Sunday, October 30, 2005

Soy? Gluten-free? Organic? What's going on here


So Jeb walks down to the neighborhood organic food store and comes home with salad mix, vegetables........... and a pint of gluten-free, soy, vanilla yogurt. Jeb is anything but a gluten-free soy kinda guy which is what makes this so funny.

Little Five Points (L5P) Halloween Parade

For those of you who've heard of L5P, nearby where we live, you'll instantly grin when you think of a Halloween Parade here. With it's funky, eccentric attitude and never-orthodox way of doing things, the L5P parade is always THE Halloween parade to watch. And it didn't disappoint.

Simon dressed up in his Halloween outfit given to him by his aunt Heidi and (soon-to-be) uncle Chris. As one would expect, he turned heads both from the crowd and from parade participants. You be the judge.

Simon getting dressed


Besides how cute Simon is in this outfit, what's so funny is that he has no idea he's dressed up in a little outfit.

Little Buzz


Our thanks to our neighbor, Pete Stokes, who took these next three shots and was kind enough to burn them to a CD so we could use them on our blog and elsewhere.

Buzzzzzzzzzz

Buzzzzzzzzz

Showdown



















Simon the Jellowjacket and Cameron the tiger battle it out.

Simon watching the parade
























Simon loved the parade... and being held by Pop.

Daddy and Simon
























His wings got tired again and he needed to ride on daddy for a while.

After the Parade

Simon just loved all the attention he received... and got to practice his already near-perfect flirting abilities.

Botanical Gardens

We visited the Atlanta Botanical Gardens with Jeb's Parents and two other couples and their children: Dawn, Chad and Ethan... and Lawanna, Dave and Kacey. There were two special exhibits this time: a scarecrow exhibit and a model train exhibit. The scarecrows weren't scary but quite creative, sponsored by local businesses. The train exhibit was amazing! They created a whole little train world with tunnels, bridges, buildings, waterfalls, etc. There were 5 or more trains going on different tracks and the whole setup was so large you could walk through it and under it. The picture don't do it justice. Enjoy.

Scarecrow

Scarecrow near the restaurant

Daddy and Simon from behind


Grrrrr.

Simon Up High
























Simon loved being up on our shoulders and giggled to himself most of the time. He also pulls your hair.

Simon and Pop

Train Bridge




















This bridge reminds me of The Bridge over the River Kwai. This is one of the bridges one of the trains runs over. The bridge is built over water and it easily 8 feet tall.

Here comes the train

Approaching the waterfall


The weather was cloudy early in the afternoon and so this picture is a little washed out. You can see the waterfall in the background and how realistic some of the landscape was in miniature.

Simon and the Twig Scarecrow