Halloween

Halloween is always a fun holiday. A time to dress up, get gooey in pumpkin, eat lots of candy, and have fun with friends, family, and neighbors. It is a nice start to the cold of fall and winter. This year we were actually in Denver on Halloween. The kids had a five day weekend so we decided to spend some family time in Denver. Our motel was great, it had an indoor swimming pool that the kids spent a lot of time in. They served both dinner and breakfast (full buffet) every day. Just the motel itself was a vacation. We also went to a really fun park that had a tree house play area, a huge boulder to climb, a big slide going down the hill, and lots of tunnels and bridges to play on. It even had a neat stage area. The kids had a blast. We had lunch at Casa Banitas a family Mexican restaurant that has a huge pool with divers that entertain during dinner. A fun weekend. We didn't even bring our costumes because we celebrated Friday night at our church Halloween Party.

The kids had a blast with games and trick or treating around the classrooms. We didn't get very very good pictures, but these give you an idea of our costumes and fun. We also made our traditional Halloween Gingerbread house. This is a fun tradition that we enjoy, and a good way to use all that candy! We usually all end up with black fingers and faces from the black frosting. I think our Gingerbread houses usually end up looking pretty spooky so it is better to display them for Halloween rather than Christmas!