Halloween Party 2012

Tonight, Sunday, October 28, we had our annual Halloween party. I'm so glad everyone comes and humors me with costumes because I know not everyone enjoys dressing up (Ahem, Dad! ha ha). Halloween is just one of my favorite holidays, right after Christmas. We played a game this year called the candy bar game. It's pretty much a matching game where you have to match the candy bar with it's description. If you get a match, you get the candy bar! Simple and involves sugar, my kind of game :) Also, it just happened that the only night that worked to do the party was my sister in law, Rashell's, birthday. We sang to her and I hope she had fun! Thanks for letting us have it on your birthday!

(the pictures are all out of order, but it doesn't really matter)

 Casey as a crazy surgeon

 Our little family

 Jeannine and Chad "cat burglar" Very clever!

 finishing up dinner

 My dad, a snowblower (that's a snowflake hanging from his hat, haha) and Mom, a pumpkin

 Some detail of Kevin's "wounds"

 He was a zombie if you couldn't tell. I thought his costume turned out awesome!

 My costume ended up being more creepy than I intended! It was just supposed to show that baby boy was so excited for Halloween, he had to pop his arms out a little early to do some trick or treating. Not exactly cute though I guess. I thought it was funny!

 My sweet little Yoda

 Just some decorations...

 I hadn't put the cupcakes out yet

 Tyler dressed up as Tara...

 And Tara was dressed as Tyler!

 Cute Riley was Ratatouille

 Chantelle was "Fat Amy" and Payton was a cute little witch

 Logan was PeeWee Herman. He did a great job!

 Another shot of Zombie Kevin

 Colby and Rashell and Micky and Minnie

 Logan and his girlfriend, Hayley

 Brianna was cotton candy! Love it!

Dave was John Locke from the tv show, Lost. He did a great job too!

The Difference of One Day

One days it's Fall...

The very next day, it's winter!

What a difference a day can make!

Happy Birthday Kevin!

Kevin celebrated his 27th birthday this year! We mostly did Corn Belly's for his birthday. We also went out to eat at an Indian food place we had never been to before. It was really good! On Sunday the 21st, we had a family birthday dinner at his parent's house. Jeannine made some homemade lasagna which was really yummy! Ryder helped decorate the two birthday cakes. He was so proud when he was done and wanted to show everyone!
I'm so thankful for Kevin and the man he is. he is so extremely hard working and motivated to reach his goals and to be able to provide for our little family. I don't know how I ever got so lucky to have him in my life! He is my rock and keeps me grounded and sane. He is my best friend and I can't believe we have STILL not missed a single day being together since the day we met almost 6 years ago! I could never get sick of this guy! I just love him to death! Happy Birthday to my Kevie!

 Cake number one

 Cake number 2

 Ryder was so proud of his decorating job!

 Singing Happy Birthday

Kevin blowing out the candles. Sadly, I didn't get any other pictures of him :(

Corn Belly's

I have always heard about Corn Belly's but we had never gone until this year. It is basically a huge Halloween/Fall festival at Thanksgiving Point. There are rides for the little ones, tractor rides, hay rides, tons of fun little play places for kids, a huge corn maze, a bunch of smaller mazes, a pumpkin patch, food, etc. It was a little expensive, but I had coupons, so we decided to go. It was so much bigger than I had expected! There was just so much to do! We stayed for about two hours and Ryder had so much fun. If we are still here in Utah next year, we will have to try to go again because I bet he would enjoy it even more if he was a little bit older.

 The sun was so bright I could barely open my eyes!

 What a goof

 Riding on the "cow train"

 Driving a truck

 A huge tractor!

 Hiding from Daddy

 Driving the "cool bus"

 A little mini maze

 A huge tower of carved pumpkins. there were some really cool designs

 Tractor ride!

 Tractor ride through the corn

 Getting ready to climb the hay mountain

 Almost 3 feet 

Our family with Ryder barely making it in there!

 "driving" a tractor

Me and Ryder in front of a massive pumpkin

Grandma Nelson's "Spooky Bake"

This past week (Oct 17), Ryder and I went down to Orem to my parent's house for Grandma's Spooky Bake. My grandma Nelson always does a cookie decorating party for all the grand kids at Christmas time. My mom wanted to continue the tradition with her grand kids, but decided to do it at Halloween instead. Hence the name "Spooky Bake." Before decorating cookies, we went to a little pumpkin patch and the kids got to each pick out a pumpkin, as big as they wanted! Ryder really just liked the small "baby" ones. So that's what he got. 

Then we went back to my parents' house and decorated cookies. Ryder and Payton were definitely more interested in just eating the frosting rather than decorating their cookies with it. They definitely all got a lot of sugar. Payton was especially a huge fan of the sprinkles! It was fun and I'm thankful to my mom for doing a fun little party for her grand kids.

 Ryder and Payton at the pumpkin patch

 Me and Ryder with his little pumpkin

 Ryder with my dad

 Ryder anxiously waiting for the frosting

 Yum!!

 Me and my bud

 His finished cookie (with some help from me)

 Mom with her grand babies

 Payton covered in sprinkles ha ha!

 I think the sugar really started to get to Payton!

Me and my mom. I look as white as a ghost next to her!