Getting ready for crazy hair day at school.

Wacky day for school

Of course he tried to find the biggest pumpkin in the patch.

At Johnson Farms.

Hay rack ride back from the hunt.

Scooby dressed up as a lady bug.  We entered her in the "Most Unusual category".  I don't know how she didn't win.

Dracula.

The Big Bad Pumpkin Derby didn't go as well this year.

Sept 2010

Trying out Papa's new toy, I mean IPad.

Looks like an expensive DS to me.

Mean game of Battleship.

He made it clear that he was the only one to catch a fish.

He was very proud.

At the circus.

Circus

Waiting at the circus.

I happened to wear my Shevchenko jersey to the circus.
  This performer tapped me on the shoulder wanting to know if I was from Ukraine.
  It happens that both are from Kharkov.

With the strong man

First day of 1st grade.

Launching off of the low dive.

Almost a belly flop.

Front flip. 

He graduated to the high dive.

July 2010

CJ lost his first tooth.

Taking his turn hitting at the little K.

Bat day at the K.

Cooling off at the K.

Riding a mechanical bull at a local restaurant.  My ride didn't go so well since the waitress allowed CJ to control the bull.

Banff and Lake Louise:
We stayed two nights in Banff.   CJ and me took a canoe out on Lake Louise.  We ended up being there on Canada day.  We took the two Gondola rides, one at Lake Louise, and the other Banff.  At the top of the Banff Gondola, we took a walk along the boardwalk up to the top.  The clouds were moving very fast, and it looked like rain was not very far away.  We started back down, and were soon caught in a driving snow storm.  We saw a few more animals around Banff.  The baby Mountain Goat was really cute.  We headed out of Banff NP on the way through Kootenay NP.  We stopped to take a hike to see some Paint pots.  There was a huge Grizzly Bear guarding the trail.  He didn't seem like he was going to be moving along, so we gave up on the idea.  We then headed back through BC on the way back to the US towards Spokane.  All in all a very active fun vacation.