Happy Halloween!

Long long ago, far far away- three little boys were walking through the woods. The first little boy saw a light. Then they heard singing: "Halloween. Halloween. Lot's fun on Halloween..." They walked up to that light and it was a jack-o-lantern. He said "take me to the porch of the spooky house so that I can shine for the children." So that little boy picked up that jack-o-lantern.

Then they walked and the next little boy saw a light and it was another jack-o-lantern. That one sang "I'm a mean old witch with a hat. And I ride on my broom with my cat..." He said "take me to the porch of that spooky house so that I can shine for the children." So he picked up that pumpkin.

Then the other little boy saw a light and it was a pumpkin and that pumpkin sang "Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you..." then it said "take me to the porch of that spooky house so I can shine for the children." That little boy was so little he couldn't pick up the jack-o-lantern so he rolled it.

Those boys went to the spooky house and they put the pumpkins on the porch. There were tiki-ticks on the porch and Halloween stuff. The jack-o-lanterns said "Thanks." The end.

So Happy They Could Cry

This one is for Silas.

This is a picture of a experiment that I drawed for my dadda. He is crying because he is just so happy. Sometimes when people get married they just cry because they're just so happy. Like Miss Spider cried when she got married to Holly. Momma and dadda cried when they got married too. If I found a real dinosaur I would be so happy I would cry.

Wrestling Dus-E-Boy

This one is for dadda.

I wrestled Dus-E-Boy last night and I was very powerful on him. I said "You want a piece of me?" and he said he did want a piece of me so we wrestled. Dus-E-Boy is strong even though he has obetes. But I pinned him and won. My wrestling name is "Fierce Dimetrodon" but I don't have a mask yet.

[Dad's Note: Somebody's been watching a little too much Nacho Libre.]

A Halloween Anecdote From Weston

[Dad's Note: Tonight Weston came up with a little anecdote. He was so proud of it that Bridger told him it could be tonight's post.]

The elepant says "Trick or treat!" [dictating in a low, elephant-like voice]
The baby kangaroo says "Trick or treat! [high-pitched baby voice]
The momma kangaroo says "Happy Halloween, everybody!

Sordes and a Witch's Party

This one is for Momma.

This is a picture of a sordes. Oh, that's a good picture! Sordes means "demon." That means it's spooky. It is a pterosaur that came before pteradactyl. They live in the trees at Dino Days. I told dadda it was a pterosaur and he said "no, it is a pterodon." Then he looked it up and found out it really is a pterosaur. It's not easy to see those Sordes's because they are the same color as the trees.

When I went to see the sordes's last night there were witches there having a party. I thought they were real witches because they talked like real witches. But I wasn't scared of them. I scared them! They gave me candy and then I growled like a dinosaur and scared them. Then I went and saw the Sordes's.

The Story of Two Liitle Boys in the Snakey Woods

This one is for my good teacher Mrs. Quist.

This is a story I thought of when we went to Dinosaur Days today:

Long long ago, far far away- two little boys was walking through the Snakey Woods at Dinosaur Days. They saw a light. It was a Daspletosaurus! He had fire in his belly. He told those boys "I am Little Das. I am the tallest dinosar at Dinosaur Days. I watch over all the dinosaurs here and protect them."

Then they saw a trail in the Forest of Lights. They went on the spooky glow trail and they lighted up and their snakes lighted up. Even their teeth lighted! Then they saw that old oviraptor. They told her to make sure her eggs don't get cold.

Halloween 101

This one is for Madison. She is my friend at school.

Do you know what Halloween thing is my favorite? Spiders and pumpkins. Dinosaurs are not Halloween stuff, but they actually kind of are Halloween stuff because meat-eating dinosaurs eat other dinosaurs and that that's spooky, but not spooky to me. Spooky means Halloween. So does ghosts.

