Keeping up with the Kants

I'm always happy and sad to see November come.  Sad because Halloween, my most favorite holiday, is over.  Happy because Black Friday is only 24 days away.  Sad because snow is now unevitable.  Happy because we Fall back, and I love me some extra sleep.  Sad because I have to drive to work in the snow...wait, did I mention that already?  I hate the snow, especially after last year's accident.  October went by in a flash, and we had some good times.  This last week I volunteered with PJ's Babycakes' booth at Boo at the Zoo.  Welcome to Hogwarts!  I was Harry Potter, and I gotta say, it was pretty dead on.  I just need to work on my more maculine voice for next year.  One of my favorite things about Halloween is handing out candy and seeing all the costumes.  Hey, doing this, I pretty much saw every costume in Lincoln, good times.  Here were some of my faves: all of the pirates, vampires and Harry Potter's of course,...

Stop the presses!  Two posts in a week?!  I know, I know.  I figure I might as well get these pics out here before it's December and no longer relevent.  We visited this nice little patch in Bennington, NE yesterday.  A longer drive than Roca, but I think for Harper it was the perfect place.  They had a few animals--Harper had a death grip on an unsuspecting chick, some bunnies, pigs, goats, sheep and ponies and a corn silo, which she loved.  Daddy vetoed the pony rides, and she was not happy.  Luckily we offered her snacks instead and she got over it fairly quickly.  Enjoy the pics! Checking out the chicks Erich explaining why we don't squeeze their necks Harper trying to pick a pet Gentle touches was our phrase of the day Corn Maze! She led us through about halfway then wanted to be carried Bunnies! She was giving it a "hug" Asking strangers to pick up bunnies for her Weird pig thing Real piggies! Feeding the sheep She did...