Happy Halloween from Mystery, Inc.!

Happy Halloween! We had so much fun with our family theme this year. It took us a little while to figure out our theme this year, but once we did- we were all in. My kids still enjoy watching Scooby Do and so this theme was great for us. 

So here was our run down of costumes- Benson was Scooby Do. Tucker dressed up as Shaggy. Bailey was dressed as Velma and Tanner dressed up as Fred. I dressed up as Daphne and Chris was our Mystery Machine. 

Sometimes it feels like we've done all the fun family themes for Halloween but then we will think of something and it comes together. Steph Lanoy came and met us downtown to take pictures for us. I was so grateful for her. 

So without further adieu, here are our Halloween pics this year. 

On the day before Halloween, Benson decided he didn't want to wear his Scooby Do costume to school. He was worried he would get teased for being a "furry" - which is just ridiculous. I can't believe kids would tease over such stupid things. But since I didn't want him to get teased we put together another costume. He really wanted to be an invisible man so we threw it together. I think it turned out pretty well. He wore it to school and everyone loved it. 

The rest of the kids didn't wear costumes to school today. I also got to go Benson's class party today. It was hilarious watching him function in his classroom in his costume. We eventually had to take his hat off so he could see. 

Then tonight we had our Drake cousins over, since they recently moved back to NWA. We all ate dinner together and then set off to "Trick or Treat" together. Bailey actually met up with some friends after about 20 minutes with us and Tanner left us for his friends about 40 mins in. But we had alot of fun together. We trick-or-treated the entire neighborhood of Tuscany and the kids got so many full size candy bars. 

I also got a sweet visit from my friend Jade and her adorable family. I absolutely adore her boys and I was so glad they wanted to come trick-or-treat at our house.

After we finished trick-or-treating, we had our Lanoy cousins and our Drake cousins over to stay the night. First we had to go to "Andy's" to get our free one-topping sundaes. The kids were so happy with their ice creams.

Then we went back to our house and the kids watched "Sonic the Hedgehog" and hung out until bedtime. 

I think it was a pretty successful Halloween and we really enjoyed having so much family around to hang out with. Happy Halloween from Mystery Incorporated!

Halloween Fun

This month has been a bit crazy between Chris being gone for military training and all the different HS band commitments, but we've managed to squeeze in some Halloween activities. 

On one Friday night when the HS had an away game and Tanner and Bailey weren't required to be at the game, we were able to have a Halloween movie night. I put together a skeleton themed movie night and we had so much fun. We made jack-o-lantern pizzas and had popcorn and treats. I also put together a little soda bar with these cute skull shaped cups. 

We watched an edited version of "Sleepy Hollow". It was ok. We didn't love it but it was stil fun to be together. 

We also found time on a weeknight to do our "Trail of Fears" drive. I looked up all the houses in the area that have Halloween decorations and we put on our Halloween pjs. I also made us some Halloween hot cocoa that the kids drank in their skeleton cups. 

There were some awesome houses that had lights and projected things onto their homes. We listened to spooky music while we drove around. It was fun and it's one of our favorite traditions.

Lastly, we found time to carve pumpkins. We didn't want to carve them too early, because they rot so quickly. Some of the pumpkins turned out better than others but the kids had fun regardless. 

Now Halloween is just a few days away and I'm more than ready for it. Chris gets home from his military training tomorrow and I'm so excited. It's been challenging managing all the Halloween fun, plus school and church obligations without him. We are excited to have him home and to enjoy Halloween together. 

 

BWHS Homecoming

Tonight Bailey went to her first Homecoming dance at Bentonville West High School. 

She went with a bunch of friends and it was so fun getting her all dressed up. 

She looked so gorgeous in her blue dress and she loved having her little bouquet of flowers. 

We met up with a couple of her friends to take pictures before the dance. Then they took off for the dance. 

She said she had a great time and I was glad to hear it. 

Tanner didn't want to go because he was tired after a long day at HS band practice. Bailey went to band practice too, but she still wanted to go.  

I'm glad she had fun. My high school didn't have Homecoming dances, so this was new territory for me. But I'm looking forward to many more years of dances with my kiddos.