Pumpkins are Halloween stuff because you carve them spooky. They're not Halloween stuff before you carve them. They're Halloween stuff when you carve them spooky and light them. I have a dinosaur pumkin that dadda carved like a dinosaur. I love my pumpkin but I don't want to name him because some day he will die and we'll have to put it out where all the dead pumpkins go.

There's No Wrong Way to Eat a Fish

This one is for Chad. He doesn't think dinosaurs are the most powerful creatures that ever walked the earth. He thinks people are. Maybe he should read my blog.

Today I'm thinking about dinosaurs, fish, bugs, dogs, and Halloween stuff. I'm watching a show about cutting fish and cooking them and eating them. It's on the Discovery Channel. They slide them and cut them into little pieces. It's salmon and they will cook it on a fire. Wow, now they're picking the bones.

When me and dadda catch fish we rip their guts out then we cut their heads off and we cook them on the fire. I like to eat cooked fish. Baryonyx likes fish too, but he can't cook them because he couldn't even make a fire. Sharks grab fish with their teeth and shake them until blood comes out and then they swallow it whole. Stein the dolphin just swallows them whole because he doesn't have teeth to chew them.

164-Ton Fighting Pleiosaurus

This one is for Ziggy.

I'm thinking of a new kind of swimming dinosaur- a pleiosaurus hunter who could fight hard and weighs 164 tons. He even has more weapons than the super duper leopard keppard shark. His weapons are sharp teeth and sharp eyesight and powerful jaws. It can camoflauge and you don't see a thing of it. A great white shark will think it's safe to swim by this pleiosaurus because he can't see it. But then it tears that great white shark to pieces.

Desert Dinos: Protoceratops and Velociraptor

This one is for Kelsi from Tescas. But she isn't in Tescas, she's here!

Dadda went camping out in the desert. I told him to look for protoceratops and velociraptor bones because those are some dinosaurs I know that lived in the desert. The desert is cold at night and sometimes spooky, but not spooky to me.

Velociraptor means "swift robber" because he is fast and he is a stealer. Velociraptor is powerful but protoceratops has armor. Dadda didn't find any bones but something's telling me they're out there...

[Dad's Note: I wondered about Bridger's claim that velociraptor lived in the desert since the Jurassic Park movies portray him lurking in exotic jungles. I did some googling and discovered that paleontologists in 1971 uncovered intact and un-smashed fossils of a velociraptor and a protoceratops locked in mortal combat- in Mogolia's Gobi desert. They concluded that a sand cliff must have collapsed on top of them and froze them in time. Today's picture is an exact replica of that specimen.]

Lots of Fun on Halloween

HALLOWEEN

as sung tonight by

Bridger and Weston

Halloween, Halloween
Lots of fun on Halloween
Black cats and ghosts
Witches and ghosts saying boo.
Pumpkins shining bright make a shiver with fright.
We love Halloween...

Boo!!

Tech Talk with Weston

[Weston had some thoughts he wanted to share tonight. Bridger was gracious enough to let him take the helm and share his tech wisdom.]

This one is for Coulter baby because he's still sick.

I have a suitcase that you put CD's and DVD's in. Do you know the difference of CD's and DVD's? You watch DVD's and you listen to CD's on the radio. But you can watch DVD's on the 'puter too. Do you know what a cartridge is? You play games on a cartridge on your game 'puter. You can't put a cartridge in dadda's 'puter.

My favorite cartridge is Lightning McQueen. I don't have that yet because it's a lot many moneys. I need to do lots of work so I can get moneys. Then I can go to Wal-Mart and buy that cartridge.

Bridger has a dinosaur game where you try to find dinosaur bones. I'm a Lightning McQueen boy but I like dinosaurs. I like Ripper the 'pinosaurus. I really really want that Lightning McQueen cartridge. When I buy it I will put it in my 'puter and turn it on and see what games are on there. Then I will sit in my green chair and drink Coke and play that cartridge.

Ziggy the Chocolick Lamb

This one is for my new dog Ziggy.

