Halloween Festivities

October 31, 2010

The managing partner at Matt's law firm throws the greatest parties and we were so excited that he was hosting a Halloween 2010 Party. We had a tough time coming up with a couples costume, so we just both picked a theme and ran with it.

Matt went as ... well, do I really even need to explain his costume??!

Actually, yes, yes, I do. The costume actually requires much explanation . . . A few days before our party, I finally convinced Matt to come with me to go Halloween costume shopping (he's not one for dressing up, and isn't a big fan of Halloween either).

I dragged Matt's miserable self around a giant costume warehouse and he was not feelin' any of my great ideas... until I spotted the Hulk Hogan wig/bandana/moustache number. Matt cheered right up.

The day of the party, to complete the ensemble (and all without any prompting from me) Matt shaved his arms and legs, then doused himself with the orangest fake tanner he could find, donned a muscle shirt, and threw in a WWE championship belt courtesy of Target's kids section.

He even looked up Hulk's signature poses and phrases. Pretty authentic, no?!

This is Hulk's victory pose after winning the prize for best costume.

I went as Cher and loved rockin' my whole crazy ensemble.

(if you ask me, this looks like a guy who's having fun dressing up!! ;)

The evening was full of great costumes, good company, delicious food, and lots and lots of candy . . .

And what Halloween party would be complete without a GIANT Chucky pinata!?

Texas with the boys

October 14-18, 2010

Back in October, Matt and his brothers met up in Texas to go to the BYU vs. TCU game. We have started making it a tradition to go to one away BYU game a year. We went to Texas the year before and had a great time watching BYU beat Oklahoma at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium. BYU was not quite as successful this time around, losing to TCU 31 to 3.

The boys packed in a bunch of fun on their vacation together. They went to the Yankees vs. Rangers game at the Rangers stadium. Matt is a huge Yankees fan and that was actually the first Yankees game he'd ever been to.

The Vandermyde boys managed to get a lot of sports in: they played whirly ball (basically lacrosse played in bumper cars).

Played golf at Tour 18.

(The course was designed by replicating 18 of the most popular holes on The Tour).

They also went to the ESPN Broadcasting Center and the US Mint in Fort Worth.

The Vandermyde brothers always have a great time when they get together.

Thanks Adam and Michelle for hosting the crew!!

Happy Wedding Mary!!

October 9, 2010

My cousin Mary got married this past October to a great guy, Steed Nelson. I was lucky enough to be able to travel to Utah for the wedding--thanks to my other cousin Tresa's willingness to play mommy for a day and help me brave the airplane ride with my two kiddos.

Kaden did great. Pretty much slept the whole way. And Tanner was a happy little camper until we had to leave the airplane upon arriving in Utah. He flipped out and had a meltdown right in the middle of the exit ramp. It was awesome. So glad I had Tresa there to help me.

The wedding was absolutely beautiful (wish I had taken more pics!!). It was so fun to hang out with all my cousins. I have the best cousins ever--we all have so much fun together.

Tanner had a wonderful time getting in as many pictures as he could, he loves Mary and Steed and wanted to be near them the whole time. He kept yelling their names, trying to distract them as they posed for their pics.

And Kaden kept himself busy melting everyone's hearts. What a cutie.

We had a great time at the wedding, celebrating with the happy couple...

Congrats Cuz!!