Halloween 2011

 I have a lot of Halloween Pictures.  They are in no particular order! I'm always glad when Halloween is over.  It's a lot of work to come up with costumes for everyone and then getting everybody ready for school,  trick or treating, and different parties.  I'm always worn out by the end! 

We went to my Grandma and Grandpa Walls for a Halloween Potluck and Trick or Treating in the living room.  My Grandpa is such a cute guy and a great Grandpa.  Here he is holding Carson and Ellie, his great grand babies. 

The Dressed up Trick or Treaters with Grandma and Grandpa - Crammed in the living room.   

Maleah was a Cheerleader for School and Trick or Treating.  Almost 9 years old

Carson was the cutest turtle alive!  6 months old 

I love my kiddos!  

Kendra was Eeyore!  I LOVED her costume.  I was so happy she stuck with this costume and didn't want to change for different events.  Sometimes having bins of Halloween Costumes can be a bad thing because my kids want to be multiple costumes.  Lucky for me Aubree, Kendra and Carson all stuck with one costume this year. 

Aubree was a baby 

My favorite part about Halloween is the trading that takes place after Trick or Treating.  I have wonderful childhood memories doing this. This year we went trick or treating first at Kent's work and then around our neighborhood with the Talley's.  Carson got candy at Kent's work and since I'm the sole feeder of Carson, I considered the candy mine, so I was able to get in on the trading.  My favorite trade was the dum dum for a full size pack of M&M's.  Yep, that was Aubree and yes I took advantage of her.  Hey, she wanted the dum dum...plus she had way more candy then me :) 

Our neighborhood is awesome for Trick or Treating.  The kids came home with 7 full size candy bars each. I think it's becoming a competition amongst ward members to see who can give the best candy.  On top of good candy we got hot dogs and hot chocolate at one neighbors house and hot scones and honey at another. 

My Cute Cheerleader 

There were so many cute pics of Carson on his first Halloween that I just couldn't choose a favorite. 

We made Halloween sugar cookies and decorated them for Family Night one night.   

Kendra and her bestie Brooklyn.  These 2 are inseparable.  This was right before their preschool party. 

Family shot with Shayla and my Mom.  That outfit Shayla is wearing was my Grandma Beverly McDonald's outfit back in the day.  She was a stylish lady. 

We always paint pumpkins the Monday before Halloween 

Maleah was SO insistent on being a Crayon.  Orange is her favorite color, but we couldn't find an orange crayon costume that she liked, so we settled on lime green which is her 2nd favorite color.  She was able to wear this costume to a Birthday Party and to my Grandma's House, but then it got a little hole in it and a couple snags and Maleah said she would be "HUMILIATED" (in the most dramatic voice possible) to wear it to school like that, so she quickly switched to a cheerleader.  Sometimes those boxes of Halloween costumes do come in handy.

I made bat hats for Kent and I.   

Wall Party