A Night of Beauty

Kelly went to a birthday party for a night of glittered hairdos, nail painting and makeup. Here she is getting her hair done. She loved getting dolled up.

The finished hairdo.

Kelly strikes a pose as the girls walked the runway.

USMC Birthday Ball

We celebrated the 231st Marine Corps Birthday Ball at the Barona Casino and Resort.

Tom played The Marine's Hymn on the bagpipes during the ceremony.

A Special Day

Tom took Mandi and Kelly to see the Moscow Ballet's presentation of "The Nutcracker". He took us to get our nails done and brought us corsages before heading down to San Diego for the show. After the show he took us to a nice seafood restaurant. We had a wonderful time.

Happy Halloween

We took Kelly trick-or-treating at the shopping center by our house. Kelly was a fairy princess.

Carving a Pumpkin

After our hike we visited the pumpkin patch. Kelly chose a nice fat one perfect for carving a jack-o-lantern. She was so excited about it that as soon as we got home she wanted to carve it. Being the artist that she is, Kelly first sketched the face that she wanted to cut into the pumpkin. Here she is with Tom just after he cut the top off, showing him the gooey pulp.

Kelly sorts the seed so that we can bake them.

Kelly scoops out more pulp.

Kelly carefully draws the face on her pumpkin that she designed herself.

Kelly watches as Tom carves the pumpkin.

Kelly and Tom show off her finished pumpkin. Kelly decided to name the pumpkin Jack-O-Lantern.

Tom and Kelly tested our jack-o-lantern right away. Wow, didn't he turn out great!?

Hike on Highland Valley Trail

Kelly's school field trip took us to the Highland Valley Trail where we hiked for about 2 miles. Here we are waiting to get a move on.

Kelly brought her magnifying glass along to get a closer look at some of the plants and insects.

Kelly hiked the entire trail without making Tom carry her. We rested at this bridge by a running stream.

Happy Birthday Tom!!!

We celebrated Tom's 34th birthday at our favorite restaurant, the Chinese Buffet. Kelly shows off her ability to use chopsticks while she and Tom munch on some kimchi.

Tom blows out his candles.

Our friends, the Seling's, came to help us celebrate.