October, '22

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Piper is unsure about this.  (10/2/22)



Rushing downstairs after bedtime to do a victory dance about the fact that they're in the lead on our Animorphs reading race.  (10/7/22)


Time for the annual visit to a pumpkin patch, complete with hay maze and more...  (10/8/22)


A very bumpy slide.  (10/8/22)



Hide and seek among the hay bales.  (10/8/22)


Pumpkin target practice.  (10/8/22)



Walking past sunflowers...  (10/8/22)


...one must stop and become acquainted...  (10/8/22)


...true friendships were made here today.  (10/8/22)


Next up?  Goats!  (10/8/22)


Attack from above!  (10/8/22)


A rare gentle moment.  (10/8/22)


Gathering ammunition...  (10/8/22)


...taking aim...  (10/8/22)


...and firing!  (10/8/22)


Exploring the wilds of a corn maze.  (10/8/22)


One tired child, and another child who's busy hanging out with friends.  (10/8/22)


Heading back on a hay ride after a big outing.  (10/8/22)



Night time is for reading Animorphs.  (10/9/22)


Lee taunts us all with how much farther into the Animorphs books they are than the rest of us.  (10/14/22)

There are so many places that one can read Animorphs...  (10/16/22)

A lovely day for reading in a tree.  (10/16/22)


Looking for books on Minecraft at the library.  (10/16/22)

Battleship at the library.  (10/16/22)


Checking out a book with their brand new library card.  (10/16/22)


Enjoying the story I wrote for them about "Flerble Gerbil."  (10/17/22)


Hot chocolate, coloring, and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio show.  (10/19/22)

Piper objects.  (10/22/22)



Trying out a possible Halloween costumer... Theresa's not sure she wants to be Jiji to Lane's Kiki though.  (10/22/22)

The first Caitian captain in Starfleet and a young witch named Kiki are ready to head out into the big scary world, where the streets are filled with giant skeletons...  (10/29/22)

...but also sharks giving away candy.  (10/29/22)

Lee acquires a very delicate sword from a witch making balloon figures...  (10/29/22)

Lane picked out the perfect thing from the balloon witch...  (10/29/22)

A Jiji to go with Kiki.  (10/29/22)

Lee gets their hand airbrushed.  Not sure if that's a trick or a treat...  (10/29/22)

Caitians don't usually have bat wings...  (10/29/22)

Lee says the pumpkin they've picked to carve and the pumpkin on their hand are friends.  (10/29/22)

Skillfully cleaning out the pumpkin all by themself.  (10/29/22)

After doing the hard part themself, Lee wanted help with the fun part.  (10/29/22)

Lee points out that their cat design could use some whiskers.  (10/29/22)

Two lovely orange kitties.  (10/29/22)

Late at night, in the dark depths of a haunted farm, Lane encounters a spook with a vest just like theirs.  (10/29/22)

Entering the xenomorph room.  (10/29/22)

Lane throws together a Jean-Ralphio costume for a quick gag*, and finally carved a demon face onto their pumpkin.  (10/31/22)


*"M to the A to R to the Y without an E; her hair is as orange as Avery Diamond"
Kiki does some schoolwork at the market.  There was even a little trick-or-treating there, right before we left.  (10/31/22)

For the first time, we went trick-or-treating in separate groups, but I made sure Lane was protected by glowing lights in their broom. (10/31/22)

Just a caitian in the rain, wishing that you live long and prosper.  (10/31/22)

Stopping to check every little free library we passed.  Books are like candy for the mind.  (10/31/22)

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