Jack and Cate Update -- October, 2008 |
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 |
Sometimes life is just plain hard when you ride the neighbors tricycle down the hill and you have to haul it up by yourself. |
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 |
Then he realized I had my camera, and all was well in the world again... |
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 |
And one more for good measure... |
Saturday, October 25, 2008 |
Mary and Francie had a party the Saturday before Halloween: Cate was a cat; Jack was Boba Fett; Lisa was a witch; and I was Jango Fett. In a game-time decision, Lisa and I traded costumes, so she was Jango Fett and I was the witch. |
Friday, October 31, 2008 |
We were invited to a Halloween party/trick-or-treating at a friend's house on Swiss Avenue. Fifteen minutes before we were to leave, Jack announced that he was no longer going as Boba Fett but was instead going as "Nerdy Billy." Fifteen minutes and a pair of my old horn-rimmed glasses later, and he was Nerdy Billy. |
Friday, October 31, 2008 |
This was a huge Halloween for us. Jack was now willing to boldly go where he'd never gone before: trick-or-treating. |
Friday, October 31, 2008 |
You gotta admit that these kids really know how to sell their characters... |
Friday, October 31, 2008 |
Our friends' party was undeniably over-the-top. Every fifteen minutes, the "phantom" played the pipe orgain in the balcony over their front porch. By 7 PM, they had about 100 kids lined up for candy at their house, and that wouldn't disapate by 9 PM when we left. Each year, they hand out about between 7,000 and 9,000 pieces of candy. |
Friday, October 31, 2008 |
One more photo highlighting the full-on fire and smoke effects. Jack didn't appreciate the phantom's show the first couple of times, but then he too got into the swing of things. |