Candid Collection: 2nd Annual Halloween Party !!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

2nd Annual Halloween Party !!

There are faint memories as a kid of going to a few really big production Halloween parties, put on by a family from my childhood church, Sang. We're talking everyone dressed up in elaborate costumes, garages blacked out with various games and treats and music and fun.. I remember a group of us going door to door with our pumpkin buckets in tow and collecting an enormous stash of candy from the neighborhood. Almost every house in the block participated and had decorated their porches up big in preparation for the sugar filled event. I have always loved this part of Halloween, and decided at an early age that when I grew up I wanted to be the one that hosted a big ol fun Halloween party each year. So last October, when we realized Jaxson's visit didnt fall on Halloween, it was time to host a Halloween party! 09's version was more of a camp out in the back yard, but it was a party none the less and we all had a blast. Our 2nd Annual Halloween Party was a hit as well... Jon's tasty homemade crock pot chili, grilled hot dogs, some frightful cupcakes made from a girl at our church, and lots of Mimi's fun filled sweet treats! The Paul family was so funny as the BBQ crew... Brody's hot dog costume was so funny.. We found a dalmation puppy outfit for Kellen at Old Navy and came up with the idea for a fire station theme... We really didn't think Jax would go along with it (thinking he'd insist on being his typical blue transformer.), but to my surprise when I told him dad was the fireman, Kellen was the station dog named Spot and I was the fire hydrant, he immediately said ' and I can be the fire truck! (of course he insisted that it be BLUE, and my hydrant be yellow, no doubts.) We were so thrilled that he was excited to be a part of it that I quickly went to work on a making a BLUE fire truck! I was a little nervous to if he would actually like the way it turned out looking, with jaxson its a coin toss on whether he will love it or hate it... when he got there that visit, he walked in and saw it on the table and his eyes immediately lit up, and knowing him I know that meant I did a good job! woot woot ! Go Jen, go jen :) Gramma was a big pink butterfly from head to toe. ha. She had wings, and tights and colorful eye shadow and when she got there Jaxson was sweet and told her that she looked pretty. Mimi was a kid working at dog patch usa (anyone remember that place.).. lol or a hobo or ellie may or something, cute cute.. My brother and Angie and their crew had to get there a little later because of other things going on, but they were good sports about trying to appease me with the entire dressing up thing. My brother even busted out his hunter gear equiped with the fake hair visor.. priceless look for him :) And of course princess Lily Grace was Cinderella in glass slippers... what else ? ha and Cameron came, which totally made my night! Always hilarious and in a good mood, he's a hoot!

Pops took everyone on an awesome hay ride around our neighborhood, complete with spooky sounds howlin into the moonlight... spooky! Towards the end of the hay ride Papaw, dressed in a fireman black jacket and Gramma's leggings over his head, jumped out and about scared everyone to tears! (umm, Cameron! lol) and poor poor Reece, not only did Papaw make him cry but later on Gramma jumped out from the side of the house thinking she was going to get Caden and it was Reecer peecer instead. Later in the evening, I went in to start coffee and came back out to the campfire to this: Halloween music rockin, everyone standing around laughing and clapping while Jaxson and Lily were each showing their dance moves on the back porch... Jaxson was breaking out the robot among other things and princess Lily was a mix of cheerleading moves she's learned from Ashton. there were also some moves in there that were clearly allllll her own! ha
By the end of the night, Kellen was crashed, and my family and jon and I were hanging out in the kitchen telling some funny but too embarassing stories to share on here.. An overall great time spent with family, which ultimately is what life is all about. As for next years 3rd annual Halloween Party, well, we plan to make this thing bigger and bigger each year!