Thursday, Oct 27
Tay & Nae's Trunk or Treat
I had to post these darling pictures, even if I wasn't there. These girls are the cutest ♥
And NaeNae makes a smashing Corpse Bride.
I love this cute family ♥
Saturday, Oct 29
Neighborhood Fall Festival
Some of the younger moms on the street put together a neighborhood party to celebrate the season. I think they were missing the typical ward activities that are planned around this time of year. With our newly split ward, it wasn't going to happen. Kudos to those mommas. We older grandmas signed up to bring a food item, and Diana even dressed up a bit, but that's as much as I could do. Bill and I picked up Scarlett and Ellis to come and enjoy, although the day was VERY COLD, so it wasn't as pleasant as it could have been haha.
I had to snap a picture of Scarlett and Ellis's food choices... bread and treats :-) I also got them some hot chocolate to warm them up a bit.
There were some fun games for the kids,
and I had also signed up for a 30 minute stint of face painting.
Jason and Lex came for a little bit, but their kids didn't have coats (and Jason was in shorts)... and did I mention it was VERY COLD?
They didn't stay long.
Hey, I got to face paint my grands ;-) Ellis's bat though... not my best work. In my defense, the face paint and tools were supposed to be provided, I threw in a couple of items "just in case," and I ended up using only the few things I had brought. Next time I will be more prepared.
Lex sent me a picture of Brielle once she got home and could see her pink hearts - also not my best work - and she loved them. Face painting success ♥
Sunday, Oct 30
Family Dinner Halloween Style
Shi put together the veggie tray
Lex made the cute skewers.
And I'm pretty sure Britt brought the Caesar Salad you can spy on the right ;-)
The eyeball spaghetti was visually appealing, but tasted pretty average. Not sure it was worth the effort.
I made the ribs from scratch in the oven. They turned out so so good.
I attempted another skull treat charcuterie... this was was a little cuter than my Bunco one IMO.
Meanwhile in CO:
these li'l pumpkins were carving pumpkins.
Monday, Oct 31
Halloween
The Martins and the Paulls planned to trick-or-treat on our street. I planned to grab pizza at Papa Murphy's and learned that it's nearly impossible to get a Papa Murphy's pizza on Halloween. I had placed an order to be picked up around 3:30. I was running a couple errands, so stopped by around 3 thinking I might be able to grab it. It was a madhouse. Someone said they had been waiting for a call-ahead order for over an hour past the time it was supposed to be done. Once Shi and Kody arrived, we sent Kody to pick up the pizzas... it was still a madhouse.
Things I've learned: pick up your Papa Murphy pizza the day before Halloween (although this year that was a Sunday), or make your own... or get frozen.
I went out trick-or-treating with the grands while Bill stayed home and baked the pizzas (and talked to Jon, who we had invited over for dinner). I thought the kids would wear out quickly and want to go home, but they were champs and loved going door-to-door. Emmett started only wanting KitKats, so if someone didn't have any, he would pass on the candy haha.
When we got home we ate pizza and the Andersons joined us (after they had trick-or-treated with their neighborhood friends).
It was such a fun day.
I had to include this picture of our new decor item for the season... Bill and I found this fun old-fashioned ghost radio at Walmart. The kids all love it. Such a good investment.
