Happy Halloween!!

**Disclaimer: For some reason my photos haven't been uploading the past few days, so sorry we're a bit behind. I'll add more pictures if the computer ever decides to cooperate**
This is the first year that I really feel old. We've always had some fun and crazy party to go to on Halloween, but not this year. Plus, I'm antsy to be able to dress my own like pumpkin, lion, or whatever other cute costume I find. We did celebrate Halloween but just a week early. First off, last weekend Derek and I held our 2nd annual Fall Party. We had some friends over - I made homemade chili while other people brought delicious cornbread, salad and cookies! You'll have to notice the Halloween and Spooky signs that us girls made for craft night (we get together once a week to work on any projects or crafts we'd like...aka another reason to get together and just laugh and hang out).





After dinner the tables turn into serious mode...the pumpkin carving contest begins. While the girls are the one to get all excited about choosing a pumpkin, the boys are the ones who get REALLY into it. Once all of the pumpkins are all hollowed out and carved, we drove over to our friends the Kukuk's house to be judged. Yes, you heard correctly, judged. It is a very specific process as we set all of the pumpkins lit in a row before the "jidges" (from So You Think You Can Dance) come outside. Last year Shannon and Cameron won....but not this year. Yours truly is now the pumpkin carving champions!






We then had our ward Halloween party this past week. Derek and I volunteered to be run the Bean Bag Toss booth so other parents could have fun with their kids. It snuck up on us, and before we knew it we had no costumes! So thank goodness for my friend Brooke in letting us borrow some! We ended up being Goldilocks and Papa Bear (it was a bit controversial considering I was a pregnant Goldilocks...). Anyhow, our booth was a major hit and we had a lot of fun playing with the kids and seeing all of their creative costumes.