Photo Post

I've been getting a little behind on the pictures. So while I wait for trick-or-treaters I will attempt to catch up.

The kids started school in mid-August. Here are the traditional first day of school shots:

That is one cute first grader.

Note Cameron's shoes. His grandmommy gave him some cash to spend for back-to-school and that's what he decided he wanted. I'm so proud.

We did go to the beach a few times this summer. Here's Claire with her boogie board.

Here are the kids at the local pumpkin patch earlier this month.

The kids had a week off in October for fall break and so we went up to Yosemite. The fall is a great time of year to visit. The weather was really nice and the crowds were not too bad. One day we hiked up to Mirror Lake - dry this time of year - below Half Dome.

The kids sitting on a bridge over the Merced River.

And here they are at Glacier Point, with Half Dome in the background.

And now, the pictures you've been waiting for: Halloween costumes!

Claire dressed up as Obi-Wan Kenobi this year, and Cameron is a clone trooper. As you can see from the orange shoulder armor, Cameron was not dressed as any old clone - no, he's clone 2224, aka Commander Cody, Obi-Wan's most trusted clone soldier. It's amazing what you can do with a safety cone, a pair of cutters, and some orange thread.