Willyween 2018

Here we are at the ward trunk or treat. This year included a family/ancestor/day of the dead theme and many people brought favorite family recipes for the potluck. Everyone hit me had a Star Wars costume for the evening. I made Reese’s dress from an old sheet in about 15 minutes, and then used safety pins and a fitted sheet for my Jabba costume. Aaron said “no one will know you’re Jabba without a slave leia! You’ve got to make her a golden bikini! Ha. I cut the hem off an old Snow White dress and sewed it right over the top of the turquoise leotard top from Quincy’s Princess jasmine costume that I made when she was Sloane’s age. Then I cut up the Velma skirt from the scooby doo gang costume Reese wore a few years later and ta-da! Princess Leia in minutes! Jill S provided the golden accents for Sloane and Reese’s costumes, and Han Solo’s vest. Sloane was supposed to be Yoda, but she loved her princess costume even more.  I scored all the non-homemade costumes at the Rhea Lana sale a couple months ago for $3 each! Adrian’s are pajamas. Bonus! 

Here’s our traditional Foust, Knaup, and Willy kids pic, minus a few kids. 

And here’s a pic of part of the neighborhood gathered at the Durbin’s. A few sets of Grandparents joined their children who live on the Lane, and a few sets of grand kids joined their grandparents who live on the Lane. One retired neighbor carved a sword for one of the younger kid’s costume. Many homes had gluten and nut free treats for friends with food allergies. I love seeing this little community come together and care for each other. It’s so good. 


Halloween on Primrose Lane is awesome. There are only about 25 houses on the entire cul de sac, but everyone goes all out and it’s a big block party. One house had chili, another hot dogs and chips, another glow sticks. My parents set up a hot cocoa bar. Several of the neighbors made little treat bags for each of the kids, and had spooky music playing on their porches. The houses are decorated so cute with hay bales and corn stalks and jack o lanterns. All of it is just great! 






We came in for the great candy sort. Aaron made it rain candy on the kids and they took a slow mo video that is so funny I’ve watched it like 20 times. Corbin’s smile is just so genuine it’s clear that Halloween is the best day of a 9 year old’s life. Soren swims breast stroke through the candy. Reese “showers” in it and runs candy in her arm pits. Quincy shoves masses of it in her top. Sloane jumps up and down like she’s going to explode and then drops to do snow angels in the candy. 

The triplets all kept saying “I love it! I love trick or treating! I love this candies!”  They dressed up as Anna, Elsa, and Olaf from Frozen, to trick or treat.  And today they were Rapunzel, Rapunzel, and an airplane pilot for therapy and story time.