HALLOWEEN

We had a great Halloween this year, and I am sad that it is over! The kids and I had pretty bad colds this week, but we willed ourselves to get better (well, better enough) so that we could enjoy the holiday.

On Thursday night we went "trunk-or-treating" over at the church, and Arden (and consequently me) scored a TON of candy. Right after that, we quickly came home for the 2nd annual Zaugg family Halloween party. I don't have many pictures, but I will try to steal some later from my sisters-in-law. The kids (and some parents!) all dressed up in their costumes, and it was so fun to see everyone all dressed up. We ate jack-o-lantern pizzas, broke a Frankenstein pinata, and played some games, and pretty much made a lot of noise. It was great to see everyone! We don't get together as much as we used to since Preston's parents left on their mission. Here is one picture I have of some if the kids playing Halloween bingo:

The next day was Halloween! We hadn't carved our pumpkins, so we spent part of the morning doing that. I get to draw on the faces, and then Preston gets to cut them out. Arden (of course) wanted to help with the cutting and the drawing, but when it came time to scoop out the gross insides, which was the only part that she could actually help with, she wasn't too interested. We all had fun anyway, and Daxton as usual just loved to sit in his chair and watch us.

After the kids took their naps, we put them in their costumes again! Here is Arden, she was a cute little skunk:

My favorite part of the costume was the back...on her little skunk bum it says "Lil' Stinker." So true.

Dax was a dinosaur:

I had a witches hat from a couple of years ago, so I thought I would join in the fun too:

We ran up to my parents' house to trick or treat them, and then after a short visit, we tore Arden away so Preston could take her trick or treating around our neighborhood. Preston is a firm believer in old school trick or treating. He is against the trunk or treating, he thinks that the kids should have to work harder for the candy! So, Daxton and I dropped Arden and Preston off at the top of the hill where they met up with some friends and trick-or-treated their way downhill to our house. Arden was getting pretty good at saying "trick or treat" and "thank you" and "bye bye" to everyone without having to be reminded by the end of the night. Amanda and Matt stopped by to see the kids, and Arden was excited to "play toys" with them a little before bedtime. It was a fun Halloween this year! I can't wait for next year!!