Halloween pics, finally

I've been chastised for not posting pictures of Jake's award winning costume yet ($25 WalMart gift certificate!). So to satisfy the masses, here's a few. Laurie made the whole costume, to include the 500 lb barbell. Unfortunately, he promptly hid one of the black socks from us (we still haven't found it), so Navy blue had to substitute on Halloween.

On the coffin from Dad's haunted house.

I'm not sure if I've mentioned before how great the neighbors and neighborhood are. One of the neighbors bought a pirate pinata, and all the kids gathered in costume before trick-or-treating for a warm-up candy extravaganza. As the smallest kid, they let Jake hit it first -- the older kids gave a sigh of relief that he didn't break it open too soon, before they got their chance. Almost every kid in that line is a regular out there, and they've all taken a liking to Jake - they look after him pretty well (with some parental supervision, of course). Many of their parents have also gone to great lengths at times (or offered to do so) to help us out. Old house, but living here is pretty good!