Halloween Preview

Thomas wanted to be an ODST (Orbital Deployed Shock Trooper) from HALO. As usual... we both procrastinated a bit the start date. Compounding this year's schedule was the fact that St. Joe is Trick Or Treating on Thursday due to a football game on All Hallow's Eve... As it turns out, we got the costume done in one day (woot!) and will have more time to enjoy the candy raiding the day before Thomas' Halloween Party (aka HALO til DAWN Marathon).

Costume consists of:
1) Paintball vest from previous costume.
2) Various construction knee/elbow pads (use them in the shop when he's not..)
3)Sweat pants and shirt.
4)Wall Bike hanger and paint tray and tubing.(armoured backpack/rebreather)
5) Black work gloves
6) Borrowed pair of Dad's black socks...
7) Nerf Sniper Rifle with custom paint job.
8) Paint Ball Mask
9) Tango Down Sniper cap (Thanks Engle)
10) Working Night Vision Goggles (EyeClops) - available at Target. One of the best toys... ever.

All this added up... well, really the goggles were the most expensive item followed by one pair of my knee pads....
Seeing your kid dressed up like someone who could kick Master Chief's butt? Priceless.

Full size pics here.

That time of year again...

Here's hoping you all have a pleasant Fall and Frightful Halloween.

From left to right: Ed, Thomas, and Bob. Thomas carved Ed, I carved Bob. Bob was supposed to be scary. I think he's laughing at me. ;)

Raven UAV Catch, caught on film.

A buddy/coworker of mine shared this video of him catching a Raven UAV in Iraq. Very Cool.

Colts Win!

My first game in the new stadium and it's the first home win for the Colt's this season! This picture is of a post game prayer by BOTH teams. Very cool.

ODST to the rescue

The new Halo 3: Recon expansion has been announced. My son Thomas will be thrilled to learn that this mission is all ODST based. Those unsung "red-shirts" of the Halo universe, the Orbital Deployed Shock Troopers will take center stage in this game!