Halloween 2014

Most everyone I know is aware that I absolutely LOVE Halloween. I love the weather, the scary movies, the costumes, the candy....all of it!  Each year I decorate a little bit more and a little bit earlier, just so I can enjoy the decor myself.  Since we live in BFE we don't get any trick-or-treaters, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying Halloween.

Every year since we moved to our current house we've had a Halloween Costume party. This made our fifth year and although it was much smaller than most years, it was just as fun! We had a small party of 12, Jason made his delicious chili and by the end of the night we were mix-matching costumes.  You know, mature, adult fun. Since it was a small party the dogs were allowed to come out half way through, much to their delight.  Generally with large parties I leave them put up for fear of a door or gate accidentally being left open or Buddy swiping food off of the counters and tables. L.B. was a little freaked out by too many people, but Lois Lane and Buddy ate up the attention.

This year Jason and I dressed up as Bob and Linda Belcher from "Bob's Burgers", a cartoon show on Fox that is one of our favorites. If you've never watched it, you really should. It's good stuff! We also had a pair of pirates, a cow girl, an alien, a redneck couple, a U of L fan, a bear, and a couple non-costume attendees.  Fun times!

Halloween Party 2014 Photo Gallery

Halloween Party 2013

Our fourth annual Halloween costume party went off without a hitch!  We had our largest crowd to date and ran out of Jason's Guinness chili fairly early - sorry for the late-comers that were hoping to get a taste!  Usually we make way too much and have too much leftover for us to deal with.  Go figure!  Anyway, thanks to all of the yummy goodies everyone brought along, it all worked out just fine.

It was too windy to do a fire while the majority of the guests were there, but later in the evening it calmed down so a few got to enjoy it.  But it was COLD so most people were content to stay inside or on the front porch where the house blocked most of the wind.

There were lots of cool costumes, great conversation and it was awesome having so many our friends together again!  The only hitch we had was people kept getting locked in the bathroom for some reason. The knob was malfunctioning so several people had to be rescued.

I also managed to get lots of cool costume photos this year.  Take a look and enjoy!

Prowling Vampires

'Tis All Hallows' Eve...do you know where your children are?

Prowling Vampires

'Tis All Hallows' Eve...do you know where your children are?

Portia was an awesome vampire this year!
(and my new studio lights rock!)