Halloween 2022

Mal from Descendants and a low-key skeleton wish you a Happy Halloween!

We had to decorate our car for Trunk or Treat at school, and Dad may have gone a little overboard. The fake arms and gravestone were fine but that eyeball was ... creepy. 

But the decorations outside our front door were a little more appropriate. Now let's go grab some candy! 
 

Navy football!

After the tour, we got to head over to the Navy stadium to watch a real college football game! Navy wasn't very good, but the whole event was a blast. We even got to see all the midshipmen do push-ups after every touchdown, which was crazy. 
 

Naval Academy tour

My Boy Scout troop got a chance to tour the Naval Academy campus this weekend, seeing what life is like for the midshipmen there. It's huge!

Dahlgren Hall is where the students go for wrestling practice, boxing practice and ... ballroom dancing practice. Not sure how they all go together, but OK. 

The area around Memorial Hall is wide open, but the first-year students are only allowed to walk on certain paths. That's just weird. With as huge as this campus is, you'd think they wouldn't need extra steps. 

This was a typical dorm room for academy students. I thought the bed was made perfectly, but our guide said it was really sloppy because you could see some wrinkles in the sheets. That was when I knew I would never go to school here. 

Still, it is an awesome place to visit. Next time I need to rent a scooter to get around!
 

Invisible girl

You can't see me in this picture because my new pastel camoflauge sweatshirt is sooooo cool. 
 

Cross country pizza

After a season where we ran more than 25 miles in races and practice, it's time for a pizza party to get our energy back!

We got certificates and medals for all of our hard work too. I had a personal best time in my last meet of 10:08 in the mile race. 

And Jonathan had a personal best of 22:43 in the two-mile race. Lots of improvement for both of us this year!

 

Into the Woods

Not sure I understand why there are fake trees among the real trees in the neighborhood, but somebody has to climb them all. 
 

Cold snap

It feels like winter all of the sudden. If we're not going to get warm air, can we get snow already? 
 

Don't have a cow, man

It's not a hamburger, I promise!
 

Pumpkin Picking

October means heading to the pumpkin patch for some Halloween decorations. Luckily, we visited early this year, so there were plenty left. 

This one looks perfect! But Jonathan wants one as big as me. 

I remember this pumpking house used to be bigger...

... but the corn maze is still really tall!

A few weird gourds and we're all done. Next up is making some roated pumpkin seeds!
 

Ice cream and unicorns

I really wanted to wear the crown but Mom insisted it was hers. That's exactly what happened, no matter what Mom says. 
 

Cavalier Cross Country

 

We got the whole team to gather for a minute for a group picture. I know we look still, but in real life we move pretty fast.  

Decorum on the links

Oh man, I can't believe Jonathan is using a 9 iron for this shot instead of a wedge. Just crazy.