What Adventures Lie Ahead

You should never underestimate the potential any given night has in becoming memorable.  This was no exception.  We went to some friends' house for a simple barbeque, just a few families enjoying each other's company.  But then....

...the kids came running into the house yelling "We saw a deer!  We saw a deer!"  Oh, did I forget to mention that it was opening day for deer archery hunting?  Oh and did I ALSO forget to mention that one of the dads with us had his bow in the car?  Well, one good shot, some skillful tracking and a few hours later....

A night that none of us will soon forget!

Fall Traditions

Every year we have several fall traditions that we enjoy as a family together.  One of the things is we usually go to Mexico with our paternal side of the family for the week prior to Halloween.  We make an effort to enjoy the season though by carving pumpkins before we leave.  For the first time this year, the kids were allowed to carve their own artwork.  Daddy carved a tuna into his pumpkin, my little prince carved a scary face and my princess carved shapes into hers.

 When we get back (usually on the day of or before Halloween) we do final touches on our costumes and take our pumpkins up to the forest for the woodland creatures to feast upon at night.  They never last more than a couple days, depending on the weather, so something out there enjoys them.  I remember seeing the zoo leaving pumpkins in the cages for the animals to play with in the fall.  We have seen the bears feast on them, the hippos demolish them and the elephants toss them like balls.  That's what I like to think happens to our masterpieces... well, except it's probably not hippos... I hope.