Partyfest 2008

This past week has been one huge Partyfest. First, on Tuesday, some of the girls in our ward threw a "non-candy" Halloween party for all the kids. Brooklyn and Aubrey had so much fun eating all the great food and playing with their friends. They went as Tinkerbell and a Jester, but we changed costumes later on (as you will see...)

On Wed, Mary (in the pic.) and I were in charge of our Pack Meeting for Boy Scouts and it turned out awesome. It was a ton of work and the boys totally wore me out, but we had such a good time. Some of the festivities included: "Harry Potter" broomstick races, "How to Eat Fried Worms" gummy worm eating contest, "Spiderwick Chrnoicles" capture the prisoner, and a "Nick of Time" treasure hunt. At one point during the evening, I was out in the hall when a group of boys ran by (during their treasure hunt) and one yelled out, "This is the best pack meeting EVERRRRRR!!" That made it all worth it.


On Thursday, we had "Beggar's Night" which is Iowa's version of Halloween (wierd - I know). An awesome family from our ward invited us over for a wonderful dinner and then we all took our kids door-to-door together. We had a great time until the stroller hit a small bumb (called a curb! :) and Brooklyn smacked her face into Aubrey's seat in the double stroller. Her mouth started pooring blood but once we got her all cleaned up and gave her a sucker she was happy as can be!



On Friday we had our ward Halloween party and Trunk-or-Treating. Unfortunately, my lame camera wasn't working so you are just going to have to use your imagination for this part.

And finally.... on Saturday was Brooklyn's birthday party! She had a princess themed party and it was awesome! We had princess hats for the girls and crowns for the boys to decorate with jewels, crayons, and stickers; a castle with a slide; a princess pinata; and of course a castle cake with icecream. She got some awesome presents and has enjoyed playing with them all weekend. One in particular (from her Grandma and Grandpa Campbell - thanks!) she has refused to let go of since she opened it. It's a doll with a stroller, bassinet, diaper bag (with tons of accessories), car seat, blanket, and tons more. Brooklyn has slept with it every night and we have loved watching her turn into a little mommy. Thanks everyone for your love and support of our little 2 year old! She loves you and so do we!!