Halloween Party

So last night we had a Halloween party that basically turned into a Fall party because let's be honest, I don't really know how to celebrate Halloween. We had 4 other young children free couples from our ward over for games and treats.

I can't resist going all out for these types of things. Cooking is something that I can do well and that I enjoy. It's my sport. Cooking for just the two of us isn't that fun, so I jump at any chance I get to cook for other people.

Here was the line up from last night....

-Homemade Apple Cider (apple juice + spices + crockpot + time = delicious)

-Cream Cheese filled Pumpkin Muffins with Strussel Topping (Thank you Annie's Eats)

-Vegetable dip with carrots and celery (Just to make it kind of healthy)

-Hot spinach and artichoke dip (Yum! Thank you Alton Brown) with homemade bread for dipping (Thank you My Kitchen Cafe)

-Popcorn from a bag (Thank you Costco coupon)

I think my favorite was the Spinach and Artichoke dip and homemade bread, but the muffins were pretty tasty as well. Greg loved the cider, so I guess now that it's fall/winter we'll have to make that one more often.

This is the second and biggest group that we've hosted here in Virginia and I think it went pretty well. Our apartment is great for entertaining (except for the lack of seating) and our dishwasher makes clean up 100x easier. We've got a really good group of young couples in the ward so everyone seems to fit right together. It's fun to be social and recreate that BYU Married Student Ward feeling of common experiences/stages/goals that we sometimes miss in our "real" ward. Hopefully we can do it again soon!