HaLLoWeeN...OOOhhhHH...

For Halloween this year I decided to ask Little Man what he wanted for dinner before the big Trick-or-Treating festivities began. 

Normally we eat pretty healthy around here and try to keep the processed, sugar-filled, non-veggie oriented items away from this dwelling, but I figured in honor of this holiday that is already pretty twisted anyway we might as well go all out and eat all of the above and then some. 

I mean why not, right?!

So, we invited some friends over and I set up some tables in the yard and we partied it up with the following on our plates:

Chili, Cheese nachos- I even bought Velveeta- which as far as I'm concerned is like a 4 letter word around here.  I wasn't joking when I implied that we got WILD around here.

Homemade Apple Pie w/ ice cream- YUM!

Homemade Hot Chocolate w/ Homemade Marshmallows- and for the record- I might not EVER eat another store bought marshmallow again!  I am officially spoiled and my taste buds are officially snobbed out!

After we stuffed ourselves silly the munchkins got dressed up and we headed to this really fun street here in town that looks like a Halloween Explosion took place- all the houses hand out sinful amounts of candy and basically try to make all the local children (and their mothers) wake up the next day with sugar-hangovers (which I did btw).

 

It was a rockin' fun day- however I was a little bummed when Little Man's original costume idea was a wash and we had to fall back on the ole' stand by BatMan.

Awww...Ole trusty Batman- he's a good one, he's a good one (*sigh*).

Here are the Apple Pie, Hot Chocolate, and Marshmallow recipes that I followed:




Hot Chocolate from the blog Honey and Fitz - My sexy, stud of a husband said it was the BEST he'd ever had, and he doesn't throw around words like "Best ever" very often- so I guess that's really saying something.

Marshmallows are Alton Brown's at the Food Network site - I don't know if they will roast up like store bought ones, but I can't wait to test it out.  I'll keep you posted, because I mean really?!  Who doesn't want to know all about my marshmallow adventures?!?!..it's exciting stuff.

and Grandma Ople's apple pie at All Recipes.

I've done the apple pie a few times and it's good one, and I most certainly will be doing the hot chocolate and marshmallows again at Christmas- the extended fam is in for a treat!

We hope you had a Wonderful and Happy HaLLoWeen!!!

Why did the chicken cross the road?...

For some Tasty Candy on Halloween of Course!

For Halloween we went with my parents and headed over to stay with my sister and her sweet family for the weekend. We got there early Saturday morning and went to my nephew's football game and then out to lunch, and then to my niece's soccer game.

They both played great and Won!!!

Here's some of the goofballs riding a bull in front of the restaurant (I kept thinking: I hope they don't break off one of those horns. I'd hate to find out it's break it you buy it. I don't think that would look so great in my living room! HA!)...

Me and my beautiful sister...

Mom, Tori, and me waiting to be seated at lunch...
That night we got the kids all dressed up and headed out to do some trick or treating in my sister's neighborhood.

My little chicken that crossed the road for lots of candy that I only let her have one sucker of...

Bumblebee the Transformer (look at those eyelashes!). Kane was so funny while we trick or treated. He would beat everyone to the doors and then not get out of the way for the others to get their candy. He did super good saying thank you, but at this one house the lady didn't recognize that he had said it so he yelled at her "I SAID THANK YOU!"...

What a silly pair!...

The crew (minus my nephew who went with some friends)...

Taylor, Ruthie, and Ashley headed up the street to hit the first houses...

Instead of saying "Trick or Treat" we taught her to say "Bock, Bock" like a chicken- it was so sweet! She would also say "Tank To"- translated: "thank you".

My sister leading the troops...

What a cute little chicken waddle!...

After trick or treating we headed back to my sister's and gorged ourselves on candy and put the kids to bed.

Early Sunday morning the hubs and I went on a nice 12 mile run. It was so great to spend the time with him just talking and running. I love that guy!...

After our run we got ready for church. My nephew got baptized that day. What a blessing! We left church and headed back to my sister's for lunch and some chillin'.

Ruthie had a fabuloso time playing with Polly Pockets (she did nothing but for the 2 days we were there)...I think I know what to get her for Christmas!...

Nolan watched some football and relaxed his post run-sore body!...

We headed home that afternoon and went straight to bed! We had a great time! It was a wonderful way to spend our weekend! I hope everyone else's was just as great!