Halloween 2014

 This was the night we carved pumpkins. Actually, we only just started to carve the pumpkins. Unfortunately we only got to 2 of them because of time, and then never got around to finishing them. And the other two were carved, but we neglected to get lights to put in the bottom. So they just sat on the porch and froze. Definitely dropped the ball on that tradition this year, but we still had fun. :)

For costumes this year we decided to keep it simple and cheap. At first we wanted to do a "family theme" and thought the Wizard of Oz would be cute. But as I was trying to figure out how to do all the costumes it was going to be a lot of work and more money. So we bagged the whole idea and just picked individual costumes.

 Tyler was Johnny Appleseed! 

Brynlee was a monarch butterfly! We made those wings out of felt, and the antennae out of pipe cleaner and those fuzzy balls. In the picture it's missing a big white circle, but I noticed it after and glued it back on before the party.

Madison is little red riding hood. We also made her costume out of felt. It's a lot cheaper!! :) The girls had so much fun helping and hovered over the sewing machine. I need to pull that thing out more.

The cutest kitty for miss Kelsey. We did her tail and ears out of leftover felt. (Then hot-glued the ears to a headband). Super easy and she loved it!

Our ward had a fun Halloween party the week before (on the 24th). They had fun at all the booths getting candy (and Madison won a goldfish too!), and ended the night with a hay ride as a light snow fell. It was very cold outside.
The 31st, or actual Halloween day we didn't do the whole costume and trick-or-treat thing. Everyone had been sick during the week and we were all still feeling lousy, plus it was 20 degrees. So we got some donuts and apple cider and watched a movie together. None of them complained or cared that we were home. I was so grateful. The kids had fun handing out candy at the door though! I also had plans to do dinner in a pumpkin. But the store was completely out of cooking pumpkins so we got a Papa Murphey's pizza instead. It was nice and low-key, which is good because I don't care much for this holiday anyway. :)