"Scary" Times and Halloween Fun

Here are CLB posing with one of the dwarfs in the Salzburg Mirabell Gardens last August.  This pic seemed to fit right in with a Halloween post -- just look at their contorted faces! 

I was so proud of Bryant for being selected as the captain of his German soccer team for this particular game, that I had Tracy take a picture with his phone.  Look, he has the captain armband!  But, alas, this pic also seems to fit just right on the Halloween and Scary Times post - Forget the armband . . . all I see is a giant glowing eyeball (Bryant must be invoking his special different-colored-eyeballs powers).  Was the other team from another planet or what?. 

And now we get to the only authentic Halloween pic of the season - Lissie and her friends dressed as "Maroon 5" at the stake Halloween dance.  Very clever -- they actually won the costume contest. They're lucky they didn't have to contend with any aliens, alien sympathizers, or giant glowing eyeballs!

The Winners:  McKay, Giuliana, Nadya, Lissie and Rachel

With Halloween just around the corner, things are definitely getting a little weird around here.

BMX Biking!

Bryant was invited to share in one of Ezra's amazing birthday gifts - an excursion to the Black Forest for some authentic BMX biking.  This was heaven for Bryant since he loves to go fast and he thinks he is invincible. (Maybe Ezra has the same traits?)  They both came back without any injuries -- Bryant had only a tear in his favorite cords, a lot of mud stains, and a dream of some day owning his own BMX bike . . . or at least going BMX biking again sometime.   

Here there are all strapped into their gear and ready to roll!

This one is Ezra!

Happy Birthday, Ezra!  And thanks for including Bryant in your birthday fun.

Homecoming Week

I have a few pictures to share from Homecoming Week at Heidelberg High School. You might have noticed that I get most of these pics off Facebook (harvesting pics - my favorite FB activity), but there are a couple that you probably haven't seen.  I had to beg them off Bryant and his iPhone.  He wasn't too keen on the idea and wanted to charge me (always the entrepreneur), but he finally just let me have them . . . yes, he is back to being the kind boy I've always thought he was. 

Lissie and Bryant at the Bonfire- held at the PHV library parking lot this year

and with a live band!

More bonfire pictures with Lissie's friends Renee and Rina

Senior Royalty - they are the privileged toga wearers

A 70s theme for the Juniors

Bryant is wearing a "hippie" shirt of Matthew's (I think he wore it to Homecoming way back when!).
Lissie tells me Bryant has mostly "girl friends" at school; I'm starting to believe her.

 Lissie and her dancer friend, Rachel -- both so beautiful!

My nice (and handsome) son Bryant

Cute sibling couple!

I'm glad this is a full length shot because it shows off Lissie's new floral heels.

We had fun shopping for them at Ibiza Shoes on the Hauptstrasse.