Mrs. E's Candies

My mom was the Mrs. E's Candy lady for Halloween. She spent a lot of time putting her valence together and found out the day before Halloween that it was accidently thrown away by the janitor! Being the amazing woman that she is, she made another just in time for the big day. What a creative costume! From what I have heard everyone loved it.

The Amazing Race Champions

Marc and I were in an Amazing Race competition with 12 couples last night and our team won first place! It was so exhausting and Marc can't walk today, but it was worth it because we had our moment of glory. I just found out that the gnome trophy will be passed on to next year's champions so we will have to try and defend our title.

Halloween Bash

This was the first annual Stott Family Halloween Party. The Ures and Millers joined us along with Linda and Katie. Beth had recieved her fairy skirt and wings before the party and kept asking Grandma to fix the wings so they were real! We had the same problem with the magic wand. What a disappointment not to have it work properly! Oh well! Everyone quickly rallied, that is, until Katie arrived in her Ariel costume! Bethany wanted to be Ariel. Easy going Katie simply traded her, and all was well. Rebekah Rose came as a strawberry and Joshua left his tiger at home, so everyone thought it would be funny to let him be Superman. (I think this is probably Mimi's costume. Do you want it back, under the circumstances?)
Dinner included Parmesan Chicken with delicious Pesto Pumpkin Pasta, made with basil from the garden. Dessert was Ghosts in a Graveyard.
The children enjoyed Halloween Bingo and Halloween Memory, followed by a Fish Pond, while James, Nate and Will carved pumpkins, then it was lights out for some Halloween songs and finger plays in the light of the glowing Jack-0-lanterns. We appreciate everyone who traveled to attend and were so glad to have the Nielsens here. Happy Halloween!

April 9, 2009

Click the picture and read the cake!