Halloween Party 2012

As per tradition, our party usually occurs the Saturday before Halloween. We compete with a lot of other things and this year was definitely no exception. Between the neighborhood party, and the other various events going on around the valley, I am so grateful to everyone who showed up! It was a lot of fun and I am very excited about the turn out.

We went as Medieval Royalty and a little dragon this year.

My decorations were simple this year. My collection of old books were watching as our guests arrived.  Draping the furniture with white sheets adds an instant feel of Halloween for cheap!

We had food and costume contests again too. These "Dirty Q-tips" won the creepiest food hands down! And I have proof that I ate some. They were actually pretty tasty. There's nothing wrong with marshmallows dipped in melted butterscotch... except for the dirty earwax part...

The Costumes this year were creative and so much fun! Thanks for participating Everyone!

Tourists

Emma Swan

I loved the Shark! Can't see the other one...

Mary + Bert

Cutest Farm Family ever!

Where is Waldo? in the Kitchen.

My pet project this year was the trophies for the contest winners. I saw some ideas on Pinterest and decided that they were going to be at my party this year too!

We all voted and finished the night off watching Wait Until Dark. A great ending to an awesome party!  

To: A Dear Friend

Dear FHA (Fun has Arrived),
You have been like a second father to me. You had an answer for everything. Its not fair that you think you can leave us all behind to figure the rest out on our own... You are a wonderful man, you have a wonderful family, your influence has reached so many people. The world will be missing a huge part of it. But I love you and will miss you. I look forward to seeing you again. Thanks for all you did for me.

Jessica

P.S. Please remember to come get Max...

Witch's Dinner Party 2012

I have been plotting this party since mid-August. Each detail proved a perfect piece to the masterpiece. Thanks to those lovely girls who attended this year. It was so much fun! I can hardly wait until next year!

Don't pay attention to the smudge on the frame...How did I miss that?

Theme: Black and Purple with Silver accents.

 Menu:

Appetizer: Ghostly Greens

Main Dish: Bat Wings and Monster Mashed Potatoes

Dessert: Sinful Delight

Drinks: Mulled Cranberry-Blackberry Cider Spritzers

We ate dinner in candle light. It added to the creepy ambiance and created a fun atmosphere. The pictures don't do it justice, but it also helped that you couldn't see the full horror of the bat wings... 

Homemade, Halloween-shaped croutons.

Bat wings. Garlic cauliflower mashed potatoes.

No-bake Nutella Cheesecakes. mmm...

Recipes for this devious dinner can be found here (Ghostly Croutons), here(Bat Wings), here(Potatoes), here(Cider Spritzers), and here (Cheesecakes). 

We had some fun entries for our food contest. Congrats to the ladies who won. :) It was all delicious and so fun to see the creativity. 

I especially loved the Witch costumes worn this year. I couldn't be happier with the turn out. Our "Best Dressed Witch" was... electrifying. Her hat was wired with lights! Again, the picture doesn't do this lovely lady justice... but it had to be taken in the dark for full effect. 

Each lovely lady got to take home her very own vial of homemade lavender sugar scrub. And their contest prizes. The dead flower bouquet (in the first picture) also went to the Best Dressed Witch. 

The details for the next party are already underway. *wink, wink*