October 31

Halloween looks a lot different these days.

Isaac donned a new pair of boots, jeans, a plaid shirt, and a hat and went off to his half day of school as a cowboy. Brady went to school as... Brady.

After school, Cowboy Isaac napped in the hammock out back before heading off to volunteer at church for both the Harvest Festival and Awana. Brady carved his pumpkin (after Adam nearly sliced a finger off while removing the guts) and then went trick-or-treating all over the neighborhood with some of his pals.

I dropped off candy and mingled at our cul de sac's annual Halloween at the End of the Street event and then joined Adam to watch game six of the World Series.

And now the boys are back home; Brady is probably rifling through his bag of candy and Isaac is up in his room. And Adam and I are watching "Scream 2."

When the kiddos were young, Halloween was a family event; there were costumes and trick-or-treating and loads of photos. Now, we kind of do our own things. And that's totally okay, because it's a blessing to see Isaac and Brady (and Abby, who sent pics from her own gathering with friends at school) growing up. I will always be grateful for that, even if it means we don't always operate as a family unit these days.