Halloween was super in the Gish house. Literally. We had a superhero theme for our kids' costumes this year. Jack was Spiderman, his all-time favorite superhero. We actually bought the costume for him all the way back in January, but he liked it so much he still wanted to wear it for Trick or Treat, 10 months later. He's worn the costume over and over again this year and he never gets tired of slinging webs.

Kate, our 5-month-old, wasn't able to pick her costume, of course. But she was super, too. She celebrated Halloween as Batgirl. Her super powers were derived from an outfit from Build-A-Bear, of all places. Jack bought a Batman bear a few months ago, and we soon discovered that the cape and hood that came with it fit Kate perfectly. My wife created a bat logo shirt, bought some black leggings and our little Batgirl was born.

Jack is almost 5 years old and this was the first year he really got into trick or treating. I can only imagine what it's going to be like the next few years. In years past, Jack enjoyed dressing up and getting lots of free candy, but only for short periods of time. He tired pretty quickly, which my wife and I definitely did not mind. Not this year. It was cold outside, his Spiderman mask got wet around the mouth (remember that from your childhood?) and he admitted his feet got tired, but there was no stopping him. I think he would have kept going house to house for hours if I didn't finally put a stop to our quest for candy. Oh, he gets Halloween now. And it scares me more than any ghost or goblin.