Welcome a new family member!

We have a pet! (again) I hope this one does not turn out like the frogs. This one was a lot more expensive than frogs. Gabby is beside herself. She has been asking for a bird. So I told her to get a book from the library at school to study about them. Then I took them to the bird store to look at them and planned to just start introducing them to some to see how they would handle one. I kept saying "We are not buying today, we are just looking". Then we came home with Mr. Nibbles. I was as surprised as anyone! Gabby does very well with him/her. I keep reminding her that it is a family pet. Although everyone pretty much considers her to be Gabby's bird. Audi will hold her and pet her a little. Josie will pet her. And Juan could really care less. I think Josie will come around eventually. She has already showed a lot of progress. So welcome Mr. Nibbles to the family. May he/she live a long happy life!

Hay ride and so much more!

Each year Aunt Cathy has a Halloween Party. This year it was the day after Halloween. There is a bon fire for roasting hot dogs and marsh mellows and other food like chili, cheese dip, meat balls, cocoa and desserts. This year was so great and the weather could not have been better.

My cousin really out did herself this year. These costumes are so great, right down to baby Yoda!

Juan did not want his picture taken for some reason. He kept telling me "NO picture" and covering his face. Maybe he is wanted and I just don't know about it.

I don't remember Uncle Don being this much fun when we were kids!

This is the Fort that Uncle Don built. There are two tree houses with a bridge between. There is electricity in one of the tree houses. There is a climbing wall and a slide. The kids love it. It is amazing!

This is on the hay ride. It is a bit blurry. I think my camera was low on batteries.

Happy Halloween!

Do you like my costume? I went to work like this on Thursday. Don't ask me why our company celebrates the day before Halloween but they do. Once I removed the mustache tape I was quite comfortable all day long. I had my pink fuzzy slippers to go along with the look.



Juan is Scooby-Doo. He was not really liking the costume. But he did wear it for trick-or-treating.

Here we are dressed and ready to start. It was such a beautiful night. We didn't even take jackets.

Audi as Sleeping Beauty.

Jonathan as Superman.

Carly as a Vampiras.

Gabby as Belle.

Josie as a High School Musical Cheerleader.

Marianna and Owen were so cute as a Referee and Ballerina.

Some people really got into the decorations. We found this in front of there house. Their garage was a spoke house.

Pumpkin Guts

Juan digging out pumpkin guts.

Audi took forever to get the insides out of this little bitty pumpkin. She did not want to touch it.

Gabby was not thrilled about touching pumpkin guts either.

Josie, on the other hand, did not seem to mind digging out the insides.

I am glad it was a nice day. The garage was a much better place for this job than my kitchen. I hosed down the floor and clean-up was finished. I got the job of cutting out the faces the kids drew. I cut my finger, OUCH!

Here are the finished Jack-O-Lanterns. Very scary!

JUAN

Josie the Cheerleader

Here is Josie in her Halloween costume. I wish she would smile.

Look how cute she is sleeping!

A new hair style for Gabby

She is even cute in rollers.

She is so beautiful. This is her Halloween costume. I don't know what to do about it dragging the ground. I guess she will have to hold it up all night. She did not like sleeping in rollers. She said she didn't sleep well. But she looks really cute with curly hair.