Halloween X's 2

We had a good Halloween this year!  We couldn't quite pull off putting Miles in a hooded towel for a costume like last year, but it's all good because he looked pretty awesome in his astronaut costume.  Dave and I were rockets.  Or at least we tried to be.  I got the idea a couple hours before the ward trunk-or-treat and did my best with what cardstock we had on hand.  Booyah.

Halloween #1: Ward trunk-or-treat:

Rocket.  Like I said.

Miles himself participating in some of the games they had.  Bowling with some empty 2 liter bottles and an old soccer ball was by far Miles' favorite game.

After he made his rounds and played his games he got down to his underwear and muscle shirt to hang out and eat candy in our car.  The car is easily still one of his favorite places to be.

Halloween # 2: The real deal.  I'm sorry, I just couldn't pick one of these four pictures:

First door.  At the trunk-or-treat I explained to Miles that he needed to say "trick-or-treat" and "thank you" but he would say, "Please can I have some candy?"  So I'm not sure what he said at all these doorsteps, but I would ask him after if he said thank you and if he didn't he would run back and tell the person thank you until he was positive they heard him.

One astronaut.  Two rockets.

Dave, taking off.

Miles was totally diggin' trick-or-treating.  In fact, I've never seen him be so assertive and/or fearless in his life.  He was pretty much all business-- house to house.  Like so:

This is Miles' little BFF, Madison.  I don't know if he is her BFF, but she is his.  He told me so.

That's Dave saying, "Happy Halloween!"

Nocular Walk

Disclaimer: this post is long.  Sue me.

A little while back I had an itch to take some pictures and practice with a lens I haven't used as much.  I outfitted Miles with his "noculars" and out we went in the warm, muggy Houston Fall.  Miles loved looking at stuff with his "noculars" from a millimeters distance and I was shocked to find some evidence of Fall.  Juxtaposition, folks.

Miles wanted me to take a picture of most things he found.  I've spared you from all the pictures, but he'll be delighted to see all these pictures up here of all the things we found and looked at.  Hence the million pictures-- some with purpose and explanation, others with none.  Fun times with my little boy.

We've been anxiously curious to see if the leaves will ever change and you do find an occasional one here or there.  Exciting.

You'd almost believe it's Fall, right?  Aside from the fact that you're sweating...

What funky, curly hair you have, plant.

Do all trees grow these things and I've just never noticed?

I do quite enjoy the purple plants that grow out here.  Or down here.

I thought this leaf and the way it has changed was pretty rad...

Deciduous!  No way!

Now, speaking of deciduous, I have no idea what this plant is, but it is by far the raddest deciduous plant I've ever seen.  I took a million pictures of it because I think it's so cool.  Also, these pictures are practically straight out of my camera.  Extremely minimal edits.  Extremely colorful and cool plant.

Fall!  Is it possible?

This was Miles when I told him we had to go in for lunch:

It was fun.  Always fun to make some memories with my little boy who is increasingly not so little.