Costumed Kids

That's Jack behind the bloody Scream mask. He just got into the scary costume stuff this year.

As you can see, it didn't scare Midori one bit.
















Keiko poses with our ghost like this every year.


Here Keiko is pretending to be scared.











Not sure what they are going for here, but it looked cool.

Pumpkin Carving

It's that time of year again. As tradition, we wait until the last day to carve pumpkins, because in Texas, if you carve to early, you'll have a Halloween Puddle instead of a Halloween Pumpkin.


It felt yuckier than she thought.












Carefree Keiko is hamming it up for the camera.










Taking his work very seriously.











Dudley looks very concerned.









Keiko never worries about getting messy.


The final product. Not too shabby.

The Kids' New Friend

Keiko has a real affection for animals, particularly ones that have many legs and creep Mommy (and Jack) out.




With a little coaxing, Midori got into the act.

















That's about as close as Jack would get to it.

The Purple Ponies

We haven't gotten the professional photos back yet, but one of the dads took these. I'll post the professional ones when they get here.

More Pictures From Chicago

The pictures are in a sequence so they were taken all in a matter of seconds. He beats one kid to the puck, fakes him out and blows by him.





You can't tell from the pics, but he is actually moving very fast.

Pictures from Chicag

My friend, Greg, took these two pictures of me with Kimi's family.

Midori's New Friends

We went to the church fair and Midori and Keiko both won stuffed animals. Midori's is the purple cat and Keiko took the picture.

Jack and Keiko's School Pictures

The problem that I have with the school pictures is that they make you pay for them before you ever see them. Keiko has not taken a good school picture since... well, ever.

Penguins Vs. Witchita

One of my friends sent me this picture of the first game of this past weekend's tournament. They Dallas Penguins beat Witchita 9-2.

Playdate at the Rink

Jack had an early game today 7:45am. The girls had an early playdate rinkside.

Midori's School Pictures

I just loved these pictures from this year. She has such a beautiful glow. I guess they did them early enough that she still has some of her summer tan.

Soccer Game

Keiko getting some last minute instruction from Coach Roger


Running down the field like a bunny rabbit













Celebrating

Midori and Julianne

Midori decided to bring Julianne to the park to watch Keiko play soccer.