halloween parade 2

halloween snacks please!

looking good, princess bella!

a happy daddy and his ghoasty!

halloween parade 1

the class ready to dig into their halloween treats.

going on their costume parade!

now that's a happy ghosty!

making their way through the school, stopping in the rooms of the big kids to show off their costumes!

enough of that whole parade thing- lets get some snacks!

pickin' pumpkins

checking out part of the pumpkin selection.

ledger and i inside of the huge steel pumpkin!

playin in the patch!

finding the best gourd in the bunch!

thanks for the great pumpkins, gene- we'll be back next year!

random ledge 66

playin and being a merman at the beach!

what a great looking sandcastle!

now that's a tired boy!

talking on facetime with daddy.

snugglin with mama!

making a beard with bubbles in the tub.

playing on the blow-up slide!

a panoramic view of ledger's room

a ride on the carousel at the museum!

ledger and diana's family enjoying a visit to the movie theater!  i wish i could have been there, but i had to work.

a gigantic cow out in the parking lot of the allegan grocery store.  which of course means we have to try and climb all over it, right?

sailor pride

the game begins!

ledge with auntie jill and uncle tim!

ledger even got a picture with the star player!

lets zoo this

he was so excited to show us everything, starting with the cloud hallway.

happy to be with daddy!

fun on the rides!

we checked out one of the films they showed about one of the airplanes in world war 2.

there was a fun kaleidoscope thing with mirrors- so many mamas!

fun on the rides with mama!

first day of kindergarten

looking good, buddy!

got to show off his new backpack, right?

mama getting him in the car.  it looks like the terror of the unknown has finally kicked in...

walking up to his first day.

we brought him to his room and got one last hug.

one last hug for daddy before the day starts.

oh boy, it begins...

ah- a proud little boy who has now FINISHED his first day of kindergarten!  he loved it!

sandy with friends

we stopped by the grocery store outside the park to grab a few things.  ledger decided to sit in the stones and play.  strange boy...

ledge with some lovely ladies!

we found a prime spot on the beach and just waited for the fireworks!

all terrain fun

playing out on the lawn with mike's boys.

dont worry, we didn't let the two of them go out by themselves...

roll out the carpet

an almost empty dining room and living room!

ledge didn't quite know what to make of this- where's the tv, daddy?!?

both bedrooms and loft had to find places to go on the second day!