Halloween 2010

Halloween 2010

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! One of the few holidays that I actually decorate for or get involved in. I always try to do something for the kids. It is getting harder and harder to find things that all the kids can do together and enjoy. This task can seem daunting with a 16 yr old, 12 yr old and 2 yr old. This time it was a success and everyone had fun!

Halloween Dinner

Cauldron Full of Devilish Dip

I tried to find a rye bread bowl so my cauldron would be black but sometimes in my neck of the woods I have to take what I can get. I used red, orange and yellow peppers for the flames and pretzel sticks for the logs. So cute!

Pumpkin Patch

Very easy. Oreo's dipped in orange chocolate and green fruit rollups for the stems.

Ghosts in the Graveyard- an old favorite!

Ghost Chips

For these I used corn totillas cut into ghost shapes. Then brushed with olive oil, cummin, salt, chilli, black and cheyenne peppers and baked for a few minutes.

Bat Bites

These are easy as well. Cream cheese, pesto, goat cheese, spices and rolled in poppy seeds and black pepper. The wings are left over corn tortillas cut into the shape of bat wings.

Mummies

Batt Wings- self explanatory!

Pumpkin Quesidilla

Orange tortilla's cut into pumpkin shapes with montery jack cheese. I stuck these under the broiler for a few minutes to melt the cheese.

Deviled Green Goblin Eggs

These are so fun and look awesome. I cracked the shells of the hard boiled eggs and then stuck them in hot water with vinegar and green food coloring for an hour. When done, I peeled the shells off and they leave a great green pattern all over the eggs.

Chad was so very impressed with dinner. Poor guy, sometimes I get so busy with kids, work and life in general, I don't have time to cook. Not to worry the next night I made him steak and lobster!

Halloween Carnival

After dinner we went to the Carnival (minus Josh, I guess he is to old for that kind of fun :)).

Jax ready to go, dressed as his favorite person, Handy Manny.

Jax was a little unsure of what to do.

Digging for buried treasure.

Bean Bag Toss- cheating... just a little.

My beautiful girl, love the smile on her face! She is always such a big help to me!

My turn, Jax would not do the pumpkin walk alone.

And after that much fun, the night will always end with a MONSTER JAX sized melt-down.

Almost done with this post! As I said before I LOVE HALLOWEEN.

Carving, painting and decorating pumpkins.

Josh is always my carver.

I thought Jax would like to play in the pumpkin guts. He took one look inside and said he wanted to paint his.

Jaden is always the painter.

The finished product.

My pumpkin has to have feathers, jewels and fabric, of course. Chad had to work and wasn't able to decorate his own pumpkin.

TWIRP 2010

Jaden is on student government this year and was 'lucky' enough to help plan Twirp. Being so close to Halloween they decided to do a costume party. Her group this year was Trevor, Ty, Austin, Hadlee, Alyssa, Brandi and her date (oops forgot his name). No pix of them they came for dinner and left to get ready.

Steffi and Andre

The tennis pro's that lost their rackets.

The 'Situation and Snooki'

It frightened me how well I did Hadlee's hair, guess it is time to move to the Shore.

Alyssa and Austin

The '80's called and want their jelly bracelets and scrunchi back.

Ty getting ready to show some Graceites how to fist pump.

Hope they had a fun night!

Pumpkin Patch

Thanks Dusty, Melissa and your amazing family for spending the time and energy getting a million pumpkins for all the community to come and get. And a special thanks for the 'private screening' so that Jax, J and Josh were gauranteed one!

Jax running to be the first one to pick out his pumpkin.

(I think he forgot he was the only one there.)

Decisions, decisions,

But he does have a moment to stop and smile for the camera.

Once the pumpkins were selected, it was off to the slide.

Even I was in on the action.

To-Do List

About a year ago I posted my to-do list and have not accomplished much of it. This past week my dad came and helped me get started on the bar down stairs. We were able to get the cabinets and wine fridge in and the support wall built and anchored. I will post more as we get more done.

The Living Aquarium

Two weeks off for potato harvest can get really boring if you are not a farmer, or work for one. The kids were going stir crazy so we went to SLC. We went to the Living Aquarium, Boondocks and we stopped by Hatch Family Chocolates for some Spumoni and to meet the Little Chocolatiers...

The kids loved the sea urchin's beady eyes

Josh took a fabo pix of the octopus, with flash of course, and then found out you are not allowed to use flash on him because it can hurt him, oopsie. Post a sign people!!!

Jax would not touch the Sting Rays.

Cute kids

Fun day with the kids!!

Lagoon 2010

Every year Kent and Marsha take everyone to Lagoon.

Jax would not have anything to do with dressing up. We tried every bribe we could nothing worked!

Marcey, Jax, Abbey, JT, Marsha and Kent

Trent and JT on the Train

Josh and Jax on the Train

Hadlee and Jaden

The kids waiting for their churo's and Trent's napkin

Jax and JT

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Cute kids