Junction, TX

Kyle's family has a hunting lease in Junction, so we spent a few days there the weekend before Thanksgiving. It was a great opportunity to relax, unwind, and spend time with Kyle's dad and brother. Acie and Abbie had an especially fun time exploring the area, riding around in the truck, chasing deer and seeing other wildlife.
The dogs are intrigued by the herd of cows in the background.

Trick or Treat

Since we live in a neighborhood filled with young children, we weren't surprised to see homes lit up with orange lights at night and decorated with spiders, giant webs, bats, tombstones, and everything else Halloween. As the day approached, we were advised by several neighbors to stock up on candy because the kids are "bused" in from other neighborhoods. Although no one could estimate the number of kids, the impression we got was that no matter how much candy we bought we would run out. So we went to Sam's and bought what we thought was enough candy for about 100 trick-or-treaters. We looked forward to sitting out on our rockers that evening and watching all the activity, but unfortunately Kyle was called in to work and missed out on almost the entire evening. The activity on our street was amazing - kids were everwhere, many of the parents were pulling wagons down the sidewalks, and there was even a hayride that went by at the end of the night. For a solid hour the stream of kids coming to get candy was continuous, so I had to be less generous and more careful with my candy supply. The average group size was 4-6, but often there would be 14-16 at a time. I knew Kyle would ask me when he got home how many kids I thought came to the house, so I kept a tally. I stopped counting at 275, so the final number reached 300 if not more. I took a couple of pictures for Kyle to see when he got home.

Of course I knew Kyle would love this costume.