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Trying to catch up a little on photos. We got a new iMac and I've been playing the iPhoto software that comes with it, which is pretty cool, once you get used to it. Now that I'm on OSX, I've been looking for some new photo gallery software, but for now I'm still just hacking the PhotoShop Web gallery templates.

So, here is the new crop, more or less in order oldest to newest ...

The boys took Dad on a hike of Slaughter Creek, a trip that they had done first with Mom. They were excited to show me :the chair" out in the middle of nowhere (though not far from the neighborhood, actually), and other features of the hike. A neat little trip that they were excited to share with Dad.

Brian had a Halloween theme for his 8th birthday. We decorated the house and played games like "make a mummy," "pin the bone on the skeleton" and bobbing for apples. It was a hoot, and I think the boys had a ball.

On Halloween night, the boys ganged up with the Murphys and Van Treases to take the neighborhood by storm. More than a 100 pieces of candy later, the boys pronounced it the best Halloween ever.

[Image]My nephew Sam had his Bar Mitzvah in Houston in early November. He looks so grown up, and so teenager, all at the same time. I was happy to hear Led Zeppelin jamming on the cd player when we arrived for the party. Sam and his friends were playing some catch-type game when the football went into the pool. Sam saved it. Did I mention it was November? OK, the water wasn't that cold, but it wasn't exactly hot, either.

We all joined Cub Scout Pack 61 for the Veteran's Parade. I heard we were the largest Boy Scout organization on the route. We sang lots of patriotic songs and took a Pack Picture at the end at the Capitol.

And last, we have some various photos that don't tie together. Mostly they are just shots of the boys, but also of Spot and our Build-a-Bear family. One photo is of the boys getting a book signed by Marc Brown, the author of Arthur. Though the book he is signing is Wild About Books, which he illustrated. It's great, too!