Halloween, graduation, birthday and other fun stuff

What a handsome soldier, don't you think.  It is weird to see Mr. Happy looking so somber, but there you have it!



Seeing the sights at Ft. Benning.  Jim said that DJ automatically went to the "at ease" postion any time they were standing still.  Too funny!




playing in the leaves with apple juice for sustenance




Happy birthday number 12!!  He is now a deacon and is happy to have particpated in his last Primary program!! (which was the week before his birthday)




He actually asked for those books - we will have a reader after all!!




Mason was chowing down on the birthday cake like crazy, it was so funny, he's never done that before.




pumpkin carving time!!




A lizard and three power puff girls at trunk or treat!!





looking at the "fishies" is his favorite thing to do

 In other news, we finally got our basement back - YEAH!!!!  Preston was not sad to give up the couch, but we are keeping the fish tank upstairs because Mason has so much fun just staring at it.  We are so excited for DJ to come home on December 3rd, though that means he can't camp out on Black Friday at Best Buy.  sigh. . .   Karly will have to do it.  It actually snowed here the other day, though it didn't stick thank heaven.  How long before we can move to somewhere warm??????  Soon???