HALLOWEEN...

We enjoyed the weekend of Halloween festivities. We painted/carved pumpkins on Thursday, which proved to be the always messy experience yet very fun. As for costumes, we found some monkey costumes a while ago, and as I often refer to the kids as my monkeys, these seemed to be perfect. Come Saturday, as we were getting the kids ready, Sam wanted absolutely nothing to do with her costume. So for Halloween, Livi was a monkey, and Sam was a 2 year old who threw a fit about putting on a monkey costume.

The girls went to Noni's for a party, then we met up and went to a trunk-or-treat in her neighborhood. Afterwards we went to her home for some dinner, and when we got home, Zac took Livi out trick-or-treating and Sam and I passed out candy. It was a full day but the girls seemed to have fun.

We made it through the day OK. We proved to have many reminders of Sadie... what we were doing at this time last year. She was indeed missed. But again, with those reminders come the joy we see with Livi and Sam's experiences.

Yesterday Zac and I celebrated our 8 year anniversary. I'm thankful for a strong marriage that has held tough in times of adversity, and for his love for me. He is my rock, and all of you who know the guy know he is something else. Love him more than I can express.

There are some families that can use your prayers at this time. Little Melana passed away recently (http://www.carepages.com/ visit: melanamatson); Andrew's been dealing with some issues (www.caringbridge.org/visit/aws); and Maryn's tumor is growing (http://www.marynshope.org/). Please show them the same support you have shown our family.

Also, I wanted to ask again if any of you have any connections to anything ski related. We've had a few leads (thank you!), but nothing has panned out. This would benefit The Cure Starts Now's "Once in a Lifetime Gala" that will be held in March. Just email us at huishfam@yahoo.com if you are able to help.

And a heads up to all of you who have had Sadie wristbands break or for those who never got one. We just received some more... they are a little different than previous, as Livi wanted to help in a design. Same concept though - gray for brain tumor awareness and gold for childhood cancer awareness.

For these, we'll sell them at cost ($1.50), just for the ability to continually order wristbands (there are large, medium, and youth). Just email to the address above if you are interested. As always, we thank you for the many ways you have lightened our load, and continue to bless our family. We are so thankful for your love, support, and prayers!