That is one cool cat, man!

Chris and I decided to go as Beatniks this year.  We even spent an evening writing beatnik poetry, which is a hilarious activity if you're ever looking for something completely random to do.  We would just type the most random, abstract, meaningless yet deep-sounding phrases we could think of and then recite them to each other.  So funny!  We couldn't really get through any of them without laughing.  I guess we don't make very good beatniks.  In fact it was pretty hard to be sullen and apathetic at the Halloween party anyway because it was a dance party and man, we LOVE a good dance party.  When we arrived at the party, the DJ had the music going, but the lights were on and some guys were shooting hoops at one end of the gym.   We kicked them out, shut the lights down and were the first two on the dance floor.  Three hours later, we were still going strong!

Oh man.  We love Halloween.
And we tried to cram as much of it into October as possible.  We went to a haunted forest, attended two costume parties (plus a third costume for work), watched Monster Squad (still awesome), rode the haunted Heber Creeper, went to Thriller up in Salt Lake, went to a pumpkin patch, wore coordinating orange and black Sunday outfits to church (I know, cute right?  We totally didn't plan that one), made lots of Halloween treats, listened to our playlist of Halloween songs (mostly Thriller and Monster Mash), held the annual Halloween costume photo shoot (photos are coming), and carved pumpkins with Mike and Lauren while listening to a CD of creepy sounds.  We did NOT learn the Thriller dance, but I suppose we'll just save that for next year.  Happy Halloween everyone!

Walmart Wins Again!

Remember this little beauty from a few years ago?  Well, why mess with a good thing, right?
We had a tri-ward FHE Halloween Dance Party tonight, so I became Fanny, the shy but friendly Walmart greeter who passes out smiley-face stickers where ever she goes.  This one is always a hit.  You may not have noticed this in previous photos, but one of my favorite features in this costume is my purple polyester, pleated pants.  I kid you not, from the waist to the crotch is 15" yet the pants fit me perfectly around the waist... or should I say around the rib cage.

Anyway, we had a costume contest where contestants went up and introduced themselves and then the crowds cheered for the best costume.  I thought I had a good chance, but I was truly surprised by the over-whelming applause followed by a steady chant of "Fanny"!   I took home a gift certificate to Tucanos that more than paid for my Walmart vest (as if I hadn't already gotten my money's worth).

Temporary Tattoos

At work, we are promoting our printable tattoo paper and its uses with Halloween costumes.  That means I get to hold photo shoots with adorable kids in costume!  I love my job.  Last week I had a cowboy, a cat and a pirate come in (The mustache tattoos look so awesome on the little boys). This weekend, I went up to Scott and Elisha's place and had a couple photo shoots with Molly and Foster.

Is she not the cutest fairy you have ever seen?

Foster's was tricky. He was exceptionally patient while we applied tattoos to his lips, but we really weren't sure if the tattoo would even look right with his costume.  His patience was definitely gone by the time we took pictures.  Maybe I think I'll stick with photographing 4-6 year olds.

Molly was a perfect princess!

  

Pumpkin Patch

Chris and I went up to Kaysville this weekend to spend some good quality Halloween time with Scott and Elisha.  We went to a perfect little pumpkin patch, played in a perplexing maze and then proceeded to pick out a plethora of perfectly plump pumpkins for our precious pictures.  Priceless!

St. George Marathon

I just love this guy!  Look how great he looks at mile 23.  If you want a detailed account of the St. George Marathon, visit Chris' blog.  I'll just give you the Cliffs Notes version and the pictures.  Chris ran in the St. George Marathon on Saturday.  He did amazing beating his best time despite his girlfriends frequent interference in his training schedule.  His official time was 3:28:05.

I'm new to marathons.  I have only been around two of them, but I think they are so powerful.  You know how some people cry at weddings?  Apparently, I cry at marathons.  I love seeing so many people cheering on complete strangers.  Is there another sport where everyone involved wants nothing more than to see EVERYONE succeed?

Chris, tired of marathon training and dreading running 26.2 miles decided before the marathon that it would be a while before he did another one.  Time for a break.  Yeah right.  He was collapsed on the ground at the end and already planning the next one.  You amaze me, Chris.  I'm so proud of you!