Pumpkin Time

Let the carving begin...

The end result!!!

Here's my contribution! The etching takes a lot of time, but so cool in the end :)

Dustin decided to make the creepy hand coming out of the ground...and he even painted a version of it on canvas the next day...really good job, I'll have to get a pic of that!!!

...and here's Joseph's, the ghost and tombstone.....bwahaaaaaaaaaa

the next day, Ayden carved his spooky face pumpkin...

... and some mummy dogs for dinner tonight!!!

Donkey Town 2011

We decided to go visit Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue for some Saturday fun...

Here's the Donkey Whisperer...aka the "Burro Man"

This is one of the donkey rescue's newcomers - a Kona "Nightingale" - some feral donkeys brought over from Kona/Waikoloa Hawaii -- cool, because I've been there!!!!

Derek's Competition

Derek better watch out!!!
...I've been proposed to by another guy....the other day, Ayden was giggling and offered me a ring he earned in his class for "Fun Friday" and wanted me to marry him
...it's all just so Freudian!!!

Flag Football

Joseph had his first scrimmage game on Saturday -- here they are getting "flagged" up

there's even a group of Kindergarten/1st graders -- look how small they are!!!!

there's Joseph, being called by name out on to the field!

Joseph did great and seemed to really like it all!!!
...and he's only going to get better and better!

And here's Arianna (the one in the middle), Dustin and Ayden's sister...she and other girls get to be cheerleaders....although there are also a few girls actually playing football, which I think is pretty cool!

Dustin & Ayden and friends...

Kids Convention 2011

Our church had a "convention" for young kids and I managed to convince Joseph & Ayden to go...I ended up accompanying the group to help provide some transportation. It was pretty fun but lots of kids and lots of sugar = one tired Michelyn...