I got a new dog today! His name is Ziggy. The soldiers gave him to us. He is big like Duke and he will protect us. Police have dogs that protect people. Momma tells him to sit. She has to tell him a lot of times to sit.

I didn't name him Ziggy, the soldiers did. He's 2 years old and I love him so much. He is a chocolick lamb.

[Dad's Note: Ziggy came from a very nice family from Hill Air Force Base. He's less of a 'chocolick lamb' and more of a chocolate lab. Every little boy needs his dog, and it looks like we found a good one.]

Smoking Coulter With an Air Confreshener

This one is for my brother Coulter. He is sick and I love him so much.

Coulter is sick. We took him to the doctor and they smoked him with an air confreshener so he could breathe better.

Heavenly Father, Coulter is sick. Please bless him so he will get better. Please bless America and all the nice people in the world, but not strangers. I love you in the stars. Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

[Dad's Note: Coulter has a mild viral respiratory infection and had a breathing treatment at the doctor's office today, hence 'smoking' him with an 'air confreshener']

Dilophosaurus: The Spooky Dino

This is me with my dilpophosaurus and my dino pumpkin. A dilophosaurus is a good Halloween dinosaur because he's spooky. Sometimes a dilophosaurus looks like a t-rex but you can tell it's a dilophosaurus because of the crests on his head. And he is little, but he is very fierce.

Like in Jurassic Park when that big guy finds the dilophosaurus and his neck thing rattles. Then he chases that guy in the jeep and gets him.

Things I Learn On TV

Did you know that people are warm-blooded like dolphins? Also some dinosaurs are warm-blooded. But reptiles are etethermic so they have to go where it is hot so they can get warm. I learned that on these cool shows I got at the D.I. They are about dinosaurs and dolphins and reptiles and penguins. I wish I could watch those shows at night because I'm not really into going to bed.

Do you know that sometimes you can get creepy crawlies in your body? I saw about that on TV. Sometimes it feels like sharp things in your legs. Kind of like when you're arms is sleeping and it makes your blood hurt.

[Dad's Note: In his second factoid, Bridger is referring to a TV commercial about Restless Leg Syndrome, which he is very concerned about. 'Etethermic' = ectothermic or cold-blooded.]

A Saga Ends: Catching the Sneaker Spider

This one is for Lisa.

I caught the sneaker spider today! We was out mowing the lawn and dadda found the sneaker spider. I runned in the house and I got my wagon and my magnifying glass. I put the magnifying glass down on the ground and he crawled into the end. Then we got a jar and put him in there. Now he will be happy.

I used to be afraid of the sneaker spider. He used to sneak up on me every day. But one day I just became un-scared. Then I thought to be nice to all bugs and I thought of that sneaker spider nicely. Maybe he was just sneaking up on me to tell me he wants to be my friend. Then I started looking for him. That was very very long ago, and now I found him!

[Dad's Note: Yes, I'm sure the Sneaker Spider is having a blast in that jar:) If you're new to Bridger's blog or unfamiliar with the infamous Sneaker Spider saga, consult the following posts:

Sneaker Spiders at the Kids House
I'm Not Afraid of the Sneaker Spider
The Sneaker Spider Resurfaces
Bridger and the Sneaker Spider: A Hate/Love Relationship
Plans for the Sneaker Spider

It's an excellent epic!]

A Pirate's Life NOT For Me

This one is for Gammy. She likes Pirates of the Caribbean.

I don't like pirates. Maybe I like them a teency bit. A pirate is a spooky guy who loves money and gold. They sail across the sea to find it. They have a map and they find the 'X' and start digging. I don't like pirates because they will try to take my stuff.

I used to be scared of them but not any more. I even sword-fighted a pirate. We was by the sea and we walked by a pirate ship. He gave me a sword and we fighted. I beated him. Dinosaurs are way more powerful than pirates.

