Halloween

Pumpkins
Originally uploaded by tracyg00

The kids carved these pumpkins a couple of weeks ago at Aunt Jenny's house. They were completely rotted on our porch long before Halloween! I guess the warm fall weather isn't great for Jack-O-Lanterns!

The kids had a weekend full of Halloween festivities. Super Dad took over on his own since I was in Washington D.C. preparing to run a marathon (more on that later). Friday night started with a party at Megan's school, followed by a neighborhood party on Saturday afternoon, and then of course - the big day of trick-or-treating on Sunday. Jake wasn't feeling well on Sunday afternoon, but after a long nap, he got up in time to hit the neighborhood houses and load up on plenty of candy. Here is a glimpse of their costumes:



And, Jake didn't wear his spiderman mask (too hard to see)....but look at those big muscles! My two handsome boys :-)



I ran the Marine Corps Marathon in D.C. on October 31. It was a beautiful day there, too with chilly temps in the morning (40's) warming up to mid-60's. Nice and sunny without much wind. I PR'd with a time of 3:39:21. I felt great after the race, which is good because I had to run back to my hotel, shower and catch the Metro to the airport since I had a 3:00pm flight. I made it with time to spare! And, I was home by 5:15 to trick or treat with the kids. Megan had already been out and was ready for a break when I got home and Jake was sleeping. We visited with the neighbors for a little while and by 6:00, Jake was up and ready to get out and Megan was ready for round 2. Needless to say, we all slept well that night!