Happy Halloween!

We just got back from trick-or-treating, and the kids really hauled in a lot of candy this year. It's probably a good thing that I'm going to see the dentist this week! Annika was going to be a bat, but today she changed her mind and was a fairy. We had a grand plan set up for Sam to be a Bulldog and Elliot to be a Gator in honor of the Georgia-Florida game today, but Sam freaked out. It was also in the mid-70s this evening, so the boys ended up going as Beach Boys, which worked out fine in the end. We also caught up with the same group of girls who were all Disney Princesses last year. This year they were characters from the Wizard of Oz. Pretty great costumes! Oh yeah, Annika carved her first pumpkin this year. Can you guess which one?

Snakes in a Zoo!

So, we went to the Jacksonville Zoo last week, and the animals were all really active. Here's a video of Sam and Annika visiting the python. I think it's the closest they'll come to actually kissing a python, but - hey - they were having a great time!

Summer Wrap-Up

We spent a lot of time at the new community pool in the village this summer. All the kids really loved it, and we're sad that it's closed until Memorial Day now (although the weather is still good enough for swimming on most days). This first picture is the kids' play pool.




This new pool overlooks the ocean. We always enjoyed looking out of the pool at the ocean. One day we even saw about 50 dolphins playing in the sound while we were swimming. How cool is that?



We've got some more pictures to bring your way, but we wanted to get something new up on the blog.