And finally...Halloween 2013!

Halloween was quite different this year for us...the number one difference?  It was like 70 degrees here in sunny St. George!  Next time I will remember that Max does NOT require a warm costume.  It reminded me of my Halloweens when I was growing up in California.  Always warm.  This year was also the first that Max was interested in costumes and trick-or-treating which made it quite fun.

Annual pumpkin gutting...ick!  This is Eric's duty. I don't touch raw pumpkin.  It literally makes my stomach turn.  I think its the smell. They turned out quite cute.

With the warm weather, its a tradition here for the kids Halloween parades to take place outside on the play ground.

My office-mates had our own little Halloween party, Super Hero style.  There happened to be 4 Bat Girls.  Great minds think alike (or shop at the same store). Ha!  These ladies know how to party.

Festivities started with a trip to a local car dealership to do a little trunk-or-treat. 

Max and I walked Grandmas somewhat desolate neighborhood and found about 10 houses with people home.  By the 3rd house or so, Max was completely into this knock-on-strangers-doors-and-get-free-candy thing. People were quite generous.

More of October's Randoms...

WNO...you know what that means.

WITCHES NIGHT OUT 2013

The witches don their pointed hats, 

The witches croak and croon, 

The witches ride their broomsticks, 

Away beyond the moon. 

The witches don their flowing cloaks, 

The witches stir their brew. 

The witches chant their magic spells, 

All the dark hours through. 

The witches stroke their big black cats, 

They comb their locks of gray, 

Yet when the first faint daylight comes. 

The witches hide away.

Witches Night Out always deserves its own post.  For the last 4 years, we have planned and plotted this much anticipated evening at Gardner Village where the witches come out to play.  I think my kids might actually think I am a witch.  This year, I switched up my costume a little bit and added a screaming skull to my hat, wore much more comfortable shoes and and managed to NOT fall on my face even once...so it was a successful evening.

Witches eat sushi?  Why, yes, they do!

The Witches Night Out dance party is so fun...ok so the music is a little lame...but we girls manage to make it a good time no matter what. 

Love these ladies.  Who else can I count on to be completely immature when I need it most?

Alicia likes to sleep standing up.  Haha!!

Those would be Marge Simpson eyes...duh.

Yup, thats my eye.

So a few things I am reminded EVERY YEAR of at Witches Night Out:

1. I am not too old to dress up for Halloween.

2. I hate fake eye lashes and curling irons.

3. Its friggin cold by late October in Salt Lake.

4. People will always bring their kids to inappropriate events, especially in Utah.

5. I am super-talented at taking pictures of people and making it look like we are at the best party on earth...even if it could use some help.  HAHA!

6. I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!

7. Its impossible to find purple lipstick the week before Halloween.

...and last but not least...

8. I DO NOT KNOW THE THRILLER DANCE...even though when the music plays, everyone thinks they do. 

Oh, yeah, and I should really never let Amy have my phone unattended.  She has a selfy addiction.  (Love that girl.)

Till next year, my WITCHES!!

Who can forget Witches Night Out... 2012

You thought I forgot, didn't you?  Or maybe thought we didn't take part in our, now, 3 year tradition?  HA!  WE LOVE WITCHES NIGHT OUT!

I imagine that in some way, shape, or form, we will always be enjoying Witches Nights Out but this party that takes place at Gardners Village every year is so fun.

We can't resist. Why aren't there more of these all over the place? 

This is a collage of the photographic evidence of my personal shenanigans that night (dang those shoes hurt).

And the girls (Amy, Alicia, Carrie)...being girls (witches).

As you can see, we like to let our hair down and get a little crazy wild, in our own way.  Love those girls!

 My THRILLER pose.

October, finally...

I know, I know, its May 2013....but I'm still playing catch up!  I think can, I think I can...

October 2012 Festivities

Punkins...ew.

Punkin farm, complete with scary train ride, stinky animals and super wind-blown hair.

Trick-or-Treat at the offices (these kids do a lot of trick or treating).

And of course trick-or-treat in the hood.  The Eagle Mountain neighborhood was awesome for trick-or-treats...I have never seen so many kids!  ('Super Missionary' is the answer if you were thinking "what the heck is Braiden supposed to be"?)

My faves...

(Like mother like daughter, if the shoe fits....eeeeeeeeeeeee!)

Dressing up for work Halloween Party.  My costume was not nearly as creative as some of these guys but at least I dressed up!

Happy Halloweeeeeeeeeeen! (in a deep spooky voice)

Halloween Festivities!



One of my huge "Thankfuls" is that I have a husband that will carve pumpkins with my kids when I won't because I HATE the smell and texture of pumpkin innards.  I cant do it.  I gag.  These guys are getting pretty good at making some sweet Jack-O-Lanterns.  Can you guess which one is Braidens?

The Friday before Halloween I had my friends over for some food, football and white trash costume fun.  The People of Walmart was the theme. These guys are hilarious.  I especially loved the the pregnant lady in the morph suit.

Paaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrttyyyy in Roosevelt!

My brother moved his cute little fam to Roosevelt, UT in April this year and I had not been out to see them yet so I decided to make the jaunt there, just me and the kids, for their little Halloween Party.  Its about 140 miles from my house but it took 3.5 hours to get there between all the bathroom stops and getting stuck behind a horse trailer going 25.  It was fun as their parties always are and so good to see little McCoy, or should I say, Mini Elvis. 

Lets just say, he was not having it.  That costume stayed on for about 8 minutes.



I swear if Braiden was ever something "normal" again I would die of shock.  The morph suit thing is apparently all the rage this year.  He told people was was "The Invisible Man".



Theres my sweet boy!



We caught a cute snapshot of Paige at he school Halloween Parade.  They walked to fast it was almost impossible but I got her, wrinkles and all!



Fall Fun..pumkin farm and stuff

So far October has been a fun-filled, busy month.  Oh wait, that's my whole life.  Well, no matter, here are some highlights from October thus far.  I love this time of year when everything starts changing...and then I remember that I live in Utah and fall means its going to start snowing soon...bleh.  So I like to enjoy the not-snowing for as long as I possibly can. 

Halloween is in a week so you know there is more to come but you might have to wait till November.

Between football 4 days a week, middle school (keeping straight A's so far), scouts, Young Men's, hanging out with his friends, and answering all the phone calls from girls (yes, just believe it), Braiden is exhausted...and frankly, so am I.

 Max is getting bigger everyday, no surprise and he is turning into a little ham.  He smiles, laughs, squeals, and coos at anyone who will give him some attention.  Its a small price to pay for some love from such a sweet little guy.  We are having fun enjoying our little caboose.

Yesterday we went to this tiny  (very tiny) local nursery where they had some fun things for the kiddos.  This corn pit was the highlight for them.  Even Eric had a great time digging for treasure in this thing.  I, personally, was a little grossed out by it so Max and I enjoyed watching from afar.

Train rides, punkin pickin, and stuff.

Then we went to our traditional pumpkin farm.  We love this place.  There are tons of good ones to choose from and we got 6 huge pumpkins for $15!  Nice.

Halloween Extravaganza 2010

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Thats my son, fairy Braiden.

Paige at her school Halloween Parade. She was the cutest of all 12 Super Girls that I saw.

Eric's work trick-or-treating

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