Halloween!

We had a fun Halloween this year! For some reason the idea of carving pumpkins was not super exciting to me this year, so we painted them instead. I'm a fan! It was faster and less messy. Brianna painted a witch, Maya did a ghost, Dallin and Ryan made a spider, and I painted "Happy Halloween" and a Jack O'Lantern face.

We attended the ward All Hallow's Eve party on the 30th. It was only the costume parade, games, and the trick or treating (which was done inside because it was super cold outside). No chili or food of any kind! Our little family had a good time, and even Lydia stayed happy for the duration despite having woken up early from her afternoon nap and staying up late. This year Maya was a witch, Brianna was a vampire, Dallin was a train engineer, and Lydia was a ladybug.

On Halloween day we went to the library and Dallin wore his costume.

After our traditional pizza dinner the three older kids went trick or treating with Ryan. They were only out for about 30 minutes. It was really cold!! They still managed to get a good haul, even some full size candy bars. My mom and I stayed home and answered the door for a very small amount of trick or treaters this year. Come on guys, candy is more important than staying in your warm house!

And a couple of photos from the Halloween parade at the girls' school earlier that day.

Happy Halloween!