Grandma Gives Us The Bird

Since my mother's work load prevented her from puttin in alotta time w/ preparin this yrs Thanksgiving dinner, my grandma stepped up and made the save. Tho mom's homemade cranberry sauce was terrific.

Unfortunately the boy had to work
and missed the festivities.







When we arrived
dinner was cookin.







We brought the pies.








The spread.









Pre-gorge.
I'll spare yall the images of the aftermath.

Campin

Ahhh...fall. Autumn ushers in the change of seasons, it means that the holidays are near, and for the Havic's it's campin time. This year we headed east and set up camp at Palmetto State Park , just outside of Gonzales. And while the fishin bit (no, not literally or figuratively) we had a great time.



This is the canopy that greets
you on the drive in.





Always obey
park rules!






So, we set up camp...







Stacked our
wood for the fire...




And gotta fishin...

We were joined by the Wail's, tho they failed to
"cowboy up" and actually sleep at the campsite.











We did alotta hiking...



And saw alotta
these...







And one of these...





And even had time for
the obligatory rest stop.






Whether for warmth, food or fellowship
the campfire was a popular spot.



Me & the Mrs.







Peace out homey.

Pumpkin Schmumpkin

One of the great Halloween traditions is
jack-o-latern makin. And w/ all of the new
carvin tools (scrapers that actually fit inside,
different sized mini saws, traceable pics) ending
up w/ a sharp lookin pumpkin is now a real
possibility. So, goodbye kitchen knives and big
spoons...hello carpel tunnel syndrome!



The youngest's
"witch w/ pumpkin"
pumpkin.







Reck's "The Pack"







Super Dog!








Pirates and ninjas
protected the treats.






Oldest carved
a traditional one.

The boy's
skull and
crossbones.







The "cat" which
became "the tank".







Darth Vader...
Texas edition.

Fright Night

The youngest, who turned 10 last week, wanted to go to Fright Night at Fiesta Texas for her birthday. Since we weren't able to go last weekend, the girls and I hit it yesterday (the boy had to work, poor boy).










Her first roller coaster
ride, The Boomerang.







Oh yeah...there
were tomb stones.



We walked away from
the game area w/ these
"prizes" for the bargain
rate of around sixty bucks.






Tired and hungry
we stopped to get
a bite on the way home...






At Jim's...
Yeah Jim's!

Grill Baby Grill !!

On Wednesday nites we usually head to church to feed our souls. Not tonite tho. Instead, we put our grill on.



The wife did the prep work.
















And the youngest
put it all together.




Black tip shark
w/ lemon and fresh
basil wrapped in
cedar paper.









Meanwhile, the cats
and dogs chilled.









A nice cool front
blew in...








...and we enjoyed
a tasty healthy meal.







Oh yeah...grill baby, grill!