Halloween 2012

This year for Halloween we had a Minnie Mouse, a Vampire, and a Morgan Horse:

 This year the kids agreed to doing something fun instead of trick-or-treating. We went to dinner at Olive Garden (where the kids got to eat free) and then went to the dollar movie theater. Morgan and Brynne watched Brave in 3D while Melissa and I wandered around Shopko being glad we weren't going to have tons of candy in our house. :) The other part of the deal was a trip to Lowe's Extreme Air Sports (stay tuned for a blog about our time there).

Morgan also decided she wanted to have a Halloween party this year. She invited several girls from school and a new friend from Orchestra. In a moment of weakness, I agreed to a late-over party which meant it went from 6:00 all the way to 10:00. One of the activities was racing to wrap each other up in toilet paper like mummies. (The toilet paper may or may not have ended up on the trees at the neighbor's house...) Here is a picture of Morgan with her mummy partner, Shandey.

 The girls also played a white elephant game. Here is a picture of all the girls with their gifts:

I must admit I had my eyes opened during Morgan's party. I was shocked at how much time the girls spent texting, sometimes even to each other during the party. I was also surprised, although I shouldn't have been, at the discussion about who likes which boys. It suddenly hit me that Morgan is less than a year away from being 12 years old and entering Young Women in church. She is going to be in Junior High next year! She's also probably going to pass me up in height next year. Crazy!!!