Max and Esme

Max did all the reeling on this one - I just helped support the rod so he didn't get pulled overboard!  The striper made a lovely dinner panfried in butter and breadcrumbs.  The kids both ate their whole portion.

In what's become an annual tradition, we spent our Halloween with friends on the next block where the extended neighborhood turns out for a parade and the next-door neighbors put a keg on the lawn.  Max went as a devil, and Esme as a black cat. With special guest Grandma Sissy along the kids filled their pumpkins with treats that mommy is going to try very hard not to eat!  Here's a shot of the family heading over for the parade, and one of Esme with her friend Katherine.