Yes, I have been informed by our avid blog followers that we are very behind in posting Jacob's first Halloween trick-or-treating pictures... sorry, we got lazy & emailed the grandparents directly. We've also been feverishly working to finish our basement before the last major step - carpet & tile installation, which were completed last weekend. Here is a picture of Jacob "helping" Daddy re-install the toilet after installation: 
We've come to realize that Halloween these days is not just a one-day thing anymore, like it was when we were little. No, now it's a regular season! Jacob had more that 3 different "invites" to trick-or-treating events in the weeks leading up to Halloween, and he participated in 3: I brought him to my work for trick-or-treating the Wednesday afternoon before Halloween, then the next night, there was "Trunk"-or-treating in our church/daycare parking lot. Finally, we hit our neighborhood with friends & their kids on the actual Halloween night.
Jacob had several costume options that were passed down for friends. So Thursday night, he was a kangaroo (complete with joey in his pouch), and Friday night, he was a race car driver. Lots of candy was collected - he even said "Trick or Treat" when prompted, and "thank you" - even sometimes without prompting! Here are pictures of the kangaroo & race car driver:
After Halloween, Jacob's Daddy got bitten with the hunting bug, and has been bow-hunting for deer practically in our backyard (which backs up to a farm field). He has already been successful, getting a buck. (which I named "Chuck the Buck"). Here is a picture of Jacob & Daddy posing with Chuck. (Jacob liked to pet Chuck... he kept pointing & saying "deer"...)
Since Chuck, Chris has been closely following an even bigger buck, which we've named "Hank" for fun. (easier to talk about than "that really big buck I want to get"). Well, Chris hadn't had any luck getting Hank so far, and had passed up several smaller bucks & does holding out for him. This past weekend, we had our friends Erin & Ed over to visit. Ed is also a big hunter, so Chris wanted to take him out hunting over here, and hopefully get him his first deer with a bow. Well, it seems beginner's luck prevailed, and Ed actually ended up getting a buck that was even bigger than Hank... Karma, right Chris? Good fortune will come your way, too...
Here is the hunters before, and Ed after. Note Ed's big grin on the after shot.
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