Greg Speed's Playground - Family Pictures, October 2000

October 2000 Pictures

Have you ever had a month where you feel like you haven't gotten anything done, but then when you look back on it, it's overwhelming? That was this month for me. In fact I have so many pictures, that I'm having to just put thumbnail pictures here on the main page. You'll have to click on each to see it larger.

	Early October, we went boating at Joe Pool Lake. The water was surprisingly chilly, but we had fun anyway. Caitlin leaps off the back of the boat.	Caitlin smiles between her screams on the inner tube.
	Angela skis.	Greg skis on his 6 foot Kanski. Dad went along for the ride and he said, "Just like the old times, huh?" referring to when they owned their Sea Ray boat and I used to ski for 30 minutes at a time. To which I replied, "Uh, no. Now help me back in the boat!"
	A three-hour tour...	Angela tears up the water (and her feet) on the inner tube.
	Devin has a blast inner tubing.
	I snapped this late one night of Caitlin sleeping. She has some bizarre ritual of hanging many of her favorite stuffed animals in the bars of her bed by their throats. I guess she thinks they will protect her in the night, but if I were them, I'd be mad.	Caitlin helps Angela make Halloween cookies...yum!
	In mid-October we went camping at Lake Tawakoni with Mom and Dad and my sister, Debbie, and her family. An early-morning walk. Jennifer Rowan, my niece holds Caitlin's hand. Also pictured are my mom and dad.	Ahhh, aren't they cute? Twinkies.
	Angela, in a creative caffeine-induced rush, created a vine princess crown for Caitlin in under a minute.	"Hey, Angela, that looks like a hornet's nest." "Really? Let's see what happens when I throw this large stick at it..." It turned out to be an odd tree-growth, lucky for us.
A panoramic view of a fall Lake Tawakoni sunset.
	Among our visitors this month, a rather large 8-legged variety. It was so pretty, I hated to squish it.	And, our uninvited backyard cat-dweller thought she'd get smart and stake-out the bird-feeder for a healthy protein-rich breakfast. But the birds knew better than to come close to that.
	Oh, gosh, Angela got me to try sushi. I did it, I did it. And you know, after I tried it, it really wasn't so good.	Benny Hanna gets jiggy with it. Creates a little mountain out of onions, pours gasoline in it and lights it. Then knocks the fire out with his hand and makes a mini-onion volcano. I don't have a sassy comment about this. That just takes skill.
	Greg as the hunchback, Angela as Betsy Ross	If I never have another garage sale, it'll be too soon...gave me a headache, and I didn't even do much. Angela did a wonderful job putting this together and I'd say it was a great success.
	We went to Fright Fest at Six Flags in late October. Caitlin got her hair painted. And I got my wallet emptied. Remember when Six Flags used to be free once you got into the front gate? Those glory days are over. They actually charge you to ride some rides now, like the newly added go-karts and the huge human swing thingy. Oh no, I'm sounding like my mother!	Poor Devin. No matter how hard he tries to stand on his tip-toes and raise his hand high to make up the difference, he just doesn't measure up to the brutal, no-exception, Nazi-esque method of ride qualification at Six Flags of 42 inches and not a hair less. He must wait, teary-eyed, while Caitlin and I ride the swings.
	Halloween!!! Caitlin was Sleeping Beauty.	Howdy Partner! Devin was a cowboy. He sits next to his pumpkin.
	"There's not enough room in this town for the two of us," Devin tells the pumpkin.	The two of them before heading off into a sugar-filled night of ecstasy.
	The front porch of the Speed household. Notice the fog machine, pin spot-light, black lights, and blue strobe-light (well just imagine that...and the scary sound effects tape playing on the jam-box). Many kids told me I won the award for the scariest house in the neighborhood. I'm still waiting for some type of trophy...or maybe that's what that flaming bag was I found outside of the door?	The Happy Pumpkin Family.
	And finally, a compilation of the many faces of Devin. He's really had an identity crisis this month. Don't worry, we're seeking professional counseling.