WALKER TALK: HALLOWEEN

Saturday, November 1, 2008

HALLOWEEN

It was a fun Halloween this year. Scott carved these awesome pumpkins for me to use as a centerpiece at a Halloween Enrichment evening. Everyone loved them. Scott is so talented!

We had fun going and being with Christine and the boys Halloween night. We had pizza and then went trick-or-treating with them since our house is boring. We don't get any trick-or-treater's and Jason goes with his friends so we had to go where the fun was. Thank goodness someone knows how to have fun in our family.

4 comments:

Libby said...: Awesome pumpkins Scott!

Adorable grandkids Jill!; November 1, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Stephanie said...: Wow, those pumpkins were amazing! Can he come over next year and do one for us. It was fun getting the chance to see you again last Sunday! It's sad we live so close and only see each other every so often. We should plan on meeting for lunch once a month or so!; November 1, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Danielle said...: Ummm...can you guys take a road trip up here next year so your husband can carve our pumpkins? Wow! Looks like a fun night for everyone!; November 1, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Melinda said...: The pumpkins turned out so great. Scott did an amazing job.

The boys looks so cute in their costumes. I love the pirate.; November 3, 2008 at 6:39 PM

ANOTHER PICTURE FROM BEAUTIFUL HAWAII

THANKFUL FOR MY IRISH ANCESTORS

I never knew how much Irish ancestry I had until my wonderful Aunt Carol wrote this awesome history about my Dad's ancestors. There are still 8 castles partially standing over in Ireland that belong to my ancestors. Most of them (14 of them) fought in the Revolutionary War so that I could enjoy what I have today. There is also some tie to Bunker's Hill and Breed's Hill.

St. Patrick's Day never used to mean much to me until I knew my ancestry. Now I take time to think about them a little bit more during that time. I am grateful to them for being so brave and courageous to leave so much of what they had to come to America and start new. I am somewhat what I am because of them. I can't wait to thank them in person some day.

THE TWO SIDES OF WINTER

Have you ever noticed that there are two sides to winter? There is the beautiful side. The sun shining on the snow on a crisp morning. The silent snow falling in the full moon. The quietness that a snowy night brings. I love so much about winter and the fun and beauty that it brings. But there is a sad and lonely side to winter. When we were coming back from the cabin the other night we rode through the desolate camp grounds. The picnic tables where barely poking their tops through the snow. Somehow it made me sad and lonely. I realized then that winter has two sides to it.