Farewell October

What a busy weekend!  It started off Friday night with the Reformation Fest at church.  We had brats and sauerkraut and watched Luther.  I was positively giddy to be out of the house, soaking in my German Lutheran culture.  The kids were treated to games and other fun activities while the adults watched the movie.

Saturday morning we dropped off the kids at Aunt Sarah's house so that Billy and I could attend a mandatory foster care training.  We were going to be allowed to let this particular training slide since Adrian's adoption is imminent, but with the potential of Baby Adrianna coming home to us, we needed to be current on everything.  The real treat of the day was eating lunch out, just Billy and me! 

Sunday morning was church, of course, and then the weekend ended with a round of Trick-or-Treating through the neighborhood with our butterfly...

pirate...

 spider...

 and this guy...

The kids did great and there were only a couple of houses that were somewhat scary for them.  (One had someone pounding from inside the garage and then the lady says, "Look out, the monsters are coming!" Not cool.)

Once we got home we let the kids pick out 5 pieces of candy to eat right away, and I learned that Mikea is truly a daughter after my own heart, choosing nothing but chocolate!

Or maybe she knows that the liklihood of there being any chocolate left by morning is slim to none.  Ha.

Right now the house is quiet and Billy is visiting Adrianna at the hospital, as he's done every night this weekend.  Despite all of my efforts to stay well, I have gotten sick and therefore can't see her.  I miss her terribly, but she's been doing very well and enjoying her visits with Daddy.  Within the next week or so she might begin bottle feeding - what a milestone that will be!