TREAT #1: Jonathan was on pigeon duty. (Treat for me!) He had to clean gutters, etc. Not pleasant. (No pic's).
TREAT #2: No scheduled competitions on Saturday. This was our first competition-free weekend since summer break. Nathan worked, (soccer ref.), Emily worked on homework and caught up on some much needed rest. Megan had gymnastics, just work-out. Smash helped with pigeon duty, garage clean-up, etc. We all worked around the house and finished getting the Halloween costumes ready.
A "Smash"ing new washing machine!
A Mega-basket full of laundry.
(Nathan was working but if he would have been home, he would have resembled Mr. Clean).
TREAT #3: The annual church trunk-or-treat was Saturday afternoon/evening. The kids love this activity. I enjoy seeing all of the kids dressed up and gleaming with excitement as they go from car to car. Cute!
TREAT #4: My niece, Marilyn, joined us at the trunk-or-treat!
TREAT #5: We returned home with Marilyn and our friends the Tolberts, (who thought the "treating" began 1 1/2 hrs. later than it really did, so they did not get to enjoy a proper party), to play games and munch on popcorn. Lots of fun! (Wish I would have gotten pic's of game night).
Here is one little member of the Tolbert fam. 
Ariana excitedly showing me her "bat" teeth that have come in just in time for Halloween.
What a bowl full of treats you have already received. My kids love to trunk-or-treat also....that is if our ward would have it! We did nothing in the way of a Halloween party this year so I have had to branch out and do other things with my kids.
Love your costumes! I saw someone last year with the laundry basket idea. I took a picture of her because I thought it would be cute to do sometime. You beat me to it. All your kids look so cute. Love Emily's face smudges.
Posted by: Kim | October 30, 2007 at 09:24 AM
I had so much fun with you guys on Saturday!! Thanks for inviting me over. I can't wait for tomorrow!!
Posted by: Marilyn | October 30, 2007 at 03:18 PM
How fun!! What a treat for me to see how your Saturday turned out! The costumes look so good!!
May I say that I am super jealous that I won't be a part of tomorrow night's festivities as well?
Love you guys!
Posted by: Karen | October 30, 2007 at 10:46 PM
Megan talked to me about her friend that said that she wasn't participating in Halloween because of what Halloween represents...
Megan had no idea what she was talking about.
This is a great lesson for me. We have the power to create our own culture and tradition and build positive memories and messages, independent of what the majority of society believes.
Thanks Mar for building fun into every Holiday and building memories for our family.
It's a treat for me to be part of it all.
Jonathan
Posted by: Jonathan | October 31, 2007 at 10:29 AM
I loved seeing all the pics of the kids! Trunk or treat is always fun, wich we could have come. Get a load of this, our ward had Trunk or Treat on Monday night....
Posted by: Louise Baca | November 01, 2007 at 08:14 PM
Thanks for spending your Saturday evening with us! The games were FUN, the popcorn YUM, but spending time surrounded by your wonderful family was the BEST part of the evening.
Upon returning home, I reflected on the evening and realized why your house hasn't sold. For every prayer YOUR family utters asking for divine assistance in relocating to Colorado, there are so many more people that are praying for a miracle to keep you here. You are simply outnumbered. ;)
Posted by: LT | November 03, 2007 at 07:39 AM
Love the laundry idea, so cute. How are you always so creative?
Posted by: Stacy | November 06, 2007 at 03:49 PM