This was the first time we've ever taken the boys trick or treating.
Since I had taken pictures of the boys in their costumes over the weekend, they didn't see a need for anymore pictures. So this is what I got.
Our first stop is at our next door neighbors, an older couple that the boys adore. Isaac and Spencer know what to do without any instruction at all. The babies are uninterested.
Crossing the street to the second house.
One stop was all it took. The babies are all over it.
Cheesing it up for the camera. Asher's bag was as big as he! Poor guy carried it like this the whole time and frequently stepped on it. Lots of squished candy by the end.
Isaac's class all dressed up like scarecrows today and at the end of the day they performed a square dance for parents in the gym. SO cute! Then the parents joined in for one last song. :-)
Gymnasiums are terrible places to take pictures, but you can get the idea.
Scarecrow Isaac is sporting this lovely scarecrow outfit that was made at 11p last night, oops.
Isaac's class made these scarecrows. Isaac wanted to put his in our "garden" but decided that he should've made his scarecrow with an angry face because the birds won't be afraid of his scarecrow's happy face.
Shanelle sent me on down to New Mexico for the weekend for the X Prize Cup (Holloman Air & Space Expo). The air show was impressive and the space stuff was exciting to see. My observation was that most of the people there were more interested in the air and military stuff than the space stuff - that was a curiosity to me.
I have some attraction to desert, so I thought New Mexico was mighty pretty. I flew into El Paso, Texas and drove up to the show. All of the rest areas had warnings not to leave side walks / pavement: some were warnings about rattlesnakes and scorpions and the others were about live ammunition. I didn't take any nature walks but I did take some pictures of the environment for my own recollection.
San Augustin Pass looking down at the White Sands Missile Range
Moonset at White Sands Missile Range
I stayed in Las Cruces, so it was about a 50 minute drive - most of it was in the missile range. Until getting to the actual white sand, it was pretty much just like the picture above.
The space displays were at the main entrance. Below, you can see the Ares I model and the cool Starchasers display. There was some stuff inside as well, but most of the rocket companies were outside.
The static models were annoying to me - all of the planes in the area were actual airplanes - even the stealths - but there were only about 4 real rockets there. SpaceShipOne has an excuse (because the real one is hanging in the Smithsonian). Perhaps it is because most of the rocket companies are founded by people in software (software people don't make anything real except for once per decade).
Ares Simulator - looks like glass, but accepted user input (grab and move stuff around with your hands)
Of course, one of my highlights was seeing the Lunar Lander Challenge flights. Below is a recording of the second half of the Lunar Lander Challenge: the rocket had already flown successfully once, been refueled, and now is on a return flight. The rocket needs to stay airborn for 90 seconds in order to be successful.
Another highlight was Rob Holland's aerobatics. The clip below is from a show this past summer but the same routine. Good stuff.
The boys' karate school had a Halloween party tonight. We decided to go at the last minute. Asher and Samuel weren't so keen on keeping their hoods on, if you can't tell, Samuel is an elephant.
Spencer needs to be an animal for his class's Noah's Ark party, but heck if I can find an animal costume in his size. Tonight however, I simply could not resist the 50% off sale at the Disney Store to get these costumes for Isaac and Spencer, perfect for them.
Asher and his friend C, cute little bugs!
She says, "Hey, whatcha got here?" He says, "What *is* up there?!" One of the games was to make toilet paper mummies, good thing Spencer doesn't know what a mummy is or he wouldn't have been so happy to participate.
Ready to head home, complete with orange drink mustaches.
Getting started. Grandpa Aaron and Grandma Judy sent us these great kits for the boys including pieces for the babies that you just push into the pumpkin to make silly faces, no carving necessary. VERY nice.
Asher was grossed out by the gook inside. Wouldn't touch it, but liked to look at it and shake his head.
