Monday, November 2, 2009

Halloween Party

Halloween brings out the strange side of people...











Bill said he was supposed to be "Elvis"...maybe his grandfather?
Spooky...



Pretty gruesome, huh?






You would think pumpkin carving was for little kids, but not in this family...
It's pretty serious business.












Pretty cool, huh?

Deer

Yep, they're still coming around. On this day there were seven of them in our yard. They trimmed several flowers and bushes, but they sure are beautiful to look at!

Sweet Family

Andy, Jesse and Megan all ready for church

Cousins!



Megan, Jesse and I made a fun visit to my niece Jessica's.





Peyton on the front porch









Her volunteer gourds!





Derek giving rides on his ATV






Megan, Jesse, Jessica (due to have a little girl in two weeks!)












Fun on the swing set that Derek made










Jesse







Peyton




Playing together















Backyard Birds

The fall berries on our Madrona trees have brought in flocks of Cedar Waxwings and Robins.




Would you go to this much trouble for a berry?












Every grandchild has played with Grandma Griffin's blocks. Now the great grandchildren are starting in :-). Jesse loves them. He is using one of them for a telephone while he is playing.











Friday, October 16, 2009

A Boy, A Dog, and A Stick


Leaving the house to do an errand...coat, diaper bag, snacks....oh, I need my camera!



We didn't even make it past the front door!




How can I pass a park without stopping to let Jesse play?











He thought that was a lot of fun! I wonder if he would like to walk around a neat Christmas tree farm that we like to go to?

"Oh boy, there's a dog following us around...







and he LOVES sticks!!!"













The stick went about 2 feet, but the dog didn't care!



"What are you waiting for? Pick it up, pick it up!"













All that action got us heated up. We both peeled off our coats.





Oh, now we're distracted by those lovely dandelion seeds!













"There's that dog again! Where's the stick?"



Ooooooooooooo...the anticipation!




Yep, it went about 2 feet.








"Do it again! Do it again!"


"Hey, it's fun just to beat the trees with this stick!"






"It's time to go, Jesse..."
"Uh uh!"

His shoes caked up with mud, he fell over several times, he got me muddy, but it was worth the delight written all over his face...

all the way back to the truck!




When we got home, he couldn't resist one more look at the pumpkins and gourds (notice, he has bare feet!)










He worked up a good appetite!


Now he's down for a nap, and that's why I'm postin'!