Freaky Family Fêtes

Our family halloween party this year was a memorable one.

(actually they all are) So glad that we initiated the "a-costume-

is-mandatory-for entrance" rule last year. It was fun to see

who everybody came up with. Mike-Woody, Jenny-silly doctor,

Evy-monkey, Nora-Little Miss Muffit, Mom & Dad- BYU and

U of U fans, Kate-Audrey Hepburn, Me-Cleopatra, Reece-

Marc Antony.

R and I watched Elizabeth Taylor's cleopatra and I told him

to pick out a costume....he chose the one below. (minus the

leopard) I had some ideas for my own as I loved every dress

Elizabeth wore in the movie, but I ended up just being able

to copy her make-up design.

I worked hard (maybe a little too hard) on Reece's costume,

sewed the tunic, hemmed it with gold fringe, painted the

cheap foam armor, added gold detailing, sewed a cape that

clipped on the armor with tassels hiding the clips. I really

get into things....But by the time it came to my costume I

had run out of steam so I opted for the costume in a bag.

I at least didnt have to buy a wig...yeah that mop on my head

that is way way too long is my real hair.

Evy loved Marc Antony's costume she touched and pointed to

everything that was gold and even roared when she came to

the two lions I glued on the shoulders of the breastplate.

For dinner we had corn chowder in homemade bread bowls

(thanks Kitch).




Then came craft time so the boys snuck over to the couch

to play on their iphones, party poopers. We actually didnt

have as many activities this year, our big event was cupcake

decorating. The owl and the pumpkin designs are from

Hello Cupcake book (I will make every cupcake in that

book... someday).

We did finally get Mike over to explore his creative genius,

and this is what he came up with....Bone Henge. Perfect.

We finished with the tradition of making carmeled apples.

The next day (Halloween) I added some bodies for my

owl heads and made Reece go deliver plates of cupcakes

to friends with me and to show off his costume one more time.

I love how Dubie looks perfectly egyptian. (After we found him

as a kitten and before we found out he was a boy I was

thinking of calling him Cleo (short for cleopatra) or

Bastet ) confession...We also tried to change his name from

Dubie to Nubie (short for Anubis) because of the first name's

drug connotation...but it didnt stick. Yes Im a nerd.

Then a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our October birthdays!

Kitch and my dad. Love these two amazingly. I love how

Nora and Eve Bug have been in all the birthday cake

pictures in the last 2 years. And I love Nora's smile in this

shot even more!! ha. Still keeping up with the tradition

of getting our cakes from Bakers (most yummy cakes ever,

just the smell of the frosting reminds me of my childhood...

that and pulling off and nibbling the frosting leaves they

place on the side of the cake) I will have to post all the

the great cakes they have made for all our themed birthdays

growing up, cinderella, alice in wonderland, space (one of

my themes...uh...), little mermaid.

Kitch got her very own digital SLR AHHHHH! soo excited.

This girl has got talent, check out her pictures here... cant

wait to go shooting together. And for Pops, we all collected

fun memories of dad that we pulled out of a bowl and read

and made him guess who he created that memory with.

It made for some good laughs.

I love you family, so so much.