Tad Pad

Sanders continued his "Rebel Fan" training last night with a trip to the Tad Pad. Even though it went past his bedtime, he hung in there.

The lady behind us was obviously unimpressed, but the couple beside us thought he was adorable.

Trick or Treat

Sanders is getting ready for his big night on the town collecting all kinds of treats. Even though cousin Braden thought he'd make a good elephant, Sanders is sporting his giraffe costume with spunk.

Lucky for us, he's game for just about whatever we throw his way.

Pumpkin Patch

Sanders enjoyed his first trip to a pumpkin patch.

I know it's not supposed to be funny.... but it kinda was.

These are more his size...

"Am I supposed to sit on them?"

all these pumpkins are blocking the grass....

Lake Guntersville, AL

Our fall family vacation was to Lake Guntersville, AL.

View from our balcony in the Lodge.

No fall color yet, but the lake views were pretty cool.

Taking in the sights...

Aren't those jeans cute??

Once we found the trail (which turned out to be clearly marked...) we had a good hike.

We stopped at the swings. It was a big hit.

His first big boy cracker. Go Ritz!

Ave Maria Grotto -- Cullman, AL

Oktoberfest 2008 --- Starkville, MS

Oktoberfest -- Mississippi style -- was a lot of fun. Having a 6 month old along probably kept us from partaking of as much of the German beer as we might of liked, but we sure made up for it by eating more than our fair share of brats, pork chops and fish.

How about the great t-shirts that Bart made? That's his sisters Anya between us.

Did someone say "Brats"?

The Debate

We watched from the Square. That's almost like being at the Debate, right?

Mitchell and Sanders are practicing their campaign smiles.

Despite the late hour, Sanders watched most of the debate.

Bath Time

Sanders had his last bath in the plastic infant tub recently. Poor boy has been longer than the tub for some time... We now have a new larger deeper one that he loves. Plus he gets to sit up -- which is one of his new skills.

He won't be graduating from the hooded towels any time soon, though.