Virginia, Busch Gardens, Soccer and Halloween

 We are having an excellent Fall.

 We went and visited Grandma and Grandpa in VA.

 fun with the neighbor kids

 and Grandma

 a rainy day visit to Jamestown with plenty of animal watching

 turtles

 deer

 this is our way to shoot wildlife

 

 then it was off to Busch Gardens with friends

 public punishment :)

 

 posing with the carriage

 The park really does a great job with Howl-o-scream

 Arrrr!

 rides

 fun with friends and family

 facepaint

 spiders

 snakes

 foxes

 wolves

 good food

 good fun

 dragonland

 walking the plank

 good times

 the atmosphere at night is fantastic

 day two

 posing with the great pumpkin

 teacups with Grandpa

 

 Elmo and Count

 fun with Mom

 someone lost her head

 a fun trip

 then back home 

 our little Marie Antoinette

 trick or treating with wolverine

 cute family

We love Halloween!

 and finally some pics of our son's soccer

They were the Hulks, and he scored three goals in one game!

Airshow Fun

 We have been to one or two airshows, but this one was really a blast. Probably because the kids were old enough to enjoy it.

 My beautiful family.

 great static displays

 I spent the morning volunteering at a booth selling these toy planes, and when my kids showed up, they each had to have one.

 great aerial displays

 the day started out cold but turned out nice

 my kids on the first plane I flew in pilot training

 she of course wanted a Thunderbird

 this guy wanted a buff

 this guy could fly

 quick break in the C-5

 nose art on the C-130 gunship

 flying their planes while watching others

 a jet powered fire engine

 most impressive

 Wings of Blue jumpers out the back of a C-17

 they put on a great show

 the jumpers high jump star burst

 also impressive

 Yay, USAFA!

 the MiG demo

 continued

 gun in the back of the Osprey

 she looks a little too comfortable there...

 snack break...check out the high class ear protection

 then the Thunderbirds

 my wife got some great shots

 checking out the cockpit of an Eagle

 awesome

 an HH-60, the same that my wife got a ride on in Okinawa

It was a great day out, and though we all got crazy sunburned, it was definitely fun.