Whenever Jess and the boys roll in we are all about fun, time together and getting Jess caught up on some much needed quality pizza, hoagies and cheese steaks. Tristan had his first real Halloween that took a little transitioning. He has been wired with the whole, 'don't talk to strangers' spiel and going up to random homes, knocking and proceeding to ask for candy seemed to take him off guard. So, with an explanation that it's a once a year thing he rolled with it fairly quickly.

Gabe was a lion and Tristan identified himself as a ninja, but was really a Power Ranger (we just won't tell him quiet yet:) The little lion was out for the count by house number three where Tristan was just getting warm. With kids strolling up and down the streets in all types of costumes, Tristan was digging it.

Hitting the aquarium is a whole different experience when the little dudes are in town. From trying to explain that sharks can not break through the plexi glass to why jumping into the pirannah tank is not such a good idea - it's all, as I like to say, an experience.

Sometimes we get so consumed by the insanity of life that we allow the little things to go unnoticed. It was priceless watching Tristan go from being highly apprehensive approaching the 'please touch' shark tank to an hour later where I had to literally hold the back of his pants as to avoid him diving in with the sharks without a leash. The little dude is on his way to 'crazy train' like his auntie E, but he's got a few years to go yet.

I head back with them to the farm on Wednesday and return to Jersey Friday night to begin the preparation for my annual retreat later in the week. I think living fully or maybe on the cusp of insane, enables me to keep up with the kids I work with. Live fully, freely and (if it's a word) epic-ly. Do it up...



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