YOAFF!

As Air Force acronyms go, this one takes the cake.  YOAFF: Year of the Air Force Family.  Love it.  Rolls right off the tongue.  Last week was full of activities at Pope to celebrate.  We attended a kick-off party Monday, a fun walk on Tuesday, a free showing of Monsters vs Aliens on Wednesday, and a couple of talent shows at the end of the week.  Busy busy...  but a lot of fun!

These pictures came from the kick-off party on Monday.  I had to scan them in, so the originals look much better than this.  I'll be framing them for sure.

Happy YOAFF everyone!  Ha!

Halloween!

This year we got to spend Halloween with some fantastic friends.  Ben was excited to dress up 'goth' again.  He added a mohawk this year.  Here he is mid-transition.

At the Jacksons', we first carved pumpkins.

 

 

Ben and Cameron had a Monster Egg hunt before Trick or Treating.  Cameron won!

Our pumpkins turned out so well!  Ben's scary skelleton was extra tricky to carve, but he created a work of art!  My spooky tree was carved out of a small white pumpkin.  Different, but very good!

Tiffany, Sarah and I handed out candy while Ben, Douglas, Cameron, and Lillie went Trick or Treating.  Then we sipped cider and ended the evening with a game of Settlers of Catan.  We're so fortunate to have such fun friends here!

Lillie's Halloween.

Lillie played a lot of dress-up this year.  She was very excited to spend Halloween with us at a friend's house, so she insisted on wearing costumes. 

For funsies, we made her into a dalmation with black hair spray just before her bath.  Oh, and the ribbon around her neck... It was a medal Ben won at the Pope Olympics last month, but she loves it and wears it all the time.

We found doggie costumes on sale at Petsmart for $2, so we couldn't resist.  She started out as a firedog.

But the big Trick'r'Treat event called for something a little more extravagant.

Lillie had a fantastic Halloween this year.  She loved playing at the Jacksons' house and gracefully accepted the 'ooos' and 'ahhs' from her adoring fans on the Trick or Treating circuit with Ben, Douglas, and Cameron.