The Tangrens

So it's halfway through November and we've yet to post pictures of Halloween. Sorry but I don't think the Omniture Halloween Party video is going to happen this year so if you want to see what it's like you should go to last years post to get a flavor. But really it was even more insane than last years. This year they had TWO buildings of total madness and you had to have a bracelet to get in ( given only to immediate family members of employees ).

Derek had planned to take a few days off work when my parents were here but as the time got closer he knew it wasn't going to happen. There was just too much regular work to be done not to mention Halloween preparations. He worried that he wasn't going to get it all done but I promised that my dad would probably like to help with Halloween preparations. As it turned out he was more than happy to help out...
Creating a dry ice fog machine out of a regular fog machine and a cooler...
The finished product...

They spent most of the day and night before Halloween putting everything up. Customer services (the department that Derek is in ) did a Superhero theme with sections of Teenage mutant ninja turtles, Ghostbusters, Men in Black ( they were taking this super hero theme rather loosely ) The Dark Knight ( Derek's section) Super Mario Bros and early Batman. And Customer services won for best decorations.
( Derek: Batman and their two "Joker"s )
Our Superfamily Derek and I ( Batman and Catwoman) and our little Jack Jack Incredible
The complete Superfamily! Including Papa Fett and Mema jedi! ( we had to borrow a lightsaber because we couldn't find Derek's last minute )
They had a BYU/Utah room where they'd actually brought a tail end of a truck for tailgating and had laid sod on the floor to create a field. I won earrings because I could name four members of the BYU coaching staff. :)
The executives had a theme of The Wizard of Oz and the CEO flew in little people to be the Munchkins this year. ( he does this every year)
Dorthy and the Cowardly lion and our little Cowardly Hy.

The stages of over stimulation coupled with sugar withdrawal

I was convinced he was about to burst into flames at any second.

After all that excitement we went home had a quick dinner and we were off to go trick or treating. REAL trick or treating. We didn't have a trunk or treat this year so we headed out around the neighborhood. It was so fun.
We dressed him in a Micky Mouse costume for that night because it was cooler and a little drizzly.
It was the most photographed trick or treating I've ever seen but it was fun and he got a lot of candy. He was a very friendly trick or treater. He walked into every house we went to. Good thing we knew most of them.

Derek carved Hy's pumpkin alone this year; all he was interested in was the sharp knives. We have high hopes for next year.
Just one more picture of my parents dressed up. Get a good look because this is probably the last time it will happen...
I still can't believe we got them to dress up!!