HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Halloween is definitely one of the funner holidays. You get to dress up...
...eat candy, and make all sorts of crazy/spooky concoctions to eat. This year, I went all out. I made our cute Flintstones costumes and we had a week of Halloween dinners and treats.
Sunday the 24th, we had Eye Ball Soup! This was butternut squash soup with gnocchi pasta and we can't forget the spooky cat and pumpkin Parmesan toasts. Russell and I really liked the soup but Emily thought it was the worst food in the whole world! We basically had to make her eat it. It's a good thing she didn't have to chew anything or we would still be sitting at the table today trying to get her to eat. (If she doesn't like something, she will just hold it in her mouth forever and never chews it. There have been times that we have looked in her mouth hours later and she still has that last bite of dinner in her mouth.) The next night, Monday the 25th, we had Jack-O-Lantern Ham and Cheese melts. These were really good too (Emily even ate hers!). We also had some left over Eye Ball Soup so I warmed it up too. When Emily saw it on the table, she started bawling "NO SOUP, NO SOUP!" The funniest part though was when she was saying the dinner prayer. She said "Bless food, not soup!" She wanted everything else blessed but not the yucky soup! Russell and I couldn't help laughing during the prayer and all through the meal. Needless to say I didn't give Emily any of the soup. 
Tuesday the 26th, we had Mummy Pizzas. Another good choice. These mini pizzas are made on English Muffins and the cheese is actually String Cheese so it has that wrapped look. Very Good!
Tuesday the 26th, we had Mummy Pizzas. Another good choice. These mini pizzas are made on English Muffins and the cheese is actually String Cheese so it has that wrapped look. Very Good! Wednesday, the 27th, I made Monster Meatball soup with spooky Parmesan toasts. I even put Halloween shaped pasta in it for an added effect. This had to be our favorite Halloween dish. We all had seconds. The soup was also super easy to make so it is definitely one to have again anytime of the year.
And you can't forget the pumpkin! We had Pumpkin Ginger Waffles Saturday morning. They were very good too! I had never made waffles from scratch before, I usually just use the boxed pancake mix, but this was very easy and good. Definitely one to have again.
I made these cute Spooky Skeleton cupcakes on Thursday. They turned out pretty cute I think. I took they to work on Friday and everyone raved about them. They said they were too cute to eat but they ate them anyway! Emily loved eating them too. The picture above is what she looked like after she ate one. Very sticky! We gave a few to my dad for his birthday too.
That's right, The OSCAR MAYER WEINERMOBILE!!!!
And you can't forget the pumpkin! We had Pumpkin Ginger Waffles Saturday morning. They were very good too! I had never made waffles from scratch before, I usually just use the boxed pancake mix, but this was very easy and good. Definitely one to have again. Then you have to have Pumpkin Ice Cream this time of year! It is so good. The only bad thing about Pumpkin ice cream is it is really rich so you can only have one scoop or so before you have had enough!
I have wanted to try to make Dinner in a Pumpkin for about a year. I searched the Internet for a good recipe and I was surprised at how many came up. I chose a recipe that had simple ingredients and tried it out. It turned out really good; actually better than I thought it would be! The picture makes it kind of look like someone puked in the pumpkin but it really was good. I think I am going to make this dish a tradition for Halloween for the years to come.
I made these cute Spooky Skeleton cupcakes on Thursday. They turned out pretty cute I think. I took they to work on Friday and everyone raved about them. They said they were too cute to eat but they ate them anyway! Emily loved eating them too. The picture above is what she looked like after she ate one. Very sticky! We gave a few to my dad for his birthday too. 
Friday the 29th, our ward had a Trunk or Treat at our church building. Emily was a little timid on the whole concept of Trick or Treating. She wasn't sure if it was okay to take the candy from the people. Russell kept telling her it was all right. The Trunk or Treat was also a fundraiser for our Young Women so they cooked a "Spook"getti dinner for us. Russell and I had an opportunity to serve by helping with the dinner. Russell helped set up the tables and chairs and I cooked up 10 lbs of spaghetti noodles. The Young Women leader in charge of this just had her gall bladder taken out so she couldn't do much so it was good to help her out. The leader is also our bishop's wife and later at the Trunk or Treat, he came up to us and thanked us so much for helping her. We figured it was the least we could do to thank our great ward for these last two years! During the dinner, the costume contest was judged. We won the "Cutest Costume" award for our Flintstones costumes! It was really fun. We will definitely miss this ward. I am sad to leave.
