Sleepy Daxon

Apparently, Daxon had a very tiring month. Dad found him asleep on the bathroom floor after taking a shower. He just couldn't make it all the way to the bedroom....Another day, we found him cuddled up to Denver on the living room floor.

Halloween

Caleb aka Zombie Knight and Daxon aka Scorpion Ninja had a great time this Halloween. We had a trunk-or-treat at the church Wednesday night and then we trick-or-treated our neighborhood Saturday night. A family in our subdivision spent the last 2 months building a haunted house in their garage and back yard so we went to that. (OK, Elizabeth sat on the curb with the dog while all the brave family members went in.)

Caleb's Solar Oven

Caleb learned how to make a solar oven in Science Class. He came home very excited and went right to work. Armed with a Froot Loops box, aluminum foil, scissors and lots of determination, he built his oven without any assistance. He used mom's oven thermometer to determine how hot it would get, then the next thing we know, he has cooked a frozen pizza outside for Daxon and himself! We were very proud of him. He is saving his oven to take camping with us.

Homecoming

Bethany went to the Kingwood High Homecoming dance with a few of her friends. Rico and I took them to dinner and then dropped them off. We threatened to stay and chaperone but, in the end, we didn't. (Maybe next time.) She had a great time getting all dressed up and is already talking about prom in a couple of years.

Ammon's Birthday

Ammon turned 16 Oct 4th. He didn't want a party-just a mint chocolate chip ice cream cake and a video game. He is now working on his Personal Fitness Merit Badge. It is the only thing keeping him from getting his Eagle so that he can get his license. He is driving with a permit, but cannot get his license without his Eagle Scout Award. What mean parents!:)

Daxon's 7th Birthday

Daxon's birthday was actually in August, but we were finally able to celebrate with a party one month later. His party was at the park with a sports theme. (Please note the personal baseball cake in the above picture that he decorated himself.) He was very specific about what he wanted. He wanted no party games planned; he wanted his own small cake with everyone else having cupcakes; and he wanted a pinata. He just wanted to play with his friends the rest of the time. The party was fun but he was disappointed in the pinata. We had more guests than usual since we were at a park, and the pinata got a little crazy. He didn't feel like he, or anyone else, got enough candy from the pinata. Next time, I think he may rethink the whole pinata thing. (It bears mentioning that Mom tried to talk him out of having a pinata. Of course, she will not say 'I told you so,' but will just hope he remembers next year:)

Labor Day Campout

Rico took Caleb and Daxon camping over the Labor Day weekend. This was a makeup campout for the one cancelled last year due to the hurricane. They camped in the Austin area and spent three nights at three different sites. Ammon and Bethany did not want to go, so Elizabeth took them to visit Grandma. Next time, they won't have a choice because Mom loves to camp with her family and does not like missing all the fun. However, we had a nice time at Grandma's and learned to make tamales.