Two of my favorite girls....

Olive, Jen, and I made a quick trip to the park by our house.  It was a bit chilly out so we needed our coats and gloves

 

 This is one of Olive's favorite things to do at the park - look out the bubble.

Below that ladies are flashing their lovely smiles.

 Smiley Face Girl...as Megan would say.

Olive the poser...





You hear her say my favorite word - Granpa - or as she says it Bap-pa

I have no more children...

Jen always decorated Jessica's room for Christmas and her December birthday. Connor complained that no one ever decorated his room for his birthday...Jen tried to come up with something that Connor 'enjoys' - Zombies

Jen found rubber body parts. She colored them and hung them in his room.

Katie gave him a lovely birthday card...keeping with the zombie theme - almost

And Dad gave him a "Monster" drink in the fridge to start his day with a bang.

Taylor's Tuesday Thanksgiving turkey tradition

So the kids can go to their other houses on Thursday the Taylors celebrate on Tuesday....you can't imagine how relaxing and peaceful Thanksgiving day turns out to be.

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Laser eye kitty

This is an untouched photo of steve

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A short visit with Olive

I went to visit little miss Olive after work on Friday. It was right before nap time. She was a little smiley but more content with just looking at things. I put her in our favorite snuggle spot and she just turned and stared at me in that same position for a good five minutes. It didn't matter if I was talking or not, she just stared.
After 15-20 minutes olive was more intetested in rating and sleeping then slobbering on her g'pa.
Megan turned down the lights and I think I feel asleep first. I think it was the midnight showing of Harry Potter talking with some help from the 5a shift I worked friday morning.

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Some people dress up as a Fireman for Halloween

And others get to dress up once a week (or more) and play fireman.
Friday was hoses day...rolling, unrolling, loading, unloaded, draining, folding, prepping, storing, linking, hooking up to the truck, unhooking from the truck, hooking up to a mock hydrant, unhooking from mock hydrant...everything you could do with a hose.






My job was photographer.
(I am helping with the calendar fundraiser and year-end slide show)
Yes, it rained all afternoon.

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Connor, showing his backward horse riding skills. No, I did not ride on the truck, nor was I thrown from the truck.



Connor, the company leader.




Some things I learned this day...

* Hoses are heavy - even without water

* There is a right way and a wrong way to handle and carry a hose

* There are many many hoses stored on each firetruck

* Rain is very wet - especially in the NW

It was a festive night at the Taylors - no ghosts though

We made caramel apples. We only made a couple of mistakes (it had been a while since we have made them). Mistake #1 - we did NOT use kraft caramels...what a pain to unwrap. Mistake #2 - we didn't put them in the cold to solidify the caramel. Mistake #3 - I ate one...it was super delicious.

Jennifer wants to be a nurse someday...here she is getting some proctice.

Connor's shirt say "Plays well with other"...a gift from his Aunt Lori

The Artist at work...carving the perfect pumpkin.

Would she have it any other way...I think not.

No band aids were needed tonight. That may be a first.

One of my favorite things about carving up pumpkins - the bucket-o-seeds.

Each pumpkin passed the light test...

This is my pumpkin, Cody's, and Jessica's

The EYE of SAURON

In progress...

All of them together - Jen, Connor, Mitch, Cody, and Jessica.