Happy Thanksgiving

 Our Thanksgiving holiday started out with JD getting a belt promotion.  He now has a red stripe on his blue belt.

 He has been working hard to learn the new techniques that were required to get this advancement.

 Uncle Keith came to visit and it was constant nerf gun battles!  The boys had lots of fun shooting nerf bullets at each other and then chasing Rosie down to get them back from her.

Rosie is Nina's new BFF.  Since nobody here ever pays any attention to her (ha ha  ha ha)  she soaked up all the attention Aunt Nina was willing to give.

Happy Birthday Grandpa

 SO -- I stink as the family photographer!  We took Grandpa to breakfast for his birthday and instead of taking a picture of him with JD -- I took this picture with a silly bird!  Don't ask me why.  I have no explanation.

We also visited Wurstfest.  I have lived in the area my while life and had never been before.  JD ate all kinds of sausage on a stick and proclaimed it delicious.

Last Cub Scout Camp

I can't believe the time has come for us to graduate from Cub Scouts.  We had our last camp out with Pack 535 this weekend.  

 Here is our "bedroom" for the weekend.  We got this instant tent a couple years ago.  It is so easy to set up and take down that even I don't mind doing it.

 Our kitchen and dining room for the weekend had a roof thanks to the family we shared our campsite with.  It was a little rainy and so we were thankful for the covering.

 SMORES!!! Always a favorite with boys and adults!

We have a great cub master who works hard to keep us going.  Here we are at closing ceremonies taking down the flags.

Happy Halloween

Halloween is JD's favorite holiday.  It is quickly becoming my favorite too.  Just some good old fun without too much work. 

 JD's favorite activity is the trunk or treat they have in the church parking lot.  This year we dressed up our truck as Mater.

 My friends at school and I all dress up like Mr. E.  our favorite teacher despite his unique style.

 The martial arts studio JD trains at always has a Halloween party.  They turn their school into a haunted house.  I tried to take pictures while going through but had a little trouble focusing on anything but the floor.  It wasn't scary so much as startling as the fake spiders fell on you.

 Other games at Mu Sool Won were also lots of fun.

JD and his friend Lincoln played for a couple hours until I got tired and insisted it was time to go home.