Kelby went to his first church dance last night.

The grin on Nellysa's face is because she is thinking of how she can embarrass him and torture him at the dance.

The grin on Nellysa's face soon turned sour as she realized that her little brother is now passing her in height. It's ok Nellysa, you will always be older.

You're just petite!

Update

For those of you who follow Clancy's mission, I finally updated his blog at www.elderspud.blogspot.com

He will be home in less than 4 weeks. Yea!!

Dreaded Fall?

Anybody that knows our family also knows how much my family dreads fall. Okay, they don't dread fall, just the fall pictures in which they have to show me their pearly whites (usually accompanied with a growl). We usually have to trek to Yorktown to get where there is some color, but this year it is right in our backyard. Here are a few of the many pictures taken.

It's in the Air!

It is the time of the year when we start looking for signs of fall.

So far, this is what we've seen.

We drove over to the Chesapeake bay to see if the leaves had turned, but they hadn't yet, so we sat on a rock and took pictures anyway.
Kelby found a deer trail and was brave enough to check it out.
Callie feels the cold in the air and decided to curl up with a blanket by the fire. (spoiled cat)
The house gets decorated with fall decor.

You see cats in the windows enjoying the warmth of the sun.
The leaves out back finally start to turn.

Pumpkins get carved. Left is Nellysa's Headless Horseman. Right is Kelby's Skull. Pretty skilled if you ask me.

Faces get painted. (so much for the a family theme)

More painted faces.

There was even a full moon (in the sky) the other night.

Fall is in the air!