Jesus Loves Me

Jesus lived on the earth long long ago. He had a mom and a dad. The earth was very different way back then. Like they just had dirt and tents to sleep in and horses. Now we have less dirt and houses and sidewalks, roads, floors, lots of grass.

But one thing that is the same is dinosaur fossils were there when Jesus was a man because dinosaurs lived way long before people. I think Jesus made the dinosaurs before he came to earth. Jesus probably lives on another earth far far away after he was resulected, like maybe frozen Pluto.

Did you know Jesus drives the moon? If you look in the sky when it's dark time, the moon will follow you. The moon even follows me when we drive in the car at night. That means Jesus is watching over me.

Ichthyosaur Epic: Ladder to the Bottom of the Sea

This one if for my new friend that came to my house to play today. She's in my school class but I don't remember her name. Shoot.

This is a story about some ichthyosaurs. Those are dinonsaur dolphins that used to live in the ocean long long ago. But the water dried up where they were and they died. They were buried in the sand until they turned into fossils. Then the water came back and the fossils were way, way deep in the sea. Paleontologists did not find those fossils because it was too dangerous to go there.

But I would be brave enough because I'm the dinosaur boy. I would get a long, long ladder. You can climb down ladders, did you know that? Most of the time you climb up ladders but I would put the ladder down there and climb it down to the bottom and search for the fossils. If I don't find them, it's ok, because they will be resulected. After that their water will never go away and they will never die again.

Welcome Home, Teacup

This one is for McCall because she threw up last night.

I'm so glad that my Tickety Teacup kitty came back to me! She sneaked out the back door a long time ago and she finally came back.

She was the littlest cat ever and I told Weston I'm going to go pet that cat and buy her. We buyed her for one dollar at Wal-Mart. She wasn't too much money- she was only one. I named her Teacup because she was so little she could fit in a tea cup. Goff has been scaring Teacup.

Mmm...I'm eating rolls with grease on them. Dee-licious!

[Dad's Note: (Tickety) Teacup was the runt of her litter. A family was giving the kittens away in front of Wal-Mart and Bridger fell in love with her. We assume she has no vocal chords because she can't meow. A few weeks ago she left and returned only yesterday. 'Grease' = butter.]

Halloween Costume Dilemma

This one is for my kitten, Tikety Teacup. A lot of people don't know that I have a cat named Teacup.

I wish the workers would start making dinosaur Halloween costumes that are big enough for me. I want to be a dinosaur for Halloween but all those costumes are just too little. Maybe I could be a dragon, but they are pretended and a little bit silly. I will probably be a paleontologist.

Paleontologists wear clothes like Jack Hanna and like the guys on Jurassic Park. Paleontologists find dinosaur fossils and brush the dust off them. West wants to be a Lightening McQueen race driver. Coulter wants to be a Curious George because Coulter is curious and cute like Curious George.

I asked momma if maybe I could be a Power Ranger for Halloween and she said abso-flippin-lutely not.

Asia or Bust

This one is for my bear, Tonsil.

I would like to go to Asia. Do you know why? Jungles and mountains and adventure and plenty of space to play dinosaurs. There's just not enough space in a house to play dinosaurs. At camping there is a lot of space. But in Asia there is so much space. The jungles of India are also there. That's where Baloo and Mowgli lived. Maybe dadda will take us camping in Asia some time.

I learned that in my cool new book I got at Calico. Calico is an old spooky cowboy place, but not spooky to me.

[Dad's Note: I should probably tell Bridger that much of that huge space he's seeing on his map of Asia is actually Siberia. Tonsil is the name Bridger gave the teddy bear that was given to him by hospital staff after almost going to Jesus this summer.]

Things That Make Me Happy

This one is for my Tiff. We played at her house today.

Maybe one day when we go to SeaWorld, some workers will come and get me and let me be the special kid that gets to hug Shamu. Then they will give me a special necklace that has a wood whale tail on it. One time when dadda was a little boy, he got to be the boy that hugs Shamu. Now he loves whales the rest of his life. This is a picture of dadda hugging Shamu long long ago.

