Welcome to Halloween in Utah

This year for Halloween Caden was a hunter, Sidney a clown (which freaked Jens out even though it was his own sister) Jens was a Cowboy's fan and Molly was Fancy Nancy. About 2 minutes before we took this picture a wicked hail storm came in. The wind was blowing so hard and I was thinking that the power might get knocked out. We were actually just about to walk outside to take the picture when it hit.

We waited for the storm to pass and then we went out when it was only lightly raining. I should have taken a picture of my deck with all the hail on it. The sky was so dark. The kids quickly ran around our neighborhood.

But we got a pretty rainbow out of the storm. I remember when I was a kid going out trick or treating several times IN snow. Halloween costumes always have to be designed around a sweat suit or coat. Miss Molly wanted to be a fairy. But I told her sorry, you live in Utah! No one would even see the costume. They would only see the jacket you wore. And if she was Fancy Nancy, then she could wear the pink fur costume coat which would go right along with something Nancy would wear.

About 1 hour later it was finally done storming. You can see in the top right corner where the clouds have opened up and the sky is light. That is how light the sky should have been all over but it isn't, it's totally black. We went over to Jeff's brother Sam's house for our annual Halloween dinner and trick or treating with the cousins.

Cade was really excited because he got "school milk" from some older lady in Sam's neighborhood. I thought it was odd......... but he was excited. All the kids got one so I let him drink it.

Alli,(katelyn's friend) Katelyn and Sidney the clowns. All the cousins came on both sides of the family plus half of them brought a friend so there were 20+ kids.

Molly and the little girl cousins.

Jens and a few of his friends, the cousins and a couple of their friends.

Cornbelly's

Yesterday we went to my nephew Alec's football playoff game.

He played really well and his team won 30 to 8. It was a great game!

After the game Jeff and I took our kids and my niece and nephew (and a friend) to Cornbelly's.

I think this little girl is so cute!

This picture cracks me up. They are all showing their personalities in real life. What makes me laugh about it is that they set themselves up into the spots. Left to right: Jens, who is a 35 year old man trapped in a 12 year old's body is playing the dad here.... all in charge and know it all is he! Molly our baby playing of course the baby! My niece Krisha and Sidney who are both goofy and love a good time are doing what they do best. Smiling big and and hammin' it up for the camera. And then there is Cade. Ever wild and crazy Cade. He too is doing what he does best.... being his wild self.

Earlier this year Jeff took Jens and Sidney along with Jens' friend Keyne and my niece Katelyn to the Haunted Forrest. They first went through the Psycho Ward. It absolutely scared Jens and Keyne to death. They were so freaked out that they wouldn't go through the forrest. They sat out by themselves. So Jeff had to take the girls on their own. When we came to buy the tickets for Cornbelly's, they told us that there is a haunted and a non-haunted package. Without a moments hesitation Jens said, "I am NOT doing the haunted package!" And we could not talk him into it. So Sidney went to the haunted house, the haunted corn maze and through the haunted creature with my niece an nephew. Jens came with us to take the little kids on the other stuff. Here we are on the hay ride. (notice Cade's face in all of these pictures)

Here we are in the NON haunted corn maze.

Again - - What is going on with Cade's face?

(It was the flash)

The kids had a great time!

George Jefferson

Jens' friend Tyus . . . . . . . . .

He came walking into my house and I took one look and him and said, "GEORGE JEFFERSON!!!" His mom shaved his hair for him for Halloween. I laughed so hard at him. Now all he needs is a brown leisure suit with HUGE lapels and an orange tie with bell bottom pants.

Halloween EVERYDAY

This little girl is so much fun! She changes her clothes 2 to 5 times a day which is NOT fun, but all the rest of her is so much FUN! I had dressed her for the day and she added her tutu and crown. We went grocery shopping and she insisted on bringing her Fancy Nancy phone with her. She kept talking on it while I was shopping. She would say things like, "Hi! What are you up to? Oh..... I am just at Maceys. ........ Yeah, we are shopping. I'm gonna ride my bike when I am home....... What are you gonna do?" She is so cute to watch.

Sidney is going to be a clown for Halloween. This is her wig and nose. Molly walked out of her room this morning wearing them - - with her feather boa too. She came out of the room and said, "Well, how do I look?"

Do you know who Fancy Nancy is? She is a character in children's books. She loves everything fancy. Well Molly loves Fancy Nancy and she loves everything fancy too. She had her Fancy Nancy crown on while she was eating breakfast. She said that it kept her hair out of her way.

(I have resorted to just leaving my camera out on my kitchen table because I am always wanting it with Miss Molly.)

Peanut Butter Eyeballs

My friend Shasta gave me one of these and I thought it was so yummy. (But then again, I am a big peanut butter fan.) She found these on another blog called thesaltypineapple.blogspot Here's the recipe!

1 cup creamy peanut butter

6 tbsp. room temperature butter

2 cups powdered sugar

*Blend together until smooth. Form into balls and let re-harden in the fridge. After they have hardened, dip them in melted white chocolate and press a brown Reese's Pieces into the center for the pupil. You can use red decorator frosting to make it look bloodshot.

The End of the Summer

I love this dirt road which is not far from my house. It goes no where, unless you count going into a field of cows somewhere.

Sidney and her friend Kaylie

I went to my friends house today and she showed my some mail that came for her husband that was so funny I had to share. Now her husband is a man who is 6' 10", 350 lbs, and a former NFL Football player. He played for the Cincinnati Bangles. So here is the mail.

I thought it was hilarous! I wonder how they even got his name.......... !