Happy Halloween!

This post is mainly a photo dump for all things Halloween. These first two were taken by Kellie at our ward Halloween party. She does such a good job.

We could not get Tate to look at the camera, he just wanted to get that pumpkin.

Here are some of the pictures from Halloween night (trick-or-treating was scheduled for Thursday night here). The skunk costume got pulled out of the closet for Tate and Grant wanted to wear last year's fireman suit again. We did add a pair of fire boots (galoshes) this year so it was a little different. Probably the cutest skunk and fireman I've seen in a good while :)

We had our own little Halloween party on Wednesday night. Well, we just had dinner with a spooky twist. What do you think about the mummy dogs and spider web bean dip? Alright, I know the mummy dog looks more like a guy in a turban (thanks Christine). Just so you know I got these ideas off of my favorite food blog, ourbestbites.

Gotta have caramel apples, yummy!

Last but not least, the parent's costume. Ryan and I got invited to a fun costume party and went as a Harlem Globetrotter and his wife. So we went to the thrift store a while back to see what we could find for a costume. Ryan came across the dress I am wearing and we decided we had to have it (can you imagine someone owned that, for real?!) We found Ryan's jersey and shorts in the kids section there and added the accessories. I'd have to say it was one of our better costumes.

What entertains a 2 year old?

Grant goes through stages of different things that entertain him. Lately, if I need a good 15 Grant-free minutes I just give him some cups and water bottles to fill and pull his stepping stool right up to the kitchen sink. He loves to fill them up and empty into different containers. (Oh, and I usually don't let him do this with a steak knife in grabbing range).

Grant also enjoys dressing up, although he usually dons his fireman hat and coat or some of Ryan's shoes. I think this picture is probably one of those that Grant will want to burn when he's a teenager, but for now, it's funny and made it to the blog. This is the only time I've seen him do this though.

The other day he was playing in the garage and came in saying "Mommy, can you help me put these on". I don't even know where we keep these things but he found them, so he got to wear Ryan's old water shoes and work gloves for the afternoon.

Some of Grant's entertainment activities end up being better than others. Last week I was upstairs checking my emails. Tate was down for his morning nap and I knew Grant was just playing nicely by himself downstairs. Well actually I knew it was quiet down there so I should probably go see what he was doing, but I just had one more email to check... Ten minutes later I go down to find Grant had tossed the majority of the downstairs toys down to the basement and was starting to work on adding the couch cushions. At least the living room looked clean and orderly with no toys on the floor :)