Happy Halloween!

Introducing, Bob and Larry:

Ben and I are the Asparagus parents. We are Veggietales if you didn't catch it already.

We had a small party this halloween. With more kids, it gets crowded quickly with less families. But JUST as much fun. The Clarks and Poulsens joined us. Here are the Clarks: Kyle, Laura, Emma, and Hayley.

The Poulsen's do not have a family pic! But you will see a few of them in these pictures. There is Rich, Rachel, Noah and Beckett.

Below is Noah, Liam, Troy, and one of the twins. I am lame that I still can't keep them straight. They hung out in the basement with popcorn while we played our games upstairs.

First we had our soup bowls, salad, and meatballs. DELICIOUS. I want it all again, right now. Then we had two games: the mummy wrap and donut toss.

Kyle, Ben and Rachel were our mummies. The test was to see if you could run outside and have the toilet paper stay on. Rich was great at supplying measurements for winning :) Rachel was definitely the best mummy.

Beckett thought mommy was running away. It was a joyous reunion.

The boys had a race of their own downstairs. They just ran back and forth for several minutes. Liam's dream playdate.

I am kicking myself for not getting the donut toss. Rich saved the day again and came up with a solution to our donut game. The donuts were a little flimsy to hang on a string, so we broke them into pieces and threw them into each others mouths to see how many in a row we could get as a couple. It was SO funny. It was fun to play, and even more fun to watch. Another successful Halloween party! Thanks Poulsen's and Clarks!

On a separate note... we took the boys to Macey's on Saturday night for a trick-or-treat thing (and we needed one ingredient for Sunday dinner.) I think I also want the boys to wear their costumes as much as possible because I made them and I need to feel they were worth it :) Troy LOVED it. Liam liked the candy and hanging off Ben's shoulders. 

We grabbed a pizza on the way home and then Ben headed off to play a 6 hour board game with some guys in the ward. I just had to document that for some reason :)

Update: Ben took his PE examination last Friday, before the party. It's an 8 hour beast and I'm so glad he is done taking it! He has been gone (at our house studying) but he is back. He has been studying since May and the last two weeks have been pretty intense. Grocery shopping alone with the kids is something I will NOT miss. I prayed for him the entire test and we had a special family prayer (Troy, Liam, and I) the minute that he started his test. He didn't get out of the test until 5:30, and it was supposed to be at 5, so it was killing me that he hadn't called me. He said that he actually kind of enjoyed taking the test, craziness, because he could use all of the stuff he studied. He also feels good that if he has to take it again that he knows how to improve. What a great attitude! Big day in Ben's professional life. We won't find out the result until late December! Lame. But, I'm so proud of my Civil Engineer!