More Halloween

Here is our only carved pumpkin this year- done by Rachel.

Some pictures of the B-Ward Youth party. Here I am leading the games:The kids all lined up for relays:

Padme Amidala in action blasting a giant spider! Rachel and her friends pose in the picture taking room:

Youth Fall Party and Halloween

We had a Bi-Ward Youth Fall Party October 27th. Kevin, Jessica, and Melissa had band practice, but Rachel went and had fun. I was in charge of all the games. We played Mingle, Mummy Wrap TP relay, Lilly Pad Relay, Dragon Tail Tag, Fruit Basket, Candy Bar Unwrap Dice Game, and had a costume contest. We had over 60 kids attend, and all seemed to have a great time. The other ward took picutures. I'll add some after I get the link. Here is Rachel being wrapped as a mummy:

Today, October 31, we are spending most of the day at the Band Competition. I took Rachel to the church at 1:30 for some Trunk or Treating. We made her costume. She is Padme Amidala. We looked at a lot of pictures so that we would make it right. We got the booties, and belt and fabric (shower curtain) at Goodwill. Rachel made her blaster out of a contact solution bottle, dowel, and cut sanded, stained, and varnished the handle. She wanted buns, so we covered her ear muffs with some braided wig hair. For trunk or treating it was raining so she wore a hat. We had to duck tape the bottom of her booties so that she can walk in the rain outside. Rachel will go Trick or Treating with her friend Maria. The rest of the family will be at the Band Competition.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Fun

Trick or Treat!
Halloween was a little different this year. The kids were off from school because of teacher's workday, and they were all off doing their own thing. Kevin and Jessica were at band practice- 9-3, then Jessica went to piano lessons then a party, and Kevin hung out at the Smith's house. Rachel went to a party from 12-5, Jennifer worked 5-10pm, Melissa went to a party and trick or treated , and Brian had a Halloween lunch at work, and attended a farewell party for dinner, then took Rachel trick or treating. I made pumpkin cheese bread (yum)- it actually took all day. I started at 10am, but didn't get it in the oven until after 5 because of all the driving kids around, picking up, and helping with costumes etc. The house did smell yummy though. When things settled down and the house was empty, I cooked myself a pot pie in the microwave for my Halloween feast and answered the door and handed out candy. We had a fun visit with Lizzy, Robert, and Eve. Little Eve wore Jennifer's clown costume and looked so cute!

Melissa dressed up in her flapper dress that we had put together for a murder mystery party she went to as Violet. We pulled her hair back in a 20's type roll. Rachel decided the night before the school dress up that she wanted to dress like her Gaia avatar with a pumpkin Barret. So I finished sewing up this pumpkin attached to a head band for her to wear. At first I had it to the side like her pictures, but the weight of the pumpkin made it fall off- so we quickly re attached it to the top of her head. She walked very straight and erect, but looked very stylish with her pumpkin head.