If I eat all this candy, I'll get diabetes

That's what one of the trick-or-treaters said to me tonight when I was handing out candy. I asked him what he was going to do with all of his candy, assuming he had some type of insulin issue or something. He said he was going to give it to his sister so she would get a big butt. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Halloween tonight was great. The kids had a good time. It was the culmination of a week's worth of Halloween activities. Last Thursday, Abby had a Girl Scouts Halloween Party at school and she received her first badge.

This is the friendship circle that the Girl Scouts do at the end of every meeting. Abby is in gold on the far side of the circle under the basketball hoop.

These are some of Abby's fellow Girl Scouts. Sarah, Abby, Ella and Genna. Ella and Genna are also in her class.

The next day, Abby had her Halloween party at school. I was able to work from home that day so I could go to the party.

Abby, the nurse mummy. She had to be a community helper at school so I had to buy two Halloween costumes because I am NOT crafty.

Abby the nurse.

Earlier this week, Abby, Adam and I met her best friend from pre-school, Patrick, and his mom and sister at Monkey Joe's, one of those places with a bunch of inflatable bounce houses and slides. This is the first time they have seen each other since pre-school ended at the end of June. They had a lot of fun.

Abby and Patrick.

Adam and Patrick's little sister, Jillian.

Adam at Monkey Joe's.

And now to Halloween. Last year, it was super cold and I pushed Adam in a stroller because he wasn't walking yet. This year, it was in the high 60s, we didn't even have to wear coats and Adam could walk everywhere. He was totally into it, too. He would even help himself to multiple handfuls of candy and walk right into people's houses. I had to go pull him out of three people's houses. It was funny. He did trip once, though, and we just said, "oh, you're fine," to get him to shake it off. When we got home we realized he had scraped up his shins and knees and they were all bloody. Oops. All in all, they both got loads of candy and had a blast. Even Grandma came over and went with us.

Adam as a boxer showing his muscles. Barack Obama (NBC Nightly News) looks on.

Rocky!

Hannah Montana and Rocky Balboa.

Abby as Hannah Montana.

Abby and our neighbor, Ashlyn.

Adam and Daddy trick-or-treating. Too cute.

Adam crashed out at the end of the night. He only wanted his daddy. He didn't even want candy anymore.

And that's it. Halloween 08 has come to an end. For the kids anyway. Seth and I have a Halloween party tomorrow night. I'm sure some good pictures will come out of that. And then Sunday, we drive to Indianapolis for the Colts-Pats game that was my early birthday present to Seth. Should be fun!