Here Comes A New Shelmet

The Halloween season has come and gone, and each year it seems to pass by faster and faster. This year seemed to zip by, either that or my procrastination is getting exponentially worse. Anyway, it seemed that the selection of costumes in the stores was especially motivational, since one more than one occasion an impromptu dress-up show was done in the aisles. Along with that there was some sweet gingerbread haunted house construction, complete with spooky after effects and a lesson in good nutrition. This year, with Zoe now in Kindergarten, she had her first Halloween parade at school. All of the kids were dressed in their finest and some of the hand crafted costumes were impressive and inspirational. After the parade, as the light was fading and the time to head out for candy was fast approaching, we took some pictures in the backyard of our family costumes. This year we went with a Moana theme. Zoe was Moana, Cheryl was the goddess Te Fiti, and I was Maui. We loo

Every year Cheryl and I take a weekend trip down to Delaware Seashore State Park while Zoe stays with Mimi and Joe Pop. This year we decided to take a longer trip and bring Zoe along for her first camping experience. It's a really long drive, and we made a few stops on the way down. One of them was at a cool, UFO-shaped house where we took a couple of pictures. It didn't take long after that stop to arrive at our destination. The weather held out while I set up the tent, which is way bigger than the old one. Once the tent was set up and the mattresses were inflated, we made our way under the bridge over to the beach. It was pretty cold out, and the water was much colder, but we still spent some time walking through waves and collecting shells and stones. That night, before heading to bed, Cheryl and Zoe went to the bathroom to brush their teeth. On the way back they called me over to see 5 baby turtles climbing around just outside the building. Zoe was really ex