My birthday boy

Robin turned 9 yesterday (I still find that hard to believe - where did my little boy go?).

In the morning we went to the store to pick up his present: rollerblades! He had practice rollerblades (with an extra wheel at the back) for a while and we felt he was ready for the real thing. We also bought him a new helmet and protective gear. They seem to be a hit since he has had them on his feet for almost two days in a row now.

The moment he put them on his feet he rolled away swiftly as if he had never done anything else. The practice pair has new been inherited by Caitlin.

In the afternoon we had a Scary Party with some friends of his class. Robin must have caught my Twilight bug since he wanted to be a vampire. Caitlin wanted to be a little witch.

A very pretty little witch I think.

And here's Robin with his best friend who came as a witch but once I got my face paint out she wanted to be a vampire too. Could I be witnessing my own vampire love story? I hope she remains human. She's a lot prettier without that face paint!

PS: Yes, I was dressed up too: you can see part of my witch hat in the background.