HaLLoWeEn!

It's come and gone and we had such a great time! Parker was a vampire and Anna was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz - finally! She wanted to be Dorothy the last couple of years but obviously, due to cold Utah Halloweens, I wouldn't let her. Such joy springs into the heart of a little girl when she gets to wear those glittery red shoes! Parker, of course, was thrilled with the shiny cape we - I mean Aaron made him!

We set out with neighbors and friends on a hayride stopping at each street to let the kids trick or treat. There were SO many people out! It was so much fun! Houses were decorated, street parties were going on, hayrides were passing hayrides! We are lucky we ended up in such a fun neighborhood with so many kids! Oh, and in case you didn't catch it on Facebook, my kids ended up with 8.5 lbs of candy! 8.5 lbs!!

After the trick or treating ended we spent the rest of the night roasting marshmallows, making s'mores and visiting. I've been excited for Halloween but I never expected it to be as fun as it was. Of course, I still missed taking my kids to see Kristi all dressed up at work and my trick-or-treating buddies at home (you know who you are!) and my family being able to see my cute kids in their cute costumes in person! That'll never change! I'll always miss it!

Anyway, I hope you all had as happy Halloween as we did!

PS - on the right there is a little slideshow of all the fun we had. I'm working on it to see if I can't find a better way but for now, enjoy!