Halloween #1

In celebration of All Hallow's Eve my Dad and Grandmother came in from out of town, we bought several bags of sugar packed candy and brought the coffin out to the front yard. Grandma Pam also came over and brought my maternal Grandmother as well. Todd and I dressed up as Vampires and as we do every year, we got the yard set up like a Graveyard. We also brought out our potions and concoctions and our large cauldron of "witches brew". We had 37 trick-or-treaters and only one of them said thank you audibly enough to hear them. Several of the kids were so rude that I thought about asking for their Kit Kat's back, but refrained.

After trick-or-treating ended, my sister Erin, her husband Chris and their son Xavier came over with pizza and my brother Tyler and his girlfriend Jordan came over as well. Pam had brought salad fixings and a huge tray of sweet goodies for dessert. We were too busy eating to get any pictures of that portion of the evening but all in all (there it is again) I think the twins had a pretty good first Halloween, even if they don't ever remember it.

We have soo many pumpkins!!

Doesn't Pam take a good picture, I always think so. Have I mentioned I hate having my picture taken? I do, I am always afraid I really look like the person I see on film, too frightening, even for Halloween. Pam really liked that 'witches brew'.

Halloween Bash

This weekend we had a Halloween Party for Friends and Family. We made a lot (too much) food and socialized. It was a very fun (and exhausting) time. Here are some jumbled picture from the evening.

I made a pumpkin spice bundt cake and Todd decorated it. I think he did a pretty good job, it looked like a pumpkin to me.

We decorated the front yard with tombstones that Tyler and Jordan helped us with.

And two creepy Gargoyles from Target.


We got these cute PJs that Glow in the Dark for the twins.

And made a gross Kitty Litter Cake, that was a hit with both kids and adults.

And we dipped everything in sight in chocolate, yummy!

Xavier came dresses as a DINOSAUR, not a DRAGON.

He made for a pretty cute dino.

Bailey' friend Callie came, she is only a few months younger than Bailey.

Finally, we put the kids costumes on. Cooper was a monkey.

Bailey, a ladybug.

Xavier doing tricks.

This is Shamiya, she is Ed's neice and about two years older than the twins.

This is Coop, doing whatever he can to be dangerous.

Callie, 5 months.

The kids socializing.

The Slayers, Vampire slayers, that is.

Our vampire friend Lauren and her boyfriend Gerald.

Callie and her daddy, Lavont.

Erin, the Geisha.

Chris, the Hot Topic Employee, off-centered.