I didn't get to touch a whale but I played with dolphins and stingrays. Now I love dolphins and stingrays the rest of my life. Do you know what makes me happy? Dinosaurs, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, worms, bugs, dolphins, stingrays, whales, Stein the dolphin. These things make me happy.

Sinosauropteryx: Mammal-Eating Bird Dino

This one is for Grammy Darla. She always writes me funny letters on my blog.

I'm thinking about a Sinosauropteryx. He could growl like no other creature. He was a bird-like dinosaur who was a omnivore. That means he actually eats plants and meat. That's what it says in my book. He ate large insects and plants that grew close to the ground. He even ate mammals. Probably not big ones like the smilodon. He had feathers like a bird. It looks kind of like the thing that bit Weston.

[Dad's Note: Weston was bitten by some kind of huge ostrich-like bird this summer. We have no earthly clue what it was.]

Why Does Momma Take So Long In Stores?

This one is for my pal McCall.

Why do momma's take so long in stores? Sometimes we go in the store with momma but sometimes we stay in the car with dadda. Lots of times dadda just doesn't want to go in stores. I don't like to go in boring stores but I do like to go in good stores like Wal-Mart and D.I. Sometimes dadda lets coulter drive the car around the parking lot when momma is in the store.

When momma goes in the store by herself she just takes too long. I think she is dilly-dallying in there. Last night she went in Wal-Mart for so long and we had to call her on dad's phone and ask her if she was dilly-dallying. Do you know what I love to do when momma is in a store? Trick her! When she comes out of the store we pretend like we're driving away. It is very funny.

MCCALL CHYMES IN: Bridger gets all his stuff from Wal-Mart. Everything. That's becase Wal-Mart has a lot of dinosaur stuff. Bridger spends all his money on dinosaurs. Nothing else. Every time he gets some money he buys dinosaurs.

[Dad's Note: She's right. Bridger spends every last cent he gets (or finds) on dinosaurs and dinosaur accessories.]

Toothless Dolphin Update

This one is for the Soldiers.

I was wondering about that dolphin with no teeth so me and dadda called SeaWorld. A guy told us that he's a very nice dolphin and his name is Stein. Sometimes that makes me think of Einstein or Frankenstein. That dolphin is so old that his teeth all fell out. Long long ago- 251 years ago- the workers saved him and took him to SeaWorld. Now he just swims and swims all day long. I know he is happy because he smiled at me. I wish that I could pet him but I didn't have any fish left. He's a good one and I love him so much. I will always remember that dolphin.

At first I thought Stein wasn't as old as my aunt Tammy, but now I think he is older because Tammy still has her teeth.

[Dad's Note: Ryan of SeaWorld's Education Department told us that Stein is an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin in his early 40's. As dolphins tend to live about 25 years in the wild, Stein has greatly benefitted from his life at SeaWorld. Dolphins' teeth fall out with age, and unlike sharks, their teeth don't grow back. It is impossible to determine his actual age because this calculation is made by counting the growth layers in the teeth, of which Stein has none.

Several of the dolphins at SeaWorld are Stein's offspring. Stein spent most of his life at SeaWorld as a performing dolphin. He retired from show business a few years ago and has recently been moved to Rocky Point Preserve (or as Bridger calls it, the "dolphin touching tank"), where Bridger met him on Saturday.

According to the Captive Dolphin Database, Stein was captured/rescued on 5/23/1970. Erin of SWCali writes in to give us some insight on Stein:

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who prays for the dolphins. Luckily for Stein he doesn't really need teeth. Dolphins don't chew their food, and Stein doesn't hunt for his fish. Stein is a big sweetheart of a dolphin. I have had many opportunities to interact with him. He is very gentle with his interactions. Some of the other dolphins, mainly the young ones, come up and show a lot of energy. Stein is very easy going and calm when he comes up. He'll lay on his side for a nice rub, or he'll lay on his back for a nice belly rub. He doesn't interact near as much as the other dolphins do. I think he's kind of over the being rubbed down thing. He still seems to enjoy feeding time. He's up as fast as the rest of them when he sees the fish come out. For the most part he won't go up to his trainers if they aren't going to be feeding him.

