Trunk or Treat

This year our ward had it's normal Trunk or Treat the only difference is that Blaine was in charge of it in a round about way. Blaine and his buddy Tim have been called as Activities Committee co-chairs for our ward. Our ward hasn't been known in the past for having the greatest activities so we are trying to change that. We also have a wide range of ages in our ward. For the past few years for the trunk or treat we have had a chili cook off but it has been outside and it was dark and you really didn't get to see anyone because it was a mad house with kids trunk or treating. This year we decided to do things a little different. It was just our ward and we did the Chili cook off with cornbread and homemade root beer in side two hours early so around 6:00 so some of the older members of the ward could come and then they wouldn't have to do the trunk or treat. We where just counting on about 150 people. Well it was a little better than that we had about 275-300 people. We have four booths set up for the kids to do like a fishing one from the bishopric, a cupcake walk, and a bean bag toss then a place set up for the kids to make sucker ghosts. All of it worked except the bean bag toss. We had so many people that they started sitting on the floor to eat and so one of our games ended up being blocked. But still it was a great time. Blaine had to work that Saturday since it was a clipper weekend so I was running around like a crazy person. Thank goodness my mother in law took the boys we used most of her decorations and cleaned out her kitchen of utensils used her expertise in making root beer like they did at girls camp so there is no way that it would have been such a success without her. This year I even made Blaine dress up we have been married for 6 1/2 years and he and I have never dressed up. I think the last time I dressed up was in college so it was kind of fun.

Ryan was an Army Man

Cameron was a Fireman

Blaine was a Jailbird

and mom was a ballerina I made a tutu for myself like the ones we make at work. The problem is that Blaine forgot to focus the camera and it was like 11:30 at night and I was pooped but at least you can kind of get the picture.

The reason why I said that we where in charge because Blaine's co-chair had hunts for three weeks in a row so Tim wasn't really around until that day. It all came together and everyone said that they had a great time so that is all that really counted. Next activity our Christmas dinner that we haven't done in a long time so that should be nice.