Alex had originally not decided to go trick or treating this year, but changed his mind at the last minute when he saw the Bart Simpson costume.

Alex got quite a bit more playing time this year and has improved quite a bit. One of the photos above shows Alex standing over a much taller boy after he slid for the ball and tackled him – he actually got a penalty for that one! The team came in 3rd place again this year, losing in the first round to the same team that they lost to last year. That team won State last year, but came in 2nd this year. The games were once again in Conway, NC – about 4 hours from Greenville. Alex rode the bus out with the team but Mom and Sam had to drive this year by themselves (last year they all rode the bus home). Both boys will be playing Soccer in the spring with Pitt County Recreation.

Sam’s latest work, watercolor on construction paper. Sam’s interpretation of a Blue Marlin jumping out of the water.

The ship in the middle is Sam’s own creation…

Before and After Photos…

Alex and Sam finished the last Star Wars Lego (hold out from Christmas that was never 100% completed) and brought together most of their creations… I think there were a couple that had already been be decommissioned. Alex also started on his next project – one of his birthday presents.

We adopted a 2-year old golden retriever in July. His name was originally Harley, but since nobody liked that name we changed it to Farley. It took him about a week to get adjusted to his new surroundings, but he seems to be quite comfortable now. He has already become a part of the family. We did have to take Ms Kili back to Marji’s house for the remainder of the summer (she has a friend dogsitting for her) as the two dogs were not getting along too well

Alex and Sam love building Lego creations and they now have quite a collection of Lego pieces… here are their latest masterpieces.