October 1
Neil has put in a lot of back-breaking hours
over the last couple of years trying to get
grass to grow in our front yard
Looks like third time is the charm
Knox and Ella jumping in a pretend mud puddle (scorched earth left from our recent campfire) just like Peppa Pig and friends
October 2
Ring around the rosie
Knox, Kerry, Holly, and Ella
The falling down is easier on a trampoline
I'm thinkin' Arby's
because we can actually sit inside and eat
First amendment alive and well
in small-town USA
October 5
Fall Break
Neil took Knox hiking at City Lake
The only thing I hate about this time of year
is the sun hanging just below the visor all day long
My niece Julia celebrated her 23rd
Knox and Neil had such a great time hiking at the lake
that they went back, this time in search of the waterfall
Turns out the waterfall was just a few
yards ahead from where they left off
on their first hike
October 8
Good times on the trampoline
October 1 1
May have to get her a cone next time
October 13
Nice shootin' there, Tex
I'm thinkin' Wendy's
because we can actually sit inside and eat
October 14
Elijah mastered the backward flip
on the trampoline when he was little
that he won't break his neck
Ella was fascinated by the spot of sunlight
on the kitchen floor
and her shadow
Before we went outside, she picked out
a pair of shoes to wear
Couldn't find the mate to the black sandal
so the pink tennis shoe worked for her
Her choice even though those little toes
hung over the top of the sandal
Ella's leaf bouquet
"Here's another weaf, Granny."
That face you make when the strawberry is not sweet
Elijah, Shelby, Knox, Kerry, and Neil
went hiking around Burgess Falls
They had a great time and shared their pics with me
Photo by Neil
Photo by Shelby
Photo by Shelby
Photo by Shelby
Photo by Shelby
Photo by Shelby
Photo by Neil
Photo by Shelby
Photo by Neil
Photo by Shelby
Photo by Neil
October 15
Gratuitous photo of my pumpkin cream cheese
doughnut from Ralph's Donut Shop
October 16
Kelly, Kerry, Knox, and Ella
on their way to Pigeon Forge for a Fall Break
weekend of family, fun, and friends
October 16
Things you see on your way home from early voting
Dinner and a movie night with Shelby and Elijah
Easy to clean your plate when it's a
mountain of chocolate pudding
We also hit Ralph's for doughnuts
And then we watched Halloween (the original)and Poltergeist (also the original)
Always a fun time with these two
October 18
October 21
It's that time of year when the spiders come out to play
Holly and Shelby enjoyed a day trip to Dollywood
October 22
Knox Aced the first nine weeks of 3rd grade
The great pumpkin~ soon to be Jack O' Lantern
Picking out the marshmallows in the Froot Loops
Autumn leaf soup
Late bloomer
I guess better late than never
Dr. J
My sister Jane in her dentist costumeOpen wide for some Halloween candy
at our church's Trunk or Treat
(I came as a shadow)
Neil terrorized the kids in his creepy clown mask
Seems like all clowns are creepy
Peppa Pig Ella
October 27
Elijah and Shelby and Neil
Kelly took this pic of Ella as Peppa Pig
and Knox as the Fortnite Pirate Fish Stick
My idea of hog heaven
Wish I could've bought them all
tossing around the football after school
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the Earth seeking the successive autumns."~George Eliot
So disappointed
I thought they were real
October 29
Peppa 'Ella' Pig
Ella's MDO class enjoyed their Halloween party
Squirrel highway
He had a nut in his mouth
Making a leaf (weaf) bouquet
For the artist, anything (or anyone)
can be a canvas
It was dress up like a character from
your favorite book day at school. I can't remember the
name of the character but he's from the
Spirit Animal series. Knox has devoured this series.
October 30
My sister Jane came thisclose to being a Halloween baby Never mind 59. She's ageless.
HALLOWEEN 2020
creep show to welcome the trick or treaters
Kerry and Ella
Katelyn, Sarah, and Julia
Photo by Don Foy with iPhone 12 Pro
Beetlejuice
Photo by Don
Cat Lady
Photo by Don
Good thing it wasn't Avada Kedavra
Elijah and Kiara
Pooh and Eeyore
Photo by Don
Holly
Scarecrow, Cowgirl, or Jessie from Toy Story
I can't decide
Knox
Fortnite Pirate Fish Stick
Don and Jane
They came as themselves
Our neighbor had a broken water line today
Trick or Treaters with the Blue Moon as backdrop
Ella
Photo by Don
Eatin' Chili -- our traditional Halloween supper
Katelyn, Julia, Kerry, Knox, Kiara, Elijah, and Sarah
Don, Neil, Holly, and Jane
Spectacular Halloween sunset
Photo by Don
Creep Show Clown
Photo by Don
Thanks for the pic, Jane!
Shelby was Tom Cruise in Risky Business
Photo by Don
Shelby and Jerry -- better late than never
They had to work today
Peppa Pig and Dumbledore
Halloween 2020
Their costumes are always amazing
Photo by Kelly
Peppa was not happy
Photo by Don
Once in a Blue Moon
Photo by Don
"It won't happen again until 2039. But wait, there's more: The Oct. 31 full moon also happens to be a "blue moon," a designation for the second full moon to occur in a single calendar month. Blue moons are relatively rare as well, occurring on average just once every 2.5 years or so."
"The full moon that will be visible on Oct. 31 is called the blue moon because it's the second full moon of the same month -- following the harvest moon of Oct. 1 through Oct. 3. And in a rare treat, the 2020 Halloween full moon will be visible to the entire world, rather than just parts of it, for the first time since World War II."
Our neighbor had a broken water line today
and had to dig a deep hole to locate the break.
They made the best of the situation and turned
it into a great Halloween decoration.
Photo by Kelly
Photo by Kelly
Boo!
Jerry drove them to another neighborhood
to do some trick or treating
Kelly, Kerry, and Peppa Pig
Photo by Kelly
Spooky!
Sister Selfie
Fish Stick and a creepy graveyard
Piggy back
Holly and Jerry
Risky Business
"Today's music ain't got the same soul"
Tired trick or treaters
Don snapped this photo of the Blue Moon
with a huge ring around it
Kelly snapped this one with a contrail
slicing through it
Halloween is my most favorite holiday
It's a great fun tradition we enjoyed once again
and hoping we'll do it all over again next year
Happy Halloween!
"Another fall, another turned page...."
~Wallace Stegner
I know I say this every time, but ... great pictures! October - the leaves were beautiful! I love Ella’s strawberry face! Ha! Y’all have tons of great memories forever captured in your blog. Thanks for including my bunch. Love our Halloween tradition & so glad we were able to have it this year! Love you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jane!! It’s strange though that I’ve never gone back to look at old posts from the blogs. Kelly had a book made for me when I first started this blog. It’s pretty cool. Our Halloween tradition wouldn’t be the same without you all! Love you, too!
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