Erin has a whole page full of pictures of Stein here. Thanks to Ryan and Erin for helping us ID and get to know this dolphin!]

Dreams of Dinosaurs and Toothless Dolphins

This one is for that old dolphin with no teeth.

Every night before I go to bed, we read dinosaur stories. Then we say our prayers and watch a short show, then listen to beautiful music and watch the sea light. Then I dream about dinosaurs.

But sometimes I have bad dreams. Like if I watched a spooky show or if I think about that scary story Tiff told me. That wasn't a pretended story. It was real.

Tonight I asked Jesus on my prayer to help me have good dreams. I know he will help me because that worked last night. Jesus has way more power than dumb super heroes. If I ask Jesus to help me and then if I think about happy things, then I dream about happy things. Tonight I will probably dream about dinosaurs and SeaWorld and that dolphin with no teeth.

[Dad's Note: Stay tuned for a substantial update on that dolphin with no teeth.]

Hangin' with Jack Hanna

This one is for Jack Hanna. He was the Crocodile Hunter's friend. The Crocodile Hunter is with Jesus now. Jack Hanna shows animals on TV. He knows about dinosaurs too. He even wears paleontologist clothes.

Jack Hanna came and talked to me about animals like a snake and an alligator and a fox and other animals. Ooh, and an eagle and a porcupine and a 'dillo and a very old turtle. My favorite was the alligator because the alligator is prehistoric. That means very very old, even as old as the dinosaurs. A guy with a beard told me that alligators didn't even change since the dinosaurs. Even their skeletons was the same. I didn't get to hold the alligator but I got to pet him. I never even done that before.

[Dad's Note: Jack Hanna is a distinguished wildlife conservationist and the host of syndicated TV show Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures. The 'guy with a beard' is David Jackson, CEO of Conservation Ambassadors. They made a special appearance at SeaWorld San Diego, where we spent the weekend.]

Speed, Stealth, and Electric Eyes

This one is for Bompa.

I'm thinking of a new kind of shark right now. This shark has the speed of a reef shark, the power of a great white shark, and the stealth of an Australian leopard shark. I would call him the Super Duper Leopard Kepard Shark. He would also have legs that can come out of his fins so when he gets hungry for something that's not fish, he could just walk on the land.

But do you know the coolest thing about this shark? He can switch into a dinosaur! When he walks on land, his tail would turn into a dinosaur tail and his legs would be dinosaur legs. Do you know what else about this shark? He would have electric eyes that could see everything in the ocean- even creatures that have camoflauge.

Prayer For the Toothless Dolphin

This one is for Uncle T.

Today I was petting the dolphins and I saw one with no teeth. Zero. He comed over to me but he saw that I had no food so he just swam away.

I'm worried about that dolphin with no teeth. I wonder how he lost them. Maybe he got cavities in them all and they fell out. I hope the other dolphins will be nice to him because he's a good one.

Heavenly Father, please help that dolphin. He has no teeth. Not even a single teeth. Please help him to be happy. Name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Pirates and Pleurodons

This one is for Gammy.

Weston isn't afraid of hot tub water. But he is afraid of beach water. I'm not afraid of beach water. Once upon a time, long long ago, there was two kids. The went to the beach at night and swimmed and swimmed far. Then there was a pirate ship that was going to get them.

But all the sudden there was a pleurodon neck that came out of the ocean and that pleurodon said "I'll give you a ride!" And it swimmed those kids back to the beach. That's a spooky story, but not spooky to me.