Halloween!

On Halloween night we went trick-or-treating with Andrew and Graham and a bunch of kids from their neighborhood. It was a scene!

Brown County

On sunday we went to Brown County State Park to carve pumpkins. It was a beautiful day.

Oliver Winery

Afterwards Julien wore his costume to Oliver Winery (a local winery). It was packed full of IU alumni that had been in town for the homecoming game (which IU miraculously won!). He was quite a hit. We bought some beautiful pumpkins to take home and carve.

Trick-or-Treat in the Park

This last Sunday we went trick-or-treating at Winslow Park. It was very fun. Julien looked glorious in his knight costume. Jessica knit him chain mail for his birthday (he was so excited about it he slept with it several nights in a row). Originally Julien was planning to be Saint George and the Dragon (thus the red cross, Julien is a stickler for details) but last minute he decided that was too scary. Julien then decided he would be an English knight and Sebastian would be a French knight (adversaries?). He also made crowns for me and Richard. He explained the symbolism of each jewel to Richard- very cool.

As well as story book characters at the park, they also had a few SCA (Society of Creative Anachronism) knights. A little scary for Julien, but he was fascinated; they have the same obsession for detail that Julien has.

Short Visit

Unfortunately, it was a short visit. But at least I was able to spend a little time with the new family: Jessica, Andy and Benjamin. This was the first time I went out of town without Julien. He tried very hard to convince me to take him. But when we returned Julien was more excited to see Sebastian than me!

Wellesley

We took a walk on Wellesley campus. It was a beautiful day!

Benjamin and Sebastian

Hanging Out

We spent most of our time hanging out in Jessica and Andy's apartment. I sure wish we lived closer to each other!

Happy Family

I meant to announce the birth of Jessica and Andy's baby much earlier; here it is at last: Benjamin Andrew Johnston was born August 22nd. Sebastian and I just visited them and they are doing very well. Benjamin is healthy and engaged and likes to sleep on his mommy. Andy has been back at work since the the beginning of the semester, but he only has to be at work three full days a week. He still gets to spend a lot of time with Benjamin (and do lots of laundry). Jessica takes well to motherhood and seems very happy.

Cousins

Benjamin and Sebastian together in Boston (click image to play).