Re-Run Scooby Doo: Halloween

The gang was at it again. Kazzy dressed up in her costume for preschool and then the gang headed for the hospital to see Jamie, M.A. and mommies fellow co-workers on mother baby. The highlight of trick or treating at the hospital was getting money instead of candy when a little old couple stopped to check out the gang. The kids loved to tell everyone who they were and they never forgot Daddy. They'd say to everyone "Shaggy, he's at work!

We visited Ginka at work and then Nana and Papa Houtz, where she fed us her traditional Halloween dinner or lunch (Grandma slaved away to have it ready early so we could have some of her famous Chili) of...Homemade Chili,Bread,Jello,Pickles and Donuts off the Black cats tale. It sure was yummy. Grandma was worried it was going to give me gas at work and I'd have the farts all night. Grandma I assure you, my patients survived the night. Nana teased Cole about his green hair, she'd say "Cole I just love your green hair!" Cole's response was "It's not green hair, it's yellow!" Check out the pictures, you can decide, green or yellow? After lunch at Nana and Papa's we rushed to get on the road so Mommy wouldn't be late for work. Grandpa Bringhurst went out of his way to meet us at the gas station in Mapleton after we ran out of time to come see him. What an awesome Grandpa he his, we love him so much! Traffic was a disaster when I got into American Fork and Willie forgot his wig so we could take a family photo, so we bagged trunk or treat and the family picture and I made it to work 1 minute late. My first day as an official nurse and I clock in late, I am a joke! About 8:30 I was sitting down to do some charting, feeling kind of sad, wishing I was home with my family, so I decided to call home and see how Halloween night was going. Well, no answer, but to no prevail it wasn't 1 minute later my whole gang walked through the hospital doors. I just about cried I was so excited and it was all hugs and kisses from there. I loved showing off my kids to all my coworkers, cause there the cutest. In fact all night, people kept on commenting on how cute my kids and family was! I love my family so much and can't wait to spend eternity with all of them!!

Kazzy says "I love Halloween! We get lots of candy!! We went to see my Mamma at work, she was so excited to see us at her work.
P.S The pictures are a little scarce, because I left the battery to my camera charging at home. Nice work MOM!

Scooby-Doo Gang!

Can you say Scooby, Doooby Doo!! There's always an adventure when the Scooby gang Shaggy (aka Willie, Scooby-Doo (aka Tyler), Velma (aka Candace), Daphne (aka Kazzy), and Fred (aka Coleman) is around and this party was no exception. Kazzy and Mr. Man love Scooby-Doo and would watch every episode 14 million times if we let them- Jeipers! What a fun way to celebrate Kazzy's turning 5 and Mr. Man turning 3.

Kazzy and Coleman love Scooby-Doo . . . so it was fun to throw a birthday party for the both of them with this theme in mind.

A Scooby Doo party wouldn’t be complete without Shaggy and Scooby’s favorite food. . . PIZZA. Dapne, is that lipstick on your face, or pizza sauce? Either way, you're still beautiful!
Once the gang and all their scary guests were full, it was time to solve a mystery. After following the trail of bones that led to a ghost, the gang hunted for ghosts upstairs and down. Kazzy’s favorite part of the hunt was finding clues at the neighbor’s house . . . which then led to hunting for spiders and then FINALLY catching those bad guys (Grandpa Bringhurst and Grandpa Finch) who were trying to scare away all the kids so they could eat all the cake and ice cream. When they saw how cool the cake was they had to come up with a plan to scare off all those kids.

It would have worked to if it wasn’t for that medaling dog and the rest of his gang. Kazzy really wanted to be able to pull of the mask of the bad guys (like they do in the cartoon), but in the end both Kaz and Cole were too scared of the bad guys to even get close. Shaggy (Dad) was holding Scooby (Ty Ty) and she was scared to death… she had the kung-foo grip around Shaggy’s neck nearly choking him out.

The piñata was kind of a let down for some of the kids . . . the birthday kids got a chance to take a swing at the ugly green witch, and then a couple kids after that and then it was over for the poor little piñata with a short life. After a big blow from Kennedy the piñata was done. It was kind of a let down, but at least the candy was good.


Last year was the first of a new birthday tradition we started. . . One special chair where the birthday kid sits and one special chair for the giver. Instead of presents flying, it’s fun for the giver and more meaningful and memorable for the birthday boy/girl who receives the present. You actually know who gave you what, what a concept! Kazzy and Cole both got to sit on the Birthday chair together and remarkably, they didn’t even fight or push each other off. It’s so fun to get presents . . . Thanks everyone for all the thoughtful gifts. We love you!!

When they weren’t wearing them as hats on their heads, he kids all got to eat their ice cream and cake out of a dog bowl. After all the hard work that went into making the cake, it was difficult to dig in and eat it up. For weeks the kids and I have been searching for Scooby-Doo items for the big party. It was a fun way to end the party by letting all the kids pick a wrapped Scooby-Doo present from the mantel . . . real live Scooby snacks and fruit snacks, coloring books and band aids left a smile on everyone’s face. It was an unforgettable party . . . thanks to all who came and supported the birthday kids.