On our way home from the Trunk or Treat, we were passed by this vehicle...
That's right, The OSCAR MAYER WEINERMOBILE!!!! When we drove passed it, it was even playing the song out loud speakers! I made Russell flip around and follow it so we could get a picture of it. The Weinermobile stopped in front of a house on Del Mar in Bloomington. I guess the people there had reserved it from LA for a birthday party. We decided to stop and kind of crash the party so we could get a picture with the Weinermobile too! The people didn't seem to care, they even told us to come look inside but we didn't want to crash the party any more so took our pictures and left. It was so COOL! Emily called it the hot dog car. Definitely a good treat for Halloween!
Saturday the 30th, we went to Russell's parents' Trunk or Treat. Emily did a lot better at this Trunk or Treat. She walked from car to car basically on her own and would yell Trick or Treat to each person handing out candy. She would nicely pick out one piece of candy (either a sucker or M&M's) and put it in her little bag and walk to the next car saying "Come on Mama, trick or treat!" One guy gave Emily a Tootsie Roll. Emily took it and then turned to me and said,"This Ucky cangy mom!" We were right in front of the guy that gave it to her so I had to keep a straight face as I told her, "No it's yummy put it in your bag!" As we walked away, I couldn't help but laugh so hard inside! It is definitely true that kids say the darnedest things!
After the Trunk or Treat, we went over to my parent's house for more Trick or Treating. Emily loved Trick or Treating, she especially loved all the CANDY. She probably ate more candy in the last few days than she has her whole life! When she woke up this morning, I asked her what she wanted for breakfast and she ran to her Trick or Treat bag and brought it to me and said she wanted "Trick or Treat for brefas." I told her couldn't have candy for breakfast and she was kind of mad!
Here is our scary pumpkin! We carved it Saturday morning and Emily wanted nothing to do with touching the guts. The funniest thing is that last year, she dug right in and even tried to eat the guts but this year she wouldn't even put her hand in the pumpkin. What a sissy! As you can see from the picture she tried to hide every time we tried to get here to touch the pumpkin. It was so funny!
Saturday the 30th, we went to Russell's parents' Trunk or Treat. Emily did a lot better at this Trunk or Treat. She walked from car to car basically on her own and would yell Trick or Treat to each person handing out candy. She would nicely pick out one piece of candy (either a sucker or M&M's) and put it in her little bag and walk to the next car saying "Come on Mama, trick or treat!" One guy gave Emily a Tootsie Roll. Emily took it and then turned to me and said,"This Ucky cangy mom!" We were right in front of the guy that gave it to her so I had to keep a straight face as I told her, "No it's yummy put it in your bag!" As we walked away, I couldn't help but laugh so hard inside! It is definitely true that kids say the darnedest things!
After the Trunk or Treat, we went over to my parent's house for more Trick or Treating. Emily loved Trick or Treating, she especially loved all the CANDY. She probably ate more candy in the last few days than she has her whole life! When she woke up this morning, I asked her what she wanted for breakfast and she ran to her Trick or Treat bag and brought it to me and said she wanted "Trick or Treat for brefas." I told her couldn't have candy for breakfast and she was kind of mad!
Here is our scary pumpkin! We carved it Saturday morning and Emily wanted nothing to do with touching the guts. The funniest thing is that last year, she dug right in and even tried to eat the guts but this year she wouldn't even put her hand in the pumpkin. What a sissy! As you can see from the picture she tried to hide every time we tried to get here to touch the pumpkin. It was so funny!We had a great time celebrating Halloween this year. Now we are looking forward to gaining a million pounds and rotting our teeth from eating all of our candy.
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