Halloween Happiness

The orange and black holiday is not one the Suchan Clan has looked forward to in the past. It has been a reminder of gross and creepy things. I must say after this year it will be a holiday we will look forward to every year and we didn't even go trick-or-treating! Here are a few pictures of what made this Halloween so great!

This year we decided to start a new family tradition. I love family traditions. To me they are the chocolate chips in the cookie of life. For FHE one Monday in the month of October we will have a Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza. This will be complete with a soup in bread bowls dinner, going to a pumpkin patch and picking our perfect pumpkins, and getting elbow deep in pumpkin guts in efforts to carve the most excellent face. We did it a little to early this year and our poor pumpkins did not make it to Halloween. Sad. Live and learn. Next year they will survive.

Logan at the pumpkin patch picking out his pumpkin. We carved a two toothed pumpkin for him. Maybe next year he can do a little himself.

Chris and Logan scoping out the best pumpkins.

OH SICK! There is nothing like being elbow deep in pumpkin guts. That is a Halloween special. So fun. It has got to be good for my skin right? (That is what I kept telling myself)

Cinderella (Our niece Kezia) and a ferocious Tiger (Logan River.) We went to Tremonton the week before Halloween to visit the Suchan family and to show off our little tiger (Thanks Grandma for the costume!) Growing up the fam always had chili and cinnamon rolls on Halloween night. This year the delicious tradition took place a little early. We had fun playing games, watching a little football, and gawking at the cutest grandkids in their costumes.

Has there ever been a cuter tiger? I think not! On "Utah" Halloween we went over and trick-or-treated at Grandma and Grandpa Decker's house. Growing up my mom would always make Halloween stew for us before we went out trick-or-treating so we would stay warm. She made a pot of the yummy stew for us. Logan even had some!

The annual Olsen family Halloween party. It was a blast! We sure love them! We went as zoo keepers with our little tiger. That is what we call a last minute costume:) We will do better next year.

Thanks everyone for making our Halloween so fun!