halloween weekend.

Halloween weekend began with some cold rain. It was perfectly creepy & cozy.
We attended our church Halloween event. There was a chili cook off & I won! I used a Cook's Illustrated recipe with blade steak and my own chili paste. Gotta love those tried and true recipes. Zara got lots of candy. She was a sticky mess for the first of many times this weekend. You can't keep my girl away from candy, she even stole the candy corn from the centerpieces !

My winning chili. Is anyone else obsessed with avocado on their chili?!::

My little puppy! This costume was cleaned a lot::

Saturday we went to a birthday party in Lexington for twin cousins. It was so cute- my aunt made Rapunzel braids. Poor Zara was so tired and she threw up. My sweet babe.::

My sister's backyard. Because I am obsessed::

Z tormented my niece's new cat, but it was very sweet. & now I want a kitten!::

My nephew and nieces. They are the best bunch of kids ever.::

Another chili cook off and another round of trick or treating! Yep, I'm a Mormon::

One night we painted and carved pumpkins. Jonas carved a dog just for Zara :) ::

We had a bizarre zoo trip. We were almost the only people there and they were taking down all of the Halloween decorations. We had a private train ride and spent way too much time with the grumpy geese::

This gorilla always loves to watch other gorillas on youtube::

& Halloween night!!

Princess Fiona! I remember hating her hairstyle when I was younger. Yet here I am ::

Hillcrest Halloween is wonderful. I have heard how good it is, but was blown away. Plus, if you go at 5, the crowd is not that bad. It was a perfect trick- or- treat scenario!

Game of Thrones! ::

Maybe my favorite::

 I just loved being with family all weekend. I worked on some house projects. Made banana bread. Caught up on my journal. Had Halloween dance parties.  Finished some audio books. & you know we watched one of the best shows ever::