Things are different here in Florida

I've just come out of a store in a fairly large shopping area, close to a highway, and yet this is what I find on the windshield of my Fathers truck.

In case you can't tell from the photo, it's a frog.  About an inch and a half big.  Looking rather serene on the window.  Or perhaps he's terrified?  Either way, he ain't coming home with me.

Wistful

This shot has better light but Simon's not looking at the camera...  I had only minutes to post before we took off on the second leg of our flight, literally.  We were holding up the oncoming passengers at the pilot's request for me to take his photo.  I guess he thought it was cute.

Look Mom, No Hands!

We're on our way to Tampa and Simon is flying the plane!

A visit to the fire station

Simon and I are visiting back east this week and we've had several wonderful adventures so far.  But today's adventure was pretty special -- we got an exclusive  tour of the fire station!

The firefighters were impressed that he wasn't afraid of the trucks or their lights and sirens.  They  showed him how the ladders worked and even let him ride in the ladder truck as they came back into the station.  Simon said that was his favorite part.

The Pumpkin Liner

A few weekends back, we ventured up to Horseshoe Bend for a special ride on the Pumpkin Liner.


The train trip was lots of fun and we ran into friends who have a daughter, Fiona, that's just a bit older than Simon. As you can tell from this photo, neither Simon nor Fiona were in the mood to have their photo taken that day. Simon did manage to find a pumpkin with dirt on it to play with, so it's all good...

Happy Halloween

If you ask Simon what he's dressing up as, for Halloween, he'll tell you he's a ghost. But in reality he's been an adorable lion, complete with a roar, at least for mom and dad.

Festivities started on Saturday with a trip to the Boise Zoo for a special Halloween event. They had volunteers in costume roaming around to hand out candy and special booths all over the place, all mobbed with kids and parents in costume. Thankfully, Simon was only interested in seeing the animals.


Today, Simon and I carved a pumpkin and later went on the prowl around the neighborhood.



All in all, it was a great Halloween.

I'm not tired.

Someone refused to take a nap in his crib and insisted he wasn't tired. It's a different story in the car.