10/30 - Brad's work Halloween party

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I don't have too many pictures to post of randomness because I haven't taken many lately. Aiden was sick last Friday evening, and we kept him home all day Saturday. He missed a friends birthday party that Eli still went to (with Brad) and it was hard for him to understand why he couldn't go. It was a good teaching lesson for being sick and spreading germs and also realizing being sick isn't just about him but spreading it to others. We did let him go to Brad's Fall Festival for work. It's is a big show that they put on and we figured he wouldn't spread too many germs. He's actually really good at using his germ busters and thankfully, he hasn't been coughing all that much. He's just had no energy, hasn't been eating, and an occasional cough. When he does cough though, it's been sounding nasty. Aiden dressed up as a Biker Boy and Eli dressed up like a pirate.

Here is a little picture of Eli in his costume. Unfortunately, he lost the hats within 10-15 minutes of getting there.

They had 6 rooms decorated on each floor (there were 2 wings, 2 floors on each wing) and they had 3 different kinds of rooms: friendly, spooky, and scary. Scary was definitely out for us and some of the spooky rooms were just a little ... too spooky. Below the boys are in a friendly room, fishing for candy.

They did a great job decorating most of the rooms. Here is one in which the boys had to duck down to avoid cob webs which is why Eli is crouching down.

The one room was pretty cool. I was wondering why it was so crowded and why it was taking so long ... then we figured out why: angry birds. They had 2 stations set up and let the kids each take a couple turns hitting the cups they had set up. I don't think Aiden or Eli actually hit anything but they still gave them candy.

It was pretty cold outside but Aiden was determined to play golf. He got to hit the ball through three holes and then Eli got a turn. They had lots of fun. Look at the leaves everywhere ... I'm enjoying the seasons as much possible right now knowing that we are heading back to Florida.

Eli was pretty tired by the end of the night. Here he is resting on daddy while we go down the steps. He then realized I had the camera and perked up for a picture. Eli is just the best little snuggled. He just leans into his hugs and cuddles. I love it.

Overall, the night was a success. We got home late and Aiden fell asleep right away. He's finally starting to feel better which is very good news but it sounded like Eli was getting the cold this morning. This evening he was okay so we are just praying the rest of the family stay healthy.