The "Zoo"

As a special birthday treat for Jude, we visited a nearby petting zoo/animal refuge.  We followed the "zoo" signs up a narrow switchback road.  A local family runs it and visited with us while we played with the animals.  They have a rescued bear, wolf, llama, and camel.  Additionally they have Australian deer, geese, pigs, rabbits, peacocks, sheep, a horse, a donkey, emus, plus a few I forgot.  Most of these are in one giant pen and are very friendly, especially one little piggy that wouldn't leave our ankles.  It was an immersion petting zoo experience like none we've had before, and lots of fun.

This is the little pig Artur that likes people (and milk) more than other piggies.

Artur especially loved Max.  

A 10-day-old goat that let us love on her.  

Skipping School

Craig had a day off and took the three bigs out of school for a day of fishing in Kotor Bay.  This is Seth's perfect day of school.

And when you are tired of fishing, read Harry Potter.

Homemade Halloween

We celebrated Halloween at the embassy and with Trunk-or-Treat at the kids' school.  We (Craig) used a borrowed Harry Potter costume and owl, our costume box, paint, the wrapping paper box, and moving boxes to create this years costumes.  Seth and Jude both won most creative! 

Taco Seth

Jude the Tank, with an awesome hatch for collecting treats

Max, a woodland elf, with his Viking dad

Harry Potter

The mini van as a Monster for trunk-or-treat, a bean bag tossed through an eye to get a treat