Pumpkin Carving

 Arlene cleaning out the pumpkins

 John is obsessed with time and so is writing the months on his pumpkin

 Arlene carving John's pumpkin

 The finished results

David posing in front of his pumpkin.

Lander Honors College Halloween Party

Last Friday the Honors College at Lander threw a Halloween Party and we were invited (I'm teaching a course in the Honors College this semester on popular culture in East Asia)

 The boys in front of one of Lander's fountains

 Painting pumpkins!

 Three of my students enter

 Yaerin dressed as the main character from "Spirited Away" (she's holding up a picture of that character from her cell phone)

 One of my students dressed like the main character from the "Hunger Games" shows David how to use a bow

 Party!

 Half of the spread--yummy!

 The head of the honors college as "Crazy Cat Lady" (notice the lion on her back).

 Yaerin and David on the couch.

 One of my students dressed as "No Face" from "Spirited Away"

 More students

 David admiring my office door

 David and John admiring a signed Jim David comic of Garfield and his girlfriend Arlene

 My chair is awesome

 The boys in one of my classrooms

Same classroom, different perspective. They are looking at themselves from the parish Halloween party--meta!

Parish Halloween Party

Saturday last week our parish had a Halloween party

 David enjoying a cupcake.

 Some of our Filipino friends with David

John and Aunt Melanie

 Ducks!

 David joins the duck fun

 John and a game.

 Group picture of the kids.

 The dark spooky hallway of the parish hall.

 Scary story time

 Kid heaven

 Arlene with her friends.

The boys before we head home.

David's Honors Chorus

David has been attending honors chorus after school. They had a concert at Emerald High School (where we had the spelling bee).

 David's chorus group all in yellow

 Practicing before the concert begins. David is on the stage on the far right.

 The group singing.

The group singing, with sound!

David after the concert

Dad's 71st Birthday

 Dad celebrated his 71st birthday a few days ago. Here he is with the boys waiting for the fun to begin.

 Admiring a card.

 Shenanigans

 Apah with the card we gave him.

 David's drawing on the card for Apah.

 One of dad's gifts--the complete Francis the Talking Mule Collection

 Vincent Van Gough comic

 Two cakes!

 Group Photo 1

Group photo 2

Cambridge Academy Fall Fesitval

John's school had its Fall Festival.

 The bouncy castle, the boys' favorite place.

 The sports field.

 Our friendship family students, Yaerin and Jason.

 Running the maze.

 The boys pose in front of the pumpkins for auction.

 Pikachu Pumpkin Pokémon, I choose you!

The boys sitting on a bench.

 Walking back to the car. David and Apah are tickling each other while Yaerin and John hold hands.

Enjoying dinner at Chick-fila. Mom was also there, I don't know how she escaped being in any pictures.