2nd Annual

Last night we had our 2nd Annual MacGillivray Night of Frights and Spooky Delights. It's quickly becoming one of my most favorite traditions for our little family. I channeled my inner Lucille Ball/June Clever (also in preparation for the Halloween party we attended later that night) and got to work in the kitchen. I turned on the Halloween music, the boys filed outside to carve their pumpkins and play, I drew the curtains to keep everything a surprise and a short while later we had our spooky dinner. See below to see what was on this year's menu. The night was a total success. I love how this tradition is already evolving only after a year. I love what traditions mean. Being with your family, the ones you love most, having fun and making your time together count and last a lifetime. And that's exactly what we did.

witchy fingers- cut string cheese in half and use a pearing knife to cut out a spot for a green pepper finger nail held in place with cream cheese and make grooves for the witches knuckles.mashed boo-tatoes- pile up mashed potatoes and make eyes with anything you'd like. the boys were excited because I used Skittles.

werewolf pot pie- this was nothing more than a chicken pot pie with a spooky name.spooky brew- earlier in the day I took a latex glove, filled it with water and laid it in the freezer. a few hours later I cut the glove off and had a frozen hand. i made a pitcher of fruit punch, poured it in a bowl and used the frozen hand as the ice. kinda morbid, I know, but very cool at the same time. banana ghosts- this was perfect for dessert because Dax helped me with these earlier in the day too. we cut bananas in thirds, put them on Popsicle sticks, and froze them. once they were frozen we dipped them in melted white chocolate, put the eyes on and froze them again. scrumptious!pumpkin carving- while I cooked and set the table, the boys carved their pumpkins and that was the finishing touch on the table.pumpkin bowling- last weekend I made these 2-litre bottles for our Ward Fall Festival for a "Pumpkin Bowling" booth and the boys have had a blast playing with them. every time I made a mummy Dax would ask what it was and I would tell him a "mummy" and then when I would make the next one he would ask if it was the daddy, and I would say no, it's a "mummy" not a "mommy". then I would make the next one and he would ask if it was "Wyatt". i think he kept thinking I was making our family because the first one was a "mummy". these little puppies will stick around for a long as they last in my Halloween stash...they were so fun! i filled them with a small amount of beans and used a small round pumpkin to bowl them over.

Oh! And what about the little dudes Halloween costumes? I'll give you a hint.....