Halloween 2011

It was a very busy Halloween weekend around here!

We started off with a last minute family party with Rick's family. Not a Halloween party, just a family get together.

I made these Sugar Cookie Bars and frosted them with my

Favorite Buttercream Icing.

They were a big hit!

The icing recipe is quickly becoming one of my most asked for recipes.

Sadly, my family still scraped the icing off!!!

I don't know what's wrong with them...

Then it was time for our 3rd Annual Halloween Party!!!

This year, I decided to do a

"Mystery Menu" Dinner:

 (I had a cute graphic at the top, but it's not one I can share...)

 We had so much fun!!!

Everyone was a good sport and played along.

My dad was the best at choosing his menu items~ he pretty much had it all figured out & was the only one who ate a mostly normal meal.

There was much laughing!

Everyone has commented on how much fun it was.

A great night, for sure.

I almost didn't do a Halloween Party this year...

So glad I did!

The Slimy Red Goop salad actually turned out for me. That's 2 Jell-O's that I've actually had work!

It was not very appetizing though. It had kind of a yucky texture. Hey~ but if you want the recipe, let me know!

The punch was also weirdish. It tasted great...but also involved Jell-O...which I don't think I dissolved enough before I added the cold liquid...so it set up a little and had an unpleasant texture as well.

So another Jell-O failure!

I'm happy to share that recipe too... :)

(Hey~ it was Halloween, so failures were funny....not distressing!)

On Halloween, I helped out with Shane's Halloween party at school.

I was in charge of the craft.

We made these cute mummies~

The kids loved them & so did the parents!

The kids did a great job, and they all turned out so cute.

It was fun to see how creative some of the kids were.

I used a 1x4 cut into 5" lengths.

Rick cut and sanded the boards for me & then spray painted them with an ivory paint.

I bought some muslin and ripped it into strips about an inch wide.

I had the kids tie 2 strips together and then they just wrapped it around the board.

Then we glued on the eyes...

And they were done.

Super cute!

Super easy!

Last of all was the Trick-or-Treating

These are the ghouls that made the neighborhood rounds this year:

Punk Rocker, Captain America, The Ghost of Lou Gherig, Gangsta

They spent the whole afternoon & evening together & had their own little party.

They cracked me up! They were so funny!!!

So glad for my neighbor who helped me get the boys together. It was great for Shane & really helped him make form some great friendships.

Now, Halloween decor is down and Thanksgiving is UP!

I'm hosting my extended family at my house this year.

So excited!

I might even make Jell-O!