better late than never

I meant to post this story a couple of months ago, when it happened, but I plain forgot. (Is it sad that I was tempted to type "I done fergot"?)
One day, as the kids and I were driving into town on an old 70-mph country road, a dove flew in front of our car and met its fate on my windshield. "THUD!", went the bird. Then it proceeded to fly directly up into the air and I watched it fall to the pavement in my rear view mirror. "Crud", I thought. I just knew that Lincoln was going to be upset about it. I was trying to plan what I would tell him when he asked me what had happened to that bird or why it died. I was prepared for one of those tough mom moments. Then, I heard "WHOA!"(then a noticeable pause), "...THAT. WAS. AWESOME!!!!" "Wait," I thought, "Awesome?" I asked Lincoln, "WHAT?!?" Lincoln's reply, amidst his laughter, "That bird was like, 'BOOM!', and then (laughter) it like (laughter) flew up in the air! ". I was confused. Could my boy seriously be getting this much joy from the death of one of God's creatures? Then, without having to ask, I got my answer; "(loud laughter) IT WAS LIKE DOVE HUNTING WITH YOUR CAR!!!!".
That's..... my boy. I guess.

Spooky!

We had a lot of fun during the Halloween week. First, we went to a big festival near Pops and Nana's house. Then, of course, we went Trick-or-Treating on Halloween night. Our kids behaved perfectly both nights and they looked super cute, too! Lincoln was a Clone Trooper (a la Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and Lexi was a extremely adorable kitty. I couldn't believe that she wore her costume so willingly and never even tried to pull the hood off. I'm pretty sure it all had to do with the fact that it was a kitty costume and she LOVES kitties. She would get excited every time she saw herself (in costume) in the mirror.

Cute Kitty and cute Daddy

At the last house we went to, instead of telling the lady "thank you", Lincoln said, "May the force be with you,". It was quite hilarious.

This photo is from the festival we went to. They call it "Halleluiah Night".

Nana and Lexi. Nana dressed up as a grandmother. Do you think she did a good job?

I know these pics are out of order but oh well. Here are my costumed babies and me after a fun night of Trick-or-Treating. Look how tall my boy is!!!

I have lots more pictures of lots of things so hopefully I'll get a chance to post them soon. Although, I really hope I choose to clean instead of post a blog- that's what I'm neglecting as I type this one :)

What's that I see?

Wait a second- are those CURLS I see???