Happy Halloween!

We had a ball this Halloween!  Auntie Noni was in town, and we all went down to Los Gatos to be with my Uncle Jerry and Aunt Sheila at their home.  The do it up in L.G!...you should've seen the decorations up and down their street...amazing!  Ellie liked the giant blow-up Tigger dressed as a pirate on somebody's front lawn best of all.  She still wakes up every day from her nap asking to go to "Tigger's House."  Ellie was a banana for Halloween, and Charlie was a giraffe...Charlie tolerated his costume for approximately 30 seconds, while Ellie stayed in hers for about three minutes.  Oh well!  E wore the giraffe head for most of the night at least.  She would not trick-or-treat, as the whole thing just scared the heck out of her.  The decorations were VERY scary, and when one of us would try to walk her down the street, she'd just bury her head in our necks and quiver all over.  Kind of sad.  Instead, she ate only candy for dinner and planted herself on Jerry's front porch all night long.  She LOVED handing out candy to all of the kids and wishing them a "Happy Halloween."  We adults enjoyed a relaxing night of beers, Mexican take-out, chocolate chip cookies, and the comfort of family.