Halloween

Happy Halloween! We love Halloween at our house. Except this year, Scott was still out of town for work. He just barely missed it, he should be home in a few days. He's in Louisiana, which in and of itself is a long trip home....but they have a detour to Phoenix on the way back. So Spencer and I missed him this year. Fortunately, I live with, and have family close. Spencer, Natalie, and Alex are all about Mickey Mouse right now. Natalie's absolute favorite is Donald Duck; it's her alter ego. Every time we talk to her, we refer to her as Natalie Donald. And when she's pretending to be something else, like a vampire, it's Donald pretending...so she is then Natalie Donald vampire. So of course Natty was Donald. Originally Alex was going to be Mickey, and Spencer was going to be Pluto. I really liked the Mickey costume, and turns out Alex was terrified of the thing, and would not put it on. So Spencer was Mickey, and Alex wore a sweat suit with a skeleton on it. I was Minnie, to compliment Spencer. Our Halloween route is becoming a tradition. We always start out by going to our neighbors house; they give out cans of Pepsi every year. They are probably some of the most generous people I know (When Spencer was born they gave him $25 in Sacajawea dollars...because every kid needs a piggy bank:)) I got my Pepsi, and Spence couldn't leave without his. We then went to my stakes "Trunk-or-Treat". We love the trunk-or-treat, lots of candy very fast:). Plus it was fun to say hi to all the people who use to be in my ward (I've said it before, new stake boundaries, 5 wards instead of 6, and of course my ward, which was the first ward organized in Boise, established in 1936, was the main one to get dissolved). So that was fun. Our stake had a chili/hot dog feed along with the trunck-or-treat, so we had dinner. After that, we made a stop over to our good friends the Matagi's (Sefa, Fanua, and Naki). After the Matagi's we made our stop to my Grandparent's house in Meridian. Natalie, Alex, and Spencer love going to Grandma & Grandpa Mortensen's house. They have a cow (not right now), a creek with a rope swing going through their back yard, trampoline, a big tree house/jungle gym type area, lots of room to run, and lots of fun toys. Out of all the toys, Spencer is drawn to the Halloween, and everyday, decorations. My grandma has an awesome wooden Noah's Ark, with all the animals in it, Spencer can't get enough of what he can't touch. So we always stay and visit for awhile. After that stop we always go over to my grandparent's neighbors. Ever since I can remember, (the neighbors) they have always had a teacup poodle. Teacup is the smallest breed of poodle, just under toy. I remember one named Monique, and one named Sadie, and the one they have now is named Tina Marie. Spencer loves Tina. After that we stopped at our Aunt/Uncle's house down the road, then called it a night. Every stop we make, is a visit, not just a trick or treat and good bye. At our last two stops my 2 year old Nephew Alex would stand at the door, after we rang the doorbell, and say, "Come on in, come on in, come on in"....he knew that's what whoever answered the door would say. That's why we love truck-or-treat, it lets us get lots of candy, because we don't go to very many houses. It's fun with kids this age, because once they get older it turns into a "hang out with friends" holiday, more so than a family holiday. We aren't too exciting around Halloween....but then again we aren't too excited ever.....but we had fun. Probably not as much fun as Scottie though. He spent Halloween on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the crapper.

Too much fun?