Halloween 2023

This Halloween was another really great one! We had our ward trunk or treat the day we got home from our Fall Break St. George trip. We lucked out with really great weather before it turned super cold the next day.

I felt bad that we didn't provide a trunk or any soup, but we were rushed getting back from our trip. Mckinley's yellow outfit came in the mail while we were gone and I was able to iron on the M so she had a costume for the party! Jackson hated wearing his mask and only put it on for a picture. He did walk around and hold his bucket though which was a big improvement from last year. Ava finally wore this nurse costume we've had forever but no one has ever worn.

Tyler didn't have a costume so he just put on the banana. Kallie was a cowgirl. Easy costumes this year!

Darn it the rest of these pictures uploaded in reverse. But maybe I don't care? This was the candy everyone ended up with at the end of the night.

Love that Lauren stuffed her candy in her pants and gave herself a gut ha ha.

Kallie had a blast trick or treating with a big group of her friends.

Mckinley too! Every year I keep thinking this is her last year but these sweet girls can keep trick or treating as long as they want to!

Ava joined up with Hazel, Maggie, Livvy, and Gracie. And Maggie's niece Riley.

We saw Jack and Sally along the way. They looked so good!! No idea who they were.

The guy next door to Alex's old house always does the full size box candy and lets the kids come inside and choose.

Jackson was slow, but he kept his mask on and held his bucket and was so good to say "trick or treat" and "thank you". So, huge improvements over last year! Brandon stayed home this year to pass out candy and I went out with Ava and Jackson. Jackson made it from Cammie's cul de sac to our house and then he was done. Ava could have gone all night! She hit up pretty much the whole ward.

Ava, Hazel, Gracie, and Maggie.

Ava's pumpkin that she painted 100% by herself!

Jackson wanted forky so I made this for him. Pretty sure he doesn't even know who forky is but Kallie was helping him look up ideas.

Kallie's pumpkin.

Mckinley's.

And Tyler's.

Kallie and her friends had pizza at Scarlette's house before heading out. I was so worried it would be freezing but it ended up not as bad as we thought!

All the kids before the oldest three left with friends.

We trick or treated at Sally's house so she could then close her door and not worry about it after that.

I got to go to Ava's class party. They had a great time!

Halloween parade! I love it so much!

We made our spider cookies this year.

Ava with her pumpkin! And her missing tooth that we got out on Saturday, just before picture retakes on Monday. Phew!

We had a dinner at my mom and dad's house on Monday night to say goodbye to Ian who is going into the MTC on Wednesday. Ava wore Grandma Stum's wig. She really should dress up like an old lady for Halloween!

I painted my face like this just for fun and Jackson ran away and hid in his room. That's when I knew I couldn't do this on Halloween!!! Ha ha. What a great Halloween this was! So fun making memories with these kids. And now we have so much candy we don't even know what to do with it.