Harrison and Tonaiya.......they went swimming yesterday, had a sleepover, and spent the whole day together, then the Halloween party! Quite a big day for Tonaiya, who just a few short weeks ago was hospitalized with encephalitis, unable to walk, sit up, eat or speak! Now look at her! What a blessing!
Hannah and "Drewbie".........Drew is like our fifth kid. He's part of the family!
Frank and Marie........look at her muscles! Marie and I went to high school together. Then, she was a very shy, quiet Catholic girl. Now she has 14 tattoos and is a riot!
This is Steve channeling his inner joker. Steve's wife, Marie, is our hairdresser!
Anna and Abbie reluctantly posing for a photo (and no way are they giving up their lollipops!)
Hannah as a Pink Lady from "Grease" 
Jeff and Arlie doing their Elvis impressions! Uuuhhh-huuhhhh!
Jeff as Derry from "The Oustiders" and Arlie as a car hop!
Me and Carla
Michael came as a "dead soccer player" - wow, did he do a good job on the fake blood or what? He won "scariest costume"..........
The prizewinners - Jason as John Dillinger complete with tommy gun, Isak as a Whoopie Cushion, DeVon as a Space Cowboy, Michael as a dead soccer player, and Clarissa as Marilyn Monroe..........great costumes!
Hayley posing innocently enough with a marble rolling pin, but as a deranged 50's housewife, who knows what she will do with it?
Tonaiya as a Death-Eater from Harry Potter! Fitting, I guess, because she did cheat death, not long ago!
Juniors! 
Mad scientist with a magic potion! Amy didn't have to stretch too far for this one - she IS a mad scientist! Even has her own monogrammed lab coat!
Carmen unveils pumpkin face strawberries - yum! Witch one is best? :)
Shaggy and Daphne, and Scooby hanging out in Daphne's belt! Steve and Marie Nuss (Marie is our hairdresser)
Tyler, Steve and Marie's son, as the Joker
The kids at the party...........they were many, they were loud. They spilled punch. Good times.
The adults at the party. They came, they drank, they partied.
Laura, Clarissa and Hayley - best friends!
Tiffany, Chandler, Dannie and Hannah
Hannah, Drew, Hailey, Constance, with Julius in front
Jeff and I celebrating 50's style.........
Arlie and Abbie as matching car hops.....
DeVon the Space Cowboy
Abbie as a car hop
Harrison as a Ponyboy, from the Outsiders, AFTER he got in a rumble.
Isak as a Woopie Cushion! Pfflbbbtt..........
Jason as a gangster..........
Julius as an X-wing fighter pilot (I thought he said "extreme fighter pilot" and that sounded pretty cool to me!)
Hayley, Hannah, Michael - what a contrast from homecoming, eh?
Hayley channels her inner 50's housewife............brie anyone?
Arlie will take your order now. You want fries with that?
We had our annual Halloween Party tonight. About 50 people crowded our house, kids stampeded upstairs, punch was spilled, many bad-for-you foods were consumed, a contest was had, winners beribboned, and plenty of beer and wine consumed by guests. In all, a great party! We had some "new" party guests, people who had not yet been to one of our parties, and so that was nice to mix it up a little. The kids had a great time, but they outnumbered us as usual, prompting me to think maybe next year we should host two parties - a kids' party and an adult party. But it was a good time and a chance for everyone to dress up and enjoy it before heading out Halloween night to trick or treat with a coat covering up their costumes. It was a brisk 47 this morning! Now to obtain and carve some pumpkins, go trick or treating with the cousins on Halloween, and our holiday will be complete!
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