The Wonders of Daylight Savings

Our fam is still in recovery mode from the big "spring forward" the
other night/morning. (read: we stay up later and still have to wake up
early), but there is one nice thing about an extra hour of sun in the
evening:

Watching the Sun Go Down

In case you ever wondered, Home Depot accepts competitors coupons if you ask. Including Harbor Freight. Also found at the HD is a view of the Sandia's that is hard to beat.

After a While You Start to Smile

If I could pick the best thing about living in the Land of Enchantment, it would be this. New Mexico has the best sunrises and sunsets I've ever seen. 

I woke up from my morning bus ride nap to see this gorgeous sunrise this morning, and luckily was able to snap a picture before the magic faded. Enjoy.

The Frumious Bandersnatch!

Our little L became a beautiful little Alice for Halloween. Not to be out done, we donned the roles of the Queen of Hearts and the Hatter. It was definitely a lot of work for Krissey and her mom to finish up the costumes. Mine was a saver's special--Krissey was worried about mine, since I hadn't put it on until just a few minutes before the day was here.

Krissey and I haven't carved pumpkins since before we were married, so we carved up some pumpkins we got on a trip out to the pumpkin patch in Moriarty. This is K's:

And mine: 

Londyn was dying to help out with the carving. She's still not very good with knives, so we chose an easier form of pumpkin decorating. 

FYI, Londyn does not like the taste of paint. We had a few parties we went to, trunk-or-treat at the church, and trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. We had a great time with friends and watching L for her first Halloween.

What L Really Really Wants.

Our little L is getting bigger every day. She's also one smart cookie (she gets that from her mom). The other day, I had just finished feeding her so she was still in her high chair. I wasn't quite ready for the task of running around, keeping up with her, so I left her there and started playing some games with her. (She's much easier to watch when she's not mobile). L played along for awhile, but then decided that she'd tell me what she really wanted. I had my hands out for her to give me five, she played along, giving me five and then quickly grabs both my hands and places them under her arm pits. I got the hint. She got out of the chair.