Halloween on the High Seas

 Disney Halloween cruises begin in September but we were actually there for Halloween.  There were groups that had Trick or Treat and groups that decorated their doors, but we just enjoyed what Disney had to offer in terms of Tricks and Treats.

This is only the 2nd year for Halloween on the High Seas, so maybe it will expand to being more like Disney World during Halloween.

 These were my favorite door decorations---one day we walked by and they were gone.  But, I looked up and someone had just put them on the ceiling (they were magnets)

 After dinner one night they had a story teller in the Atrium area telling a spooky story.  Then the Halloween tree started flashing.  I did not have a good vantage point because we had been at dinner and it was packed by the time we got there.

Disney Fantasy Day 1

 This Disney cruise was with the Lewis's out of Port Canaveral (no Galveston as the others were), so we were in a different terminal with a beautiful model of the ship and and entrance through "Mickey ears".

 This was the Halloween cruise and we immediately saw decorations Disney style.

 We had a handicapped room so only had one bathroom, but it was very nice and large enough for a wheel chair which we have had to store behind the curtains in other rooms.

Departing Port Canaveral we saw a tribute to its Space Center roots.

 Taking a cruise at the end of October often creates baseball magic.  We have had several cruises with the Cardinals in the World Series.  This year we celebrated the Royals!

 This was the World Series viewing group in O'Gill's Pub---we met there most evenings!

Texas Visit

 One of our first stops was the new McKinney Trader Joe's.  The mural in the back is the Arts Center (formerly county seat) where Anna takes dance lessons.  It was great seeing everyone and how the kids have grown up.  Sam is very curious (about Grandpa's walker) and beginning to talk.  Eli has lost so many teeth, I teased him Sam had more.

 Eli was eager to show me his Lego creations including a swim pool with water slide above.  We also played Scrabble with little help from Grandma.  Grand-daddy came over for dinner---the weather was beautiful so we ate outside a lot.

 The Warren School of Awesome had a substitute teacher this week (me) a few times.  The school is going great---the Dining Room never looked better.  I love the National Geographic map on the wall.

Kansas City Visit

 While on our way to Texas we made a quick (fewer than 24 hours) visit to KC to visit.  We saw Casey's film Rudderless and even got to freeze it to get a snap shot of Kyle, Rachel and each of the three kids who were extras.  It is a wonderful movie---funny, sad with an interesting music mix.

After the kids got home from school, Libby showed us all of her extra credit from a zoo trip, we celebrated Brett's birthday and got him all ready for a Scout camp out! Then, it was off to Texas to visit!

Back to the Future

Dave and Harry 

 These photos were all taken of my husband in the 1940's.  Our grandson Sam looks so much like him at this age that I feel like I'm looking at my husband as a baby sometimes.  Then, I look at Dave and wonder if I'm seeing Sam in the future.  These photos were made when he was between 9 months to 17 months which is how old Sam is!

It's not just the face but this body that reminds me of Sam.