A few weeks ago when I was at book group the girls were all talking about doing halloween theme dinners for their kids. After a few minutes of feeling guilty for not doing this for my kids I decided I was going to do it. Then when I realized halloween was on Sunday I made the decision to do it for the whole family - yep 36 people. With my family things are never small but at least you get lots of help. I of course went a bit overboard this year and am already planning what I'll do different next year.

So here's how it went down. I planned a menu with 14 items:
1. Mummy Brains (spaghetti)
2. Zombie Blood (ranch dressing)
3. Mummy Face (pizza)
4. Missing Fingers (bread stick)
5. Edible Eyeballs (carrots, cucumber, tomatoes)
6. Say Cheese (apple)
7. Cat Claws (fork)
8. Tombstone (spoon)
9. Make Me Smile (ice cream)
10.Forked Eyeballs (cake ball)
11. Yummy Monsters (cupcake)
12. Rotten Apples (apple juice)
13. Swamp Juice (mint tea)
14. Axe (knife)

Each kid got a menu to choose 3 courses for their meal from the funny names. They could combine them however they wanted to.



















It was such a great night. I am so glad my awesome friends inspired me to do something a little hard so I could make these memories with my family. My mom used to do mystery dinners for us when I was young and I loved them. Nothing better than bringing back traditions. We will for sure be doing this again.

Our ward trunk or treat was Saturday afternoon. So we got the kids all ready for a fun filled night.








After the ward trunk or treat party we came home and the boys went out trick or treating with Steve and his boys while the girls stayed home. Todd and I decided to hit Cafe Rio for dinner while Timmy held down the fort. It was a great night!

I can't believe we've had this tradition going so long. It's becoming a family favorite. Not many things better than hanging out with family, eating Steve's homemade chili in Navajo taco's with Kami's pumpkin bars. Every year things run a little smoother even though our numbers keep growing.

This morning when I walked out to my car to leave for work I noticed my tire was completely flat. UGH. Meggan had already taken the girls somewhere and Timmy started his new job today so I was alone. I pulled out the bike pump and in desperation started pumping the tire so I could somehow get to the gas station. While I was doing this I called my dad. He came right over, gave me his car to get to work then took my car to the gas station then over to Discount Tires. Not long after I got to work he called me and told me they were able to get the rim off and were sanding all the corrosion off. Because my dad is a loyal customer to them they fixed it all for free and were able to fix something that the tire shop I bought my tires from couldn't fix. I will now be a loyal discount tire customer. I am one lucky girl to have my dad living 1/2 mile away from me and who is so willing and good at helping me. I'm sure that I take advantage of him, but I really am so grateful and just love him so much!

Today we woke up to snow so the girls got all bundled up to enjoy playing in it. You've gotta love Utah.

Tayson earned his bobcat this week at pack meeting. If you look really hard you can see my back (in the beige sweater) while I bend over and Tayson puts the pin on me. Thanks Luke for taking a picture without me asking. Sadly, he earned his bobcat on a day when I was at my wits end and actually left pack meeting before it was over because Sophie, Claire and Luke were too crazy for me to handle. Next time I'll do better. I love how much Tays loves cub scouts and I am proud of him for working hard to earn his bobcat. Way to go kiddo!

Tayson's leader sent me a few more pictures of his bobcat. Yippee!

I have an iPad to use for work stuff and it is the first thing Sophie grabs when I come home from work and the first thing she asks for in the morning. Her favorite thing to do is watch YouTube (or "uh uh oh" from Single Ladies as she calls it or her newest name for it is boo-boob - nice). Her favorite things to watch are movie previews (Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Bolt, etc), or how-to videos she LOVES the how to make a barbie cake tutorial and also princess makeup tutorials. She watches all the Single Ladies music video all the time too. She knows how to find Care Bear and Dora movies on the Netflicks app and has her own games she plays as well (dora, doodlejump, and plants vs. zombies are her favorites). The girl is iPad genius and cries when I take it to work everyday. This morning when she was up way too early for my liking I sent her back to her bedroom with the iPad and managed to get another hour of sleep.

So my friend Laurie invited us to an awesome halloween par-tay. On the invitation it said "talent show"...... what? I'm so not a talent show kinda girl and Todd barely knows these people how will I ever get him to perform.











The party was a blast. After hanging out and the talent show we played "Just Dance 2" on the wii and Todd and I had to get it the next day. I love these girls!