Almost Halloween

Big day today!  Brad went out and ran the half marathon.  Without me.  :(  I really was sad that I didn't get to go.  I guess it's for the best, though, because I am sick again.  The antibiotic helped me feel much better, and then as soon as it was leaving my system the coughing and stuffy nose came back.  Running today would not have been a good thing.

 

Brad did awesome, especially considering the amount of time he trained.  He ran it in under 2 hours and looked great!  He says his hips hurt, but otherwise he feels great, too.

 

 

There were a bunch of people from our old ward who were there with him, and Laura ran it again this year as well. 

 

 

Later this evening we went to one of Brad's coworker's new house for a housewarming/Halloween party.  Mimi was so cute in her robot, and we found that she is not able to go up or down steps, sit down, bend over, or get up from her tummy should she fall.  Yep.  We design them like pros, here.  Her little body lights even blinked. 

 

 

Leiden is a beautiful butterfly with enormous wings. 

 

 

I was the traditional raven, Mac was a rainbow fairy, and Brad was a punk rocker. 

 

 

He pulled it off amazingly well.  What we failed to get a picture of was his hands, which were taped and he had written MITT on the knuckles for his political statement, and his nails were painted black.  In these pictures he's also missing the studded collar.

 

 

After we were done at the party, we raced to the church trunk or treat.  Here is our family, all done up.  If you look closely at Brad you'll see the collar and an eyebrow piercing. 

 

 

Finally trunk or treating and then it was home to bed! 

 

 

A pretty good Halloween preview.