Wanda and Hilda

Yes, it was once again time for our annual Halloween party. I love throwing it with Rickie and I think we have more fun every year. Our brains work perfectly in sync and I think we've got the planning down to a science.

 Rickie is the size of a little fairy, I promise I'm not a giant

This year we started planning in August so we were super on the ball by the time it rolled around. Of course the day of the party proved to be more chaotic than years passed just to make up for all of our advanced prep.

 

The day we picked for clue spot hunting ended up being the rainiest day of the year. We were soaked by the time we were done.

This year for our lead in we had fun with a our own version of "Where's Waldo?" and took pictures all over the place or had my sister photoshop us into pictures. My favorite, "Where's Wanda" involved Luke dressed up in a wig.

They're suppose to be us when we were little

 

One of the teams begged for pranks to make a reappearance and we were happy to oblige. I don't think they can ever go away again. They were so clever this year. Everyone went along with their team names. Scarlet Fever quarantined us. The Candy Cornorners brought by half eaten candy corn treats from our Visiting Teachers. The Green Guerrillas dropped a "bomb" (candy melted in a diaper) on everyone and the Blue Laghouls left fish heads and sand.

The best prank had to be the Yellow Mother Truckers. They took loads of furniture and appliances from a short sale house and "delivered" them to their opponents. Thankfully our house was spared.

 The bribes are always awesome too. Look at our swag from the Red team.

 They came in 2nd place.

 The best part is always watching the teams come in. Their costumes and enthusiasm were the best we've ever seen. People were serious.

 The team with our husbands did not fare so well this year, but they looked killer.

All in all, we had 48 people racing this year. Our biggest group ever. In the end, the Yellow team one and I can't think of a more deserving team. They had a theme song and had even decked out their van.

 

The Ashtons have come in second for 2 years in a row so they were super excited to finally win the coveted trophy! I am already planning next year. It's a sickness.