We took the kids trick or treating for the first time tonight (in the past we went to festivals at churches for Halloween). We just went around our block and the kids had almost a whole bucket of candy when they got home. They had a good time. Gail was funny. After several houses, I think she was getting the hang of the T or T routine and we got to a house where no one was home. Gail started to walk up to the door and we told her to come on that no one is home and she just kept standing there and standing there waiting to go to the door. She couldn't get why we weren't going to the door. There was another house where they had the candy sitting out on the porch and Gail took some and she stood there at the door like she was waiting for someone to open it. That child! Carter wanted to keep going when we started home, but we hadn't eaten dinner yet and their buckets were almost full. Here are a couple pictures I took of the kids when we went T or T.

Carter had his soccer award ceremony and pizza party after his game tonight. The game was tied at 2-2. The team did really good this season. They have won all their games. The team got trophies tonight and medals to wear around their neck. Carter was quite fond of his. He wanted to hold them all night. Here are a few pictures that I took when we got home. You can view them larger in the Family Photos/October 2008 album.

We took the kids to the Harvest Festival at our church this afternoon. Frank took Carter when it was time for it to start because Gail was still napping. When Gail got up from her nap, we met up with them at church. By the time we got to the festival, Frank and Carter had already been through all the games and activities that were going on there. We hung out for a little while and got something to eat. The kids had a good time. Carter went as Batman and Gail was a princess. Here are a few pictures from the festival (more can be found in Family Photos/October 2008 album.

I got to accompany Carter on a fieldtrip today to the Oil Ranch just outside of Houston. We were supposed to go last Thursday but it was postponed because it rained that day. But it made for a fun birthday for me to be able to spend some time with Carter by himself. The weather was nice and clear but it was a little bit chilly. Here are a few pictures from the fieldtrip (more pictures can be found in the Family Photos.October 2008 album).

Carter got his first Cubbies patch in AWANAS today. He memorized all his verses from the first 3 weeks. Here is a picture of his patch/vest.

Carter got his Cubbies vest and handbook today at AWANAS. To get the vest, he had to memorize two bible verses and he was able to recite them both to his Cubbies leader. We are so proud of him! Here is a picture of him in his vest. Sorry I had to take one...it was a proud moment! :-)

   (you can view this picture larger in the Family Photos/Oct 2008 album)

Georgia/Florida Football Update:

This has already been a crazy season. Many high ranked teams are getting knocked out of the top 10 by unranked or lower ranked teams. Hey, look at Vandy! Wouldn't it be something if they rose to the top this season? Of course, we don't want them to, but they are doing pretty well right now. You can never tell!

GA  45  vs  GA Southern  21                    FL  56  vs  Hawaii  10

GA  56  vs  C. Michigan  17                     FL  26  vs  Miami (FL)  3

GA  14  vs  S. Carolina  7                         FL 30  vs Tennessee  6

GA  27  vs  Arizona St  10                        FL  30  vs Mississippi  31

GA  30  vs  Alabama  41                          FL  38  vs Arkansas  7

Both Georgia and Florida both have a 4-1 record at this point. Georgia is #10 and Florida is #11 on the AP Top 25 poll this week. Hopefully we will rise to the top again before long. We just have to pray that other teams will fall out of the top 10.

Carter had another game early this morning. The weather was really nice. It wasn't hot or humid and a nice breeze blew through every once in a while. Carter's team wore red jerseys in this game. If we were keeping track of score, his team would have been the winners again making their record 3-0. Way to go Fireballs!!! Here are some pictures from his game. There are a few others in the Family Photos/October 2008 album. Wow....I can't believe it is October already!