Halloweeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!

Booooooo to you from Grandpappy McPumpkin!

Hermoine Granger and Harry Potter, looking magical!

Cowboys Westy and Miles riding their horses

Mr. Football (Owen) and Darth Vader (Ethan) posing in character

HAPPY HALLOWEEN  by Jack Prelutsky

It`s late and we are sleepy,
The air is cold and still.
Our jack-o-lantern grins at us
Upon the window sill.
We`re stuffed with cake and candy
And we`ve had a lot of fun,
But now it`s time to go to bed
And dream of all we`ve done.
We`ll dream of ghosts and goblins
And of witches that we`ve seen,
And we`ll dream of trick-or-treating
On this happy Halloween.

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 Enjoy the candy, kiddos, and don't forget to share with 
your mommies and daddies!

October anniversary

Happy 13th Anniversary, Evan and Elisabeth!

I haven't looked at your wedding pictures for a while, 

so today's the day to do it! 

Fun to remember that beautiful, chilly October day in Boston. 

We love you.

Fun in October

The four MN cousins had some fun together on Friday, which was a no-school day. Ethan and Owen had appointments at a clinic to get their flu shots (ouch!) before we met at Sibley Park, so Gpappy and I took Westy and Miles to Pet Expo, where Miles got his animal fix for the week.

Westy loved holding a young bunny.

 Miles was intrigued by the friendly ferrets, so intrigued that he watched 

a Pet Expo employee clean out the ferret cages, poop and all.

Our rendezvous at Sibley Park included some pet love, too. Owen, who has been reticent to feed the animals, found his courage when this pot belly pig begged for a treat. 

The same pot belly critter enticed Ethan to give out a few handfuls, too.

The day was sunny and chilly, and seemed just right for a fun game of tag, the longest one on record as far as I know!

Eventually we had to go our separate ways, but not before a goofy picture with the fake horses. 

This picture actually came before the goofy one. I can't decide if I like their silly faces or their smiley faces better! They're cute either way.

Earlier in the week, our neighbors Mark and Christine put out their cool and scary Halloween decorations. O and E got in on the ghost act.

Miles and Westy did the same on Friday. Hard to resist making ghost faces!

We had a great FaceTime conversation with Vivi and Hannah this afternoon. I'll get some pictures from Elisabeth or Evan soon. Hint hint.

Weston is five!

Happy Birthday to Westy!

Happy Birthday to Westy!

Happy Birthday, youngest cousin...

Happy Birthday to you!

 Love and hugs and smooches to you, too!

Now it's Vivi's turn!

Happy Birthday to Vivian Claire Dellon. 

She's five. Five! CINCO!! Can you believe it??!!

We love you whole bunches, Vivi!

September birthdays continue!

Happy Birthday to Elisabeth... 

who looked something like this thirty years ago. 

How time flies! 

We love you, ESPD!

Three score and ten

Happy 70th Birthday, Larry!

This is my favorite recent picture of Gpappy/Larry/Dad. The youngest kid (Westy) watching the oldest kid (Larry) go flying down the roller slide.  I'd still have bruises if I'd taken that ride, but thanks to Westy's coaching, Gpappy/Larry/Dad came through it just fine. If you're searching for deeper meaning in this photograph, it's there. The years have flown by, but life still can be fun for us old folks.

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St. Peter and Otown were well represented on Sunday  for G/L/D's birthday lunch, but we missed the NC contingent. Happily for us, they called later in the afternoon. 

The MN cousins showed their teamwork delivering gifts to Gpappy.

The little boys sang "Happy Birthday" at various times, adding in the necessary cha-cha-chas, hiiii-yas, and nah-nah-nahs. Not necessarily in tune, but sung with enthusiasm and with love.

Happy Birthday, Larry. Now let's hear the significance of three score and ten!