Happy Halloween!

 With all of the talks of spooks and ghouls, vampires, werewolves, and zombies, Ramsey was a little freaked out this year.  Even Alexa said that there are actual zombies! ha!   

Halloween 2020 was a Saturday this year, so we were able to sleep in.   However, when Ramsey got up, he found this peculiar bloody red handprint on the patio door!

He found his magnifying glass to look for clues and see if he could decipher actual fingerprints.

It was a mystery!  Or, maybe it was Dad playing a prank.  

After lunch, we got ready to head to town for a couple of Trunk or Treat events at our church and another church.    Ramsey got dressed up in his new Mandalorian costume, complete with his companion Baby Yoda (who, when squeezed, makes the sweetest baby noises and coos).

It was another windy Fall day, but we wore layers, so were in good shape.

Some of the Trunk or Treat vehicles surpised us again, with super fun and creative themes!   Though I wanted him to, Ramsey refused to do a picture with the cardboard cut-out Ooma Loompa (he didn't know what an Oompa Loompa was - I had to show him when he got home!).

I thought this McDonald's themed one was the best!!  So clever!

Everyone got a kick out of Ramsey's Baby Yoda.

On the way home, we stopped at a few neighbors' houses in search of yummy treats and to say hello.  Then, we plopped on the couch, counted candy, snarfed a little, and relaxed a bit.

I had gazed out the window at about sunset.  The colors were breath-taking!  Since most of our windows face the East, we don't always catch the sunset - which is too bad.

Oddly... as if 2020 hasn't been eerie enough, on Halloween night, there was a full moon!   It was huge and majestic.. but still a little creepy, given how this year has gone.

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Time!

Halloween week!  Time to carve and paint pumpkins!!

 The Girls had come over to play.  As long as they were here, I thought we'd get all of them engaged in gutting the pumpkins.

Ramsey rifled around, pulling seeds out with a spoon.  Raelyn stepped in, and went "all in", up to her armpit, in pumpkin innerds!   Ramsey wasn't thrilled with that idea, so he stuck with his spoon.

I went in, scooped more out, then Eric scooped even MORE out.   Then, he went to work, slicing, scraping, skinning, and carving away.

Since we're big fans of Star Wars' The Mandalorian, that's what the pumpkin theme was this year.

It turned out pretty well!  Eric's hands were cramped, but he survived.  ;-) 

Personally, I got a bit lazy with the Baby Yoda pumpkin.  I painted it green the first night and the next day, I quick scribbled on a face and attached some ears.

As for the third pumpkin... well... that was supposed to be a carved or painted Cara Dunn, but P3 ended up being outside decoration instead!

Our First Snows of the Year

 We made it past last year's first snow (October 11th).  This year, our first batch of the white stuff was October 19th!

It wasn't really enough to play in.  But, it snowed a few days later... much more... and enough to tromp through and dig into!

Eric took Ramsey out, as the goal was to build an igloo!  Eric later noted that Ramsey was more interested in watching the igloo build than assisting.  He was also more interested in knocking down Eric's work!

The Girls came over too, to play.  Even though the temp was frigid, they stayed out quite a long time before they seceded, coming in for hot cocoa and a treat.

Just a Kid in Gilly Suit

Since Eric's retirement from the PD, he's been working on home projects; mainly cleaning out the garage, further organizing the new shed, and rifling through closets.

The utility room in the lower level has much of our holiday storage and also had some of Eric's hunting gear from years passed.    Eric found the gilly suit that he made eons ago.   Ramsey found it to be quite a fun and unique get-up!

He's going through a "sniper" phase, brought on heavily by a game he plays called "Bloons TD6" which has a cool sniper monkey guy.   He's rather obsessed.   

And... he also likes to pose.

Fall Trail Walk

 Winter is not far off... already, other parts of the state had seen dustings of "the white stuff".   We knew we may not have much time for trail walks.  Ramsey and I trekked through our favorite spots around the point.

It was a little chilly but we enjoyed ourselves!

Ramsey goofed around, playing and making up stories about our adventures.

Fall is my favorite time of the year!  If only it would last longer.  :-)