sunday dinner was a hit i believe! rayann and her family got to actually come over and spend time with us! so i of course wanted to do something "halloweenie" :) i made potato cheese soup with mashed potato ghosts and bread stick bones! my dad called them dog bones, which i know they do look more like dog bones than human bones.. but it was the thought that counts! i didn't take the picture soon enough either so the ghost started melting a little bit.. but they actually turned out kind of cute! and i was quite proud of myself for making something that tasted pretty good too!

so paul got the last half of work off on saturday, so we got to spend the evening playing games, watching movies, and carving pumpkins! it was the first time paul and i have ever carved pumpkins together! i cherish these moments! :)

Could you have expected anything else from him?

She's funny!

it was actually quite fun!
we got four pumpkins that came with four free 2 liters of soda for six bucks! what a deal!

So we always have a big party for Halloween, and i've been really getting into the spirit this year! I have found so many cute things that would be fun for our party, but realize that there are way too many to do all in one night.. so i've decided to try and spread them out and try to do a couple a week until Halloween! It's been so fun coming up with ideas!
Now as many of you know i am not a very good cook, but i really really want to become one! (or even be able to at least just do the basics! ) so i thought i would take advantage of this while we are living at my parents house.. (we just moved in on monday while we are in transition to move into our house..) and learn some tricks from my mama!
We chose to just do a classic the other night.. Caramel Apples! i learned that you don't want to let them sit at all if you want to put nuts on them.. they harden way too fast and the nuts won't stick.

They aren't the pretties things on the planet...

But they were sure delicious!

none the less, my sister, mom, and i had fun making them together!
stay tuned for more fun things to come!
Happy Halloween!