Monster Bash

Yes it is my favorite time of year again, Fall and Halloween!  And this weekend we kicked off the Halloween festivities.  So it all started the day after Halloween last year when I found an awesome Chewbacca costume for Mason on super clearance (paid only $4).  Now flash forward to this year when Colton decided to stick with the Star Wars theme and asked to be Darth Maul.  And then I mentioned it to my sister and her three kids also decided to go with our theme and joined in the fun as a Storm Trooper, Princess Lea and Darth Vader!  We were excited to have a theme for all the kids this year and then we heard about this Monster Bash Party that the city of Cottage Grove puts on which includes dinner, pumpkin painting, games, a DJ and a costume contest with one category being best Group Costume!  We knew we had to go so the kids could compete (when would we ever get them to want to do a theme again?).  My sisters friend decided to join us as well and her little 2 year old rounded out the group by coming as Yoda! Well Friday night was the Monster Bash Party and the kids were so excited for the contest.  And then it was judging time and guess what.. they won!!  That's right, they won best group costume.  They were so excited!  And to make it even more rewarding they were invited to be the Grand Marshalls in the Monster Bash Parade Saturday morning which they thought was awesome.  Mason and I (and my parents) decided to watch the parade and collect candy and take pictures of the Grand Marshalls instead of actually being in the parade.  After the costume contest we headed back to our house for a little bonfire, some snacks and of course some pumpkin carving (my favorite Halloween Activity)!  It was a great way to kick off our week of Halloween fun.