What can we say? Our kids love to perform.
The Birthday Song & Dance from Michael McClure on Vimeo.

November 1st marked the beginning of the annual Beard Contest at work. Marking its 3rd annual debut, this year brings new hope for many and new ideas for others. Below is my daily beard photo journal. Updates to the photos will be made on a fairly regular basis. Check back in a few days to see how the beard has progressed.

During the past week our family has been apart of some serious Halloween celebrations. The fun started off last weekend with Fun Night and ended last night with trick-or-treating. Enjoy the photos.

Last night was the annual Fun Night at St. Francis. As always there were a ton of games to play with neat prizes and a ton of candy. All the kids had a really great time. This year Mikayla is dressed as Cruella DeVil, Kennedi is the Wicked Witch of the East and Julian is a little devil. Take a peek at some photos.

Juli stumbled upon a cool site on Friday. Thanks to the folks at OfficeMax, you can now turn anyone into an elf. Take a look and see for yourself. It’s easy and only takes a few minutes. In addition to making anyone into an elf (that you have a digital photo of) you can also call an 800#, make a voice recording and add that to your message. Ingenious. Hope you all enjoy.

• Dana and Sophie
• Dana and Juli
• The McClure Family
• The Hein Sisters