Halloween 2013

One tradition that I started with our little family was a Halloween themed dinner. I have done it every year since Bristol was born and have loved it. During my high school days, I went to family home evening at one of my friends home who had 7 children. She did this every year for Halloween for her kids for the monday FHE before the holiday. I loved it! I knew that was something I wanted to do for my family and have enjoyed doing it. This year we really went above and beyond and bought dry ice to make a witches brew. It was a hit! Our menu included Jack-O-Lantern Quesadillas, Bug Salad, Pumpkin Soup, Mummy Hotdogs, Mummy Pizzas and capris (just cause we love it). It was very yummy and we had a lot of fun with Bristol who was very excited!

This year for Halloween we went trick-or-treating with our friends, the Smiths. It was a lot of fun to get out there with the kids and especially with Bristol because she loves everything about dressing up like anything (especially princesses, though) and getting free treats! She was Tinker Bell and Burke was Peter Pan. I was able to make his outfit in a jiffy and they were so perfect together! (Even though a lot of people thought he was Robin Hood.. grr..) Regardless, we had a great time out in the 70 degree weather going door to door in a really nice neighborhood here in Greenville.



Bristol also had a lot of fun participating in her preschool/daycare Fall Festival, which is really just a Halloween party for the kids. It was good to see her with her teachers and friends and to play the fun games and get more treats! Just what she needs. Either way, we enjoyed this holiday this year and it was really fun to see her enjoy it just as much!

Halloween Party and Trick-or-Treating

Our friends have an annual Halloween party that we have loved going to since we moved back to Utah. It is always fun to figure out a family outfit and to go play with our friends. This year we dressed up in our 80s get-up, DI special! It was a lot of fun to wear the neon colors and tease our hair. It was a great night, playing games, eating yummy food and just being with our good friends here in Utah.

We spent Halloween down in Payson this year with the Scott Kelly's. It was a lot of fun for Bristol to have her first Trick-or-Treat experience with her cousins. Reagan was so cute with her, wanting to help her go house to house and collect the treats! They had a great time. I loved Bristol's costume- she was a Sock Monkey! Too Cute!!

October Harvest

This last Saturday we were able to go to the pumpkin patch in Santiquin, UT. It was fun to go with the Kelly family. Sam's parents were in town for the weekend for Nixon's blessing. At the pumpkin patch we were able to go on a hay ride and then find our pumpkins out in the huge field. Bristol loved searching for her pumpkin and kept saying "go, go." She loved being outside and running around. It was great to spend time with the Kelly's and to have them around. We miss Oregon!!

Scott also was able to get 8 tickets to the BYU football game. It was so fun to go and hang out with the whole Kelly family! Go BYU!!

Carving our Pumpkins and Halloween Dinner

We had a great time this year carving pumpkins with Bris. She finally can enjoy these crazy traditions. She loved sticking her hands into the pumpkin, but then would turn to us and want us to wash her hands off.

I have always wanted to start a tradition of making a goolish Halloween dinner. This year we have a few different items, including- Monster pizzas, pumpkin soup, eyeballs, swampy cider and mummys. It was a lot of fun! I can't wait to enjoy this every year around Halloween time. And, Bris is such a great little helper!

Halloween 2010

This year for Halloween I wanted Bristol to dress up in a cute costume, like a bunny, bear, cat, you know those typical costumes you put babies in. So I decided on a black cat outfit, that I put together. Here are some pictures below.


Well, then we found out the VB's were having their annual Halloween Party and we had to come up with a family outfit. Being as creative as we are, yeah right, we decided on a funny costume that I found on the internet. Super cute sushi roll! So fun. We decided on our outfits to match her- a sushi waitress and chef- I ordered a kimono and Sam had a great chef outfit. We had a lot of fun at the party. Good food, great people and fun games. Pictures of that will come soon. Todd VB took pictures at the studio of everyone, I will post those soon. (As well as some of Bris in her sushi outfit!)

Pumpkin Carving 2010

Every year I have "made" Sam carve pumpkins with me. I love this tradition and now that we have a little one, I have more of an excuse. On Friday, I bought 2 pumpkins and we all sat down (on our floor because we don't have table just yet :)), and carved the pumpkins. It was a lot of fun. I wanted Bristol to dive right in a get all messy but she wasn't for it. I guess this might be a predictor of her first birthday bash where she will get to make a mess of her cake and herself. I wonder if she just doesn't like getting dirty? Who knows, but we had fun and by the end Bristol was tired, hungry and ready for a bath. I carved her pumpkin, notice any resemblance?