On Sunday we spent a few hours at the Minges Pumpkin Festival. It goes on every year and it’s pretty fun…especially if you’re into buying dumb crap from overpriced booths. Overpriced booth dumb crap aside…it’s a great time for kiddies. Plus, they have Goetta, Egg, and Cheese sandwiches for sale.

Ava looks serious as I explain the importance of Bacon in our culture and where it comes from.

What a majestic creature. You feed it garbage and it gives you…Bacon. Better than any dog.

Sinister Finnister with his furled brow. Come to think of it…he doesn’t really have brows yet.

Kettle Corn. Yes please.

Now I have to admit that Allison pretty much had to drag me to this event. It was Sunday after church…the Bengals would be playing and without me supporting them from the other side of my television they were sure to lose. But I have to say, getting to see both of my kids ride ceramic deer really made it all worthwhile.

Yes, the Bengals did go on to lose…BUT LOOK AT THIS KID’S FACE!!

In other news, I purchased a new lens last week. As some of you may know, I have been coveting thy neighbor’s lens, the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR – It’s a little out of my price range at over two grand though.

This is where Sigma comes through for me again. I’ve been in serious need – not want…NEED…of a telephoto lens of some sort for a while now. They make a decent version of this fast aperture lens that is a much better value. To be sure…it’s probably not as super-sharp as a Nikon or Canon version of the lens, but it’s also less than half the price. Check out the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM II Macro – I’m digging it so far. It doesn’t have the vibration reduction or image stabilization that a Nikon or Canon would offer, but it does MUCH BETTER on close-focusing. I bought mine from Amazon.

Below are a few paparazzi test shots. Telephoto lenses allow you to photograph secrets like these:

It’s pretty nice to not have to be all up in people’s bidness. It gives you a chance to catch people acting more naturally. For example…here is the elusive FinnBoy in his natural habitat…the bouncy seat:

This lens works for DogCats too. Take a look upon this North American SaulBall in his natural habitat…a couch he isn’t supposed to be on. Little punk dog.

This concludes our broadcast day. Seacrest out.

Sometimes he looks at me as if to say, “Well…I’d have probably picked different people, but I guess you all will do for now.” Little punk.

Wrap him up like a burrito and all his cares are cast aside.

Here’s Finn’s best buddy, Lincoln. He’s ginormous.

But he still has style.

Lincoln is Harrison’s little brother. Harrison is Ava’s cousin. Ava wants to marry Harrison, but that’s strictly forbidden in the good state of Ohio.

Sometimes Sinister Finnister needs to be jailed for the protection of the city.

Protection from cuteness.

We can’t ever keep him in there long though.

His mama is addicted to him.

We don’t spend all of our time indoors however.

Us humans need to experience the sunshine every now and then.

We’ve got to keep our eye on this one though. Turn around for one second and all of the sudden…

Of course…indoor activities have their place too.

Aww…thier little conspiracy theories are so stinking cute.