DOWN ON THE FARM

Maggie and Mom managed to pick just about every pumpkin in the entire field this last fall.  Naturally, all of them ended up on the front porch, carved with scary faces that beckoned trick-or-treaters to come closer and gather their high-fructose bounty.  Even though most of the 52 lbs. of candy was distributed with marvelous efficiency, another 52 lbs. was "received," which means we now have 1 lb. of candy per week to consume for the next year. 

MONKEY MAN

The speed with which Lightning McAndrew is able to both scale and descend the jungle gym slide begs the question of whether we should be lobbying for it to become an Olympic event.  However, more important than pure speed is the style points, and this young gentleman knows more about style points than any other three year-old in the family.  Here we find him on his signature dismount: a triple handspring, followed by a double flip and two twists.  You can see it in his eyes--he knows he got 10s... even from the Russian judge.

FALL ON THE HILL

Each year, we provide our viewing audience with the obligatory family photo up in Lawrence during football season.  There are few other times in the year that happiness is so palpable than when tailgating and basking in the warm fall sun as the leaves change up on the Hill.  Unfortunately, the Jayhawk Football team did not provide as many joyful moments this year as in the recent past, but the good times were not dampened and there were still plenty of smiles to go around!

STRIKE A POSE

What better place to do a photo shoot than an enclosed space filled with pumpkins.  Maggie "The Diva" Nottberg strikes a pose as Andrew "Key Grip and Chief Set Designer" Nottberg maneuvers 74 pumpkins in to place all by himself.  There is no doubt that this tandem makes a great team!