Halloween 2009

Trunk or Treat
Our ward had a fun Trunk or Treat party. We ate hot dogs, nachos and hot apple cider
They had fun games and a pinata.
They also had Trunk or Treating - which the kids loved!

School Activities
I was really sick the week before Halloween, so Alan ran to school on his lunch hour and took pictures of the kids in the costume parade.
It is the first year I have missed this, and I was sad not to be there. But I was really glad to get pictures!! (Emily could not seem to make up her mind which costume to wear this year)
Benjamin had his first Halloween activities at school, and he was very excited about the ghost he made (we hung it up in his room) and the trick or treating they did.

Halloween Day
On Halloween day, we took the kids to Toys R Us for the costume parade and trick or treating. They got Lego cars, coloring pages, crayons and some candy.
When they got home, Alan helped the kids carve their pumpkins. He missed out on this last year because he was in Missouri.
Elisabeth decided to color on her pumpkin instead of carve it.
Emily designed her pumpkin and carved most of it herself.
Leilani also designed her pumpkin herself, but had a little help from Dad with all the carving. Hers definitely had the most carving!
The finished products were very cute!
When it was getting dark, the kids got dressed and went over to Grandma's house to meet up with their cousins for trick or treating. Alan was nice enough to miss the football game and take the kids out because I was still not feeling that great.
It started raining, so we broke out the umbrellas to keep them dry. Luckily the rain was on again off again showers, so they didn't get too wet. When they finished trick or treating, we all went to Grandma's house for our traditional cider and donuts. It was a fun Halloween, and we were glad to have Alan here with us this year.