Halloween 2011

Yep, it's me. We're still here, slugging along. :-) I was reminded by one of my BFFs from high school that I've been an absentee blogger, so I thought I'd go ahead and get a start. This one's for you, KelDawg. :-) (How long's it been since someone called you THAT?! haha!) Besides, Halloween was only a month ago, so I'm doing okay.

Halloween around here was, as usually, absolutely insane. From my annual determination to make costumes, to this year's new goal of holding a costume party with friends, it was just completely, certifiably nuts. :-)

When Heather mentioned to me that she wanted to have an honest-to-goodness costume party with some of our friends from the ward, and hinted that maybe she wanted some help getting it done (haha, lot of help I was!), I jumped on board and we made it happen. The original plan was for the party to be held in party tents outside Heather's house, but the wind made the cold simply too unbearable, so we switched last minute to the church. Kinda handy having keys in the house. ;-)

I spent way too much time on the food and decorations, and the kids' costume (which, by the way, were FAR from done at this point, one week before Halloween) so Brett and I barely managed to scrape up some semblance of a costume, just to avoid being party-poopers. We pulled out his jerseys from high school and painted our faces. We decided to go as high schoolers. :-)

The party turned out great and I think everyone had a great time. Here are just a few pictures I managed:

Brock and Heather made the BEST nerds! Made me wonder if there was something in their past... hahah!

Had to double-take when I saw Gordo in a suit...He was a high councilman! hahah!

 

Kylee got to wear her costume to school the day of Halloween, and they had a costume parade for us to come watch. It was kinda fun to see her with her class. Kylee was Tinkerbell, despite the fact that the wings were not done until after school. ;-) 

Ky's friend Kiera was the one in the leaf costume. She's the only one I managed to get a shot of...the kids were practically running cause it was so cold!

Ky's teacher, Mrs. Tokita

After school, the kids and I piled into the car and headed to Blackfoot, something we never do on Halloween. But this year, Grandma Kathy's work decided they would have trick-or-treating in the office for all the employees' kids and grandkids, so we decided to make the trip. They set up a photo booth outside the front door, and it was cold! This is probably the best shot of the kids' costumes. Aedan was Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon. Brianna was supposed to be a scarecrow, but it didn't happen. And I don't really feel too bad about it! :-) These pics were pulled off Facebook, so they're pretty blurry.

Ky and Aedan with their cousins, Hallie, Dewey, and Hank. Aren't those the cutest monsters you've ever seen?? :-)

With Grandma and her traditional kitty-cat costume-slightly updated from the 80's version. :-)

So that's Halloween in a nutshell. A very tiny nutshell. I was sure glad when it was over, but it's always nice when the kids have a good time.