Glow Sticks

Matt gets to spend one evening a week supervising the young men's activities at church. Last week, they planned a "glow in the dark game night". They were going to play glow volleyball and generally run around in the dark wearing glowing bracelets. Apparently, when the activity ended, all the kids started giving Matt their glow sticks, because he came home with a pocket full of multi-colored bracelets and necklaces. Sam was grinning as her daddy handed her one after another, extracting them from his pocket like some sort of magician with a bottomless hat. We spent the next hour playing with them, spelling out pur names and making shapes in the air.

Hey! I had fun.

Trick or Treat 2008

Our Halloween pumpkins--the mummy and the cat--stood guard on the doorstep, but now are protecting Sam's loot on the kitchen table.

Sam was a Jack-o-lantern and little Kelsie donned a mummy hat and an "I love my mummy" shirt for the evening.

Sam got to go trick-or-treating through our neighborhood with her friend Lightning McQueen (otherwise known as Ethan).

A few years ago, we ran out of candy for the trick-or-treaters at our house, so I bought extra this year, just in case. We didn't need the extra for the neighborhood kids and definitely don't need the massive bowl of candy we now have (in addition to the massive haul Sam dragged home). Happy cavities!

We hope everyone enjoyed a happy and safe Halloween!