Halloween...better late than never

Halloween was interesting this year...we are not used to it being this cold, for one thing. Our ward trunk-or-treat was SO COLD!! It started snowing, and the wind was blowing so hard. Like all dumb Californians, we had come to the party in cute fall jackets. I knew we were in trouble as I looked around at the Utahans decked out in full winter gear...scarves, gloves, heavy parkas.

Needless to say, the candy collecting was brief. No one seemed to mind.

My kids were a pirate, Batman, Cinderella, and a chicken. They all looked great. You have to love Halloween...

...all except for Annie, who wasn't that thrilled about it all.

She endured for us. Frankly, I wish I had been a chicken---her costume looked much warmer than my clothes.

On Friday, I hosted a Halloween party. I had my two brothers and their families, my sister and her family, and my parents attend. I made tons of food, which all turned out really well. It was a LOT of preparation, but totally worth it. (one family came later, so they missed the pictures)

After we ate, most of the adults and a few teenagers went to the haunted house at This is the Place Heritage Park. It was my kind of place: not gory, just jumpy scary. I haven't been to one of those since I lived in Provo. It was way fun.

After all that, the real Halloween on Saturday seemed like an afterthought. Hadn't we eaten enough candy, and dressed up plenty of times? Apparently not for my kids.

Brian was at a Utah football game that night, so we drove up to my brother's and went trick-or-treating with cousins. Thankfully, it was a much warmer night.

Good times.