The Trunk or Treat That Wasn't

On Saturday our family got together for what was supposed to be dinner at Katie's house and then trunk or treat at her church.  Unfortunately, we found out that Katie's ward is the only ward in the church that does not operate on Mormon Standard Time, and when we arrived at 6:20 we found that we were too late.  We had a few little ones in costumes all excited to see other kids in costumes and get some treats.  So we had to improvise.

Katie's back yard became our own family "neighborhood", with all the moms (and Grandpa) manning a station for the kids to go door to door and get some treats.

Here are a few photos of some of our trick-or-treaters:

Benjamin the Buccaneer

Noelle as Rapunzel

Davy as Harry Potter

Ava as a ladybug

Here are a few grandkids getting treats from Granny and Grandpa:

Jenny as Tinkerbell

James the Pirate

Benjamin tells Grandpa that a pirate says "arrr"

And here are few more, enjoying the spoils of the evening:

Rapunzel and a random 6th grader (Nicole) with a cup full of candy

chubby little bug

Ava's first piece of candy.  Ever.

Silver Lake

Ahhh, fall.

October 1st and a family outing to Silver Lake to see some gorgeous fall color.  Even the teenagers wanted to go (shocker) but by the end were wishing we'd hurry up and be done already (not a shocker).  Mel and I and the two younger girls could have stayed longer.  It was a beautiful day, perfect weather, and lots of brilliant yellows in the trees.

Definitely my favorite season.