It’s a mixed bag, my friends. Some might say, I failed you big time. Others might recognize that I did way better with photos than last year, so let’s focus on progress and development….mmmkay? Glass half full people.
Weather was our main foe this round. Last year, it was nice and dry all week, this time, we had rain Thursday AND Friday. So? This means the bulk of our forest adornments must be put in all at once….on the day of the party..in the mud. We had a dry party, so there’s that…not cashing in on your rain date is definitely a win.
We used a Paperless Post invite which I have edited for public viewing…
We had about 95 peeps this year, and some of these snaps were taken before and after the party, and some were taken the next day. Again…just not a lot of time for photos during the party.
As guests arrived up the driveway, there is a table at the entrance to the forest with treat bags.
We pulled out the tombstones we made last year….
And hung the moon…..
For those worried I might expose children to Gnarls Barkley, rest easy…we went with the spooky sounds instead, which I think scared the kids a lot more than the Boogie Monster ever could have, so they were potentially ruined either way.
For safety reasons, the treehouse was off limits, but we styled it up super spooky.
We created a little scene underneath the treehouse with our new gifted butler from our good friend…she loves Halloween as much as we do and I hope we did her proud with him!
I decided to put more than just skelebirds in the cages…this one has ghost bats…..
The other practice moons ended up adorning the bar area.
I’m pretty bummed I never got a single photo of the table spread. It looked pretty good too…it was heaving with yummy stuff….
Now nothing…no bloody cranberry grape juice with brain ice, no hot spiced apple cider, kettle corn, mini pizzas, mini bagel dogs, carrots, sugar snaps, sun sugar tomatoes, hummus, grapes, manadarins, chips, pumpkin cakes, oreo tower, cheese plate, paté, garlic toasts, and of course… dem bones! Photo FAIL!!!!
The Tattoo Station was back again this year…..
….as was a pinata. We didn’t make it ourselves this year…not enough time.
There’s really no better reminder of our savage animal insticts than watching the melee after a successful hit on a pinata. That’s SCARY.
So this is one of those funny little things you discover after a party….who took the teeth? Did they wear them, and did they taste like raw pumpkin? Who knows.
This year’s movie feature was a series of old Scooby Doo episodes from 1969-1971. Here’s a theater before and aftermath……
The next night, we had a fire, leftovers and popcorn and the Things choice movie. Heh. Ven. New tradition for sure. After the Things went to sleep, the CC and I watched the 39 Steps.
My favorite photo:Â The CC and Thing Two kept me company after the party while I was snapping away in the forest, and I got lucky……
Happy Halloween everyone.
