Halloween!!!

There is nothing like Halloween and grand kids!

It was such fun preparing for our annual Halloween party thanks to Pinterest, the website with every idea in the book!


Ande, the fairy princess (post chocolate doughnut face) and Bastian who became a 'walker' were two of the guests at the party.

 Food!!! All week long I prepared  spooky food!

Bones (pretzels, marshmallows, dipped in white chocolate), fingers, (sugar cookies) witches hats (Keebler stripe cookies, orange frosting kisses) and and spiders!(oreos, string licorice and mini m&m's)

 Worms!  (Jello, whipping cream, Knotts gelatin, set in straws.)

 Witches brooms  (pretzel's and string cheese) and mouths! (apple slices, peanut butter and mini marshmallows)  Our punch had ice-cube eyeballs and an ice hand floating in it! (Freeze water in a surgical glove and cut the glove off before serving.)




Pumpkin creations by Ande, Bastian, Carter the pirate and Ashlyn, the Brave.
                                                                                                  John the skeleton who freaked Ande out and Ella made some clever pumpkin faces too!

 This is normal behavior for Ashlyn and Carter! Sweet little things!

Ella/Dorothy and her happy pumpkin!

 Nina/Alice in Wonderland made a traditional pumpkin face!

 Elle/Mulan chose to make her pumpkin angry!

 Prince Charming/Rich (I take no responsibility for his stuffed pants!)

 The Queen of Hearts/Treslee. She made her entire costume out of things she already had! (Except the wig and collar that she got at discount stores)

 Dopey/Wesley who is the happiest little guy! He is content to wander around, watching all that the kids are doing...as long as he has candy in his sticky little hands!

 Oaklee the buffet with Jaxson the vampire!  (Charlee was an adorable pirate girl. I don't know how she escaped the photo shoot!)

The best bunch of people ever!

Doughnut-bobbing was one of our activities thanks to Devin and Allison. Adam and Anya brought a big caldron and eyeball bouncing balls to see who had the skill of bouncing the ball just right so it landed in the caldron. We had our parade where we all held onto a rope and walked through the neighborhood. We actually had some of the neighbors see us this year! We played pin the nose on the pumpkin and then that same pumpkin became our pinata!

 Here is Jaxson trying his luck at the fish pond.

I don't know how I could be any more blessed! Oh wait...yes I do! Mindy announced that she is adding to our blessings next June!!! WOW!

 Here is a moment with Sam and Mollie outside the pizza restaurant in town.

 This picture makes me giggle! It's Devin and Allison's Taylor in all her adorable, tongue-showing glory!

 Since Devin and Allison live closest to us, we get to share the joy of their family often! This makes me happy!

 Not only was Molly a princess for Halloween but she was also a  dinosaur at our ward's Trunk or Treat.

 These are some of my young women friends whom I love!

 The YaYa's annual trip to the Schnefp Farms pumpkin patch in Queen Creek was another day for the 'happiest days of my life' book! We, YaYa's have been friends for 22 years. We've been making this trek to the farm for many of those years. Robyn Cruz, here brought her niece this time since her two kids had the nerve to grow up and leave the nest! Oh and that's Faith in between!

This is our group: Kathy, Lorin, Madison Partridge and two friends, Faith and Ciara St Clair, Roby Cruz and Lizzy, Brooklynn and I.

 When did Brooklynn get so tall?

 B and C

 We bounced on the giant trampolines, rode the roller coaster, the swings, the Bees, raced pedal cars, watched pig races and dog tricks. We plugged our noses while seeing the 1200 pound cow and tiny baby goats! We played miniature golf, ate yummy food and rode the haunted train through the pitch dark orchards with spooks appearing out of the trees! So FUN!

Greg, Ande and Bastian joined in the fun which made it all the better! Gee, I can't until next year!