I hope everyone had a good Halloween. It was exciting around our house. We had Nana, Bob and some friends over for hot dogs, chili and a hayride around the neighborhood so the children could trick or treat. It was fun. Nana and Bob held the house down. The boys had gotten enough candy at school that we didn't even need to go anywhere. But I know... It's fun! We even had a few more trick or treaters at our house this year. I still have a lot of candy left over and I'm on my way to make a donation somewhere today with it. The kids have enough to last months. I'm sure it will gradually disappear with the help of mom.
Today is the day John was born 8 years ago. WOW! It doesn't seem like he's been with us 8 years. How they grow up so fast. Diapers, Feedings (many), Learning to talk to talking all the time, and now playing sports. Tonight John had basketball evaluation to see the different skills each player had. We were impressed with John since he has never played basketball. He didn't have a "birthday party". We stopped having a big party after the 5th birthday, and told them they could have a "big" party every other year. This is an off year! So he had a friend come home with him last Friday after school to spend the night. He had not had no one spend the night with him before. He wanted a "Big" cookie instead of a cake and we all went to Sumo's Japanese Steak House for dinner. (His favorite place to eat) His friend had never been before. Then we took John, his friend and Drew to see the New movie "Fred Clause" which by the way was pretty good. Nana and Bob were so nice to keep Patrick at home after dinner so he didn't have to go to the movie. That was best for everyone. John loved it. 
