Ward Trunk or Treat Party

Didn't take many photos but I did catch a few from when we first arrived. Here are some of our friends kids the Morris's and of course the manly Skyler Johnson as Robin Hood.
















Davin Gillespie














The girls got creative and wanted to go as "Best Bud's" and a big THANKS to Kristen for taking over on that project! The boys couldn't decide what to be as went with the standard Football Players. Quite the change in out home from years ago when both kids would end up with 3 costumes before Halloween because Mom got a little too excited about getting them and purchased too early. BY the time Halloween rolled around they wanted to be something else. This year was THE BEST! No rushing around stores, delegating over costume choices, no last minute melt downs that the costume doesn't fit right or the makeup is bugging them.
IT WAS GREAT. S-I-M-P-L-E!



SO simple that I even joined in on the fun and had Jamie paint my prego tummy last minute before leaving to the party. He is such a sport, but then again he loves anything artistic. It was like giving a 4 year old boy a red crayon and say "Go for it". We cut out a hole in some maternity overalls that I knew I would never wear....sorry Jodi...and whalla!












Surprisingly not many people thought it was my real stomach....I still don't get that but I guess how would they know. I got everything from "I thought it was a basketball to I just thought you painted your shirt"



Well her it is folks for those who questioned it....all skin baby.


The biggest surprize of the evening was that I somehow "won" the Adult Costume Contest. As you can imagine, it was not a competive contest but I saw some pretty cool costumes the adults were wearing. They must have had pitty on me or something. (Or thought I could benefit from Magic DOugh - the prize I picked out)





The end of the evening was just as relaxing as the kids went with Gillespies around our neighborhood as we passed out candy. After awhile we just put the bowl out by the door and Jamie took over for a while closer to our house as I showered and hung out in pajama's. What a difference from years prior of rushing around, visits to relatives, candy rushes - candy crashes....and just plan misery some years when they were younger. HALLOWEEN - I just may start to like you again!