Monday, October 20, 2008

Family Halloween Mix-up Dinner

We spent the weekend in West Haven with the Goodrich's. It was a lot of fun. This was my third mix-up dinner with them. We all go downstairs and fill out our menus. We don't know exactly what we are ordering when it says Monster Toes, Skeleton Fingers, and Frankenstein's breakfast. Leslie is so creative every year. She puts so much work into these mix-up dinners and it is fun to get together and be silly. It seems that Sisalee always gets things riled up.

This is Molly playing in the barn and loving it. She thinks she is such a big girl.

Karissa eating the rat. Open wide!

The rats were crushed up cookies, licorice tail, almond sliver ears, and cinnamon candies for the eyes. These were a hit last year and they were requested again by Alex.

This was Frankenstein's breakfast. Bacon and eggs. It was made with two pretzel sticks for the bacon, and white chocolate with a yellow M&M in the middle. These were yummy and so cute.




These were our cups made with blood dripping down the sides.


Boogers on a stick. Queso cheese dip and pretzels.



Ghosts made out of mashed potatoes and olives. Monster toes. Mini corn dogs with a piece cut out for the toe nail.


The Ride. This was the main dish. Hoagie buns with the middle dug out for the car, cucumbers and carrots for the wheels. The driver and passengers were hairy spiders. Meet balls cooked in cheese sauce, rolled in grated cheese, and chow mien noodles for the legs.


Skeleton Fingers, string cheese with a red pepper on the tip for the nail.


Eye balls. Peanut butter cookies with a whopper in the middle.

After dinner we went outside to take family pictures. We are missing Spencer, Linda, and Dallin, and Jeff . It isn't the same when we aren't all there.

Grandpa Goodrich and Molly. Yes that is a piece of licorice she is eating.

Family picture

She loved playing with the stuffed animals on the love sack.

We had a lot of fun. Thanks Leslie for all of your hard work and putting up with all of us and our messes. We love coming and spending time with everyone.

5 comments:

Mama Bear said...

I hope to start a tradition like that in my family. We make a few halloween type foods but not as many as her. Molly really is such a cutie!

Sarah and Wes said...

Wow, that is amazing! What a fun family tradition!

lmg.217 said...

It looks like everyone had an awesome time! We all missed you guys a ton. -Linda

Tyler and Kristen said...

That is so cool. Those wax people looked like they were real! And molly is getting so big!

Jesse and Stephanie said...

This is Stephanie, I work with Aaron & he told me to check out your awesome blog! I love the Halloween treats, they are very creative!