IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS

I hope that thinking is still accepted.

See, we wanted to welcome our new cousin Thomas Christopher Byrne, born on October 27...



Luke was in charge of the sign. I was on pillow-duty. We wanted to reinforce the "Thomas" theme.



Welcome, Thomas! You are beloved by millions of children everywhere! I can't believe we're related!



Wait. You do sleep in a shed and run on steam, correct?

AUTUMN IN NEW JERSEY

Isn't that a Willie Nelson song?

Anyway: suburban autumn means TONS of leaves.



Dad met the problem head-on - with a new toy to blow all the leaves around!



That thing is as loud as Mom's hair-dryer, Dad.



I'm gonna burrow in the leaf bag.



I'm a suburban groundhog!



I could have a party in here.



SURPRISE! Happy Leaf Season!

HALLOWEEN 2009: Exclusive Footage from Animal Planet

RAWWWWRRRRRR!!!!



Halloween 2009: WILD KINGDOM!



Follow the story of a fruit bat from the dark hills of New Jersey...



And a surly tiger cub on the prowl for candy and pretzel goldfish...



(Is this the Turtleback Zoo or our living room?)



WARNING - EXPLICIT FOOTAGE: Baby Tiger attacks the documentarian!



Observe how the tiger cub ignores the bat, and hunts for candy prey in...



...The fireplace? Silly tiger!



Happy Halloween, everyone!