Saturday, October 31, 2009

Halloween, be gone!

I LOVE being festive. I had so many plans with the kids this year. However, this week has been miserable!!! I've been stuck at home, trying to heal -- wishing I could show the kids a good time. I think Jer and I will both be happy when the stress of the holiday is over.

Here are the kids before Trunk-or-Treat on Thursday. Jer took them to get their costumes, and Alyssa selected Minnie Mouse, while Jayce chose a Transformer (much to my chagrin, but as long as he's happy . . . ). The night went well, but the weather was cold. You Utahns may mock Vegas cold, but for little Alyssa, the cooler temps caused major meltdowns.




Jayce kept trying to make these tough Transformer faces and poses. Funny.



My sweet Alyssa. She makes a stunning MM.

This was taken before Trick-or-Treating at Town Square (an outdoor mall). Alyssa refused to be Minne twice, so she opted for her BYU cheerleader outfit. Sadly, the night was a bust. Jer just called me from his cell saying that he'll be in traffic for at least an hour (for a drive that should be 10 minutes). Most stores were out of the candy, and the crowds were so intense that no one had fun. Poor guys! No one Trick-or-Treats in the neighborhood, so we thought this woud be a good idea. WRONG!
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Goodbye, Halloween 2009! Good riddance!


8 comments:

Shaun and Jessy Cheney said...

I can't believe how big alyssa is, she's getting so pretty, she did make a stunning minnie! Love jayce's tough guy face!

hOLLIANN said...

Boo to that dang appendix...spoils everything! Hope you are feeling better...the kids are darling!

Amberlyn said...

Your kids are adorable!!! It looks like ya'll survived.

Kayelynn said...

Hey, don't tell anyone I said this, but I'm kind of glad its all over, too! :)

MommyMert said...

I am here with you and glad its over too. (I didnt even give candy away last night.. boo to me. I had the "treats", but couldnt deal with it.) You at least had a good excuse. :) two actually... baby and appendix. Enjoy where you are at. Enjoy that little baby, and hope you feel better soon. Love A&J's costumes though.

Melinda said...

I feel bad I missed the news about your appendix. I hope you're feeling better now. I'm sorry you had to go through all that with a new baby. The kids look adorable. I'll bet they had some fun even though you didn't. I love the Transformer faces!

Cory and Emily said...

I love the pictures!

I remember Halloween being cold in Vegas (and a few meltdowns that it brought on too!)

Get well soon!

Jodi said...

What cute kids!! And I just did a little "blog catch up" - sorry to hear about your hospital stay and appendix - happy for you that you have such great friends and neighbors to take care of you!