Halloween 2024

It wasn't as cold as our first Halloween in Colorado, but we did get about 2" of snow the day before. It seems that one of the few things you can count on for Colorado winter is snow by October 31st.

We even got a Halloween photo of Sandy.

All Halloweens end with trading treats.

140th Anniversary Celebration for the First United Methodist Church of Arroyo Grande, CA

We flew a flag today helping the FUMCAG celebrate its 140th Anniversary. A 38-star flag like the one shown here (but maybe not the same exact star pattern) would have been flying on September 3, 1884 when the church was established.

140th Anniversary Celebration

For more, see Jamie's Flags.

Set Construction

Matteo, Antonio, and friends have been working feverishly lately to get the Newsies set pieces built, transported, and put in place at the theater.

The van.

The show is set in 1899, the year of the
newsboy strike in New York City. The 45-star
flag pictured above would have been flying.
https://jf2.com/flags/#45

Family Dinner - Sukot

Our Family Dinner topic was the Festival of Tabernacles, Sukot. The purpose is to remember what our ancestors did before us to survive (agriculture, life in the Wilderness, etc.) and be grateful. We had makeshift booths for the evening.

Two More...

Guess who's coming to dinner...

Family Dinner: POW/MIA

Our Family Dinner topic tonight was POW/MIA. We used a Missing Man Table to lead the discussion. And Lexi made cupcakes! See Jamie's Flags.

Lexi's Been Playing Soccer

Lexi's been playing soccer this Fall!