We were excited to share the Halloween parade with the girls and Barry this year.
Juli was less excited.
Even though we were crazy busy, we decided to squeeze in our Halloween party. We simplified the food, (but kept the SUGAR - it is Halloween, after all!) reused last year's decorations, and planned easy games. The kids found perfect costumes, after much searching.
Nicky was rocking the Boba Fett look...
While Kairi had an evil fairy thing going.
Or were they both just weirdos?? Hard to tell...
Of course we invited the cousins...
And just a few other people.
The pictures speak for themselves. The whole family got into playing with the leaves on a sunny Saturday morning. And why not?
Scotty and I had a wonderful anniversary this year. I got flowers and two beautiful silver necklaces. Scotty got a new DVD player and dinner out at the Apollo Grille. Dinner was delicious, and dessert was served on a special glass tray with "Happy Anniversary" written between our desserts in chocolate! YUM! Plus, my family gave us a truly awesome new red saucepan - which we really needed!
Between all the gifts and fun and the romantic setting of Historic Bethlehem, we really celebrated our continued love in style this year.
Another joy of having the Camfields in the area is getting to take them to church. Especially when we have extra time to play!
So, it's crazy hot. We've been on a bus for HOURS. The kids are wearing polyester and standing in full sun. They've been on their feet practicing for another hour and a half after the bus ride. They finally get a break, and drink some water. So, what to do next?
Randomly break into another song, of course. Without direction. Just because, hey, they REALLY like to play.
And try playing other instruments, just for fun. (They have an odd definition of fun.)
But when they join the UDel band on the field, it's back to business!
Did I mention we attended a lot of football games this fall? This one was enhanced by family and friends. We babysat for the girls several Saturdays and Sundays. This particular weekend, we were also Mandi-sitting. Her parents were on a special anniversary trip, so she got to hang with us all weekend, much to Kai's delight.
Faith was pretty delighted too, once she realized Mandi would spoil her like the rest of us!
It's a good thing I learned to like football. It seemed like we spent three solid months at football games this year. Between the high school games, Nicky's games, the college game we played at, and the Eagles and Packers on TV, I was pretty footballed out by the end of marching band season! Not to mention, with a few exceptions, like the game pictured here, we spent quite a few of those football games in the pouring rain. Fun fun!
Still, it was always a thrill to see Kai march out into the field and start playing the "Hey" song to escort the players onto the field!
The Marine Corps puts on quite a show! Not only did their prestigious band play and recreate the famous moment from Iwo Jima above, they picked some fabulous bands to perform for the competition in Annapolis. I hate to say it, but our band was just outclassed today. They played their hearts out, but some of the bands in this competition must have been training 24-7! I'm proud of Saucon for doing as well as we did!
I got to go with the band to Baltimore's Inner Harbor before their competition at Annapolis. It was so much fun! We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day, and the band kids had a blast wandering around the aquarium and shops.
The dolphin show was a big hit. One of these days, I really have to get to Discovery Cove and try that swimming with dolphins thing - it looks so fun for this trainer!
We spent some of the day with Meg and Shania and her mom. We kept getting split up in the crowds, though, so eventually Kai and I went our own way.
We did see a FEW fish...
And this beautiful butterfly hanging around the harbor.
When it was time for lunch, we were tempted by the Hard Rock Cafe.
But we were glad we decided on Potbelly's when we heard the guitarist who was playing live folk versions of popular songs in the dining room. Including, appropriately, the Beatles "Day Tripper". (Well, if you take it LITERALLY. I know the song is not actually about day trips. Sheesh.)
