We were up late carving Jack-O-Lanterns on Friday night. Anne did the one on the left, and I did the other two. We have fun with it. Usually we watch a Halloween movie while carving and this year it was “Monster House,” which is a favorite of ours. It’s an animated movie and if you haven’t checked it out you really need to.
Last year I wrote a series of posts that had some thoughts about Christians and Halloween. I thought I would repost them again this year, so here is part 1, part 2, and part 3. Also, there is an excellent piece about the history of Halloween in regards to its Christian celebration that is a must read for anyone curious about these things. Also, I’ve added a few pictures to my flickr photostream, so if you want to see some October pics (mostly dealing with pumpkins) check it out.
Finally, we got a new book in the mail today from Amazon.com (which is always exciting). It’s called, “Goodnight Goon” and is a parody of “Goodnight Moon.” It’s hilarious, and Elijah has loved it. I’ll put a link below.
Alright, so I guess a few people may read this blog now, so I am going to try to do a better job posting. I have some theological thoughts I’ll put up soon, but before that I had to write about something even more serious. Elijah and I have had some pretty good playtime lately. He’s getting closer to 2 and developing a personality right along and it’s been pretty fun. This week we’ve spent some time on his new bed, which he’ll have to move to eventually when the baby gets here. We’ve played by building pillow forts and hiding from mom under covers and things like that. We’ve also discovered that there is a dragon cave at the head of the bed between two pillows, and in the cave is a dragon named Albi – just like the “Flight of the Conchords” song below. The major difference is our Albi is not racist, well… not anymore. Oh, and also Albi is really a green stuffed giraffe, but who’s keeping track.