October '21

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The birds at the Raptor Center look like they want to eat Lee, but Lee assures them, "I could take you down in a game of Roblox!" (10/2/21)

Lee is quite a bit smaller than the wingspan of a golden eagle. (10/2/21)

Lee has about the same wingspan as a barred owl, but Lane is much shorter than this tree. (10/2/21)

Not everyone feels the need to challenge every bird they see to a game of Roblox. Some of us can appreciate them much more sedately. (10/2/21)

Writing a play about Cat-Kid stopping Dog-Kid from stealig T-Rex bones from the museum for their Upstart Crow class about scriptwriting. (10/7/21)

Swinging from the cherry-plum tree. (10/7/21)

Lee forgot their mask and wanted to see how this borrowed one looked; and the start of a snowman costume for Upstart Crow's Rudolph Jr. (10/7&8/21)

More cosplay! (10/16/21)

We geared everyone up with a flashlight... for the haunted corn maze! (10/16/21)

Werewolves, mad scientists, and all flavors of witches jumped out to scare us. We even stopped to listen to a haunting recital of Poe's "The Raven." (10/16/21)

Finding clues in the dark along the way. (10/16/21)

Tower time. (10/17/21)

It's quite startling when Lee slows down enough to fall asleep during the day... (10/18/21)

...after a few hours of sleep though, they suddenly woke up; announced, "Now that I'm feeling better: Minecraft!"; and ran off to play computer games. (10/18/21)

We hurried to Thistledown Farms before it closed, on a very rainy day. (10/21/21)

We picked a few big pumpkins from out front, but we also wanted a few small ones. (10/21/21)

Lane found one that's just perfect for the pumpkin carving party tomorrow at Upstart Crow. (10/21/21)

Lee rejoices at the magnificent bounty of pumpkins. (10/21/21)

While Grand-Janet bought the pumpkins and other goodies, the kids rushed out to the hay maze for a game of tag. (10/21/21)

While the kids scurried around the maze, it was absolutely pouring outside. (10/21/21)

Precious, ancient cat. (10/22/21)

Hanging out on the floor, feeding the dogs treats. (10/22/21)

Lee picks out a good carving knife. (10/24/21)

Let the stabbing and slicing begin! (10/24/21)

While the rest of us scoop out the slimy innards, Grand-Janet takes the clever route and draws a face on her pumpkin. (10/24/21)

Lee watches their dad plan out his pumpkin's face. (10/24/21)

Lee puts together a plan for their own pumpkin. (10/24/21)

Lee explains how it's perfect for a Jack-o-Lantern to have a cat face, because cats' eyes really do glow. (10/24/21)

Lane draws a plan for how to turn their pumpkin into Hello Kitty. (10/24/21)

The kids consider the difficulty of the plan Lane has laid for themself. (10/24/21)

Done with their own pumpkin, Lee pretends to play the Addams' Family theme music. (10/24/21)

Very careful carving... (10/24/21)

An excellent success. (10/24/21)

Ensconsed in an array of digital worlds. (10/25/21)

We wanted some candy and happened to know that Grand-Janet had already bought some... (10/29/21)

Thus, trick-or-treating two days early! (10/29/21)

Getting ready for many hours of trick-or-treating -- three sessions in three locations, spread over two days. First, downtown in the afternoon. Next, the Haunted Market in the evening. Then actual Halloween trick-or-treating with some of Lane's friends across town. (10/30/21)

All dressed up and ready for a full weekend of Halloween. (10/30/21)

After last year's total isolation, it was kind of trippy to be back to relatively normal trick-or-treating. (10/30/21)

Of course, some of the stores downtown decided to be clever with their trick-or-treating... This one set up a game; Lane managed to land the ping pong ball in the cup filled with the most candy. (10/30/21)

Nothing like shaved ice on a cold day... Also, one of the more unusual treak-or-treating treats. Lane picked strawberry; Lee chose blue raspberry. (10/30/21)

A couple people recognized Lane's costume and were very excited. Also, Lane got an adorable little plant! (10/30/21)

Some places hid their trick-or-treat bowls at the end of long, strange journeys... (10/30/21)

Overall, seeing all the decorations and costumes was delightful. (10/30/21)

Lane's second costume of the weekend -- Hello Kitty's bunny friend, Melody. (10/31/21)

Hiro from Big Hero Six and Melody the bunny are ready for their final round of trick-or-treating. (10/31/21)

Lane joined a gang of about a half dozen teens from Upstart Crow who looped all through this neighborhood, trick-or-treating until they were thoroughly lost and needed directions to guide them back to where they started. (10/31/21)

Lee ran ahead of the teenagers, far too eager to be held back by their meandering and chatting when there was candy to focus on. (10/31/21)

The kids gathered so much candy during their three sessions of trick-or-treating that they invented a new tradition -- trick-or-table -- so, their adults can share in the bounty by knocking on the table and asking for a piece of candy. Then the kids get to share if they feel like it. (10/31/21)