Halloween 2011...

Halloween is quite possibly my favorite day to go to work. Everyone is always creative in their costumes and we laugh....alot! There also is free lunch too! It's been a couple of years since I worked Halloween so I figured I better dress-up and take full advantage.

Pumpkin Contest.....Alien Invasion

Wes Lynn, Eschel Evon, and Kaylynn

The contest Winner....Mad Hatter Jen Braun

Bozo and Beatrice ready for the Royal Wedding....

To get my costume....May I remind you

Gilligan's Island

Dr. Rosenbeck, Von Nelson, Amee Sperry, and Sally Jones
Rock Star Mike Taylor

Rachel Lunt after doing some yard work...this is why I make Casey do ours!
I worked the morning and then headed home to get the kids ready(for what felt like the 15th time). We made sugar cookies and hit our family around town.
Stormtrooper Cael

Grandpa Jarrett

G&G Morgan

Grandma Worwood's house.

We ended the night at G&G Smith's house where we had soup and the kids got some extra spooky prizes.

Smith-O-Lanterns...

After we got home from church today the kids got right to work on their pumpkins. Cael dug right in and Kensie posed for the camera. All girl... Anyway they looked so cute once we got the lights in.

Itsy bitsy spider....

Kensie's dance group performed down at the craft boutique. They did their Halloween dance "Itsy bitsy Spider" and they were the cutest spiders I've ever seen. Kensie loves dance and "shoo her booy"(as she calls it) the whole time.

The spider headbands were compliments of Grandma Vicki.

Cornbellys

We finally made it to the famous Cornbellys at Thanksgiving point. I've always wanted to take the kids, but have yet to get there before the end of Oct. We headed up after Kensie danced at the craft show and decided to stop at our fav Mexican restaurant in Payson. As we walked in I recognized a Cowboy, his cute pregnant wife, and darling little girl. Yes, Eric and Jen were eating there and they happen to put us right next to them. It's been a while since we went to dinner with them so the universe must have took matters into it's own hands. We had a great time visiting with them before heading up.

We first hit the corn maze. Like I said it was our first time there and after spending some time in the maze we figured out that it was actually more like a treasure hunt maze. They had different signs through the whole thing that you had to find. We were too lazy to go back and get our card so we just found our way back out. The kids loved it and Kensie even got the chance to pee deep inside the corn. Honestly what I am I going to do with that girl?

They have over 40 fun attractions to do. The kids loved all of them.

Corn seed pit.

Corn Cannons

The kids favorite jumping pillows

Casey's favorite Mining gems

We ended up spending over 3 hours there. It turned out to be a fun afternoon and a must next year!

City trick or treat...

The kids couldn't wait for the first trick-or-treating of the year. To keep them busy we made some Jar-O-Lanterns that actually turned out really cute. Once the clock struck 2 they couldn't wait any longer!

The Candy-Getters...

Ariel (Halle), Bumble Bee with shotgun :) (Braxten), Transformer (Cooper), Pumpkin Slayer (Gavyn), Optimus Prime (Cael), and Silvermist (Kensie)

This year was alot less stressfull mostly because all the businesses had enough candy and crossing guards at the main intersections. The only hang-up was Kensie losing her wings. She was upset until we bought her new one's down at the craft boutique the next day.

Halloween Carnival/Thriller....

At the first of the month Kalee's drill team reserved ticket to Thriller so I told her to get me a seat. The next day Cael brought home a note saying that the school carnival would also be held on the 27th. RATS! That meant I got to go shopping, to dinner, & thriller while Casey got to take the kids to the carnival and from what I hear it was fabulous.....from the kids perspective. At one point Casey said he started to mark off stations from their slip so they didn't have to go anymore. He was a trooper and even took pics of the whole thing. Excuse Kensie's costume, she's not wearing half of it because her dad is nicer than me! The kids did have fun and I'm thankful Casey was willing to take them.