Trunk-or-Treat and Halloween 2014

I'm only a month (or so) behind!  Not too shabby considering how crazy things have been (and how tired I am at the end of the day and not having any energy to even get onto the computer!)  So, I'd better get this post completed before Christmas comes and goes too...

Halloween time this year was great!  We had a beautiful fall and all of the kiddos had fun dressing up and heading out.  Emily was a "fancy vampire."  Christian was a Creeper from Minecraft (and yes, I made his costume.  *Thank you, Pintrest!)  The little girls were, of course, Elsa (Juliana), Anna (Kari), and Olaf (Britta).

First up was our ward's annual chili cook-off and trunk-or-treat!

A good time was had by all...

Ju Ju is full of spunk!

Once the band started playing, Kari found the music entirely too loud for her liking.

Emily was so busy running around with her friends I hardly saw her long enough to snap a picture!

The music did not phase Britta, who slept through it all.
She also won "funniest" costume.  (Thank you, Pintrest!)

Juliana LOVED dancing to the music.  She found no shortage of friends and family to dance with...

Still too loud, says Kari

Christian won "Best" costume!  He was thrilled!

Cubby grew a little mustache and also dressed up like a "creeper" (just a different kind ;)!)

Next up, Halloween!  Our wonderful neighbors, the Hofers, had everyone over for a potluck dinner.  Here's the crowd this year!

The weather was a tad chillier this year and so Britta and I opted out of trick-or-treating.  The gang went out and had a great time.  Juliana refused to wear a coat stating, "Elsa doesn't get cold.  She has powers."  Hmmm...her logic is solid....

 Britta and I went over to Gma and Gpa's house instead.  It was her first visit over there and we had a fun (and stayed toasty!) time.

 After trick-or-treating was over (and Juliana was sufficiently "Frozen"), everyone came over to Gma's and we played for a bit longer.  Halloween was on a Friday this year so it was nice not having to worry about school the next morning!

 There you have it!  Our Halloween celebrations in a nut-shell.  Whew!