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Owen started Halloween a full week early. The weekend before the big day, this little avocado got on his costume and went to a local event.

On actual Halloween, Warsaw got a head start thanks to their time zone. This little bunny got dressed up for daycare.

Owen got a lot of mileage out of his first Halloween and met his first jack-o-lantern.

Up in Minneapolis, Lloyd and Freddie were not left out in the cold. They enjoyed some Halloween fun, including trick-or-treating and a party at John's office the night before. 
 

Flashback Friday

This was Mary's first Halloween in 1992. I'm happy to report that she survived the trauma. By the way, that's 4-year old Peter as Ernie and 2-year old John as Bert.

Flashback Friday

For three falls, we were football parents. John bravely took to the field as a sophomore in high school, without any previous football playing experience. Here he is in his first season, on October 20, 2005. We enjoyed watching each and every game, and were proud of John for all the hard work he put into it.   

Grandkids on the Move

The Harrison grandkids had quite a weekend. I'll start with Owen, who just turned 7 months. He celebrated with his first-ever airplane ride. He and Mary went to Stanford for Mary's 10th college reunion. Owen had a great trip, he met a lot of new friends, and even he got to try out being the Stanford Tree.

I think he liked being with his mom on campus. Owen looks like a natural in Stanford garb. Maybe in 30 years he'll be at Stanford, taking his own baby to his 10th reunion. 

Halfway across the country in Minneapolis, John and Troy are first-time homeowners after they closed on their house on Friday. Over the weekend the moving van came and went, and they started moving in. We're very excited for them and their new life in Minnesota. 

In Warsaw, Rosie had company last week. Cousin Lauren came for a visit over her fall break, and now Rosie has a new friend. 

When Lauren left to go home it was time for another fall break trip. This crew went to Greece. Their first couple of days in Athens were rainy but they still had fun.

Today they took the ferry to Mykonos for the rest of their trip. If Mykonos is half as fun and beautiful as the ferry ride looks, they're in for a great time.

I know this post is about the grandkids but I'll end it with the grandparents and how we spent our Saturday morning. 

 

Flashback Friday

Mary took Owen on his first airplane ride yesterday. Their destination was Stanford, for her 10th college reunion. In 2002, our entire family was at Stanford for Brad's 20th reunion. It's hard to believe she's halfway to her 20th reunion already. Here are the kids on campus 23 years ago this weekend.

Flashback Friday

Happy Fall y'all, circa 1998.

Flashback Friday

My photo collage skills don't allow me to show these pictures as completely as I'd like, but you can see that both Freddie and his dad - at around one year older than Freddie is now - have the same taste in vehicles.