More Halloween Fun!

October sure is a busy month! For me, it might be just as busy as December! With kids, Halloween goes to a whole new level. It seems like the parties never end! Not that I'm complaining!

We had two great family get togethers over the past couple of weeks. The first was at Josh's parents house. My cute mother-in-law and sister-in-law had the house all decorated with skeletons, pumpkins, etc. My mother-in-law even dressed up as a witch and my father-in-law as a hot dog! The kids got to do a Halloween craft, we ate pizza and they went trick or treating from room to room at her house. We even got a surprise visit from "Swoop" the U of U mascot! (It was actually a birthday present for my mother-in-law but the kids thought he was there just for them.) After some convincing, we got all of our kids to agree to a family picture with him! Go Utes! Our kids have such a great time being with their cousins. It was a blast!

Yes, those are chickens and eggs!

The second great party we had was at my sister Monica's house. We gathered for a dinner of Dad's famous chili, cornbread, fruit and pumpkin pie. Then, we headed to a "Pumpkinpalooza" party at the Kaysville Botanical Center. They had cute crafts for the kids to make, a pumpkin walk with pumpkins carved by Davis High School students and, unfortunately for me, a snake show. I have an extreme phobia of snakes. I can't even look at one on TV without getting scared. Luke, however, LOVED it! He even held a snake! (Picture to follow.) I'm so thankful I didn't pass my phobia on to my children!

So far, our Halloween festivities have been so much fun! Thanks to both sides of our family for the great spooky celebrations!