Halloween Party

Ladybug Lisa (easiest costume on a time crunch!) and Fro Bro,

with David the Dragon (a costume his birth parents bought).

My calling (volunteer responsibility) in my ward is the Activities Committee Chairperson. Last night we had a fun activity combined with the neighboring ward, a Halloween Trunk or Treat party. We started with games and activities: several crafts, donuts on a string, a monster bean bag toss, even a game one of my students created for her little sister and which she had demonstrated in my Communications class for her "How-To" speech (we called it a Balloon-Bubble Burst). Then we had chili, cornbread, and hot dogs for dinner (I forgot to get the 20 pounds of carrots out of the fridge!), with storytelling on the stage. We attempted a costume parade (though it was like herding stray cats!), then trunk-or-treating and a hayride outside, and finally donuts and cider to top it off (and bring the children's sugar level to an all-time high).

Captivated by storytelling

Because my committee is small right now, it was a lot of work on the shoulders of a few, and I didn't shoulder nearly as much as Kathryn Latour, my counterpart from the other ward.

Kathryn Latour, the real reason for the success

I've felt a lot of stress this week, since quarter grades are due Monday (my plan tonight is to hit the sack early but wake about 2 or 3 in order to grade a class set of essays and compute grades). It didn't help that I slept 10 hours the night before last -- somehow I overslept my alarm, and Taylor let me sleep on and on. That meant yesterday was entirely Trunk or Treat, without the few extra hours I'd planned in the morning to work on grading. Oh well. The party did turn out great. Now today we start the planning for the Ward Christmas Party!

Rusty Hancock (one of my former bishops) and Stormtrooper

(the adult costumes were the best!)



Megan & John Nolls are expecting. Creative!

Jenny Jones (who watches David in the morning 4 days a week) and her daughters

The Fro Bro and the Dragon