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Visit to Santa

Fiona had her first "real" visit with Santa (Jack & Owen are experts). She was very chatty and wasn't afraid at all. She told Santa that she was a "good ga-wurl" and she wanted a "tiny baby" for her present. We usually go visit Santa at Howell Farm in New Jersey, one of our favorite places anywhere. If there's snow, Santa comes up the lane in a sleigh, otherwise two of the horses, Barney & Mac, pull Santa in the carriage and then he sits in the sleigh to visit with the kids. A few more photos of our visit are here.

Trick or Treat

Fiona warmed up her scary face before trick or treating.

Owen was Dracula, Jack was Lord Darkskull (a zombie) and Fiona was Princess Nemo (after wanting to be Nemo, she changed her mind at the last minute and kept telling us she was going to be a princess, so we told her she was Princess Nemo).

They all really enjoyed trick or treating this year and you can see more photos of the evening here.

Football & Halloween

Owen's class held their Halloween party on Friday, including a parade around the parking lot with the rest of the classes as well as lots of treats in their classroom. Owen is the scary Dracula toward the left.

Jack's last football game was today. They won, to finish 5-3 in their inaugural season. Jack played better every game, had a couple of nice tackles today and FINALLY got a chance to play some offense and got to run with the ball .... wrestling practice starts Friday. Stay tuned.

Pumpkin Patch 2006

Annual trek to the pumpkin patch took place Sunday, including pony ride, tot train, bluegrass bands and hot dogs. Photos are here.