We were bored one Saturday. Wilson noticed this unoccupied, yet perfectly Ace-sized box. He decorated it and drew a steering wheel inside and well--you can guess what it became. Ace LOVED riding around in his *kart.* From the videos (if you listen closely) you will notice that it was a little easier for Wilson to push Alton around than it was for Maisy!

Get Scared for a Great Cause

As you may know, we are taking a group of Spanish students to Peru next spring. For our major fundraiser, we are putting on a HAUNTED HOUSE for three weekends this month. So come get scared for a really good cause! We have a few students in our group that will not be able to go on the trip unless they are fully funded (and the trip is pretty expensive). So come help us out!

The Melissa Fire Station is the spookiest place in town this month! The haunted house is on the second floor of the fire station. We opened October 17 (last night at the time of this typing), and have seven nights left of scaring, Oct 18, 23-25, 30-31, and Nov. 1. Tickets are $6 in advance (buy them from us! Call us and we'll get you some) or $20 per family. If you buy the tickets at the door they are $8 or $25 per family.

"Rescue Randy" has volunteered his time to the haunted house. We thank you, Rescue Randy. Come see him at his best!

It doesn't get any scarier than this.

If you want to see an article about the haunted house in the McKinney Courier Gazette, click this link.

If you've made it all the way to the end of this post, you've qualified for a special spook deal! When purchasing advance tickets, mention password "Gustavo" and we'll take a dollar off the ticket price. It's a special deal exclusively for "The Good Life" blog readers. Don't say we never did anything for you.

So come to the haunted house, and spread the word to your friends! Come get scared for a great cause!

By the way, if you're too far away to come to the haunted house but would like to make a donation to our cause, you can contact me at brettgustaveson@yahoo.com, and I'll let you know how you or your business can make a tax deductible donation!

Too-da-lee-ha-ha!

I LOVE THIS PICTURE! Talk about uncontrollable giggles!

Explanation:

*A list of things to scavenge
*Some unbridled healthy competition
*And boys vs. girls (or more specifically husbands vs. wives)

Need I say more?

Mohawk?

Today, I totally underestimated the innocence of pomade. This is what happens when you leave father and son alone in the bathroom with hair product.
Of course after Brett created this fashion statement--he said, "I don't know if this is appropriate for school. It's kinda distracting." Well, too late now. It's okay I thought to myself. Pomade is great but contrary to what the bottle says--it doesn't last all day. So I sent him off with *heavy metal rocker face* and all.
p.s. I'm not really sure where he learned those expressions. He is capturing them with perfect skill that it causes one to think we listen to Metallica all day long.

Galveston B. I. (Before Ike)

We paid close attention to the recent news coverage of Hurricane Ike, because the storm inundated and practically annihilated our most recent and special vacation spot, Crystal Beach/Galveston, TX.

We were there over Labor Day weekend with our friends the Stentzels. We've planned on going back every year and hope the area can recover quickly. Anyway, here is what Crystal Beach looked like B. I. (Before Ike)

P.S. Hurricane Gustav (bad storm, AWESOME NAME) was thinking about visiting us that weekend, but headed toward New Orleans instead. We're glad.

The waves and sand were perfect for the kids. They had a great time frolicking in the surf.

Maisy, bathing beauty


Maisy and her buddy Carter


Soakin' it in . . .


Heading back to the beach house


Pickin' up some fresh fish


Crazy kids at Bob's restaurant.


Here's wishing the Crystal Beach area plenty of peace in the near future.

First Day of School

So, I know that it's been a couple of weeks since the first day of school, but better late than never--right? (that's what I always say.)
Brett takes Wil to school because it's just down the street in our neighborhood now. Our new school has opened this year and it has just been a beautiful thing.
Well, this is somewhat of a humdrum post, so I thought I would throw in some really cute pictures of Ace.
This is one of our favorites and in fact, Brett says this is probably the cutest he has ever seen Alton. That's a powerful statement because he's pretty adorable a lot of the time.