Halloween Friends and Family...

Mike, Mayo Brother #1, Mayo Brother #2, and Mark...

...we took them on a tour of the Mayo...

...Mike text-messaged his manager back East...

...his manager asked what he was doing at the Mayo...

...Mike replied, interviewing...

Mike and Mark with the obligatory corn cob portrait...

Pocahontas bailed on us and didn't go trick-or-treating...

Anne figures out Cathy's costume...

Diane's secret ingredient...

Sammy, Shannon, and good eats...

...and a ghost that only appeared in the photo...

Princess of the Night (Brianna),

The Dark Knight -- up way past his bed time,

and Tigger (Becca)...

Smile Diane, you're on Candid Camera!

Halloween Treats

Michele planned a ghoulish gallery of gastric grub for Halloween. We had over family and friends from as far away as Philadelphia (sadly, they aren't Yankees fans!). Michele put a lot of planning into it--and it showed. Diane helped quite a bit as well.

NutterButter cookies covered in vanilla candy with chocolate-chip eyes...

Bones made from Pillsbury bread stick dough...

Spider cupcakes with marshmallow scleras and M&M pupils...

Ghoulish brownies...

Olive monster eyes on mozzarella scleras and tomato slices...

Tomato soup, mozzarella/olive eyeballs, and bat croûtons...

Trick and Treat w/Shannon

The same as last year, this year Sammy went trick or treating with Shannon. Batman and Tuck the Turtle (crafted by Tom himself) braved the cold winds and hit the houses in our neighborhood.

Superheroes were rewarded for protecting the city...

A giant bumblebee gave gifts to our heroine and hero...

Support your local superhero...

Tom, Linda and Shannon...

...and Tom's Halloween costumery...

Sammy's Day Care Halloween Parade

This year, our Sammy was...

The Dark Knight

Anyone remember H.R. Pufnstuf?

The *Brave* Man in the Yellow Hat...

Stories...

Front row from left to right:
GI Joe, Fireman, SpiderGirl, Fairy, Dark Knight, Harry Potter, Raven Girl
Second row:
Barb, Monkey, Pam, Grandma Sherry, Kathy