Animal fun

Gaining a new perspective (one of Carl's all-time favorite pictures)

Little girl / Big giraffe

I think Lily has her fairy tales confused

The Kissock Family

Lily and Mary

Lily, Katie, Mary and Grandma

I'm still trying to play catch-up with some pictures from our trip to St. Louis. As I have mentioned before, my parents live in New Town. Instead of describing it here, I would recommend clicking on the link for anyone who is interested in finding out more about this community concept. The neighborhood has endless features that make it attractive to people of all ages. One of the best things about it is the number of parks for children. The main park is especially beautiful with a Koi pond and enormous animal structures that led Lily to wake up each morning pleading, "We go to big park?" On more days than not during our trip, you could find us there.

New Town was also a fantastic place for Lily to experience her first real Halloween. My father kicked off the night by giving M&M's to a girl who has never had candy. That was all it took. She was definitely into finding out how to get more of that good stuff. She marched onto everyone's porch and said "Trick or Treat" without missing a beat. At one house, they left an enormous cauldron full of candy on the front porch, and Lily thought that she had hit the jackpot. Carl had to explain the honor system to his daughter and remind her that she is a member of the Ethical Society. Probably the cutest thing ever was when she left the houses. She would call back "Thank you. Welcome. See you. Love you." At one point, she was walking down the sidewalk, and with two fistfuls of candy held high in the air, she exclaimed with all her little might, "I'VE GOT CANDY!" just as happy as she could be. It was one of my favorite nights ever.