Dorothy and Glinda Go To Church

 

In which the girls dress up as Dorothy and Glinda for church (followd immediately by trunk-or-treat after). Violet filled hte role of Toto, though we left her home since it was so chilly you today! xo 

Trunk-Or-Treat!

We could not have asked for a more gorgeous day for our first ever trunk-or-treat (which felt more like a fall festival)! Everyone had a blast and we are already thinking about ways to make it even better next year! xo 

Sunday Funday (Halloween Edition)

From start to finish this Halloween/All Souls/All Saints Day at church today was easily the best yet! From worship to Trunk-Or-Treat and everything in between it was a truly fabulous day (which was much needed after the heaviness of the past week). Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make it such a smashing success! xo

Trunk-Or-Treat!

Today was the second annual trunk-or-treat at church. We were all so hopeful that the rain would hold off, yet, sadly, after church ended and people were getting their car trunks ready for the kids it started to rain. Rather than have everyone outside in the chilly rain, it was decided that trunk-or-treat should turn into trick-or-treat! As such, everyone brought their displays inside and chose spots in each of the Faith Workshop rooms to set up their "trunks". Just like with trunk-or-treat, it was really neat to see all the different ideas that people had come up with! 

 Since the girls were dressing up as a deer and a fox, they thought that a "woodland Halloween" would be a good theme for our trunk. This entire display was created by the girls using items we had at home! They were also super inspired by the 'Teal Pumpkin Project' story from Sparkle Stories and asked if they could paint a pumpkin teal as a sign to all who stopped by that our treats were allergy friendly. The pumpkin looks much more blue than teal in this picture which is really funny since it didn't look nearly that blue in real life! 

In addition to gummy bunnies, we also gave out these "treats" from Sparkle Stories. We thought that this would be the perfect non-edible treat from our family since we love Sparkle Stories so very much! Here's to hoping that other families enjoy this treat as much as we enjoyed giving it! 

Meg poses with her simple (and now award winning!) "trunk"! 

Another "trunk" ready for the kids. 

Holly sets up her "trunk". This game was a big hit with all who stopped by! 

Marybeth and her wonderful (and also award winning) Nightmare Before Christmas "trunk"! And yes, she painted that picture!

Our fox and deer in the woodland!

Shortly after I started taking pictures the trick-or-treaters started to arrive. And since the girls were part of that group, and Dave had to work at Williams-Sonoma, I had to hightail it back to our spot! I'm sad that I didn't get more pictures, as there were many more wonderful trunks, but it was wonderful to put the camera down and enjoy seeing all of the kids as they came by. These two years of trunk-or-treat have been simply wonderful! We hope this is a tradition that continues for many more years to come! Happy Halloween and a blessed Samhain to all who celebrate! xo

Trunk-Or-Treat!

 

Today was the first (hopefully annual!) trunk-or-treat that our beloved faith community held. And what an amazing day it was! From the absolutely glorious October weather, to the twenty-two trunks that made our first trunk-or-treat possible, everything about today was absolutely perfect! Each of the trunks was unique. and it was so very fun to see the ways that people chose to decorate. Equally as fun was seeing everyone dressed up- kids and adults alike.. Everywhere I went I heard people saying how much fun they were having and how fabulous an event this was and how they hoped it would become an annual thing. Many thanks to Children's Ministry and Women's Fellowship for coming together to make this event happen this year! It was such a wonderful way to celebrate Halloween and we are looking forward to next year already! xo