Just the beginning

Halloween is in full force around our house. We have been enjoying trips to multiple pumpkin patches, making Halloween cookies and treats and now this week we bring on the parties! Sometimes church is good for being spiritually uplifted other times we may need to plan FHE Halloween style! A group of us girls decided it would be nice to have a FHE party together and we all chipped in to have a fun and spooky time.

Trevor ready for some serious apply bobbing which he never tried when it was time to do it!
Aren't these two darling? When Shane saw Gabe in his pirate shirt he went straight upstairs to put his shirt on too. Each season these boys end up having the same clothes. I guess us moms have the same taste and shop at the same stores! Anyone buy some sweaters at Target yet? Last year about 5 boys had the same sweater from Target at church. We'll see if I bought the popular one again this year!

I saw putting black flowers in a vase in a magazine one time and I actually did it this year!

Once we had a yummy dinner the kids were ready to bob for apples. Shane was ever persistent.

Ethan got the first apple then Ella. Poor Shane isn't going to give up!

This is what Trevor thought about the apple bobbing! He thought those kids were crazy with the water in their faces!


Ever so wet and starting to get frustrated with NO apple, but he kept on trying.

Finally, the determination paid off! Shane got an apple and I'm sure it tasted like the best apple he has had in his entire life!

Now we were on to making spooky houses. Here are the 2 crazy boys making spooky faces!



I'm not sure where most of the candy and frosting went, onto the house or in their mouths! I didn't get a picture of the finished product but it was great!

Here is Norah proud of her spooky house! Can we say her mom is an over achiever?! No really, it was so cute! Ethan and Casey made a mansion with multi-levels, ghosts coming out of window, a pumpkin graveyard, and much more. I however, didn't get a picture of the finished product.

It was a super fun night and such an easy party since we all chipped in! The kids were great but I'm thinking Christmas might have to be an adult party with more couples and less kids! This is the first of many parties this week. We are going every other day with a party or 2 each day. I still need to finish up Shane's costume for the big day and take some pictures! I hope you are having a spooky week too.