Halloween '07

OK trying to get a little caught up! The kids had a blast for Halloween, which to me seems like a much bigger deal down here than it does up North. People go all out decorating their houses, putting up lights, decorations, etc. etc. much like the norm at Christmas. With the homes so close in our neighborhood, trick-or-treating takes on a carnival-like atmosphere with most of the adults getting involved too, either accompanying the kids or scaring them from home. It's not uncommon to have a couple hundred kids total hitting you up for candy by night's end! Daniel's costume went over huge this year as you can see, and Claire saw this Snow Princess costume in a catalogue and had to have it. We had a nice night with temps in the low 70's, making it ideal for the packs of ghouls, princesses, etc. to rake in a big haul.

Rookie of the Year

Queen Frostine

Candy Thief

Clowning Around

"This is GREAT!!"

Pumpkin Patch '07

All of these shots are from our annual trip to the Flower Mound Pumpkin patch just prior to Halloween. As the kids get bigger we have realized maybe going on a weekend isn't the greatest idea any longer! While it's still all great fun, the search for the perfect pumpkin has evolved into "Let's see how fast we can go in this wagon without: a)the pumpkin falling out; b) the kids falling out: and c) running over any toddlers or senior citizens in our path." I'm happy to report that both a) and b) were successful this year.

FINALLY!!!

Well after a solid month-plus, I can finally access my blog again! I'd like to say thank you to Time-Warner/Comcast for eliminating my comcast.net email address without saying anything, which just so happened to be my login name for this blog. After many an email, the good folks at Google, who sponsor blogspot, hooked me up and changed everything around so that I can access "Tales from the FM" again, which is nice considering I author the friggin page!! There are many pictures to post and many stories to tell, so let's get on with it shall we?