Our Halloween 2013

Oops I'm way behind in posting for Halloween! I actually totally forgot about it, I thought I had already posted about it for some reason haha!

A few days before Halloween we went over to our friends Jesse and Stacy's house. They had a birthday party for their daughter MJ that doubled as a Halloween party also. There were a ton of kids but it was a lot of fun.

The Thompson Family

 

The outside was decorated really well. They even had a fog machine.

 Snack table

 

More snacks and MJ's cake.

 

 Our Family Halloween Pic

(I just noticed it looks like I have 3 arms in this pic. Weird!)

 

 

 I did Steven's costume for the most part. I think I did a pretty good job hehe! He looks scary!

 

 This kid was already into the candy.

Haley, Serenity and the Thompson's daughter Luz. They are good friends.

 

 Jesse and my hubby

 

 These 2 are too hilarious for words!

All the kids at the party. Some of them had some awesome costumes. Like Lego man to the left.

 

 Fast forward a few days and Halloween night we took the girls trick-or-treating. We went early so we could come back and give out candy for a little while. (Of course going out early gets you the best candy and people give out more since they aren't close to running out yet. Hehe! Write that down in the book of Halloween knowledge) Plus of course we like to be at our house when its dark. We play loud, creepy Halloween music and dubstep and set out strobe lights. It's super fun scaring little kids!

 Even Chloe got to wear a costume. Look at that face, is it not the cutest!!

I picked this sweater out kind of as a joke, I didn't think Steven would let me dress up the dog so girly. But surprisingly he loved it! He likes to act tough, but I think it's cute how he spoils the dog.

 

Trevi Italian Restaurant-Halloween Pizzia

With Halloween at the end of the month, TREVI Italian Restaurant, located at the heart of The Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas, is sharing an easy to make delicious treat.
 
Chef Peter Scaturro has created the perfect pizza for the spooky season and has shared his easy step-by-step instructions on how to make the Trick or TREVI Pumpkin Pizza at home.

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1.      Mix some ricotta cheese with salt and pepper and a little orange food color to get the pumpkin color desired.

2.      Stretch about 7 to 8 ounces of pizza dough to about 10 inches in diameter.

3.      To make the eyes, nose and mouth of the festive jack-o-lantern, cut squares and triangles from pepperoni slices.

4.      Spread the ricotta mixture onto the dough.

5.      Pinch the top of the dough to form the pumpkin shape (I used a zucchini skin as the stem).

6.      Add some shredded cheddar cheese, pepperoni parts and bake.

7.      Stripe the pizza with balsamic glaze to make the lines of the pumpkin for that extra touch!

Want to find out more  about the posh Trevi Italian Restaurant? Check out their website. Don't forget to stop by and try them out next time you are in Vegas!

Website: http://www.trevi-italian.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TREVILV

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TREVILV 

Fall Festival

Wow it has been a while since I've blogged! We are busy getting settled into our new house and finding our way around town. My oldest daughter's school is right close by so Haley Bear and I can walk her to school in the morning and walk to pick her up in the afternoon. Its a great way to get out of the house. Although the school is rated a bit low, I like my daughter's teacher and I think she is doing well. It is always a hard decision to decide what schooling is best for your child: Christian, public or home school. I'll be writing a post on that soon and why I've decided to do different things with my daughters.

I also got involved in this neat group called "I am THAT Girl". It's almost like girl scouts for college girls. We reach out to girls in the community and also focus on helping each other and ourselves become the best possible person we can be. I'll be doing a post on that soon as well.

This past weekend we took the girls to a Fall Festival our housing put on. It was nice because everything was free! We had a dinner of those big turkey legs you get at fairs or carnivals, kettle corn, funnel cakes and cotton candy. The girls got to play in the bounce houses. There was a free "pumpkin patch" where each family got a pumpkin but we didn't get around to that, the line was too long. And also just getting one pumpkin is not a good idea, the girls would probably fight over it.

Here are the girls as we are waiting in line to get in. Haley is Ariel. Her face is ridiculous lol! Serenity wanted to be a devil girl. I think her outfit is adorable. And check out the devilish look on her face!

And here is the hubby stuffing his face. Those turkey legs were good! And Haley is stuffing her face in the background. Good thing I had the camera...no pics of me stuffing my face...and I sure did!

 

And the cotton candy chow down! They were sticky but happy kids afterwards haha!

Halloween 2012

Halloween really snuck up on us this year. We have been so busy with moving preparations, appointments, and lots of other stuff. I wanted to take the girls to a costume party or fall festival but by the time I went to look for some they were already over. O well. Luckily I got the girl's costumes a while ago. We opted to dress up with the girls and take them around the neighborhood. They had a blast so thats what matters.

Serenity was a fairy...

 

Haley was Super Girl...

 

I found a Sombrero at Goodwill and drew a mustache on Steven with eyeliner

His name is Juan hehe!

 

I didn't have a costume so I just threw some stuff together from my closet. So what do I look like?

Pirate? Gypsy? Weird mom? haha

Simple Fall Kids Activity #1-Pumpkin Painting

Over the next few weeks the girls and I will be doing some fun, easy fall activities. Here is the first one we did. I bought a small bag of mini pumpkins and let the girls paint them. We spread newspaper on the table and I covered the girls with an old big T-shirt for easy cleanup. Then we displayed them on the railing of our front porch.

Haley looking serious!

 

Serenity