advice ;-)

U2's Sunday, Bloody Sunday