Happy Halloween!

Ben's 1st Jack-O-Lantern

In our new neighborhood, Halloween is a BIG deal so we had to go all out with our decorating and candy selection (someone suggested raisins and fruit but we don't want to be egged so we went with the best chocolate bars we could find). Ben and I carved a Jack O Lantern to welcome all the trick or treat-ers. To get in the spirit, we've been teaching Ben how to trick or treat but someone, and I'm not naming names, has taught him to say 'Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet!' We'll see what kind of candy the neighbors give him with that tag line!

The Bolger Family is Expanding...

That's right... Ben got a fish! He originally named his fish Cleo but that has somehow morphed into Chloe and Chloe has stuck. So... you're looking at the newest member of the Bolger family, Chloe Bolger! Ben hasn't stopped trying to touch Chloe, literally, so we've had to move her to higher ground. It isn't surprising that Ben loves fish, he comes from a long line of fish lovers. Growing up, I had Janet the ever lasting goldfish (or so my parents told me) and then Roger, the Siamese fighting fish, from Junior year of college until a year or two after graduation. Jeff's fraternity usually used gold fish as the table center pieces at their dances but unfortunately, the gold fish typically didn't survive the evening. So... welcome to Chloe Bolger, the fun has just begun!

For kicks and giggles...

For kicks and giggles, Jeff set up the tent in our back yard this past weekend. The original plan was for him and Ben to spend a boy's night in the tent but that didn't really pan out (Ben is still in a crib so a 'normal' bed is foreign to him let alone a 'normal bed' inside a tent). But... the tent provided hours and hours of fun. We BBQd for dinner and even had smores so it really was just like camping... almost!

It's the Great Pumpkin, Ben Bolger!

What better way to celebrate fall and our Indian Summer than to go pumpkin picking at The Farm?! Ben, Gommie and Papa had a great time picking out the pumpkin even though it was waaaay too hot!

Harvest Festival

A few weekends back was the annual Harvest Festival at the school down the street from our house. So we walked, sampled some festival sweets and road the train. Of course, the highlight of Ben's day was the "Choo Choo."

If I had a hammer...

It seems like there are always projects around the house to be done. Truly, it never ends. But... that doesn't bother Jeff or his apprentice, Ben. They do each project together and Ben, as he has been saying since we moved in, proudly proclaims that everything is "37 inches tall!"