Halloween 2011...and other random stuff about impulsivity and celebrity

 We had another really fun Halloween at the Ray's.

 Alex and Cay have enjoyed pre-school together this year.

Billy from "Where the Red Fern Grows"...just in case you didn't know-ha!

 I think Cay thinks he is some sort of celebrity. He gets out of the van smiling and waving like Brad Pitt has just arrived at pre-school.  He is super happy for 6am and when his teacher met him this morning he said, "I am going to make you run."  Since they always hold his hand he hatched a plan to "make her run" I suppose.  He has also started to say things like, "Mama, I'm going to miss you when you're gone/I'm gone," which melts me to the core.  I love this funny boy.  I am getting so cracked up at how he talks to adults and strangers everywhere we go.  He saw a nasty and huge rat with sharp, nasty buck teeth at Wal-mart in the clearance bins and just had to have it. It had no tags, so the cashier and I negotiated that the price should be .50 cents ...I did start at a quarter just so you know!   He has hidden it to scare Carson and Jeb.  Then, he decided (at THREE) to put in in his backpack this morning so when his teacher goes to put in his papers she will get a nice scare.

 Boys are so impulsive.  I think their brains sometimes talk directly to the limbs with out using the reasoning/logical portion of the brain!  Jeb decided (despite years of telling him to stand back and how it could hurt him and how he's never to play on it) to sneak in behind me while I was on the phone and walking on the treadmill and stick his finger IN the belt of the treadmill.  And, well, it ate the top layer of his skin off on that thumb and scared us BOTH to death.

This little face lights up my world!

Lake Summit, NC

The gang ready to bike!

Now I know why folks are crazy about Bass fishing. That fish was gorgeous.

The boys were so proud.

I can't believe I let these two old farts take my man out on that vessel-ha!

We had a nice family soccer game, Nana didn't really like being goalie...but she didn't want to run either.

Love this face.

BRAVE boy with no healthy fears of anything.

The gang on the way to Bradley Falls, which was NOT easy to locate.

Our first full-family camping trip was fun!