Aunt Mel

Aunt Melanie drove up from Charleston this past weekend to visit and see the boys. She had not seen the boys since the summer so they had changed much in the past few months. It was a good laid back visit with a trip to Pullen Park and pumpkin carving on Saturday and a lap around Lake Pine on Sunday.

Here Melanie is with Ma Amy at dinner time. The boys have now eaten more green beans in three days than their father has in 31 years. Good boys.



Gus has gnawed away all but three of his fingers as we think he will be teething soon. We're hoping he has salamander qualities so his fingers will regenerate themselves by the time he starts grade school.



Owen offers up his stuffed rattle in exchange for a less-slobbery toy.



Derek shows the boys the gory side of pumpkin carving.



The pumpkins are carved into jack-o-lanterns as All Hallow's Eve approaches.