Halloween 2012

I’m always ready for the month of October.  It’s still way too hot here for it to be considered a true autumn – but it’s still fun.  I love it all. 

We love the Bartlett Fall Festival [this is the school where Nate will go to Kindergarten next year].  Ali & friends always invite us and it’s a great time.  Nate was a very excited cake walk winner.

We also got to go with the McDonald’s to Hadley’s school’s festival which was also fun!  We need more night’s out with Kiley & Brandon.

As far as Halloween goes – the boys are obsessed with Star Wars so I thought it was only fitting that we dressed up as a family: Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Storm Trooper & Yoda.  We managed to get a few cute pictures with my parents and cousins and that’s about it.  [Next year, I will be sure to get out the real camera to document Halloween.]

Nate loved going as a Storm Trooper to his school parties.  Here he is with wonderful Ms. Joy & a few of his classmates.

Our friends, the Schenkers, had a pumpkin carving party at their house.  One nice thing about our October weather is we can stay outside all night!  They set up the bounce house and had a ton of power wheel cars for the kids to drive.  I thought for sure Madeline & Daisy were going to kill someone with their stellar driving.

We always go as a play group to the pumpkin patch.  This year we went at 9am and it was perfect.  We had the entire place to ourselves!

Our ward has a wonderful trunk-or-treat tradition.  It’s a party.  Our primary presidency has been in charge for 3 years running and so while it is a lot of work – it’s great.  Ali was nice enough to do my Princess Leia buns!  It came with a wig – but I’m pretty sure the buns of my natural hair were bigger than the buns on the wig.

And then finally – Halloween night!  We had a group of friends over in our ward for dinner & then we went out and did some trick or treating.  It’s a fun night surrounded by friends!

We heart October.