Halloween

Halloween was so fun this year! We did a few activities and enjoyed the holiday. Our costumes this year were a blue butterfly, peacock, WWI pilots, and a wartime officer.

The Friday before Halloween we attended play group at the church. We haven't gone to play group in a long time, especially since now the girls have school on Fridays. We made an exception this time and the girls had fun seeing their friends.

That evening was our ward Halloween party. We had soup, rolls, and salad for dinner and then played some of the games they had set up for the kids.

Maya got a strike on her first try!

Fun little costume parade. 

We, of course, decorated and carved our pumpkins. Brianna chose to paint hers all yellow (her new favorite color. When I asked her why it changed from purple she said, "Because my heart told me I love yellow now." So there you go.) and Maya painted a mummy on hers.

Dallin was a smiley participant, who eventually ended up in the baby carrier while I carved my pumpkin. 

Ryan carved an owl and I did a dancing monster. 

On Halloween day Ryan's work had trick or treating and goodies for the kids.

That evening our friends, the Techeras, came over to have dinner and go trick or treating with us. We are so glad they joined us!

Here is our themed costumes for this year. Ryan had the brilliant idea of turning the baby carrier into an airplane. He constructed the plane out of cardboard, painted it green, and attached it with metal clips in the pocket of the carrier and a web strap around his body. We got a lot of compliments on it! Good job, Ryan!

Off we go! The air was chilly but the kids did great. Not a single complaint about being cold, even though none of them wore a coat. Dallin enjoyed scratching his plane wings as he flew around.

"Trick or treat!"

Happy Halloween!